Two die on Vic roads in two hours

TWO women have been killed within two hours in separate Victorian crashes. The first died after a head-on collision at Brucknell in Victoria's southwest. Police say the woman's car collided with a van about 45km from Warrnambool, at about 3pm...

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Roadside bombs kill five in Afghanistan

PROVINCIAL officials say two separate roadside bomb attacks have killed five Afghan civilians in the eastern and southern parts of the country. Shafiqullah Nang, who is spokesman for the eastern province of Ghazni, said three civilians died...

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Two ships crash off Japan

Two cargo ships have collided off Tokyo leaving five crew members injured, and another missing. Source: AAP TWO cargo ships have collided off Tokyo leaving five Japanese crew members critically injured, and another missing. The five sailors...

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Asylum seekers 'abandoned' at sea

The Abbott government has been criticised for its tight-lipped stance on an asylum-seeker tragedy. SURVIVORS from an asylum-seeker boat that sank off Indonesia claim their desperate pleas to Australian authorities for help were ignored...

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Asylum seekers drown on way to Australia

AT least 15 asylum seekers are believed to have drowned after their boat sank off the coast of Indonesia as it made its way to Australia. An official with the Indonesian search and rescue agency, BASARNAS, has confirmed that more than 20 survivors...

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Coles recalls nappies across Australia

COLES supermarkets has recalled its self-branded dry fit nappies due to potential safety risks. In a statement issued on Friday, Coles advised customers not to use Coles Dry Fit Nappies and to return the product to the nearest Coles or Bi-Lo...

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BlackBerry posts loss, steep revenue drop

BLACKBERRY says it is committed to completing a series of major changes quickly after posting a nearly billion-dollar loss and a 45 per cent drop in revenue for the second quarter. The troubled smartphone company reported a loss of $US965 million...

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Would-be abductor stops traffic

A WOULD-BE abductor stopped traffic in an attempt to drag a teenager to his car in Melbourne's west on Thursday night. A 19-year-old woman had been waiting for a bus in Sunshine at 7.30pm when a male driver pulled up on the street and dragged...

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Bushfire conditions ease in NSW

NSW firefighters are on the front foot against bushfires on the state's mid-north coast, with local residents granted a reprieve by the easing winds. Forty properties in the Taree and Great Lakes areas had been threatened when soaring temperatures...

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John Garnaut wins Lowy Media Award

FORMER Fairfax China correspondent John Garnaut has won the inaugural Lowy Institute Media Award. The judging panel, which included former foreign minister Alexander Downer and journalist Jana Wendt, chose Garnaut for his deep reporting, great...

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Perth Zoo elephant Tricia backs Dockers

Tricia the Asian elephant at Perth Zoo has tipped the Fremantle Dockers to win the AFL grand final. Source: AAP MANY Fremantle Dockers fans have come out of the woodwork recently - including Tricia the Asian elephant. Perth Zoo's longest...

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Tas parliament to debate euthanasia bill

Premier Lara Giddings has introduced a voluntary euthanasia bill to the Tasmanian parliament. Source: AAP PREMIER Lara Giddings has introduced a voluntary euthanasia bill to her state's parliament that would allow terminally ill Tasmanians...

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Council worker asked to cover up asbestos

A FORMER northwestern NSW council worker claims he was asked to cover up dumped asbestos with green waste and garbage. Mark Sankey said he worked at landfill sites for Gwydir Shire Council from 2008 until March this year. On numerous occasions...

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Victim named in WA desert rally crash

A MAN killed in a long-distance off-road rally in Western Australia's north west has been named as Ivan Erceg. The moto competitor had an accident at stage one of the Australasian Safari, about 50km east of Minilya near Carnarvon, on Wednesday...

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Bond is back in new novel

BOND is back, exactly as we remember him but also subtly different. For one thing, he looks a bit like Daniel Day-Lewis. William Boyd, who has written a new official James Bond novel authorised by Ian Fleming's family, says Day-Lewis would be...

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Teen molested by police: report

A TEENAGER was allegedly forced to strip and molested by police when she refused to pay a bribe to lodge a rape complaint in northern India, officials say. "The girl complained that the station house officer took her into a room and asked her...

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Govt to temporarily continue NBN rollout

The federal government has set new targets and ground rules for NBN Co. Source: AAP MORE than 600,000 homes, businesses and schools across the country still have a chance of being connected to fibre-to-the-premises broadband despite the coalition's...

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Assets seized in Mafia-linked case

ITALIAN authorities have seized assets worth more than 700 million euros ($A1.01 billion) belonging to a Sicilian businessman known as the "king of supermarkets," who has been convicted for his links to a fugitive senior mafia boss. A court...

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Shorten kicks off Labor leadership debate

Voters support Anthony Albanese (pic) over Bill Shorten as Labor leader, a new poll shows. Source: AAP BILL Shorten has kicked off the Labor leadership debate, saying the big question is how Labor will remain relevant to the lives of Australians...

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Improve urban life: Bloomberg

New York's mayor is offering cities in Europe millions for plans to improve urban life. Source: AAP NEW York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is offering European cities millions to come up with plans to improve urban life, tapping his personal fortune...

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Tributes flow for couple killed in Kenya

A YOUNG Australian architect who gave his expertise and time helping the disadvantaged people of Eastern Africa has been killed along with his pregnant partner during a militant massacre at a Kenyan shopping centre. Tasmanian-born Ross Langdon...

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Kidman supports 'China Hollywood' bid

NICOLE Kidman attended a star-studded event that has seen China's richest man announce plans to spend 50 billion yuan ($A8.79 billion) to build the country's version of Hollywood in the northeastern city of Qingdao. Wang Jianlin's red carpet...

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Former KAP candidate facing army sacking

AN Iraq War veteran and former Senate candidate is fighting attempts by the Australian Defence Force to sack him. Bernard Gaynor is facing a "notice to show cause for termination" from Chief of the Defence Force David Hurley. Mr Gaynor has...

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Delhi gang-rape convicts set to appeal

FOUR men sentenced to death in the Delhi gang-rape case are likely to appeal, their lawyers say. A special trial court handed down the sentences on September 13 after finding them guilty in the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old student in December....

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Voters cast ballots on fate of Swiss Army

FOR the third time in almost a quarter-century, neutral Switzerland is voting on a proposal to abolish mandatory service in its army. Voters were heading to the polls on Sunday on a referendum by pacifists and left-wing parties that would do...

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Vic woman survives Kenyan mall massacre

No Australians are believed to have been injured in the deadly mall shooting in Kenya. Source: AAP A MELBOURNE woman has reportedly survived the Nairobi mall terrorist attack by huddling in a phone store for six hours. At least 59 people...

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More than 60 killed at Pakistan church

Two suicide bombers have killed at least 53 people attending a church service in Pakistan. Source: AAP A DOUBLE suicide bombing has killed more than 60 people at a church service in northwest Pakistan, officials said, believed to be the deadliest...

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Dutch royal Beatrix breaks cheekbone

PRINCESS Beatrix, the former Dutch queen, has undergone surgery after falling and breaking a cheekbone. Beatrix, 75, was operated on Sunday morning after the fall and will remain hospitalised for a few days. After 33 years on the throne, Beatrix...

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