Aust troops 'kill two Afghan children'

AUSTRALIAN soldiers in southern Afghanistan shot dead two children tending cattle, local officials said on Saturday as the international coalition launched an inquiry into the incident. Civilian casualties caused by NATO-led troops have been one...

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Man charged with murdering factory worker

A MAN has been charged with murdering a factory worker in Sydney's west after handing himself into police. The body of Lane Hargreaves, 63, was found in the yard of the factory where he worked on Links Road, Dunheved, on February 21. A 37-year-old...

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Thousands brave rain for Sydney Mardi Gras

FIREWORKS, glittering transvestites and a sprinkling of popstars lit up Sydney's Mardi Gras but the loudest cheers were saved for the festival's founding cast. Ten thousand performers took part in the gay community's night of nights, with celebrations...

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Flooding prompts Lockyer Valley alert

AN emergency alert has been issued for the Lockyer Valley region, west of Brisbane, with residents told to evacuate if needed. The Lockyer Valley regional council issued the alert on Saturday night. The council has advised that flooding is expected...

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Prof welcomes overturned murder conviction

A 30-YEAR-OLD murder conviction has been overturned by Western Australia's Court of Appeal on the back of Nobel Prize-winning ulcer research by Perth-based scientist Barry Marshall. Chris von Deutschburg was a teenager in 1983 when convicted of...

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US sailors jailed for Okinawa rape

TWO US sailors who raped a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October were jailed on Friday for a crime that reignited long-smouldering anger against the American military in Japan. The Naha District Court in Okinawa said Seaman Christopher Browning,...

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Cardinals prepare to elect new pope

Faithful watch a giant screen showing Pope Benedict XVI in St Peter's Square on the day of his last public appearance as pontiff. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) Source: AP CATHOLIC cardinals from around the world have begun preparing for a conclave...

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Obama's half brother for governor

A POLITICIAN named Obama who is running for governor in Kenya can boast of one biggest claims to fame on the campaign trail: blood relations with the president of the United States. Malik Obama - a half brother of Barack Obama - is running for...

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Spain's Bankia posts $A24.57bn loss

Bailed-out Spanish banking giant Bankia suffered a loss of $A24.57 billion in 2012. Source: AAP BAILED-OUT Spanish banking giant Bankia suffered a loss of 19 billion euros ($A24.57 billion) in 2012, it said in an earnings statement. Bankia,...

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Spain's recession deepens

SPAIN'S economy sank deeper into recession in the fourth quarter of last year as high unemployment and biting austerity measures prompted households to slash spending, official data showed Thursday. The eurozone's fourth largest economy shrank...

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Pope vows 'obedience' to successor

Pope Benedict will spend his last day as pontiff, following an emotional public farewell. Source: AAP POPE Benedict XVI on Thursday vowed "unconditional obedience" to his successor on his historic final day as leader of the world's 1.2 billion...

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Deadly clashes in Bangladesh

A BANGLADESH war crimes court sentenced a top Islamist opposition figure to death on Thursday, a verdict that unleashed a new wave of deadly clashes between police and protesters. Four people were shot dead in the violence that erupted after a...

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Ex-Qld premier recovering from brain op

FORMER Queensland Premier Wayne Goss is recovering well from his third brain operation, a spokesman for his family says. Mr Goss underwent neurosurgery in 1997 and again in 2002 to remove a low-grade malignant brain tumour. On Wednesday, the...

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Cyclone Rusty already battering WA coast

Red alerts have been issued in WA as tropical cyclone Rusty intensifies to a category four. Source: AAP EMERGENCY services expect significant flooding as Tropical Cyclone Rusty makes its way inland from Western Australia's Pilbara coast....

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Pope bids farewell to huge crowds

POPE Benedict XVI basked in an emotional send off at his final general audience in St. Peter's Square, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also times of great difficulty. He also thanked his flock for respecting his decision...

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Taliban kill 16 at Afghan checkpoint

Six people have been wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a Afghan military bus in Kabul. Source: AAP THE Taliban killed at least 16 people at an Afghan police checkpoint and bombed an army bus in Kabul, highlighting a growing trend of strikes...

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Offers exchanged at Iran nuclear talks

WORLD powers will present Iran with an updated and "good" offer at talks this week on its nuclear program, an EU official says, although hopes for a breakthrough are slim. Talks aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear drive start in Kazakhstan on...

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HK court hears maid residency case

HONG Kong's top court has begun a hearing to decide whether the hundreds of thousands of domestic workers who make a living in the Asian financial hub are eligible to seek residency. The case, brought by Filipina maid Evangeline Banao Vallejos,...

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Kindy-aged boy killed in crash

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy died after the car he was in veered off the road and crashed southeast of Brisbane, police say. The car left Mount Cotton Road and plunged down an embankment about 4.15pm (AEST) on Tuesday. The boy died at the scene but...

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Greens fear for environment under Abbott

A FEDERAL government led by Tony Abbott would allow premiers like Campbell Newman free reign to trample on environmental protection laws, the Greens are warning. Senator Larissa Waters on Tuesday said Mr Newman was planning to reopen native forest...

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Body in water at Melbourne's Docklands

POLICE have recovered the body of a young man from the water in Melbourne's Docklands district. Police said a report was received at about 5pm (AEDT) on Monday that a man had jumped into the water near Harbour Esplanade but had failed to surface....

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4bn mobile subscribers tipped by 2018

THE $US1.0 trillion ($A974.99 billion) global mobile industry has predicted a boom in subscribers to four billion people by 2018 as the world's largest mobile fair opened in Barcelona. Already 3.2 billion people pay for mobile services, nearly...

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DeGeneres plans to film outside in Oz

US TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres says she plans to tape a lot of segments outside during her upcoming trip to Australia. DeGeneres is bringing her top-rating show here next month, and will shoot scenes in Sydney and Melbourne, to air in...

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Hackers air Sri Lanka 'war crimes' video

HACKERS have attacked Sri Lanka's media ministry by placing a documentary about alleged war crimes during the island's ethnic conflict on its website, says an official. The hackers identifying themselves as "H4x0r HuSsY" uploaded a link to an...

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Syria missile strikes in Aleppo kill 58

THREE surface-to-surface missiles fired by Syrian regime forces in the northern city of Aleppo have left 58 people dead, among them 36 children, a watchdog said on Sunday, updating an earlier toll. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights revised...

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'Sex stimulant' found in Pistorius home

A SUBSTANCE found in star athlete Oscar Pistorius' home during a search by police investigating the killing of his girlfriend is a herbal sexual stimulant, a South African newspaper reported. The prosecution said during Pistorius' bail hearing...

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Darfur tribal fighting hampers aid: UN

THE UN expressed deep concern over the latest deadly tribal violence in Sudan's Darfur region, which has hampered assistance for tens of thousands of people forced to flee earlier fighting. Residents in El Sireaf town said an Arab militia firing...

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Pistorius brother charged over fatal crash

THE older brother of South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius, himself accused of murdering his girlfriend, has been charged with culpable homicide over a car accident in 2010, local media report. Carl Pistorius, 28, allegedly killed a female...

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