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TV soap Home and Away’s famous headland ablaze

No injuries were reported. Rural Fire Service officials later downgraded the threat to the area. Source: APTN Source Article from http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/31d4fc15/sc/10/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Caustraliaandthepacific0Caustralia0C10A3423490CTV0Esoap0EHome0Eand0EAways0Efamous0Eheadland0Eablaze0Bhtml/story01.htm

Mumbai building collapse: death toll climbs to 60

A male survivor in his 40s was the last to be pulled out from under the twisted iron bars and fallen concrete on Saturday afternoon, Mr Avasthy said. Local media reports quoted police as blaming renovation work by a decorating firm which occupied part of the ground floor for the building’s collapse. Edited by Bonnie […]

US government shutdown looms after House passes funding bill tied to Obamacare delay

The White House accused right-wing anti-government “Tea Party” Republicans of seeking to “advance a narrow ideological agenda” by trying to link the roll-back of Obamacare to the so-called “Continuing Resolution” to fund the US government. “By including extraneous measures that have no place in a government funding bill and that the President and Senate already […]

Syria: Ban Ki-moon holds first meeting with opposition

The UN leader said on September 13 that Assad has committed “many crimes against humanity.” He has stepped up criticism of Assad since an August 21 chemical weapons attack near Damascus. A UN investigation found that banned sarin gas had been used but did not attribute blame. The United States says 1,400 people died in […]

Syria: foreign minister says there will be no peace plan without Assad

The government denies its involvement in the attack, but it has since pledged to give up its stockpile of chemical weapons. Al-Moallem also repeated his government’s belief that its army is fighting terrorist elements affiliated with al-Qaeda. “Those terrorist elements are supported by neighboring countries like Turkey and Jordan and some Arab states such as […]

Plane makes emergency landing after pilot fatal heart attack

Skillern, who had worked for United Airline for 26 years, was 63 years old. In 2007, the mandatory pilot retirement age was raised from 60 to 65. Source Article from http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/31cf1ee2/sc/10/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Caviation0C10A3413120CPlane0Emakes0Eemergency0Elanding0Eafter0Epilot0Efatal0Eheart0Eattack0Bhtml/story01.htm

Shoe thrown at Iran president on return home after Obama call

The shoe missed the car and Rouhani stood up through the sunroof to acknowledge the crowds. Before leaving New York where he attended the UN General Assembly, Rouhani had a 15-minute telephone conversation with Obama on Friday, the first contact between leaders of the two countries in more than three decades. The call followed crucial […]

Kenya terror attack: new footage shows shoppers fleeing mall

The Kenyan Red Cross has said 59 people are still unaccounted for, raising fears of bodies in the debris. Source: APTN Source Article from http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/31cdfd15/sc/40/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Cafricaandindianocean0Ckenya0C10A3412490CKenya0Eterror0Eattack0Enew0Efootage0Eshows0Eshoppers0Efleeing0Emall0Bhtml/story01.htm

Gunman’s McDonald’s rampage caught on camera

“I was waiting for bullets to come through the door,” he added. Joseph is seen later in the footage approaching a father and son at the counter and pulling the trigger – but the gun doesn’t fire. He briefly scuffles with the man, who runs off, before walking around to the kitchen and pointing the […]

More than 3,000 Sudan protesters demand Bashir quit

Police said in a statement unknown gunmen had opened fire on a group of protesters on Friday, killing four people. Khartoum has been brimming for days with armed civilians and security personnel carrying rifles, patrolling streets in broad daylight and manning rooftops. Opposition activists have accused Bashir’s National Congress Party of vandalism and of arming […]

Maldives resort staff threaten strike

The Supreme Court stood by its decision yesterday, despite growing pressure from the European Union and the Commonwealth to go ahead with the vote. On Monday Mr Nasheed urged tourism workers to go on strike over the issue, and on Wednesday the Maldives Association for Tourism Industries (MATI), issued a statement warning of “irreparable consequences” […]

Former Labour MP Denis MacShane in court over expenses

Wearing a dark suit, white shirt and striped tie, Mr MacShane he spoke only to confirm his name and acknowledge that he understood what had been said during the hearing. The judge, Mr Justice Sweeney said: “I am going to continue your unconditional bail. The next occasion when you must be at court is on […]

IPCC report: global warming theory is ‘junk science’

“What we see in this report is that the models aren’t working, which suggests the entirety of AGW (Anthropogenic Global Warming) theory is flawed.” Source Article from http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/31c66e2f/sc/32/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cearth0Cenvironment0Cclimatechange0C10A3392430CIPCC0Ereport0Eglobal0Ewarming0Etheory0Eis0Ejunk0Escience0Bhtml/story01.htm

Six-year-old becomes first transgender child in Argentina to change identity

“By accepting that my son was not the son I gave birth to, but a girl, I accepted her identity and put myself at her side,” said Gabriela, from Greater Buenos Aires. Lulu, who has a twin brother, was refused the request last December because of her age. But the Children, Youth and Family Secretary […]

Bomb blast on bus kills at least 17 in Pakistan

Mr Hussain criticised the government for still pressing for a peace dialogue with the Pakistani Taliban, who are also thought to be behind the attack just four days ago in which 81 worshipers lost their lives when two suicide bombers attacked a church in Peshawar city. Despite their continued attacks, Imran Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician whose […]

Hassan Rouhani’s acceptance of the Holocaust ‘fabricated’, hard-line news agency says

According to Fars’ translation, Mr Rouhani said: “I have said before that I am not a historian and historians should specify, state and explain the aspects of historical events, but generally we fully condemn any kind of crime committed against humanity throughout the history, including the crime committed by the Nazis both against the Jews […]

Costa Concordia: divers find human remains in wreck

“DNA examination will confirm whether we have found the people that we were looking for,” said Mr Gabrielli, adding that relatives of the missing two people had been told about the discovery. He said the finding of the remains was “almost a miracle” given the size of the ship and the time that has elapsed […]

Second head removed from Afghan baby girl

“The doctors saved her life. I thank them,” he told the AFP news agency. Afghanistan, lacks modern health care after decades of war. But facilities have improved thanks to billions of dollars pumped in by the international community since the US-led invasion toppled the Taliban regime in 2001. Edited by Chris Irvine Source Article from […]

Uzbekistan president’s daughter distances herself from father

Turning to her father’s policies, Lola said she shared the views that “unemployment and lack of opportunities breeds radicalisation of the population.” President Karimov, who has ruled the former Soviet state for more than two decades, has been criticised for using the pretext of battling religious extremism to silence any dissent. “These two (unemployment and […]

US tobacco bureau lost 420 million cigarettes

Officials said the illegal cigarette trade could generate cash to rival the income from drug trafficking. Inspector General Michael Horowitz has criticised the ATF and expressed concern at the “serious lack of oversight”. He wrote that in one unauthorised operation approximately $15 million worth of cigarettes were sold undercover over an 18-month period, in which […]

‘Yellow brick road’ could lead to pirate treasure

But just this year, Mr Clifford learned far more treasure may be resting with the Whydah, the only authenticated pirate ship wreck in US waters. Colonial-era documents discovered in April indicated the Whydah raided two vessels in the weeks before it sank. Its haul on those raids included 400,000 coins, the records said. A Sept […]

Roma should ‘go home’, says France’s interior minister

He added that only a “few families” could be allowed to settle while there was “no other solution” than dismantling illegal Roma camps and repatriating individuals, he said. His comments came a day after police swooped on two Roma camps outside Paris, arresting six people in relation to the theft of metal cables. They came […]

Pakistan earthquake island is a ‘mud volcano’

Residents have been warned not to try to visit the island because it was still emitting gasses. Such land masses have appeared before off Pakistan’s coast. After quakes in 1999 and 2010, new land masses rose up along a different part of the coast about 175 miles east of Gwadar. Source: APTN Source Article from […]

World Cup stadium in Amazon could be used as detention centre

He suggested using the stadium as a triage centre for detentions of up to 72 hours to relieve Raimundo Vidal Pessoa public prison, where earlier this year, inmates staged a revolt that left 18 people injured. Mr Marques suggested the stadium’s primary use as a football arena was not an obstacle to his proposal. “First […]

Execution of street hawker ignites public outcry in China

He claimed it was in self-defence, but he was convicted of double murder and given a suspended death sentence. In China, the chengguan are notorious for their brutality. Earlier this year they beat a watermelon seller to death in Hunan province. In Mr Xia’s case, the public were quick to sympathise, despite his conviction, seeing […]

Number of Dutch killed by euthanasia rises by 13 per cent

Those suffering from nervous system disorders were in second place, 257, followed by the euthanasia of 156 people suffering from cardiovascular disease. Forty two people with dementia and 13 patients suffering severe psychiatric problems were medically killed in cases that are rarer and still generate concern over the competence of individuals to request death. Medical […]

Poland and Germany should unite, says Lech Walesa

The call for Poland and Germany to unify will further enhance the former Polish president’s reputation for making frank and sometimes unorthodox comments. Long retired from active politics but still sporting his trademark moustache, Mr Walesa makes regular appearances on the news and never shies away from giving his opinion. But not all his words […]

Elite Australian school Scots College boycotted over sports scholarship claims

The school’s principal, Ian Lambert, denied awarding sports scholarships and would not comment on whether its basketball players were on scholarships or bursaries. “I believe they [the other schools] have got it wrong,” he said. “It is rumour.” Tim Hawkes, the headmaster of another prestigious Sydney school, The King’s School, said his school had offered […]

Watch UN General Assembly live

Brazil, Turkey, Nigeria, Chile, Bulgaria, Mozambique, France, Morocco, Slovakia, Colombia, Qatar, Monaco, South Africa, Ukraine, Sri Lanka. Source Article from http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/31a23f9c/sc/20/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Cmiddleeast0Csyria0C10A330A6830CWatch0EUN0EGeneral0EAssembly0Elive0Bhtml/story01.htm

Nicolas Sarkozy suffers fresh comeback blow

Jean-François Copé, the UMP leader, said: “I am certain that as rapidly as possible justice will show that Nicolas Sarkozy has absolutely nothing to do with this case.” In March, the ex-leader was placed under official investigation – one step short of charges – for taking financial advantage of Mrs Bettencourt, 90. Judges in Bordeaux, […]

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