Syrian opposition rejects Assad plan

THE opposition Syrian National Coalition rejects a reconciliation plan outlined by President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, spokesman Walid al-Bunni has told AFP by phone. "We said at the founding of the National Coalition that we want a political...

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Myanmar rebels say troops attack HQ

ETHNIC Kachin rebels in Myanmar (Burma) have accused government troops of launching two artillery attacks against the city that serves as their headquarters, but there have been no casualties or significant damage. Army forces based at a nearby...

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More hot, dry weather for Tassie

AUTHORITIES are warning more hot weather in Tasmania could rekindle the danger level of bushfires that have ravaged the southeast of the state. The island state won't see a repeat of the record temperatures of last Friday when fires on the Tasman...

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Vic police shoot at suspected stolen car

POLICE in Melbourne are investigating if a woman with a gunshot wound was involved in an incident in which officers fired shots at an allegedly stolen car. Two officers were walking towards a black Commodore in Chifley Drive, Maribyrnong about...

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Tehran air pollution leaves 4460 dead

AIR pollution in Tehran has left 4460 people dead in a year, an Iranian health official says in reports, with another sounding the alarm over a high dose of carcinogens in domestically made petrol. Hassan Aqajani, an adviser to the health minister,...

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Abbas orders use of 'State of Palestine'

PALESTINIAN president Mahmoud Abbas has given orders for work to begin on new passports, ID cards, driver's licences and stamps reading State of Palestine, official media say. The decree, carried by the official WAFA news agency on Sunday, came...

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Indon anti-terror killings spark concerns

INDONESIA'S police anti-terror squad has killed seven suspected militants in recent days, triggering renewed allegations the force is not trying to take suspects alive - a trend that appears to be fuelling the very extremism the predominantly Muslim...

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