UK island swimmer going strong

AN endurance swimmer has made good progress through the night in her attempt to become the first person in nearly 30 years to swim solo, non-stop, around the Isle of Wight. Anna Wardley is undertaking the challenge as part of her bid to complete...

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UK island swimmer going strong

AN endurance swimmer has made good progress through the night in her attempt to become the first person in nearly 30 years to swim solo, non-stop, around the Isle of Wight. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue. (It's quick, easy...

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Pakistan releases senior Taliban figure

PAKISTAN has released its most senior Afghan Taliban detainee Abdul Ghani Baradar, a senior official told AFP, in a move welcomed by Kabul who hope it will encourage peace talks with the insurgents. Baradar, a one-time military chief often described...

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Body of US pilot found in Chinese lake

DIVERS have found the body of a US stunt pilot whose plane crashed into a lake in northeast China while attempting a tricky manoeuvre in the rain, the head of the team searching for him says. David Riggs, whose US pilot's licence had been suspended,...

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Howes would be good senator: Shorten

PAUL Howes may have disqualified himself from any NSW Senate race before the starter's pistol fired, but Labor leadership hopeful Bill Shorten says the union boss would have been an asset to parliament. News+ Oops! Please register or log in...

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Bodies of drowned devotees found in India

RESCUERS say they have found 17 bodies of Hindu devotees who were swept away in the Yamuna River during a religious festival in the Indian capital. Fire official SL Sharma says the devotees drowned during a ceremony immersing clay statues of...

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Large fire engulfs Vic factory

16 hidden features of iOS 7 APPLE'S new operating system for its iPhones and iPads is here. These are the features you probably didn't know about. Lake family's 40-year mystery "I MEAN he was just gone, no trace at all. His money was in...

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WA govt lashed for credit rating downgrade

THE West Australian opposition is accusing Premier Colin Barnett of reneging on a pre-election promise to not privatise a power utility. It's also calling for the sacking of Treasurer Troy Buswell. In the wake of WA losing its AAA credit rating...

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Fmr Qld race boss worked for gambling firm

Rioli back, Swans spring surprise Buddy and Cyril return for the Hawks while Sydney spring a surprise ahead of preliminary final. Check out all the ins and outs here. 16 hidden features of iOS 7 APPLE'S new operating system for its iPhones...

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Abuse inquiry hears of Scouts NSW failings

SENIORS members of Scouts NSW knew a disgraced scouts leader was working with children, but they failed to alert authorities, urging him to resign from the organisation quietly. A series of failings by the scouts movement, and police, emerged...

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Appeal court sides with Alcoa over Apache

ALUMINIUM giant Alcoa has had a win in its bid to recoup more than $100 million from gas producer Apache over the massive explosion at the Varanus Island plant in 2008. The disaster slashed the state's domestic gas supplies by about a third and...

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US naval base shooting leaves 13 dead

'Mad Dog' up for Cowboys fight NUMBER one North Queensland Cowboys supporter Wayne "Mad Dog" Evans is one furious fan. And he is not willing to back down. Grand Theft Auto V to cause mass sickies IT'S the biggest game release of the decade....

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London mayor Johnson backs UK fracking

London Mayor Boris Johnson says wind farms are a "disease" and the UK should embrace nuclear power. Source: AAP WIND farms are a "disease" which have blighted Britain's countryside and the country should embrace nuclear power and fracking to...

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Trekkers' attackers captured in PNG

FOUR men suspected in the ambush and murder of two guides leading a group of Australian trekkers in Papua New Guinea have been captured by villagers, police say. The four were captured on Sunday morning near the town of Wau, a five-and-a-half-hour...

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Colorado floods leave hundreds missing

EMERGENCY workers involved in a massive effort to rescue stranded flood victims in Colorado, where more than 500 people are still unaccounted for, are bracing for a fresh pounding from storms. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue....

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