668 rhinos poached in S Africa in 2012

POACHERS slaughtered a record 668 rhinos in South Africa last year, up 50 per cent, as demand for their horns continued to surge on the black market in Asia, the government says. More than three in five of the slaughtered pachyderms were from...

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22 dead in Pakistan gas cylinder blast

A GAS cylinder has exploded at a religious gathering in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley, killing 22 people and wounding more than 80, officials say. The explosion took place at a weekly meeting of the local Tableeghi Jamaat (preachers' party)...

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Syria accuses peace envoy of bias

SYRIA'S government has accused UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi of "flagrant bias" against it after the veteran diplomat dismissed a mooted plan by President Bashar al-Assad as "one-sided". "Syria is shocked by the statements of Lakhdar...

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NSW fires to 'go gangbusters' on Friday

FIREFIGHTERS say bushfires burning across the state could "go gangbusters" on Friday as more scorching weather bears down on NSW. A statewide total fire ban is in place for Friday as authorities brace for temperatures to reach the low- to mid-40s...

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Victorians brace for severe fire risk

VICTORIANS face a day of severe fire danger on Friday with temperatures hovering around 40C and two troublesome blazes already burning. Temperatures of 42C are expected in some areas, with Melbourne tipped to reach 37C, and northwesterly winds...

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US stocks higher after strong Chinese data

US stocks have opened higher after stronger-than-expected Chinese trade data that boosted growth hopes for the world's second-biggest economy. After 25 minutes of trade on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 39.47 points, or 0.29...

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UK detective guilty in hacking scandal

A SENIOR British counter-terrorism detective has been found guilty of trying to sell information to Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid. Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn was charged with misconduct for allegedly phoning the newspaper...

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