Iraq violence rises in November

The level of violence in Iraq has risen with 166 people killed in November. Source: AAP THE number of people killed in attacks in Iraq rose in November compared with October, many of them dying in the last few days of the month, figures compiled...

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Egypt's Islamists rally for Morsi

Vast crowds have rallied in Cairo to protest a draft constitution seen as undermining freedoms. Source: AAP ISLAMISTS have rallied in support of President Mohamed Morsi's new expanded powers and the drafting of a contested charter, in a clear...

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Manila slams China's plans to board ships

THE Philippines has denounced Chinese plans to search ships sailing through what Beijing says is its territory in the South China Sea in the latest irritant between the countries. The Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday...

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Syrian army moves to secure Damascus

Clashes have raged near Damascus airport, as members of the Friends of Syria group meet in Tokyo. Source: AAP THE Syrian army has shelled the outskirts of Damascus in a drive to establish a secure perimeter around the capital, including the...

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Strauss-Kahn settles with US maid: reports

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has reached a settlement with a maid who accused him of sexual assault. Source: AAP DISGRACED former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief and would-be French president Dominique Strauss-Kahn will settle out of court...

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Eurozone unemployment hits record high

THE recession in the economy of the 17 euro countries has pushed unemployment in the region up to a record 11.7 per cent in October. Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, said on Friday that 18.7 million people were out of work across...

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Clive James given special award

IT has been quite a year for indigenous artists and writers. And the latest winner is Kim Scott, the West Australian Aboriginal writer, who on Friday won a combined $50,000 for two NSW Premier's Literary awards for his novel, That Deadman Dance....

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Catholic council set for abuse commission

The Catholic Church will establish a council to work with the royal commission into child sex abuse. Source: AAP A COUNCIL of religious and lay people being set up to work with the royal commission into child sex abuse will help the Catholic...

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Congo rebels begin frontline withdrawal

M23 rebels are pulling out of the Congolese city of Goma, as the UN considers sanctions. Source: AAP REBEL fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say they are moving out of frontline positions, in line with a deal aimed at halting...

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UN court clears Kosovo ex-PM of war crimes

THE UN Yugoslav war crimes court has acquitted Kosovo's ex-prime minister Ramush Haradinaj and two aides in a retrial on charges of murder and torture during the 1990s war of independence from Belgrade. "The chamber finds you not guilty on all...

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Lindsay Lohan arrested on assault charge

ACTRESS Lindsay Lohan is under arrest after police say she hit a woman during an argument at a New York City nightclub. New York City police say Lohan was placed under arrest at 4am (8pm AEDT) on Thursday and charged with third-degree assault....

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Downton Abbey drives demand for butlers

A SPIKE in demand for household butlers has been attributed to popular British period television drama Downton Abbey. Recruitment agencies have seen a sharp rise in requests for domestic staff from rich families trying to live like on-screen...

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Coulson wins legal costs appeal

FORMER News of the World editor Andy Coulson has won his appeal against a High Court ruling that News Group Newspapers (NGN) does not have to pay his legal costs arising from the phone-hacking affair. Coulson, 44, who resigned in February 2007,...

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Asian shares slip on US fiscal cliff fears

ASIAN markets fell on Wednesday, following losses on Wall Street, as traders fret US politicians will not agree a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. Forex dealers also ran for cover after the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said "little progress"...

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Clashes as Egypt sinks into crisis

EGYPT plunged deeper into its worst political crisis since Islamist President Mohamed Morsi took office in June, with massive opposition rallies nationwide signalling a new "revolution" nearly two years after Hosni Mubarak was toppled. Police...

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Gunmen kills Saudi official in Yemen

YEMENI security officials say gunmen have killed a member of a Saudi Arabian military delegation in the capital Sanaa. The Saudi military official was traveling by car to his embassy on Wednesday morning when he was shot by gunmen in another...

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OECD confirms Australia's resilience: Swan

TREASURER Wayne Swan says the Australian economy is set to grow at twice the average pace of the 34 economies that make up the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Mr Swan says the OECD's latest economic outlook released on...

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Police probe fatal German workshop fire

INVESTIGATORS are combing through the charred debris of a workshop for the disabled in Germany, where a fire claimed 14 lives. Police confirmed on Tuesday that those killed by smoke inhalation were 13 disabled adults and one staff member of the...

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Syrian planes bomb olive press factory

Syrian rebels have cut off the regime's supply lines to Aleppo from neighbouring Raqa province. Source: AAP SYRIAN warplanes have bombed an olive press factory in the country's north, killing and wounding dozens of people, including farmers...

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Puppy dealer fined $34,000

A BACKYARD dog dealer has been permanently banned from keeping more than one dog and fined $34,000 after being convicted of 17 animal cruelty charges. Fay Marie Armstrong, who kept dogs at her home in the Perth suburb of Spearwood and a rural...

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Bradley Manning back in court

AN Army private charged in the biggest security breach in US history is trying to avoid trial by claiming he's already been punished by confinement conditions that a United Nations torture investigator called cruel, inhuman and degrading. Pfc....

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Ehud Barak: war hero, political stalwart

ISRAELI Defence Minister Ehud Barak, who has stunned the country by announcing his retirement from politics, is a stalwart of the Jewish state's politics and a former prime minister with a legendary military career. A liberal leader who once headed...

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Asian markets mixed

ASIAN markets were mixed on Monday as investors awaited the outcome of a meeting later in the day aimed at finalising a bailout deal for Greece, amid a simmering budgetary impasse in Washington. Tokyo rose 0.24 percent, or 22.14 points, to 9,388.94,...

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Opposition again slams carbon tax

OPPOSITION senators are railing against the carbon tax and rising electricity prices in debate on legislation that dumps a $15 floor price. The upper house is considering a package of bills tying Australia's carbon pricing mechanism to the European...

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12 dead as Somalia Shebab attack town

AT least 12 people are dead after a battle in which Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked Shebab fighters briefly took control of a small town on the Kenyan border, military officials say. Heavy fighting broke out late on Saturday afternoon in Bulohawo and...

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Officer's arm broken in alleged assault

A MAN is under hospital guard after allegedly assaulting a woman and injuring four police officers during a domestic violence incident at Mosman. About 9.30am (AEDT) on Sunday police were called to a unit in Muston Street after a 31-year-old...

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Scientists create melt-free chocolate

British scientists have developed a new melt-proof recipe for the desirable cocoa treat, ideal to withstand a warm Aussie summer. The heat-tolerant chocolate, developed by Cadbury engineers at a plant near Birmingham, remains solid even when exposed...

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Two Gold Coast homes on fire

TWO homes are on fire on the Gold Coast. The blaze started about 8.30pm on Sunday in a home on Eucalyptus Avenue, Varsity Lakes, and quickly spread to a neighbouring house. Fire crews are on the scene and three people are being treated for...

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