India upholds death penalty in 1993 blasts

INDIA'S top court has upheld the death penalty for a mastermind of the country's deadliest series of attacks and ruled a Bollywood star who bought weapons from the bombers must return to jail. Yakub Memon, brother of the alleged main plotter and...

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UN to hold Syria chemical weapons inquiry

THE United Nations will launch an independent investigation into whether chemical weapons have been used in the Syria conflict, UN leader Ban Ki-Moon says. Ban said the "difficult mission" would focus on a Syrian government allegation that opposition...

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Israel at a crossroads on peace: Obama

US President Barack Obama has warned Israel is at a "crossroads" and should choose peace with Palestinians because it is necessary for its own ultimate security and is morally just. Obama argued that although the Palestinian issue had receded...

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Pope not complicit in war: Nobel laureate

POPE Francis was "not complicit" with Argentina's brutal military dictatorship and pursued a "silent diplomacy", Nobel peace laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel says, following criticism the pontiff had failed to speak out. "He was not complicit...

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New leader of world's Anglicans enthroned

THE new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has been enthroned, taking over the leadership of 80 million Anglicans worldwide. Welby, a 57-year-old former oil executive, was formally sworn in as head of the Church of England in front of 2000...

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Scottish independence referendum next year

SCOTLAND'S First Minister Alex Salmond says Scots will vote on September 18 next year in a referendum on whether the country should be independent. Announcing the long-awaited date for the ballot, Salmond said it would be the "historic day when...

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US House OKs stop-gap funding

THE US Congress has approved a funding stop-gap to keep the government operating until September, while the House backed a Republican blueprint that lays out budget austerity for the next decade. The two votes came in rapid-fire succession in...

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