Japan nuclear safety team received funding

A JAPANESE nuclear watchdog says members of a government team assigned to set reactor safety measures received funding from utility companies or atomic industry manufacturers. Taking the money was legal but raises questions of independence since...

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Jordan Islamists blast Halloween party

JORDAN'S Muslim Brotherhood has condemned Halloween celebrations held in an Amman cafe as "Satanic" and homosexual, with a newspaper reporting acts of vandalism at the party. "We watched with disgust and shame last night (Friday) homosexual...

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Japan transsexual denied recognition

A PERSON who had a sex-change to become a man has complained of discrimination after a Japanese court reportedly refused to register him as the father of his wife's child. The 30-year-old, who was born female, had sought to be registered as...

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Nigerian forces kill 14 kidnappers

NIGERIAN security forces have stormed the hideout of kidnappers of a Turkish national in oil-rich Rivers State and killed 14 of them in a shootout. "The hoodlums were shot dead during a gun battle with the security agents in their camp in Kaani...

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Syrian rebels blame West for extremism

SYRIAN regime forces have launched new air strikes in what is seen as a desperate attempt to reverse rebel gains, as the opposition blamed the international community for fuelling Islamic extremism. Reacting after Washington urged Syria's rebels...

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Saudi gas truck blast kills at least 22

A GAS tanker truck has exploded on a main road in the Saudi capital, killing at least 22 people, injuring about 111 others and leaving a trail of destruction, officials say. The lorry veered into a bridge pylon at a junction on Khurays Road in...

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Nigeria accused of massive rights abuses

NIGERIAN security forces have committed massive rights violations including summary executions in trying to crush the insurgency by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International says. In a report on Thursday, the London based...

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4 wounded in campus Halloween shooting

AUTHORITIES say four people were shot and wounded during a Halloween party on the University of Southern California campus and two suspects are in custody. It happened around 11.45pm local time on Wednesday outside the Ronald Tutor Campus Centre,...

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Cyclone barrels towards south Indian coast

SCHOOLS and ports have shut down in southeast India as a cyclone heads towards the coast, with forecasters predicting it could make a direct hit on Chennai later in the day. Cyclone Nilam was likely to do extensive damage to thatched roofs and...

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Russian upper house passes treason bill

RUSSIA'S upper house of parliament has passed a hugely controversial bill broadening the definition of high treason to include passing NGOs harmful information. The Federation Council passed the bill on Wednesday with 138 senators in favour,...

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US air travel resumes after Sandy

SUPERSTORM Sandy grounded more than 18,000 flights across the US northeast and the globe, and it will take days before travel gets back to normal. More than 7000 flights were cancelled on Tuesday alone, according to the flight-tracking service...

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Afghan roadside bombs kill 11 civilians

TWO roadside bombings in southern Afghanistan have killed a total of 11 civilians, including seven women and three children, officials say. The interior ministry and local officials said the attacks on Wednesday, both in Musa Qala district of...

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NBN on track to meet 2013 plan

NBN Co boss Mike Quigley says the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) remains on schedule as it gathers speed in new housing estates. Mr Quigley says the builder of the $37.4 billion high-speed network is on track to pass 286,000 homes...

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Love is in the air for Peter Andre

THREE months into his latest relationship Aussie pop star Peter Andre has spoken of marriage and more children. The 39-year old who calls Britain home has told The Sun newspaper that medical student girlfriend Emily MacDonagh, 23, is his "breath...

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Organised criminals to face tougher laws

CHANGES to existing laws to crack down on organised criminals, including those who fly under false names, have passed the lower house. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon earlier this month introduced a legislative package to ensure commonwealth criminal...

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'Tsunami money spent on unrelated jobs'

ABOUT a quarter of the $US148 billion ($A143.91 billion) budget for reconstruction after the March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster has been spent on unrelated projects, including subsidies for a contact lens factory and research whaling, a Japanese...

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Two dead as Typhoon Son-Tinh hits Vietnam

TWO people have been killed and thousands of homes damaged as Vietnam's coast was lashed by Typhoon Son-Tinh, authorities say, after the storm caused deadly landslides and floods in the Philippines. Strong winds destroyed large tracts of crops,...

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Greek journalist in court over bank data

A GREEK investigative journalist has appeared in court after publishing names from an alleged list of Swiss bank accounts that the Athens government has been accused of trying to cover up. Costas Vaxevanis, a veteran television journalist who...

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Pearson, Bertelsmann confirm tie-up

PEARSON Plc will merge its Penguin Books division with Random House, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann, in an all-share deal that will create the world's largest publisher of consumer books. The planned joint venture brings together...

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Aust, US defence treaty bill passes Senate

AUSTRALIA and the United States will be able to trade arms and defence technology more freely under legislation passed by the Senate. The Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011 implements a treaty Australia signed with the US in 2007 to co-operate on...

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Three marines killed in Philippine clash

THREE Philippine marines have been killed and 10 wounded in a clash with al-Qaeda-linked militants who are holding several foreign hostages. The troops from the Marine Battalion Landing Team 6 were deployed to a remote village on the southern...

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22,000 displaced by Burma unrest: UN

MORE than 22,000 people from mainly Muslim communities have been displaced in western Burma after a fresh wave of violence and arson that has left dozens dead. Whole neighbourhoods were razed in unrest in Rakhine state during the past week, the...

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Indian PM revamps cabinet for 2014 poll

INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government had had a major reshuffle in what analysts said was an attempt at an image makeover ahead of general elections scheduled for 2014. Salman Khursheed, 59, a lawyer and career politician who has held...

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Troika seeks 150 new Greek reforms

INTERNATIONAL auditors will demand Greece carry out a further 150 reforms to its recession-battered economy and suggest holders of Greek debt take a further hit, German newsweekly Spiegel has reported. Citing an interim version of the findings...

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