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Australian Man Gets 10 Years In Jail For Kidnap, Rape Of British Backpacker
An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a British backpacker during a harrowing road trip hostage ordeal was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, Australia's national broadcaster said.
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Australia Police Kill Hostage Taker In Melbourne; ISIS Claims Responsibility
Australian police on Monday shot dead a gunman in the city of Melbourne who had been holding a woman hostage, police said, a confrontation for which the terror group ISIS claimed responsibility.
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Hostage Situation In Melbourne Following Blast: Report
Police are dealing with a hostage situation in Australia's Melbourne city after an explosion today, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. A major police operation is underway at a Bay Street apartment, following reports of the explosion at 4 pm local time, it said.
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British Backpacker 'Raped, Choked, Beaten Repeatedly' Over 2 Months In Australia
A backpacker was repeatedly raped, beaten and choked during a two-month hostage ordeal in Australia, police alleged Tuesday after she was rescued during a random traffic stop.
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Man Reportedly Carrying Explosives Takes 1 Hostage in Australia
A man reportedly carrying explosives has taken at least one person hostage in Bunbury, Australia, the police said.
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Sydney Siege Report Signals Tighter Immigration Curbs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls today when he released the first report into a siege last December in Sydney's Lindt cafe, in which two hostages and the gunman were killed.
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Australian Anti-Terror Police Say Imminent Islamic State-Linked Attack Thwarted
Australian counter-terrorism police said today they had thwarted an imminent attack linked to the Islamic State militant group after arresting two men in Sydney a day earlier.
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Australia to Erect Permanent Memorial for Sydney Siege Victims
Australia will built a permanent memorial to remember the victims of the Sydney cafe siege, officials said Sunday as they vowed never to forget the two hostages who died in the stand-off.
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US Issues Global Travel Warning After Recent Terror Attacks
The United States has issued a global travel warning after recent terror attacks in France, Australia and Canada.
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Sydney Siege Gunman's Partner has Bail Revoked After Review
The partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis had her bail revoked today after Australian authorities requested a review amid public anger that the pair were on the streets.
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Australian Man Gets 10 Years In Jail For Kidnap, Rape Of British Backpacker
An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a British backpacker during a harrowing road trip hostage ordeal was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, Australia's national broadcaster said.
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Australia Police Kill Hostage Taker In Melbourne; ISIS Claims Responsibility
Australian police on Monday shot dead a gunman in the city of Melbourne who had been holding a woman hostage, police said, a confrontation for which the terror group ISIS claimed responsibility.
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Hostage Situation In Melbourne Following Blast: Report
Police are dealing with a hostage situation in Australia's Melbourne city after an explosion today, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. A major police operation is underway at a Bay Street apartment, following reports of the explosion at 4 pm local time, it said.
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British Backpacker 'Raped, Choked, Beaten Repeatedly' Over 2 Months In Australia
A backpacker was repeatedly raped, beaten and choked during a two-month hostage ordeal in Australia, police alleged Tuesday after she was rescued during a random traffic stop.
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Man Reportedly Carrying Explosives Takes 1 Hostage in Australia
A man reportedly carrying explosives has taken at least one person hostage in Bunbury, Australia, the police said.
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Sydney Siege Report Signals Tighter Immigration Curbs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls today when he released the first report into a siege last December in Sydney's Lindt cafe, in which two hostages and the gunman were killed.
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Australian Anti-Terror Police Say Imminent Islamic State-Linked Attack Thwarted
Australian counter-terrorism police said today they had thwarted an imminent attack linked to the Islamic State militant group after arresting two men in Sydney a day earlier.
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Australia to Erect Permanent Memorial for Sydney Siege Victims
Australia will built a permanent memorial to remember the victims of the Sydney cafe siege, officials said Sunday as they vowed never to forget the two hostages who died in the stand-off.
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US Issues Global Travel Warning After Recent Terror Attacks
The United States has issued a global travel warning after recent terror attacks in France, Australia and Canada.
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Sydney Siege Gunman's Partner has Bail Revoked After Review
The partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis had her bail revoked today after Australian authorities requested a review amid public anger that the pair were on the streets.
