US orders evacuation of Mali embassy

THE US State Department has ordered all family members of embassy employees to leave Mali, amid the country's escalating conflict with Islamist militants who control the vast arid north. The order late on Friday follows a tumultuous week in...

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Vatican welcomes Obama gun control stance

THE Vatican has praised US President Barack Obama's proposals for curbing gun violence, saying they are a "step in a right direction". Vatican's chief spokesman the Rev Federico Lombardi, in an editorial on Saturday, said 47 religious leaders...

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Taxi driver punched unconscious: police

A TAXI driver has been punched unconscious and his windscreen smashed on the Gold Coast, police say. Around 7.30pm (AEST) on Saturday, a taxi driver was returning property to an address in Nyrang Court, Palm Beach, when he was punched in the...

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France says no more of its nationals held

FRANCE says no more of its nationals are being held hostage in Algeria by Islamist gunmen holed up at a desert gas plant. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on France 3 television that a Frenchman had been killed in the attack and other...

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Man caught almost 'eight times over limit'

A MAN has allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading almost eight times above the legal limit, Queensland police say. Around 6.40pm (AEST) on Saturday police were called to Deagon, in Brisbane's north, after reports an intoxicated man may try...

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Rhino named S Africa newsmaker of 2012

THE rhino has been named South Africa's newsmaker for 2012, based on the extensive media coverage around the slaughter of the creature for its horn. It is the first time that such recognition has gone to an animal, as poaching figures reach all-time...

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Syria's Kurds urge opposition to stop Isla

SYRIAN Kurds have urged the opposition to halt a siege against them by Islamist rebels, as the UN condemned the killing of dozens of children across the country over the past week. The Kurdish National Council, a pro-opposition umbrella group...

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