'Catastrophic' fire risk ahead: NSW

SEVERE bushfire conditions are predicted to hit NSW on Tuesday, with temperatures set to soar to 43C in Sydney. The hot and dry conditions have been labelled as "catastrophic" by authorities, with a total fire ban established statewide. On...

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Maldives girl faces flogging for sex

A 15-YEAR-OLD in the Maldives whose father is accused of repeatedly raping her and killing the resulting baby risks being flogged for "fornication" with another man under the nation's strict Islamic law, a police source says. In the course of...

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Fire threat worsens in Victoria

VICTORIA'S fire services will be stretched on two fronts on Tuesday - in the southwest, where it's feared the Kentbruck blaze could double in size because of strong winds, and in the north where temperatures will be in the 40s. Fire services...

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Ahmadinejad aide replaced as news boss

A TOP aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has been jailed since September has been replaced as the head of Iran's state Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). Ali Akbar Javanfekr, who is being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, was...

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Fire-weary Tasmania faces more anxiety

SEVERE bushfire conditions are predicted to continue in Tasmania, where a man has been accused of starting a 10,000 hectare blaze. A total fire ban has been declared for Tuesday, with strong northerly winds predicted across the state. Police...

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Restaurant bill sparks deadly Indian riot

A ROW over an unpaid restaurant bill in a western Indian city has escalated into a riot between Hindus and Muslims that's left four people dead and 175 injured. The unrest broke out in Dhule in Maharashtra state on Sunday, special inspector-general...

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Orthodox Patriarch urges Russians to adopt

THE head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has urged Russians to adopt orphans in a Christmas message after Russia banned adoptions by citizens of the United States. "I would like to talk especially about children in these days,"...

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