NSW gas prices to rise by 10 per cent

GAS prices are expected to rise by nearly 10 per cent next year, the NSW independent pricing tribunal is expected to announce. The Independent Pricing and Remuneration Tribunal will on Tuesday report that the average gas bill will rise by an...

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Syria opposition names caretaker leader

THE Syrian National Coalition has named veteran dissident George Sabra as caretaker leader of the main opposition grouping, following the resignation of Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib. Sabra "was assigned today to carry out the functions of the head of...

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Titanic bandmaster letter fetches $138,000

A LETTER written by the bandmaster of the Titanic who carried on playing as the doomed ship sank has sold at auction for STG93,000 ($A138,000). Wallace Hartley, 33, has become a key figure of the disaster as - together with his seven other band...

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EU eases Syria oil embargo to help rebels

EUROPEAN Union foreign ministers have eased an oil embargo against Syria with the aim of helping rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Under the deal, European firms seeking to import Syrian crude or invest in the energy sector...

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Six killed in Russia hunting shop shooting

AN armed former convict has killed six people, including a 14-year-old girl, in a broad daylight shooting at a hunting shop in the Russian city of Belgorod, police say. The man, apparently armed with a hunting rifle, killed three salespeople...

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Merkel says Germany not seeking 'hegemony'

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected the idea that her country is seeking "hegemony" in the European Union, but insists members need to cede some national sovereignty for the greater good. Merkel says Germany always seeks to make joint...

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Doctor's daughter who wed 'bomber'

THE wife of one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects is a doctor's daughter who apparently led the life of a typical American high school student before she converted to Islam. Katherine Russell Tsarnaev is said to have enjoyed a comfortable middle-class...

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EU ends Myanmar sanctions

EU foreign ministers have agreed to lift the last of the bloc's trade, economic and individual sanctions against Myanmar (Burma), hailing "a new chapter" with the once pariah state. "In response to the changes that have taken place and in the...

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