John Kerr 'dreamed of becoming PM'

FORMER governor-general Sir John Kerr reportedly once dreamed of becoming prime minister. Kerr controversially dismissed Labor PM Gough Whitlam in 1975 during his second term in office. But in series of interviews conducted by the National...

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Indon detains Muslims heading to Aust

INDONESIAN police have arrested 35 Muslim Rohingya from Myanmar planning to make the treacherous sea crossing to Australia to seek asylum. Officials said on Friday the arrests came the same day Rohingya being held at a detention centre on Sumatra...

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US trade deficit shrinks to $43bn in Feb

THE US trade deficit edged lower in February after a big jump in January, government data released on Friday shows. The Commerce Department reported the trade gap shrank to $US43 billion ($A41.4 billion), down from the revised $US44.5 billion...

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Canada unemployment rate rises to 7.2%

A LOSS of 55,000 jobs in March pushed Canada's unemployment rate up 0.2 per centage points to 7.2 per cent, its government statistics agency says. Fewer people were working in accommodation and food services, public administration and manufacturing,...

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US stocks plunge after disappointing jobs

US stocks have pared back sharp losses as traders digested a surprisingly weak March labour report and watched rising global tensions with North Korea. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 40.86 points (0.28 per cent) to 14,565.25. The broad-based...

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Strong 6.2 quake rocks Russia near NKorea

A POWERFUL 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck in eastern Russia near the border with China and North Korea. The US Geological Survey says the epicentre of the quake was southwest of Vladivostok, around nine kilometres from the Russian border...

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Fidel Castro breaks 9-month hiatus

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has called for North Korea and the US to avoid hostilities. Source: AAP CUBAN revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has called for long-time ally North Korea and the United States to avoid hostilities on...

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Obama to host Mideast allies for talks

PRESIDENT Barack Obama will host leaders from key US allies Jordan, Turkey, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in the coming weeks, amid turmoil in Syria, the White House says. The US administration says Jordan's King Abdullah II will meet with...

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