Vatican readies to elect new Pope

The Vatican says Catholic cardinals will meet next Tuesday for a conclave to elect the next pope. Source: AAP THE Vatican has installed a special chimney on the Sistine Chapel from which white smoke will signal the election of a new Pope as...

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Shots fired at Vic bikies' home

Five men with links to bikie gangs have been arrested in Melbourne over an alleged kidnapping plot. Source: AAP UP to six shots have been fired at the Melbourne home of a bikie gang member accused of being part of a million-dollar stolen property...

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Three men drown at Victorian beaches

TWO fathers have drowned trying to rescue their sons, while a third man has also died while snorkelling with friends at separate unpatrolled beaches across Victoria. Paramedics were first called to a beach at Lorne, on the Great Ocean Road, about...

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Convincing win for WA Lib/Nats emerging

POLITICAL commentators from the ABC have called the West Australian election in favour of the Liberal/National coalition, just over an hour after counting began. Mr Smith said Labor had potentially lost 10 to 12 seats. Collie-Preston is one of...

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Bin Laden's son-in-law to face US court

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith will face charges that he conspired to kill Americans in his in al-Qaeda. Source: AAP OSAMA bin Laden's son-in-law was due to appear in a New York court on Friday to face charges that he conspired to kill Americans in his...

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SAfrican dragging death cops back in court

NINE South African policemen appeared in court accused of dragging a Mozambican immigrant behind their police van and then brutally beating him to death. They are charged with killing Mido Macia, a 27-year-old Mozambican taxi driver who died in...

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Hundreds march against 'police brutality'

Demonstrators are set to protest against alleged police brutality at the Mardi Gras in Sydney. Source: AAP HUNDREDS of people have marched through central Sydney demanding an end to police brutality and an independent investigation into allegations...

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Syria rebels won't budge over hostages

The UN says it is still trying to negotiate the release of 21 peacekeepers abducted in Syria. Source: AAP UN efforts to secure the release of 21 peacekeepers abducted in the Golan dragged on into a third day as Manila said rebels holding the...

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Randy pandas get privacy at Tokyo zoo

Officials at Ueno Zoo are keeping visitors away in the hope a pair of pandas will mate. Source: AAP A PAIR of pandas in the mood for mating are being given a bit of space with Japanese zookeepers hoping they would get it on if the public...

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Gay colonel condemns ADF abuse 'neglect'

THE Australian Defence Force is focused on covering up internal abuse cases rather than helping victims, a whistleblower says. Senior army psychologist Lieutenant Colonel Paul Morgan has condemned what he says is the neglect of abuse victims....

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Morocco eyes law on rape and child brides

DEFENDERS of women's rights in Morocco are inching closer to a long-awaited goal as the kingdom's parliament works to amend a law that allows a rapist to escape prison by marrying his victim. Morocco was shocked in March 2012 by the suicide of...

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Syrian troops clash near Golan Heights

The Philippines has urged for the release of 21 UN peacekeepers detained by rebels at Golan Heights. Source: AAP CLASHES between Syrian troops and rebel fighters flared near an area where armed fighters linked to the opposition abducted 21...

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Baillieu a man of integrity: Abbott

Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu is a man of integrity, opposition leader Tony Abbott says. Source: AAP FEDERAL Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has congratulated Denis Napthine for being elected Victorian premier and praised outgoing leader...

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Syrian refugee figure hits one million: UN

THE number of Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged country and are seeking assistance has topped the one million mark, the UN refugee agency says. The announcement on Wednesday came as troops and rebels fought street battles in Syria's strategic...

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Illegal ivory trade triples, UN says

THE illegal trade in ivory has tripled over the past 15 years, trafficked primarily by "Asian-run, African-based" criminal networks, a UN agency says. The UN Environmental Program used the amount of ivory seized to determine that the illicit trade...

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Govt raises the bar for teaching in NSW

TEACHERS won't get pay rises if they don't meet standards and it will be easier for those who underperform to get the boot under sweeping reforms to boost the quality of teaching in NSW. Teaching students will also sit mandatory literacy and numeracy...

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Indonesia president visits Germany

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is winding up an official visit to Germany. Source: AAP INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is visiting Germany for talks aimed at strengthening business ties between the two countries....

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Home builders need another rate cut: HIA

Improved economic data suggests the Reserve Bank of Australia may not need to cut the cash rate. Source: AAP THE housing industry believes the central bank has missed an opportunity to provide a boost to the struggling residential building...

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Cigarettes worth $200,000 seized in Vic

Police have seized illegally imported cigarettes from a truck in Victoria's northeast. Source: AAP MORE than 1000 cartons of cigarettes worth $200,000 have been seized from a truck in Victoria's northeast. The cigarettes, believed to...

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Premier set to add to PM's problems

UNBACKABLE: Premier Colin Barnett, a firm favourite to win the state election, will give the federal Labor leadership another headache. Source: The Sunday Times AS if the polls, the carbon tax, the mining tax, the lack of a budget surplus and...

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US, Saudi united on Syria, Iran

THE United States and Saudi Arabia have warned Syrian President Bashar Assad they will boost support to rebels fighting to oust him unless he steps down. The two are also putting Iran's leadership on notice that time is running out for a diplomatic...

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Malik Obama campaigns for change in Kenya

MALIK Obama, who is running for office in western Kenya, on Monday said his half-brother, US President Barack Obama, had promised to visit if elections were free and fair. The 54-year-old accountant said the theme for his campaign in the race...

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Hostage families urge France to negotiate

THE families of four hostages being held by al-Qaeda's north African branch have urged the French government to seek negotiations with the militant group in the hope of securing their relatives' release. The call was issued on Monday against...

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Dad dies sheltering girl in Japan blizzard

Eight people have been killed on Hokkaido island after heavy snow fell in northern Japan. Source: AAP A FATHER has frozen to death while sheltering his nine-year-old daughter during severe blizzards which swept northern Japan at the weekend....

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UN urges end to illegal wildlife trade

Thailand has been forced onto the defensive over the rampant smuggling of ivory. Source: AAP THE world must clamp down hard on the illegal global wildlife trade, the head of the United Nations environment agency has warned, calling it a multibillion-dollar...

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Attacks in Iraq kill four

THREE separate attacks in Shi'ite-dominated areas on Sunday in central Iraq have killed at least four people and injured 14, officials said. The deadliest was in the Husseiniya area northeast of Baghdad, where three roadside bombs went off simultaneously,...

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Karzai condemns NATO killing of boys

Two children, have been accidentally killed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, authorities say. Source: AAP AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has condemned a NATO helicopter strike in which two brothers, both under seven years old, were shot...

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Gabriel wants to talk with animals online

Musician Peter Gabriel believes an interspecies internet could help animals communicate with humans. Source: AAP PETER Gabriel has joined one of the internet's founding fathers in launching an "interspecies internet" for animals to communicate...

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