ACT storms spoil fireworks display

FIERCE thunderstorms across Canberra have prompted almost 300 calls for help and forced the cancellation of the city's Australia Day fireworks. The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) said the storms, which lashed the city from around 6.30pm...

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Mali Islamists say ready for hostage talks

AN al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali says it is ready to negotiate the release of a French hostage, as a French-led offensive to rout Islamists from the north gathered steam. "The MUJAO is ready to negotiate the release of Gilberto," said...

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China's New Year migration begins

THE world's largest annual migration has began in China with tens of thousands in the capital boarding trains to journey home for next month's Lunar New Year celebrations. Passengers will log 220 million train rides during the 40-day travel...

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14 killed after Egypt soccer verdict

FOURTEEN people have been killed in riots outside the main prison in Port Said following a controversial verdict related to one of the world's deadliest incidents of soccer violence. Two police were shot dead outside the prison when angry relatives...

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Fire rips through Hobart's Queens Domain

A LARGE fire is spreading from hilly bushland just northeast of Hobart's CBD. The fire was moving uphill from the northeast side of the Queens Domain, fanned by strong winds, Tasmania Police said at 10.30pm (AEDT) on Thursday. Motorists are...

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Nokia reports return to profit

NOKIA Corp has reported a fourth-quarter net profit of $US270 million after a net loss of more than $US1 billion a year earlier, but revenue in the period fell 20 per cent. The ailing Finnish company gave a poor outlook saying it expected operating...

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Man shot twice in leg in Sydney's west

A MAN has been taken to hospital after being shot twice in the leg in Sydney's west. Emergency services personnel were called to Lavinia Street in South Granville at around 9.30pm (AEDT) on Thursday, following reports that a man had been shot....

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Asian markets mixed, weak yen lifts Tokyo

ASIAN markets have closed mixed despite a positive lead from Wall Street and news that Chinese manufacturing activity hit a two-year high in January. The yen retreated after a two-day rally as Japan logged a record trade deficit for 2012, with...

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Netanyahu scrambles to keep his job

Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing Likud-Beitenu list has won the Israeli election by a narrow majority. Source: AAP A BADLY weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scrambling to keep his job after Israeli elections resulted in an unexpected...

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India panel calls for protection for women

AN Indian panel has presented a report to the government recommending changes in the law and criminal procedures to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month. The three-member panel was set up by the government following...

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More poor health than good in UK: survey

THE findings of a new medical study in Britain could go some way toward explaining the colloquial whingeing Pom. A survey conducted by Spire Bristol Hospital found the average British person spends just a sixth of the year feeling 100 per cent...

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Tokyo extends losses as Asia markets fall

MOST Asian markets have closed lower, in spite of a Wall Street rally. Tokyo's Nikkei fell 2.08 per cent, or 222.94 points to 10,486.99 on Wednesday and Seoul closed 0.81 per cent lower, losing 16.11 points to 1,980.41, but Sydney rose 0.18 per...

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Miners worried about China slowing: report

THE mining industry is worried a potential slowdown in China and is making less effort to attract the most qualified workers, a report shows. The global survey of 374 mining companies comes only days after official Chinese data showed the economy...

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Penguin head-cam captures bird's eye view

MINIATURE cameras attached to a penguin's head have given Japanese scientists a bird's eye view of the creature's incredible underwater hunting skills. Using video cameras weighing just 33 grams and equipped with accelerometers, depth gauges...

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Man's body found in Sydney car park

POLICE are appealing for information following the discovery of man's body in the car park of a Sydney shopping centre. Police said the body of a man, aged in his 50s, was found in the inner city car park on Broadway at about 5.20pm (AEDT) on...

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Airlines profit from EU carbon tax freeze

AIRLINES have made up to half a billion euros in windfall profits by passing on a carbon surcharge to travellers despite an EU decision to freeze its controversial carbon tax, environmentalists say. Green group Transport and Environment said...

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South Africa court convicts Nigeria rebel

A SOUTH African court has found Nigerian rebel leader Henry Okah guilty of masterminding two car bombings in the Nigerian capital Abuja in 2010 that killed 12 people. Judge Neels Claassen said on Monday that Okah's decision not to testify left...

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Europe bank optimistic over eurozone debt

THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has expressed optimism that the worst of the eurozone debt crisis is over, but trimmed its 2013 growth forecast for the ex-Soviet bloc. The EBRD cut the growth forecast for the countries...

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Asian markets mixed ahead of Japan meeting

ASIAN markets have closed mixed, with Tokyo's Nikkei hit by a stronger yen and profit-taking, while dealers await the outcome of a policy meeting at the Bank of Japan. Wall Street provided a strong lead, with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting more...

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Snow causes delays at European airports

SCORES of fights have been cancelled as snow and ice blanket much of Europe. London's Heathrow airport says it has cancelled about 130 flights on Monday, 10 per cent of the daily total, compared to 20 per cent on Sunday. Hundreds of schools are...

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Dotcom re-enacts raid for launch party

A HELICOPTER fly-by, men dressed as armed New Zealand police officers, and dancers and singers have all heralded the launch of Kim Dotcom's new "legal" website, Mega. The new cloud storage website went live at 6.48am on Sunday, about the same...

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Vic residents return to bushfire-hit homes

Victorian residents have returned to their bushfire-ravaged homes as fire crews backburn. Source: AAP RESIDENTS have returned to their bushfire-damaged homes in Victoria's east, as authorities battle to bring a massive blaze under control before...

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Missing sought after deadly end to Algeria

GOVERNMENTS are scrambling to track down missing nationals after the bloody end to a gas plant siege in the Sahara that saw Islamists kill at least 23 foreigners and Algerians, with Algiers fearing the toll may rise. "I fear that it may be revised...

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French yachtsman rescued in Southern ocean

THE Antarctic cruise ship The Orion has rescued solo round-the-world yachtsman Alain Delord who has been stranded on a life raft in remote waters southwest of Tasmania since Friday. A spokeswoman for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority...

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