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Poison in Turkish leader's autopsy: report AAP November 25, 20121:30AM Pathologists discovered the insecticide DDT as well as traces of the heavy metal cadmium and two radioactive substances in an autopsy on former Turkish president Turgut Ozal. Source: Supplied AN autopsy of the exhumed...

Dubai plans world's largest mall, new city AAP November 25, 20122:15AM Dubai already has countless malls and hotels, including the Dubai Mall, touted as the world's largest shopping, leisure and entertainment destination. Picture: Karim Sahib Source: AFP DUBAI, famed for its mega-projects...

Drink drivers face 15 years jail AAP November 25, 20122:48AM Russia will introduce tough punishments for drink driving of up to 15 years in prison and $US16,000 ($A15,500) in fines to combat the "horrific" annual death toll on its roads. Source: The Daily Telegraph RUSSIA will introduce...

Smart specs may replace guide dogs AAP November 24, 201211:46PM High tech specs being developed in the UK may help legally blind people with some residual vision avoid bumping into objects. Picture: Brooke Whatnall Source: Supplied SMART specs for the blind that could take the place of white...

Dallas star Larry Hagman dead at 81 November 24, 2012 6:54PM Larry Hagman, the star of the TV series Dallas, has died at 81. Source: Supplied Actor underwent cancer treatment last year Role as J.R. Ewing made him one of TV's biggest stars Co-stars Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray 'with him...

Yasser Arafat's body to exhumed this week in death probe AP November 24, 20129:13PM The body of Yasser Arafat will exhumed to determine how the Palestinian leader died. Source: AP THE remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed on Tuesday as part of a renewed...

Irish Daily Star editor Michael O'Kane resigns over topless Kate pics November 25, 2012 1:29AM French magazine Closer published a topless photo of the Duchess of Cambridge above. The The Irish Daily Star editor Michael O'Kane has resigned after controversially republished the photos...

Former Russian Defence Ministry official charged with fraud MOSCOW | Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:01pm EST (Reuters) - A former bureaucrat was charged with fraud on Friday in a $100 million embezzlement case that has cost the defense minister his job and shone a spotlight on corruption in President...

Saudi dynasty faces generational choice By Angus McDowall RIYADH | Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:04am EST (Reuters) - Two royal deaths and two cabinet reshuffles in just over a year have edged Saudi Arabia's ruling family toward a tough decision: turning to a new generation after 60 years of rule by...

Sweden's rich and poor tussle over tutor tax breaks By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM | Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:07am EST (Reuters) - A Swedish government plan to offer tax breaks to parents who hire tutors for their children has sparked fresh fears about rising class divisions in the traditionally...

Ireland opens new probe into death of woman denied abortion By Lorraine Turner and Conor Humphries DUBLIN | Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:54am EST (Reuters) - Ireland has opened a new investigation into the death of a woman denied an abortion of her dying fetus, as the government scrambled to stem...

Italy Monti declines comment on running for election ROME | Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:30pm EST (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti declined to comment on Friday when asked for his reaction to remarks from President Giorgio Napolitano who said that Monti could not stand as a candidate in...

Italy center-left leads in latest opinion poll ROME | Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:30pm EST (Reuters) - Italy's center-left Democratic Party holds a steady lead, ahead of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's deeply divided People of Freedom party, an...

Russian lawmakers introduce law on "foreign agent" media By Thomas Grove MOSCOW | Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:36pm EST (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers introduced a bill to the state Duma, or lower house of parliament, on Friday which would force foreign-funded media to register as 'foreign agents'...

Russian parliament backs cut in pension savings By Jason Bush MOSCOW | Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:11am EST (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, has approved a pension reform law that will cut savings without raising retirement ages, ducking a tough decision on how to finance the...

Four new cases of SARS-like virus found in Saudi, Qatar By Kate Kelland LONDON | Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:17pm EST (Reuters) - A new virus from the same family as SARS which sparked a global alert in September has now killed two people in Saudi Arabia, and total cases there and in Qatar have reached...

Sarkozy judge mistook hostage for billionaire: lawyer By Brian Love PARIS | Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:50pm EST (Reuters) - A judge investigating Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign funding mistook a Colombian hostage for a billionaire backer of France's right-wing party when he queried a meeting in the...

S&P downgrades maverick Hungary on weak growth By Krisztina Than and Sandor Peto BUDAPEST | Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:50pm EST (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's on Friday cut Hungary's long-term credit rating, already in junk territory, by one notch to BB, saying its government's unpredictable policies...

Sierra Leone's Koroma promises growth in new term By Simon Akam FREETOWN | Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:08pm EST (Reuters) - Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma was sworn in for a second term on Friday after winning elections, promising to boost foreign investment and crack down on corruption in...

Argentine bondholders fear U.S. court ruling could trigger default By Daniel Bases NEW YORK | Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:27pm EST (Reuters) - Investors holding $1 billion worth of restructured Argentine debt say they are preparing to appeal a U.S. court ruling that they fear would trigger another...