Historic Brisbane home engulfed in flame

Hanworth House. 109 Lytton Road, East Brisbane. Source: Supplied FIVE fire crews are battling to save a heritage-listed homestead on fire in Brisbane's inner east. Emergency services were called to the blaze at "Hanworth" on Lytton Road,...

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Hillary Clinton backs gay marriage

FORMER US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, who may be eyeing a run in the 2016 presidential election, came off the sidelines on Monday and announced her support for gay marriage. While Clinton pushed gay, lesbian and transgender (LGBT) rights...

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Israeli govt ready for peace: Netanyahu

ISRAEL'S incoming government extends its hand to the Palestinians and is ready for a historic compromise, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said while presenting his new centre-right coalition to parliament. He says Israel will maintain its...

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Jailed PKK leader confirms ceasefire call

KURDISH rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has confirmed he will call for a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, the day of the Kurdish New Year, a pro-Kurdish lawmaker told reporters in Istanbul after meeting the jailed PKK chief. "I continue with my...

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Republicans release 2012 poll post-mortem

US Republicans have released a scathing report on their disappointment in November's presidential vote, urging their party to broaden its appeal to minority voters before the next election. "Unless changes are made, it will be increasingly difficult...

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Heavy rains leave 10 dead in Brazil

LANDSLIDES triggered by heavy rains have left 10 people dead over the past 24 hours in the Brazilian tourist town of Petropolis, whose historic centre is under water, authorities say. Among the victims are two civil defence officials who took...

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UK pair 'plotted to murder' Joss Stone

TWO men have gone on trial in Britain accused of plotting to rob and murder soul diva Joss Stone. Kevin Liverpool and Junior Bradshaw drove to the 25-year-old singer's home in Devon, southwest England in June 2011, with a sword, a knife, a hammer...

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