Clean-up begins as Lourdes flooding eases

A MASSIVE clean-up is under way in the French pilgrimage town of Lourdes, famed for its Catholic sanctuaries, after flash floods forced the evacuation of some 450 pilgrims and closed the main shrine. The waters from days of non-stop rain in the...

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Burmese leader holds first media briefing

BURMA'S reformist president has held his first news conference for local press, a milestone after years of secrecy and censorship by the former military regime. Thein Sein didn't break any stunning news on Sunday when he answered about 30 questions...

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Three Catholic priests kidnapped in Congo

CONGOLESE civic leaders say three Roman Catholic priests have been kidnapped in eastern Congo. The three priests were taken captive from their monastery by about 10 gunmen on Saturday night. Omar Kavota, the vice-president of the North Kivu...

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No limits on Jerusalem building: Israel

ISRAEL'S prime minister has vowed to continue building in east Jerusalem, despite objections from Palestinians who claim the territory as the capital of their hoped-for state. Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Sunday after the European Union's foreign...

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eBay saves $80m in UK 'tax dodge'

ONLINE auction and shopping giant eBay has reportedly avoided paying nearly STG50 million ($A78 million) in corporation tax in Britain through legal accounting schemes. The group paid just over STG1 million in UK corporation tax despite making...

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Activists accuse Israeli navy of tasering

PRO-PALESTINIAN activists from a Gaza-bound boat intercepted by the Israeli navy have accused troops of tasering them when they took over the vessel. The Israeli army has denied the claim. "They used electric shocker devices to the extent of...

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Brahimi urges truce as bomb rocks Damascus

PEACE envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has appealed to both sides in Syria's conflict to cease fire for a Muslim holiday this week after meeting President Bashar al-Assad, even as a deadly blast rocked Damascus. Thousands of people, meanwhile, took part...

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