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Govt set to protect Great Barrier Reef

[2015-03-17 07:58]

Australia detailed how it will ban dumping of all dredge soil in the Great Barrier Reef on Monday as it looks to step up protection of the world's largest reef and avoid having it listed by UNESCO as "in danger".

Time stands still in village of scarecrows

[2015-03-17 07:58]

Tsukimi Ayano made her first scarecrow 13 years ago to frighten off birds pecking at seeds in her garden. The life-size straw doll resembled her father, so she made more, and then couldn't stop.

Seoul may prevent anti-DPRK leaflets

[2015-03-17 07:58]

The Ministry of Unification of the Republic of Korea, which is in charge of inter-Korean affairs, said on Monday that it will take measures to prevent civic groups from scattering leaflets against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea if it clearly endangers the safety of people living near the border.

Women take brunt of suffering in disasters

[2015-03-17 07:58]

Women are far more exposed to disasters than men, given their front-line roles in the home and in healthcare, the UN said, arguing that improving gender equality is key to saving lives.

Protests challenge Rousseff

[2015-03-17 07:58]

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff faced the biggest challenge yet in her turbulent second term, as more than a million protesters took to the streets in more than 150 cities to demand her impeachment and an end to corruption.

Journalist fired after story caused scandal

[2015-03-17 07:58]

An influential Mexican broadcast journalist whose report about the first lady's mansion caused a scandal was fired on Sunday, sparking anger among supporters who called her firing an affront to freedom of speech.

Teheran, Washington resume negotiations

[2015-03-17 07:58]

US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif resumed nuclear talks on Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland, to try to narrow gaps before a March 31 deadline for a political agreement.

'I killed them all,' eccentric scion says

[2015-03-17 07:58]

An eccentric US real estate scion linked to two killings has been arrested in connection with a third murder, after being caught on an open microphone saying he "killed them all" during the taping of an HBO television documentary about him.

Suspect, 20, charged in shooting of police officers

[2015-03-17 07:58]

A 20-year-old man was charged on Sunday with first-degree assault in last week's shooting of two policemen during a protest rally in Ferguson, Missouri - a crime that shocked a city that has been devastated by months of racial strife.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-03-17 07:58]

The Russian military has launched massive military maneuvers in the Arctic, part of its effort to expand its presence in the polar region.

No end in sight to conflict as crisis marks 4th anniversary

[2015-03-16 07:35]

The conflict in Syria entered its fifth year on Sunday with the regime emboldened by shifting international attention and a growing humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the rise of the Islamic State group.

Nuclear talks start 'to get right deal'

[2015-03-16 07:35]

Iran and the US aim in talks that started on Sunday in Switzerland to begin closing in on a deal reducing Teheran's nuclear activities to within strict limits after 18 months of tortuous negotiations.

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