Syrian army to halt operations for holiday

THE Syrian military has agreed to halt military operations from Friday Morning for the Muslim holiday weekend but reserves the right to respond to rebel attacks, the army announced. "Military operations will cease on Syrian territory as of Friday...

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Denmark demands EU budget rebate

DANISH Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has warned she will veto the EU's 2014-2020 budget proposal if Denmark does not receive a one billion kroner ($A169 million) rebate. "Our key message to the other countries and what we are fighting...

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Borneo orangutan shot over 100 times

AN ENDANGERED orangutan on Borneo island has survived after being shot more than 100 times with an air rifle, Indonesian officials say. The female ape, whom conservationists have named Aan, has gone blind in one eye and sustained serious wounds...

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Microsoft kicks off Windows 8 campaign

MICROSOFT is kicking off a campaign for its newest operating system, Windows 8, at a five-hour event at New York's Pier 57. Designed to run on both PCs and tablet computers, Windows 8 heralds the biggest change to the industry's dominant operating...

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Syria army, rebels agree to ceasefire

SYRIA'S army and main rebel force said they will cease fire, in line with an internationally backed truce during a Muslim holiday, but both reserved the right to respond to any aggression. A peace initiative by UN and Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar...

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NY cop plotted to kidnap, eat women

A New York police officer has been arrested on charges of plotting to kidnap and eat women, federal authorities said. According to a criminal complaint, Gilberto Valle, a New York Police Department officer, conspired with an unnamed partner "about...

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Hurricane Sandy kills 3, heads to Bermuda

HURRICANE Sandy is barrelling toward the Bahamas as a powerful category two storm, after battering Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba and claiming three lives so far. The US-based National Hurricane Center said the storm was packing winds of up to 165km/h...

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