Body found as Tibet mine disaster kills 83

Eighty-three workers have been buried after a large-scale landslide hit a mining area in Tibet. Source: AAP RESCUE teams have found the first body almost 36 hours after a giant landslide in Tibet buried 83 mine workers. Xinhua news agency...

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US hands over troubled area to Afghans

US special operations forces have handed over their base in eastern Afghanistan. Source: AAP US special operations forces handed over their base in a strategic region of eastern Afghanistan to local Afghan commandos on Saturday, a senior...

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Two A380s to fly over Sydney Harbour

TWO Airbus A380s will fly in formation over Sydney Harbour on Sunday to mark the start of a partnership between airline carriers Qantas and Emirates. A Qantas A380 and Emirates A380 will start flying north of Longreef, turn around into Sydney...

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Teen to face court over fatal Easter crash

A girl will face court after a fatal crash north of Adelaide which killed a 17-year-old boy. Source: AAP A 17-YEAR-OLD South Australian girl will face court over causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed another teenager....

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North Korea puts rockets on standby

North Korea's leader has ordered preparations for strategic rocket strikes on the US mainland. Source: AAP NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Friday ordered missile units to prepare to strike US mainland and military bases, vowing to "settle...

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Suicide bomber kills 12 in Pakistan

A suicide bomber has targeted a senior Pakistani police commander in Peshawar, killing six people. Source: AAP A SUICIDE bomber on Friday targeted a senior Pakistani police commander, killing 12 people, including two women, near the US consulate...

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Bosnian Serb gets 45yrs for war crimes

VESELIN Vlahovic, a former Bosnian Serb paramilitary dubbed the "Monster of Grbavica", was jailed Friday for 45 years for inflicting a reign of terror on Sarajevo civilians during the 1992-95 war. "During systematic repression against the non-Serb...

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Swiss sommelier is top world wine waiter

THE world's best wine waiter was crowned in Japan on Friday, at the culmination of a three-day competition attracting entrants from around the globe. Paolo Basso, from Switzerland, was hoisted into the air as judges in Tokyo awarded him first...

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Fire threat on Kangaroo Island lessens

THE threat from a bushfire burning on South Australia's Kangaroo Island has subsided. The fire was burning towards the town of Penneshaw on Thursday afternoon and came close to a winery, but caused no damage to property. While the 200 hectare...

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SAfrica court clears Pistorius for travel

Oscar Pistorius' older brother pleaded not guilty to the culpable homicide of a female motorcyclist. Source: AAP A SOUTH African court has cleared Oscar Pistorius for international travel after the Paralympian sprint star, charged with murdering...

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Cypriots calm as banks re-open

PATIENT Cypriots formed orderly queues and waited in the sun for their banks to reopen after nearly two cash-starved weeks, but many expressed anger at the island's European partners. Despite fears of a bank run that led the island to impose harsh...

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Pope puts personal touch on Easter service

Pope Francis will ass his personal touch on Easter celebrations by washing the feet of prisoners. Source: AAP POPE Francis will stamp his personal touch on Easter celebrations starting by washing the feet of young prisoners, as he stresses...

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Man dies trying to steal Paris rail cable

A MAN whose charred body was found hanging from a railway cable above tracks in Paris was after trying to steal the electric cable, police say. The discovery of the corpse, found dangling in the 18th district of Paris on Wednesday, had initially...

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Japanese mum jailed for starving children

A 25-YEAR-OLD mother whose two young children starved to death surrounded by rubbish after she locked them in her apartment has been sentenced to 30 years in jail in Japan. Single mother Sanae Nakamura regularly left her daughter, three, and...

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Sommeliers compete in Japan for best title

WINE connoisseurs of the world have gathered in Tokyo for a competition to find the planet's best sommelier. Entrants from 54 countries began three days of events designed to test their skills as they marry wines to foods and serve demanding...

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French soldier arrested in shooter probe

A SERVING French soldier has been arrested for questioning in connection with a hunt for accomplices of Mohamed Merah, the Islamist gunman who killed seven people in southwestern France last year. The soldier was picked up at his barracks in...

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Rebel chief demands Syrian UN seat

SYRIA'S opposition chief has demanded in a fiery address after taking over his country's seat at an Arab League summit that he be allowed to represent Syria at the United Nations. Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, head of the Syrian National Coalition opposition...

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Italy court orders retrial in Knox case

Italy's highest court of appeals delayed a ruling on whether Amanda Knox will face another trail. Source: AAP ITALY'S highest court of appeal has overturned the acquittal of US student Amanda Knox and ordered a retrial over the murder of her...

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SA grassfire still burning out of control

THE Country Fire Service is still trying to contain a grass fire in the Murraylands, southeast of Adelaide, and is now burning in an area north of Monarto. The fire, which began at Rockleigh, just after midday and has since burnt about 1480...

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Thousands sign to keep rainbow crossing

Thousands of people have signed a petition to keep a rainbow pedestrian crossing on Oxford Street. Source: AAP MORE than 12,000 people want the NSW government to keep a rainbow pedestrian crossing that was painted on Sydney's Oxford Street...

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Avoidable indigenous deaths fall: report

AVOIDABLE deaths among Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders have dropped since 2001, but mortality rates for chronic diseases are still much higher for indigenous Australians. Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on Monday...

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Thailand to talk peace with separatists

AFTER nine years of violence in Thailand's southernmost provinces and 5300 lives lost, the government will on Thursday initiate peace talks with the enemy. But exactly who that enemy is and whether it will be genuinely represented on the other...

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Kerry lands in Kabul on unannounced visit

US Secretary of State John Kerry has landed in Afghanistan for an unannounced visit, with relations badly frayed by Kabul's recent hostility to US-led military efforts in the country. Kerry is likely to face a testing meeting with President...

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Cambodia shuts Australian-run orphanage

CAMBODIAN authorities have shut an orphanage run by an Australian woman amid allegations of children being beaten and human trafficking taking place. Officials and a rights group said on Monday that police raided the unlicensed orphanage, called...

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Leighton shareholder denies interference

LEIGHTON Holdings' major shareholder has denied it had anything to do with the shake-up of the construction giant's board. Leighton chairman Stephen Johns and non-executive directors Wayne Osborn and Ian Macfarlane, a former Reserve Bank of Australia...

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Central Africa rebels 'seize' presidency

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic say they have entered the capital city of Bangui. Source: AAP REBELS in the Central African Republic fighting to topple President Francois Bozize say they have seized the presidential palace in the...

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Syrian rebels seize border area

Syrian rebel fighters say they have seized an air base in the southern province of Daraa. Source: AAP SYRIAN rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's regime have seized a 25-kilometre strip of land from the Jordanian border to the Israeli-occupied...

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New pope opens Holy Week at Vatican

Pope Francis has celebrated Palm Sunday Mass to start Holy Week ceremonies, leading up to Easter. Source: AAP POPE Francis has celebrated Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square attended by thousands of people waving olive branches and palm...

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