Plus-sized models celebrate in London

IT'S a skinny girl's world, particularly in fashion where the thin, androgynous look always wins out. But an alternative to London Fashion Week has celebrated the larger lady and all her curves. "Thank you all for being who you are," declared...

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Israel's Lieberman pleads not guilty

THE trial of Israel's former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman on charges of fraud and breach of trust has opened at a Jerusalem court in a case that will decide the former nightclub bouncer's political future. Wearing a dark blue suit and...

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Bangladesh moves to ban main Islamic party

BANGLADESH'S parliament has amended a law to allow the prosecution of the country's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami for war crimes in a move that could pave the way to it being banned. News of the move was greeted by loud cheers from tens...

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NATO to comply with Afghan air strike ban

THE commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan says he will comply with President Hamid Karzai's order banning Afghan security forces from seeking NATO air support. Karzai said on Saturday he would issue a decree ordering an end to local security...

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Kosovo marks independence five years on

KOSOVO'S president has insisted its independence is an "irrefutable reality" as the impoverished territory marked five years since it broke away from Serbia. Relations have thawed with its long-time foe under EU-sponsored reconciliation talks...

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NSW nurses to vote on pay claim

NSW nurses and midwives are preparing to vote on a proposed pay rise and staff ratios claim. The claim includes applying compulsory minimum ratios in all hospitals, including smaller and multipurpose services. It would equate to six nursing...

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Anastasiades wins Cyprus presidential vote

RIGHT-WING leader Nicos Anastasiades has won the presidential election in Cyprus with 51 per cent of the vote, exit polls show. The polls gave 66-year-old Disy party leader Anastasiades 51.1 per cent, well ahead of main challenger Stavros Malas,...

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