Injuries as bus slams into restaurant

A bus has crashed into a popular Indian restaurant in Brisbane's West End, injuring ten people. A BRISBANE City Council bus has plowed into three cars and a popular Indian restaurant in Brisbane's West End, leaving nine people injured...

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Pakistan bus crash kills 17, police say

PAKISTANI officials say a bus carrying a wedding party has veered off a narrow road and plunged into a canal in the country's northwest, killing at least 17. Police officer Asif Sharif said on Saturday 11 people were still missing since Friday's...

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One dead after WA wheatbelt town fight

ONE man is dead and another has been charged with murder after a fight in Western Australia's central wheatbelt. Police say two men had started fighting in a home in Koorda, a township about 240km northeast of Perth. A 46-year-old man, identified...

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20 killed as bomb blasts hit India

At least 20 people have been killed after bombs exploded in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Source: AAP INDIAN police have revealed they had been warned of a possible attack by Islamist militants in a bustling shopping area of Hyderabad...

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Spate of Syrian blasts kill at least 83

A SPATE of car bombings in Syria's capital has killed at least 83 people, including more than 60 in an attack near the headquarters of the ruling Baath party, activists say. The most lethal attack, in central Damascus, was by a suicide bomber...

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Potential cylcone for far north Queensland

A CYCLONE could form off north Queensland as early as next week as a monsoonal trough hits the region, the weather bureau says. Senior forecaster Pradeep Singh says low pressure systems are developing in the Indian Ocean and are expected to...

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Hong Kong stocks open 1.41% lower

HONG Kong shares have tumbled 1.72 per cent on concerns the US Federal Reserve will wind up its huge monetary easing program sooner than expected. The benchmark Hang Seng Index shed 400.74 points to 22,906.67 on turnover of HK$81.14 billion ($A10.27...

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No Walsh St police killings retrial

CONSTABLE Damian Eyre's father will never give up hope his son's killer will be brought to justice. Police concede there isn't enough new evidence to retry the men acquitted of the 1988 Walsh Street killings of Const Eyre and Constable Steven...

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French hostages seized in Cameroon found

THE seven members of a French family seized in northern Cameroon earlier in the week have been found in northern Nigeria, a Cameroonian military source says. "The hostages are safe and sound and are in the hands of Nigerian authorities," the source...

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Trawler salvage like MacGyver, union says

A bid to refloat a 50-foot trawler stranded off a beach in Sydney's south has failed. Source: AAP A DELICATE salvage operation off Cronulla became more like the TV show MacGyver when the incident controller stripped down and swam out to a stricken...

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The Bundy spirit to help flood victims

BUNDABERG is known for its spirit. Now that spirit is giving back to the flood-hit city. Bundaberg Distilling Company is launching a special edition of its Bundy Rum to help rebuilding efforts after the city was ravaged by its worst floods ever...

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Scientists pursue suicide blood test

AUSTRALIAN scientists are helping to develop a blood test that could determine if people are suicidal. Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) hope their research will also help with the development of a new generation of anti-depressants....

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Abbott insisted on Nestor reference

TONY Abbott insisted on providing a character reference for a Catholic priest later struck off the clergy list by the Vatican following a child abuse case, the former priest says. John Gerard Nestor, who attended Sydney's St Patrick's Seminary...

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Bushfire threatens two Vic towns

A LARGE, fast moving and out of control bushfire is now 30 kilometres north of Dunkeld in Victoria's southwest and an emergency warning remains in place for residents as hot, dry conditions continue to fuel blazes across the state. The blaze,...

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Two die, 18 injured in Thailand blasts

A SERIES of blasts in a town in Thailand's restive south has killed two people and wounded up to 18, authorities say. The latest incidents, which began with two fire bombings of shops in Pattani on Saturday night, came just days after a major...

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