Sunday, March 13, 2016

Mass protests in Brazil to oust president and other top stories.

  • Mass protests in Brazil to oust president

    Mass protests in Brazil to oust president
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  • New rules needed on pilots' mental health

    New rules needed on pilots' mental health
    Angela Charlton And Geir MoulsonAAPNew rules needed on pilots' mental healthAviation agencies around the world should draw up new rules requiring medical workers to warn authorities when a pilot's mental health could threaten public safety, French investigators have recommended after a yearlong investigation into the Germanwings plane crash.The French investigation found that Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who had been treated for depression in the past, had consulted dozens of doctors in ..
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  • Iran asylum seeker deal at 'early stage'

    Iran asylum seeker deal at 'early stage'
    Iran asylum seeker deal at 'early stage'Iran asylum seeker deal at 'early stage'Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has played down the likelihood of an imminent deal which could send back thousands of asylum seekers to Iran.Ms Bishop will meet with her Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif during his visit to Australia this week, but warns talks about a repatriation deal are at a "very early stage".A deal with Iran could secure the return of 9000 failed asylum seekers but Ms Bishop says talks have..
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  • Helicopters kill 17 as Yemen government moves against Aden militants

    Helicopters kill 17 as Yemen government moves against Aden militants
    ADEN Saudi-led helicopters attacked al Qaeda militants in Aden overnight in an effort to dislodge them from a stronghold in the southern port city, killing at least 18 people, medics and a security official said on Sunday.The assault took place as Saudi-backed forces supporting President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi fought to widen their control of Taiz in the southwest of Yemen after breaking a siege there on Friday.Islamist militants from al Qaeda and Islamic State have exploited the conflict to e..
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  • Ivory Coast: al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly attack on tourist resort

    Ivory Coast: al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly attack on tourist resort
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Gunmen attack Ivory Coast resort town At least 12 people are dead after gunmen open fire on beachgoers in the Ivory Coast at the resort town of Grand-Bassam. PT0M43S 620 349 Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast: Gunmen from al Qaeda's North African branch killed 16 people, including four Europeans, at a beach resort town in Ivory Coast on Sunday, the latest in a string of deadly attacks that have confirmed the Islamists' growing reach in West Africa.Attack..
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  • Israeli authorities prevent Indonesian FM from entering Palestinian West Bank

    Israeli authorities prevent Indonesian FM from entering Palestinian West Bank
    Israeli authorities prevent Indonesian FM from entering Palestinian West Bank Updated March 14, 2016 11:36:56 Israel authorities have prevented Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi from entering the Palestinian West Bank, Palestinian officials say.The decision was reportedly made after the Indonesian Minister refused to also visit Jerusalem to meet with members of the Israeli Government.The Indonesian Foreign Minister was due to leave the Jordanian capital Amman th..
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  • Ex-refugee crowned best teacher in global award

    Ex-refugee crowned best teacher in global award
    Palestinian primary school teacher Hanan al-Hroub reacts after winning the second annual Global Teacher Prize, in Dubai, on Sunday. Al-Hroub encourages students to renounce violence. Photo: AP Dubai: A Palestinian school teacher and former refugee beat Australia's Richard Johnson to a $US1 million ($1.3 million) global education award on Sunday to applause from world leaders.Hanan al-Hroub, who teaches refugee children at the Samiha Khalil High School in the ..
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  • ABC Four Corners crew grateful for support after being detained in Malaysia

    ABC Four Corners crew grateful for support after being detained in Malaysia
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Four Corners crew arrested in Malaysia Vision has emerged of ABC's Four Corners journalists asking questions at a press conference before they were arrested while investigating a "local political issue". PT2M5S 620 349 ABC Four Corners journalist Linton Besser says he and his camera operator are well and grateful for the support they have received after being detained in Malaysia.Besser and camera operator Louie Eroglu were detained, and then lat..
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  • Australia's ambassador to Turkey James Larsen just '20 metres' from Ankara bomb blast: Julie Bishop

    Australia's ambassador to Turkey James Larsen just '20 metres' from Ankara bomb blast: Julie Bishop
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Dozens killed in Ankara blast RAW VISION: An explosion, believed to be a suicide bombing, has killed more than 30 people in the Turkish capital Ankara. PT0M50S 620 349 Australia's ambassador to Turkey was just 20 metres away when a car bomb exploded in central Ankara on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding about 125.Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said she had spoken to the "slightly shaken" ambassador James Larsen, who was in hi..
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Tasmanian internet problems: ISPs secure extra bandwidth amid Basslink repairs .Daniel Morcombe's killer has murder conviction appeal bid dismissed .
Five Apostles that drowned thousands of years ago uncovered .Gold Coast woman stabbed in domestic dispute .

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