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Mon 22 Apr 2013

Boston bombing suspect 'writing' answers to police: reports

LAWMAKERS may seek a federal case against the man accused of the Boston Marathon bombings so the death penalty can be sought. He remains under guard in hospital.

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Sat 20 Apr 2013

<strong>UPDATE:</strong> POLICE have a suspect in custody, believed to be Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, after he was pinned down in a boat at a Boston residence.

Siege ends with police capturing teen bombing suspect

UPDATE: POLICE have a suspect in custody, believed to be Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, after he was pinned down in a boat at a Boston residence.

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Nikhil Kumar

Fri 19 Apr 2013

FBI releases images of Boston bombings suspects

THE FBI has released photos of two men they believe may be responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings.

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Staff writers and Nikhil Kumar - The Independent

Search continues for survivors in Waco explosions in Texas

BETWEEN five and 15 people are dead and at least 160 injured after an explosion at a fertiliser company rocked the small Texas town of West, near Waco.

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Tim Walker of The Independent

Thu 18 Apr 2013

Greens fight for gay marriages to be legal on Aussie soil

THE legalisation of same-sex marriage by New Zealand marriage has failed to change the minds of Australia’s political leaders.

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Adam Carroll and APNZ

New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage

NEW ZEALAND Parliament has passed a law legalising gay marriage, 77 votes to 44, amid loud shows of jubilation from the floor and the gallery.

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Isaac Davison

Wed 17 Apr 2013

European carbon price plummets to less than $A4 per tonne

EUROPE’S carbon price fell by almost 30% on Tuesday night, sparking Opposition claims Australia’s carbon tax was “out of line with the rest of the world”.

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APN Newsdesk

Only there to watch his father run: boy, 8, killed in blasts

MARTIN Richard was eight years old. His father loved running marathons; his family loved watching. Today he is dead, his mother and sister critically injured.

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David Usborne

'Bradford Batman' finds himself on the wrong side of the law

A MAN who made headlines around the world when he handed over a friend to police dressed as the super hero Batman has been charged with burglary.

Offbeat
Jonathan Brown

The stetson-wearing hero of Boston bombings: Carlos Arredondo

FROM the chaos of the Boston aftermath, one face in the crown is already emerging as a hero to offer hope to America.

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James Legge

Tue 16 Apr 2013

Boston explosions kill three, more than 100 injured

THE Boston Globe reports the injury toll after two bombs rocked the Boston Marathon has now risen to 125, while three people have died.

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APN Newsdesk, The Independent, NZ Herald

Mon 15 Apr 2013

Crazed fan throws pubic hair-filled razor at Hugh Jackman

A DERANGED female stalker burst into Hugh Jackman’s gym in New York's West Village and threw an electric razor filled with her pubic hair at him.

Entertainment

Sun 14 Apr 2013

Passengers escape death as plane plunges into sea off Bali

A PLANE carrying more than 100 passengers missed the runway and plunged into the sea on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

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Liam O'Brien

Fri 12 Apr 2013

Rena disappears piece by piece

SALVORS working on the remains of the MV Rena are within days of whittling away all that's visible of the wrecked cargo ship off New Zealand's coast.

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Thu 11 Apr 2013

Sorry we ate your camel, here's a better looking one

MALI'S government has given the French President a new camel to replace one presented to him in February, which was eaten by a family in Timbuktu.

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John Lichfield

Wed 10 Apr 2013

Killer mum back in Australia after time in psych ward

A NSW Central Coast mum, who drowned her two sons in a bathtub while overseas, has returned to Australia.

Fears Thatcher funeral will turn into security nightmare

POLICE are bracing themselves for the likelihood that Margaret Thatcher’s partially state-funded ceremonial funeral will attract protesters.

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Jerome Taylor of The Independent

Mon 8 Apr 2013

Queensland 'loner' shot in the Philippines

A FORMER Toowoomba man, said to have a complicated private life and known as a "harsh boss", was shot in the head at a beachside bar in the Phillippines.

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Tim Elliott

Sun 7 Apr 2013

Mandela out of hospital after 10 day stint

FORMER South African president and human rights campaigner Nelson Mandela has been released after being kept in hospital for 10 days.

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APN Newsdesk

Afghanistan explosion kills five Americans

AN EXPLOSION in Afghanistan has killed five Americans - three soldiers and two civilians - and an Afghan doctor.

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APN Newsdesk

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