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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Strike likely at Fremantle port

A PLANNED strike at the busy Port of Fremantle appears likely unless there's a breakthrough over the weekend, the operator says. The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has threatened six days of industrial action, starting at 5.30am (WST) on Monday...

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Japan scrambles jets in disputed airspace

JAPAN scrambled eight fighter jets after a Chinese state-owned plane breached its airspace for the first time, over islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing. It was the first incursion by a Chinese state aircraft into Japanese...

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Ex-Thai PM Abhisit charged with murder

Ex-Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva is set to be charged over the deaths of 90 protesters in 2010. Source: AAP FORMER Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been charged with murder, his party says, over a civilian's death during a crackdown...

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New party? Ask my wife, Palmer says

MINING magnate Clive Palmer says only his wife knows whether he'll found his own political party. Mr Palmer suggested more than two weeks ago he was considering establishing a United Australia Party but hasn't made any further announcements...

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Dickens' cheque on display in Canberra

A cheque written by literary great Charles Dickens has been acquired by the National Library. Source: AAP A CHEQUE sent by literary great Charles Dickens to help his sons find their feet in Australia has been acquired by the National Library...

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Vic building permits reviewed

Thousands of Victorian building permits issued between 2009 and 2011 will be reviewed. Source: AAP THOUSANDS of building permits will be reviewed in Victoria after the ombudsman found the regulator has compromised public safety by registering...

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Leveson looks at civil law and bloggers

THE man who headed the exhaustive inquiry into the British media following the phone hacking scandal has cast his eye on the internet and asked if the enforcement of civil law is possible in the online world. In a speech entitled Hold the Front...

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Brisbane tent embassy removed by council

Brisbane City Council is shutting down an Aboriginal tent embassy at the request of elders. Source: AAP AN Aboriginal tent embassy in Brisbane is being removed at the request of indigenous elders who fear the site has moved away from its...

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Americans turn to mobile news

AMERICANS of all ages are increasingly using mobile devices for news, with many boosting their media consumption rather than just shifting from print sources, a survey shows. The Pew Research Centre study, in collaboration with The Economist Group,...

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Radio station announces $500,000 apology

The two 2DayFM hosts at the centre of a Royal prank say they're devastated by the tragic outcome. Source: AAP THE Sydney radio station that aired a fateful prank call to a UK hospital will donate at least $500,000 to benefit the bereaved family...

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Tokyo stocks mixed by the close

TOKYO shares have closed mixed as better-than-expected US jobs data was overshadowed by poor Japanese figures and caution over talks in Washington aimed at averting the fiscal cliff. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index on Monday inched 0.07 per cent...

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Taliban attack Pakistan police station

Six people were killed, including three police, in a Taliban attack on a Pakistani police station. Source: AAP TALIBAN militants armed with a rocket, hand grenades and automatic weapons have attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan,...

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UN seeks $US65m for typhoon victims

The UN will launch a global appeal for aid to help the millions of typhoon effected Filipino's. Source: AAP THE United Nations has appealed for $US65 million ($A62.28 million) in emergency aid for millions of victims of a typhoon in the southern...

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Search continues for surfer lost in WA rip

A SEARCH for a 22-year-old surfer still missing off the coast of Western Australia has been switched from rescue to recovery. Police say hopes are fading of finding the body-surfer alive. He is one of three surfers who ran into trouble in a...

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Two killed in clashes in Bangladesh

Protesters in Bangladesh want an early election, with two killed in clashes across the country. Source: AAP AT least two people were killed and dozens hurt across Bangladesh Sunday when police and ruling party activists clashed with protesters...

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Two fishermen missing in Victoria

POLICE in Victoria are searching for two fishermen who failed to return from a day out on the water. Police have been told that a 33-year-old Yarram man and a 17-year-old Carrajung boy cast off in their 4.2 metre aluminium boat from Port Albert...

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