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A fire in an underground carpark has forced the evacuation of 20 residents in an apartment block on Sydney's lower North Shore overnight.
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Former prime minister Kevin Rudd is said to be recovering well after an operation to remove his gall bladder last night.
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Victorian police say the Western Highway in Western Victoria has reopened after a storm front battered houses and trees in the area.
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Forest fires sweeping across eastern Russia have killed at least 25 people and the forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest weather since records began 130 years ago.
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Tony Abbott is campaigning in Darwin today where he will make an announcement about a defence-related policy.
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There are signs America's economic recovery is starting to fizzle out, with economic growth slowing to 2.4 per cent.
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The White House implores WikiLeaks not to release any more classified documents about the Afghanistan war.
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Almost 500 people have been killed by flooding and landslides in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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A Ugandan court has charged three Kenyans with 76 counts of murder, the first such cases opened against suspects in the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala.
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The Royal Commission into Victoria's bushfires is expected to recommend an overhaul of Australia's fire management policies today.
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has taken another hit as a Nielsen poll shows the Coalition has an election-winning lead.
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Shots have been fired at two separate businesses in Adelaide's inner northern suburbs.
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Heavy rains and strong winds are battering much of New South Wales tonight, with flood warnings issued for the Castlereagh River in the state's central west.
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Cheryl Kernot says she will give her election preferences to the Greens and Democrats on a split ticket.
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British Airways has revealed its net losses have widened to 122 million pounds ($211 million) in its first quarter as strike action and the volcanic ash cloud grounded flights.
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The High Court will decide on the constitutional validity of legislation which gave voters just one day to enrol for the Federal election.
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The death toll from flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan has risen to nearly 200 as officials reported thousands more displaced.
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French police have detained the financial adviser of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt for questioning in a probe that has embarrassed president Nicolas Sarkozy's government.
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has welcomed a statement from Kevin Rudd indicating he is willing to campaign nationally for Labor after he undergoes surgery.
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A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has struck the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon, causing damage but no injuries.
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The first large-scale bicycle hire scheme in Britain will get under way in London on Friday (local time).
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Authorities in the United States have captured a grizzly bear believed to be responsible for an extremely rare multiple attack in the well-known Yellowstone Park.
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Firefighters believe a house fire in Melbourne's north-west was caused by incorrectly installed insulation.
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Police in California say they have destroyed nearly $US2 billion ($2.2 billion) worth of marijuana plants in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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The local share market has ended the week on a sour note after a profit warning from the investment bank Macquarie Group.
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