Monday, July 4, 2016

Syrian regime attack kills 5 civilians in NW Syria and other top stories.

  • Syrian regime attack kills 5 civilians in NW Syria

    Syrian regime attack kills 5 civilians in NW Syria
    World Bulletin / News Desk Five people were killed and several others injured in an attack by Assad regime warplane in opposition-held parts of Syria's northwestern Aleppo province on Saturday. According to Abu Leys, a local civil defense official, a regime warplane struck a residential area in Aleppo’s town of Salahaddin. "Two families are still under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Rescue teams continue to search for survivors," he added. Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since ..
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  • Federal election 2016: ABC wins election night coverage despite Leigh Sales' 'delirium'

    Federal election 2016: ABC wins election night coverage despite Leigh Sales' 'delirium'
    Annabel Crabb was among ABC's 'A-team' of election commentators during their 7.5-hour coverage. The ABC's new-format election coverage has paid off, with an unprecedented number of people choosing Aunty over the free-to-air channels on Saturday night, but it also gained some withering criticisms along the way. Achieving the highest ever number of viewers for an election on ABC News 24 and coming close on ABC 1, the ABC boasted the most watched coverage in the nation, reaching a total of 5.3..
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  • Light injuries after Paris Euro 2016 fan zone fight

    Light injuries after Paris Euro 2016 fan zone fight
    AP 8:34 a.m. EDT July 3, 2016PARIS (AP) — Police say a few dozen people were slightly injured in the Paris Euro 2016 fan zone when a fight among British fans prompted a rush for safety.It was the first such incident in the Paris fan zone since the tournament started June 10, and comes amid tensions and high security across the country. France is under a state of emergency after extremist attacks last year, and hooligan violence that marred the early days of the tournament.Paris poli..
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  • Iraq violence: IS bombing kills 79 in Baghdad

    Iraq violence: IS bombing kills 79 in Baghdad
    Media captionJeremy Bowen says many people were gathering at the end of the day's fasting when the bomb went off At least 79 people have been killed and 131 injured in an explosion claimed by the Islamic State group (IS) in Baghdad, Iraqi police say.A car bomb exploded near a restaurant and shopping area in the central district of Karrada late on Saturday.The street in the mainly Shia area was busy with shoppers in the holy month of Ramadan, which ends this week.Iraq's Prime Minister Haider..
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  • New Zealand police seize $13 million worth of cocaine inside horse head

    New Zealand police seize $13 million worth of cocaine inside horse head
    New Zealand police seize $13 million worth of cocaine inside horse head Updated July 03, 2016 17:27:52 New Zealand police say they have seized a record $NZ14 million ($13 million) worth of cocaine hidden inside a large diamante-encrusted horse head from Mexico.The largest-ever haul of the drug in New Zealand has been linked to the rebuild of the city of Christchurch, severely damaged in a 2011 earthquake, and the Australian market.Detective Superintendent Virginia Le Ba..
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  • Laurie Oakes fools bookies with tie swaps

    Laurie Oakes fools bookies with tie swaps
    Veteran political journalist Laurie Oakes has caused a stir in the betting world by changing his tie six times during the Nine Network's election broadcast. In the lead up to the election, betting agency Sportsbet opened a market on which colour tie ...
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  • Headless body of Canadian Robert Hall discovered in the Philippines

    Headless body of Canadian Robert Hall discovered in the Philippines
    Philippine security forces have recovered the headless body of kidnapped Canadian Robert Hall (left). Photo: AP MANILA: Philippine security forces have recovered the headless body of Canadian citizen Robert Hall, who was held captive by jihadist group Abu Sayyaf and beheaded in June after the ransom deadline passed.The Inquirer newspaper reported on Sunday that a group of villagers found upon the body around midday on Saturday in an area of the Talipao munici..
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  • 'We came here to kill the non-Muslims,' gunmen told Bangladesh hostages

    'We came here to kill the non-Muslims,' gunmen told Bangladesh hostages
    Dhaka: The well-dressed young men entered the trendy restaurant armed with guns, crude bombs and blades. When the 10-hour siege was over, 28 people were dead and Bangladesh's attempts to underplay the threat posed by Islamist radicals lay in tatters. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Gunmen take hostages in Bangladesh Eric Abetz blames changes to superannuation Serbian man kills five in cafe shooting Londoners march against Brexit ..
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  • Hung parliament likely: Liberal sources

    Hung parliament likely: Liberal sources
    Hung parliament likely: Liberal sources
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  • View from the Street: So, how's that horrifying realisation dawning, Malc?

    So, how's about that election, eh?So, you've probably spent the day going "what? No official result before Tuesday at the earliest? What the actual hell?" and talking about what sort of topsy-turvy world we're living in where the likely loser is probably secure in his ongoing leadership while the winner should be quietly stealing stationery from the parliamentary supply cupboard.  The PM's attempt to gee up the Liberal faithful with a spirited rendition of 'The Birdie Dance' yielded mixed ..
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