Divers scour Russian lake for meteor bits

A meteor crashing to earth in Russia's Ural mountains has injured almost 1000 people, officials say. Source: AAP DIVERS are searching the bottom of a Russian lake for fragments of a meteorite that plunged to Earth in a blinding fireball whose...

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SA bushfire tragedy commemorated

ON the 30th anniversary of Ash Wednesday, more than 100 people have paid tribute to the volunteer fire fighters who have died serving South Australian communities since 1976. Country Fire Service regional commander Chris Martin said Saturday's...

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Iran says it's not seeking nuclear weapons

IRAN'S Supreme Leader says Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons, but that no power could stop Tehran's access to an atomic bomb if it intended to build it. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all state matters in Iran, told a group...

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Gaynor on attack as party says he can stay

BOB Katter's Australian Party will not expel a Senate candidate who tweeted that he didn't want homosexuals teaching his children. The decision prompted an extraordinary attack from Bernard Gaynor, not only on those who decided not to throw him...

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Extraordinary attack by KAP candidate

BOB Katter's Australian Party (KAP) has decided not to expel a Senate candidate who tweeted that he didn't want homosexuals teaching his children. However, soon after the decision late on Friday, Bernard Gaynor launched an extraordinary attack...

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Airbus decides against lithium batteries

Airbus has announced it wont use lithium batteries in the A350 long-range liner under development. Source: AAP AIRBUS will not use lithium batteries in the A350 long-range liner under development, a company source says. "The first planes...

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Troops deployed in India after poll deaths

INDIA has deployed hundreds of troops and imposed a curfew as the death toll from electoral violence in the northeastern state of Assam reached 20. Most of the deaths have been the result of firing by police, who have been trying to halt attacks...

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Hilton bombing victims remembered

Dozens of people gathered in Sydney's CBD to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Hilton Bombing. Source: AAP COUNCIL workers and police officers have laid wreaths and flowers outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney as they remembered three men...

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Two firefighters killed at Vic fire: union

TWO firefighters have died after a tree fell on their vehicle as they battled a large bushfire burning in Victoria's alpine region, a union says. The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) firefighters were working on the 27,000-hectare...

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Whitehaven keen to produce soon at Maules

WHITEHAVEN Coal plans to bring its controversial Maules Creek mine into production as soon as possible after being granted conditional approval by the federal government. The mine is expected to produce 10.8 million tonnes of a coal a year (Mtpa)...

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Suicide bomber kills four in Somalia

AT least four people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in his car in an attack aimed at a senior police officer in Somalia's central Galkayo region, police say. "There are at least five people dead, including the bomber," said...

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European stocks mixed at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets opened mixed on Monday, with London virtually flat, Frankfurt sliding and Paris posting gains. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies dipped 0.04 per cent to 6,261.31 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.32 per cent to...

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Iranians march to mark revolution

HUNDREDS of thousands of people have marched in Tehran and other cities chanting "Death to America" as Iran marked the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that ousted the US-backed shah. In the capital on Sunday, crowds waving Iranian...

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Indian Kashmiris chafe under curfew

RESIDENTS of India's Kashmir valley are upset over a curfew imposed following the hanging of a local separatist which has sparked a fresh debate on capital punishment. Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri Muslim convicted of helping plot the 2001 attack...

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Curry plays cricket like John Howard

AUSSIE actor Stephen Curry says when it comes to cricket, he's like former prime minister John Howard. At the cricket-themed premiere of the Save Your Legs! in Sydney on Sunday night, Curry said he would have a bit of a game on the green carpet...

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