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  New role for Australian soldiers in Afghanistan

  World | December 31, 2014 9:12 IST

  Sydney: Australian Defence Force (ADF) operations in Afghanistan will enter a new phase in the New Year to train, advise and assist local soldiers, defence authorities said on Wednesday.There are 400 Australian troops still in

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  Man Haron Monis, the man behind 'Sydney siege', was facing 47 charges of sexual assault

  World | December 16, 2014 12:53 IST

  New Delhi: Man Haron Monis, the man behind Sydney hostage crisis, was facing 47 charges of sexual assault besides the  charge of planning the murder of his ex-wife.Monis, who was opposed to the deployment of