US says no Taliban talks scheduled

08:43

The US State Department says Taliban talks are not scheduled, but an official says they are likely in "the next few days".

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Thursday June 20, 2013

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Wednesday June 19, 2013

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• Melbourne woman's killer gets 35 years non-parole

• Kiwi dies in freezing Queensland conditions

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• No vetting for Fiji peacekeepers

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News from the US



08:43 US says no Taliban talks scheduled

The US State Department says Taliban talks are not scheduled, but an official says they are likely in "the next few days".

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• Afghan government irked over US talks with Taliban
• Medical group votes to recognise obesity as a disease
• United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace video
• Snowden says 'litany of lies' prompted him to leak US surveillance

News from China



02:57 Chinese threaten death penalty for serious polluters

Chinese authorities have given courts the powers to hand down the death penalty in serious pollution cases.

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