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Russians to push Assad for reform

3:00 AM | BEIRUT: The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, arrived in Damascus yesterday to hold discussions with Syria's beleaguered President, Bashar al-Assad.

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Hearing resumes

3:00 AM | Papua New Guinea's highest court will resume a hearing today to finally resolve the country's political dispute. The Deputy Chief Justice, Gibbs Salika, yesterday adjourned hearings of the Supreme Court to decide in which order to handle six cases stemming from the bench's December ruling that Sir Michael Somare is the rightful prime minister.

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Russia to urge political settlement in Syria

3:00 AM | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was due to arrive in Damascus overnight to urge Syrian President Bashar al-Assad towards a political settlement.

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Clint's Super Bowl ad doesn't make everyone's day

07 Feb 12 | Forget making his day, Clint Eastwood has been accused of making Obama's year.

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The day gang rivalry cost little Thusha her childhood

07 Feb 12 | One moment, five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran was "happily playing" in a south London shop.

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Contador cops two-year ban, loses 2010 Tour title

07 Feb 12 | Alberto Contador will become only the second Tour de France winner to be stripped of his victory for drug use in the world's biggest bike race after the Court of Arbitration for Sport slapped a two-year suspension on the Spaniard for doping in the 2010 race that he won. |

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Shooting follows Facebook feud

07 Feb 12 | COUNTERTERRORISM police are investigating the Sydney shooting of a supporter of the Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad, who was shot outside his home following a political argument on Facebook.

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Mass murder charges

07 Feb 12 | Alleged Indonesian terrorist Umar Patek will face six charges in relation to the 2002 Bali bombings.

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Indonesian pilots flying a little too high for comfort

07 Feb 12 | Travellers in Indonesia struggling withrough landings now have a new cause for concern.

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Afghan utopia becomes a much grimmer reality

07 Feb 12 | A well-intentioned Australian project in Kabul has foundered on bureaucracy, corruption and lack of security.

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Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time ...

06 Feb 12 | It seemed like a brilliant idea to inspire Europeans to drive a chic little car on a road trip across the continent, under pristine blue skies and sunshine.

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Wave of terror feared for Syrians

06 Feb 12 | Violence feared after second UN resolution against Syria's regime fails to pass.

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Challengers look beyond Nevada as Romney romps

06 Feb 12 | Mitt Romney's easy win in Nevada had some of his competitors looking elsewhere for hope.

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First ferry disaster bodies recovered

05 Feb 12 | The bodies of four victims of the MV Rabaul Queen ferry sinking off Papua New Guinea have been found.

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Baby conceived using 22-year-old sperm

05 Feb 12 | LONDON: Sperm saved for a ''rainy day'' has given a British cancer survivor a daughter 22 years later, in a double first for IVF.

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A week for radiators, not gladiators

05 Feb 12 | ROME: Thick snowflakes have been falling on Rome, forcing the closure of the Colosseum after fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills.

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Look who's listening in to FBI

05 Feb 12 | LONDON: They trade jokes, chuckle and talk shop about a hacker plot called ''Project Mayhem''.

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Khamenei vows to fight 'cancerous tumour' Israel

05 Feb 12 | LONDON: Iran's supreme leader has pledged to confront and defeat the ''cancerous tumour'' of Israel as international concern grows of a pre-emptive Israeli strike on the Islamic regime's nuclear installations as early as April.

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British flag burned in Buenos Aires

04 Feb 12 | Prince William's arrival sparks protests in Buenos Aires.

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Pakistan PM's term on line with contempt of court charge

03 Feb 12 | PAKISTAN'S Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, faces being disqualified from office, or even jailed, after the Supreme Court ruled it would charge him with contempt of court.

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