Iran billionaire executed over $2.8b fraud

A BILLIONAIRE businessman at the heart of a $US2.6 billion ($A2.8 billion) state bank scam, the largest fraud case since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, has been executed, state television reports. Authorities put Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, also...

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Gunmen fire inside El Salvador bus, kill 6

Police in El Salvador say gunmen boarded a bus in a town near the capital killing six people. Source: AAP POLICE in El Salvador say gunmen boarded a bus in a town near the capital and opened fired on passengers, killing six. National...

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Suspected drug ring busted in Canberra

Police have raided 10 north Canberra properties, uncovering what they say is a major drug syndicate. Source: AAP A MAJOR drug ring has been busted in the national capital, with a Canberra man set to face court charged with trafficking drugs....

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Pope set to begin Middle East pilgrimage

The Vatican has billed Pope Francis' first visit to the Middle East as a "pilgrimage of prayer". Source: AAP POPE Francis has made an urgent plea for peace in war-torn Syria as he kicked off a three-day pilgrimage to the Middle East. And...

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Vic motorcyclist nabbed 100km/h over limit

A MOTORBIKE rider has been caught travelling at almost 100 km/h over the speed limit in the middle of Melbourne's premiere restaurant strip. The rider reached a speed of up to 133 km/h in the 40 km/h-zone on Lygon Street, in Carlton. He was...

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Girl, 13, hit crossing Sydney road

A TEENAGE girl has been placed in a coma after she was hit by a car near Dee Why, on Sydney's northern beaches. The CareFlight helicopter, police and paramedics rushed to help the unconscious 13-year-old after she was hit while trying to cross...

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Man who helped create GI Joe dies

DONALD Levine, the American toy company executive credited with developing the world's first action figure, GI Joe, has died aged 86. He died of cancer early on Thursday at a hospice on Rhode Island, said his wife, Nan. They were just about to...

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