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Pakistan's Imran blames rival for killing party figure

KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistani politician Imran Khan Sunday blamed a rival political leader for the killing of a senior member of his party, who was gunned down outside her home in the violence-plagued city of Karachi.
May 19, 2013, 4:37 pm
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Dockers' injury woes part of AFL: Lyon

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon added yet another player to his AFL side's burgeoning injury list, but he isn't interested in complaining about the Dockers' plight.
May 19, 2013, 3:41 pm

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Albanese pushes Barnett to follow through

The cross-country battle over billions in transport funding for WA continues, with federal infrastructure minister Anthony Albanese bluntly telling Premier Colin Barnett it is time to act on his election promises.
May 19, 2013, 3:40 pm

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Great game is changing lives

Some consider football to be a way of life. At Roebourne Regional Prison, the game is changing lives.
May 19, 2013, 3:22 pm

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Narrogin death adds to week's toll

UPDATE 3:15PM A man helping police with inquiries into the death of a woman in Narrogin at the weekend will be flown to Perth for treatment at RPH while under police guard.
May 19, 2013, 3:15 pm

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Schools to lose $16.2bn with coalition: PM

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says schools around the country will lose $16.2 billion over six years if the Gonski funding deal is dumped.
May 19, 2013, 2:54 pm

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Police gear up for gang's run

More than 1200 patched members of the Rebels bikie gang are planning to travel to WA for the club's annual national run, sparking the biggest police security operation since the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2011.
May 19, 2013, 2:25 pm

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Alaska volcano still shooting lava

A narrow ash plume extends several hundreds of kilometres southeast from the remote Pavlof Volcano, which is 1000km southwest of Anchorage.
May 19, 2013, 2:02 pm

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Rolf Harris takes stage in Bristol

Rolf Harris thanked his fans for their support during his first live performance in the UK since his arrest, according to reports.
May 19, 2013, 1:18 pm

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Rescue chopper sent to Toodyay Rd crash

The RAC Rescue has been sent to a motorbike crash on Toodyay Road, near the intersection of Aspen Road, in Gidgegannup.
May 19, 2013, 1:05 pm
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Coral Bay search for dad continues

The search continues for Canberra man Rob Shugg, four days after he disappeared and his wife died while snorkelling in WA.
May 19, 2013, 12:06 pm

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Men shun charity work

Men are so fearful of being wrongly accused of child abuse that they are choosing not to do community work with children, who then miss out on important help from male role models, a national children's cancer charity has warned.
May 19, 2013, 11:38 am

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Afghans seek WA advice on mining

The Afghan Government will push Australia to sponsor the training of geologists and mining experts at WA universities as part of efforts to kickstart the war-torn country's resources industry.
May 19, 2013, 11:37 am
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The joke's on those who missed show

Some of the world's best comedians and their audiences will have the last laugh when the Perth International Comedy Festival wraps up at the weekend.
May 19, 2013, 11:30 am

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Endless summer wanes into autumn

In the halcyon days of the late 1950s, down at Scarborough beach where the surf limped in like rolling hills of some undiscovered country, Len Dibben caught his first wave.
May 19, 2013, 11:14 am

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NBN delays a worry for Labor

Almost four years since Labor announced it would roll out the National Broadband Network, no established homes in WA have been connected to the new fibre optic service.
May 19, 2013, 11:11 am
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Volunteers step up

About nine months after her husband died in early 2010, Jo Mullings realised she could hardly remember what her son Jack's smile looked like.
May 19, 2013, 11:07 am

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Dismay at advisers' pay rises

A former Barnett Government minister says he is dismayed at "inappropriate" pay rises for some senior political staffers as the community is asked to tighten its belt.
May 19, 2013, 11:06 am

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Space dreams set for lift-off

Businessman David Heaton will fulfil his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut in a journey that started on the rough streets of Balga and will reach all the way to the stars.
May 19, 2013, 11:04 am

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Balloons reveal love is in the air

Thinking of dropping an engagement ring into a glass of champagne or hiding it in a dessert? Stop right there.
May 19, 2013, 10:09 am

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