Steam train chugs through London's Tube

TOURISTS waiting for their train to Madame Tussauds in London have been treated to an unusual sight: a 19th century steam engine chugging down the tracks. Officials sent the Met Locomotive 1, built in 1898, down London's Metropolitan Line to...

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Beijing choked by third day of smog

BEIJING has endured a third day of pollution at hazardous levels, as authorities warned a thick cloud of smog may not lift from the Chinese capital until the middle of the week. While those venturing outside wore face masks, dissident Chinese...

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Small retailers clear way for extra hours

The state's small traders association has withdrawn its long-held opposition to deregulating retail trading hours in Queensland as retailers struggle with a slower economy and increased internet shopping. Source: The Courier-Mail SHOPS are...

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Acclaimed actor Bille Brown dies aged 61

Bille Brown. Actor. Member of the Order of Australia (AM). Picture: Angelo Soulas Source: The Australian ACCLAIMED Queensland actor Bille Brown has died after a year-long battle with bowel cancer. The star of stage and screen kept his illness...

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French strike Islamist bases in Mali

THE French air force has struck the northern Malian city of Gao, which had been controlled by the al-Qaeda offshoot MUJAO, destroying Islamist bases and forcing the insurgents to flee, residents say. "There were dozens of strikes in and around...

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Depardieu slams Russia protest movement

FRENCH actor turned Russian national Gerard Depardieu has accused President Vladimir Putin's opposition of lacking vision and defended the Kremlin's treatment of the Pussy Riot protest punks. Depardieu received a Russian passport at a January...

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France on alert over Mali backlash fears

FRANCE is in a state of high alert with military action against Islamic radicals in Mali and Somalia triggering fears of a backlash on home soil. Armed troops patrolled rail and subway stations in Paris and security around airports and public...

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