30 tortured bodies found in Syria

THIRTY tortured and disfigured bodies have been found in the northern Damascus neighbourhood of Barzeh, the scene of regular clashes between regime troops and rebels, a watchdog group says. "Thirty bodies were found in the Barzeh district. They...

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Tourists flock to Sydney for NY eve

SYDNEY'S famous fireworks have attracted not only locals, but brought in overseas visitors keen to experience New Year's Eve down under. American Melissa Sjostedt says she's wanted to see the fireworks on the bridge since reading about it in a...

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Shark sightings clear SA beaches

SOUTH Australian swimmers have had a New Year's scare with shark sightings forcing the closure of two popular beaches. Police said Moana Beach, south of Adelaide, had been evacuated and closed on Monday evening (ACDT) after a 2.5-metre shark...

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Woman accused of NYC subway murder

A woman has been charged with murdering an immigrant by pushing him in front of a NY subway train. Source: AAP A 31-YEAR-OLD New York woman is scheduled to appear before a judge after being charged with murder as a hate crime for shoving a...

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IMF, EU seek less drastic cuts

THE International Monetary Fund and European Commission officials have encouraged France and its eurozone partners not to fixate on deficit reduction targets if it would exacerbate the bloc's debt crisis. The head of an IMF mission in France,...

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Friends recall Indian gang-rape victim

SHE was due to marry her boyfriend in a matter of weeks, was the apple of her father's eye and her friends were convinced she would achieve great things after completing her medical studies. While India has seen an outpouring of grief for the...

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Chile seeks arrests in singer's 1973 death

A Chilean court has sought to prosecute any suspects in the killing of singer Victor Jara. Source: AAP A CHILEAN judge has ordered the arrest of eight ex-army officers for the brutal murder of leftist folk singer Victor Jara, killed in 1973...

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Gillard, Abbott pay tribute to Greig

Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott have paid tribute to cricket great Tony Greig who has died in Sydney. Source: AAP JULIA Gillard and Tony Abbott have paid tribute to Tony Greig, saying Australia has lost a sporting icon and legend. Greig,...

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Toxic cough syrup kills 16 in Pakistan

AT least 16 people, mostly drug addicts seeking a fix, have died after drinking toxic cough syrup in an eastern Pakistani city. The deaths started occurring on Wednesday in the industrial city of Gujranwala, about 70 kilometres north of Lahore,...

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East Timor facing challenges as UN leaves

THE UN ends its peacekeeping mission on Monday after 13 years in Asia's youngest nation East Timor, with the country still hoping to overcome its bloody past and rampant poverty. East Timor this year held largely peaceful elections, voting in...

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Miner Lonmin says ill CEO will step down

BRITISH platinum miner Lonmin says chief executive Ian Farmer, off work since August due to a "serious illness", is stepping down permanently from his role at the troubled group. Simon Scott will continue as interim head until a permanent successor...

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Vic govt to wait on tender for hospital

THE Victorian government will delay a decision on a major construction tender until a union bid to halt the process is heard. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) made an application in the Federal Court on Friday to stop...

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Obama returns to fray over fiscal cliff

PRESIDENT Barack Obama returns to a sharply divided Washington under pressure to forge a year-end deal with Republicans to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts of the "fiscal cliff". Obama cut his Hawaiian Christmas vacation short to contend...

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Patient killed in Vic psychiatric hospital

A MENTAL health patient is believed to have been killed by a fellow inmate at Melbourne's Thomas Embling psychiatric hospital in what would be the third such death at the secure facility in three years. The homicide squad is investigating after...

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Top Syrian diplomat holds talks in Russia

Russia has denied the existence of a joint plan with the US to end the crisis in Syria. Source: AAP A SYRIAN government delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Muqdad has held talks at the Russian foreign ministry as Moscow denied...

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Police investigate 'possible abduction'

POLCIE are investigating a possible abduction in Alexandra Hills this afternoon. A three-year-old and five-year-old girl went missing from a shopping centre on Cambridge Dve and Finucane Rd about 4.30pm It has been reported that a car's tires...

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Qld police investigate 'suspicious' death

POLICE are treating the death of a man in Brisbane's north on Christmas night as suspicious. Police said they were called to a residence at Nina Court in Marayfield about 9.35pm (AEST) on Tuesday night following reports of a disturbance. An...

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Abe confirmed as Japan's next PM

Shinzo Abe has been confirmed as Japan's prime minister by the lower house of parliament. Source: AAP SHINZO Abe has been confirmed as Japan's prime minister by the lower house of parliament after he swept to power on a hawkish platform of...

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UK archbishops tweet Xmas sermons

THE Archbishops of Canterbury and York are tweeting their sermons for the first time to "bring the meaning of Christmas to a new digital audience". Dr Rowan Williams and Dr John Sentamu - with the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby...

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Japan officials inspect Mitsubishi offices

DOZENS of Japan's transport ministry officials have inspected Mitsubishi Motors' offices after the automaker last week widened a recall to about 1.7 million vehicles. The inspection of Mitsubishi's Tokyo headquarters and quality-control offices...

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Character actor Charles Durning dies

CHARLES Durning, a two-time Oscar nominee dubbed the king of the character actors for his skill in playing everything from a Nazi colonel to the pope, has died Monday at his home in New York City. He was 89. Durning died on Monday of natural causes...

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Aussie lawyer gets early Christmas gift

Mongolian authorities have cleared an Aussie lawyer of corruption allegations, freeing her to leave. Source: AAP THE parents of an Australian lawyer who was barred from leaving Mongolia for two months have received an early Christmas present,...

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Singer Jimmy McCracklin dies aged 91

SINGER/SONGWRITER Jimmy McCracklin has died aged 91 at a nursing facility in San Pablo, California. McCracklin was best known for his 1958 dance hit The Walk which he recorded with his band, the Blues Blasters. After performing the song on...

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Former president Bush remains in hospital

Doctors say former president George Bush needs to build up his energy before he can leave hospital. Source: AAP FORMER US president George Bush, who has been in a Houston hospital with a lingering cough since November, needs to "build up...

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Five die on first day of holiday period

The Christmas period has got off to a terrible start on Australian roads with five people killed. Source: AAP THE 12-day Christmas period has got off to a terrible start with five road fatalities, including three deaths in separate accidents...

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Police seek man for NSW shooting

Police have identified a man they want to speak to in connection with a shooting in Sydney. Source: AAP POLICE have identified a man they are looking for over a shooting in Sydney's southwest last week. Officers were called to a home...

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Afghanistan Taliban pair pledge tolerance

Taliban have held talks with Afghan government officials at a landmark meeting in France. Source: AAP TWO senior Taliban representatives have pledged to accept a multiparty political system and respect women's rights in future post-war governments....

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Argentina slams UK 'imperialism'

Argentina has protested Britain's decision to name a vast swath of Antarctica Queen Elizabeth Land. Source: AAP ARGENTINA is protesting Britain's decision to name a vast swath of Antarctica Queen Elizabeth Land. The foreign ministry has...

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Govt approves The Block redevelopment

The government has granted planning approval for the redevelopment of The Block in Redfern. Source: AAP THE redevelopment of The Block in the Sydney suburb of Redfern is one step closer after the state government granted planning approval....

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Boy, 4, hurt after falling out of 4WD

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy has been injured after he fell from a four-wheel drive southwest of Darwin. The boy fell from the window of the stationary 4WD on to concrete at Peppimenarti around midday (CST) on Saturday and suffered a head injury, CareFlight...

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BAE unveils $4bn deal for Oman jets

BRITISH defence giant BAE Systems has announced a 2.5-billion pound ($A3.93 billion) deal to supply military aircraft to Oman. The group said in a statement on Friday it would supply 12 Typhoon fighter aircraft and eight Hawk trainer jets, delivering...

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India lets 20 rape accused run for office

AT least 20 men accused of raping women ran in Indian elections in the past five years, according to a think-tank report published amid growing outrage over the gang-rape of a student on a bus. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) study...

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Japanese man jailed for 12 cent theft

A COURT in Japan has jailed a 66-year-old man for a year for stealing 10 yen (12 cents) from a temple offering box, reducing his original sentence by eight months. A district court ordered Masafumi Tsuruhara to spend 20 months in prison earlier...

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Report released on Qantas engine problem

AN Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation has concluded a separated turbine blade led to an engine malfunction on an international Qantas flight last year. A Qantas Boeing 747-400 aircraft, was en route from Sydney to Singapore on...

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Man in Saudi Arabia executed for murder

A SUDANESE man convicted of murder has been beheaded by the sword in the western city of Mecca, the Saudi interior ministry says. Othman Mohammed was found guilty of killing another Sudanese man, Salah Ahmed, by repeatedly beating him on his...

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Malaysia provides refuge for 'Rohingyas'

MALAYSIA has provided refuge to 40 shipwreck survivors believed to be refugees from Myanmar's conflict-wracked Rakhine state, a Malaysian maritime official says. The refugees arrived late on Tuesday in the southern state of Johor after they...

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Aust stocks closes at 16 month high

THE Australian market finished on a 16-month closing high as US politicians appeared to make progress on their budget negotiations . At close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.8 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 4,595.2 points,...

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Aust bonds lower after RBA minutes

AUSTRALIAN bond futures prices were lower after the release of the minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest board meeting reduced traders' expectations of future interest rate cuts. RBC Capital Markets fixed income strategist Su-Lin...

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Man faces 10 years jail over flight abuse

AN international flight was diverted after a drunken Perth man allegedly tried to smoke a cigarette on the plane before punching and spitting on crew members. The 34-year-old man was taken off the flight, enroute from Sydney to Japan on Monday...

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Cash must be part of abuse compo: inquiry

VICTIMS of institutional abuse must be financially compensated as part of a broader acknowledgment of wrongdoing, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. A partner at a law firm that has handled more than one thousand child sex abuse claims said victims'...

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Blast hits US compound in Afghan capital

A CAR bomb has exploded outside a compound housing a US military contractor in the Afghan capital, blowing apart an exterior wall and wounding dozens inside, company representatives and police say. The blast on the outskirts of the city sent...

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Bomb attack kills 16 at Pakistan market

A car bomb attack at a Pakistan market has killed 16 people and wounded around 70, officials say. Source: AAP A CAR bomb attack has killed 16 people and wounded around 70 in a Pakistan market in the northwestern town of Jamrud, close to the...

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Union warned about WA dock's safety issues

A KARRATHA man's arm was crushed as he worked at the dock supplying Chevron's massive Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia on Saturday, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says. The man was airlifted to a Perth hospital after his arm became...

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Grassfire 'out of control' near Young

FIREFIGHTERS are battling an out-of-control grassfire burning near properties in southwestern NSW. The fire, covering 4600 hectares, is burning at Geegullalong Road, around eight kilometres east of Murringo, near Young. NSW Rural Fire Service...

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US school victims mostly six years old

Police say the gunman who shot dead 20 school children at a US school forced his way in. Source: AAP SHATTERED families and grieving residents are devastated that most of the 27 people shot dead by a US school gunman are children aged just...

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Troops should quit Afghan villages: Karzai

AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai says the US and NATO troops transferring security to Afghan forces should leave Afghan villages as soon as possible. Karzai spoke on Saturday on the opening day of a conference to develop Afghanistan's foreign policy...

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Car rolls off Coronation Drive to river

Car nearly into the river (off Coronation Drive) just down from the Regatta Hotel at 6.35pm today. Picture: Chris Rutherford Source: The Courier-Mail TRAFFIC has reportedly ground to a halt after a multiple-vehicle crash on Coronation Drive...

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Philippine cops kill Malaysian 'terrorist'

Philippine police say they have fatally shot a suspected Malaysian terrorist. Source: AAP PHILIPPINE police have killed a suspected Malaysian terrorist who was allegedly planning a bomb attack in one of the largest cities in the country's south,...

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Vic water usage up as restrictions ease

VICTORIANS made a splash as water restrictions were lifted, with the state's usage going up for the first time in five years, official figures show. The Essential Services Commission's (ESC) annual report, released on Friday, showed the average...

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Scrap metal yard on fire in Sydney's west

A LARGE fire has broken out at a scrap metal yard in sydney's west. A fire and rescue spokesman said six firefighting crews were sent to the scrap yard in Greenacre just after 6.30pm (AEDT) on Friday. The fire will burn for a long time time,...

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