Scores dead, 1,000 injured in China quake

Hundreds of people are dead or injured after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province. Source: AAP DOZENS of people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured in an earthquake that hit China's southwestern Sichuan province,...

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Listeriosis found in three Sydney patients

Three Sydney public hospital patients have been diagnosed with the bacterial infection listeriosis. Source: AAP THREE Sydney public hospital patients have been diagnosed with the serious bacterial infection listeriosis. Two of the patients,...

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China's quake zone between tectonic plates

THE area of southwestern China struck by a violent tremor on Saturday has witnessed some of the world's deadliest earthquakes. The area sits on the boundary between two of the earth's tectonic plates, the Indian and Asian plates, which are constantly...

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Failed bid to change Vic adoption bill

CONTROVERSIAL independent MP Geoff Shaw has sided with Labor in a failed bid to change the government's adoption legislation. Mr Shaw has attacked the government over the bill, especially penalties for parents who contact their adult adopted children...

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Juveniles out of WA adult jail by June 30

JUVENILE offenders being kept at the adult Hakea Prison in Perth will return to their usual facility by the end of June once repairs from a riot are complete, Commissioner of Corrective Services Ian Johnson says. More than 100 young offenders...

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Japan woman, 77, was paid millions for sex

A 77-YEAR-OLD woman who received $A3.90 million from a 79-year-old man in exchange for sexual and romantic favours has been ordered to repay the cash by a court in Japan, a report says. The woman succeeded in getting around 400 million yen out...

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Vic teachers to be second-best paid

VICTORIAN teachers won't see the coalition government fulfil its promise to make them the nation's best paid, but they'll be second behind Western Australia. The state's bitter industrial dispute has seen teachers walk off the job and refuse to...

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Barnett's Gonski claims labelled 'silly'

WA's Labor leader says the Gonski reforms are not a power grab by the commonwealth. Source: AAP COLIN Barnett's claim the federal government's Gonski education reforms are a bid to wrest power from the states and territories is nonsense,...

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12 hurt in blast near India party's office

A blast outside the Bangalore office of an Indian political party has wounded 12 people. Source: AAP POLICE in the southern city of Bangalore say they are investigating a minor blast outside the office of a political party that injured 12...

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Workers start cutting up crashed Bali jet

Workers have started cutting up and removing the wreckage of the Lion Air jet that crashed off Bali. Source: AAP DOZENS of workers have started cutting up the plane that crashed in shallow water off Indonesia's resort island of Bali. ...

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Benedict marks 86th birthday quietly

POPE Emeritus Benedict XVI is celebrating his 86th birthday as the first former pope in over 700 years. Benedict will be joined on Tuesday by his older brother Georg, who is 88 and nearly blind, as well as the four Italian laywomen from a religious...

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Whistleblower seeks help from NSW premier

A SENIOR policeman who says he won't be protected under whistleblower laws after he exposed alleged child abuse by Catholic priests is seeking support from NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell. Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox has claimed the church...

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Woodside looks to Canada with spare cash

WOODSIDE Petroleum is looking to spend some extra cash in Canada after shelving its controversial Browse project in Western Australia. The oil and gas giant, which recently slated more than $2.5 billion for projects in Israel and Myanmar (Burma),...

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Moon could affect shark diving patterns

Shark behaviour could be influenced by the moon, water temperature and time of day, a study sais. Source: AAP THE diving behaviour of sharks could be influenced by the moon, water temperature and time of day, new research has revealed. ...

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Opposition rejects Venezuela poll results

Venezuelans have flocked to the polls to pick Hugo Chavez' successor and decide the nation's future. Source: AAP VENEZUELA'S acting President Nicolas Maduro has been declared the winner of the election to succeed his late mentor, Hugo Chavez,...

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Rock climber falls in Blue Mountains

A ROCK climber has suffered leg injuries after falling down a cliff in the Blue Mountains. The man, 25, was climbing a rock face at Leura when he fell around 1pm (AEST) on Sunday, landing about 50 metres from the base. Paramedics responded...

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Syrian forces damage mosque: activists

SYRIAN opposition activists say President Bashar al-Assad's forces have destroyed the minaret of the historic Omari mosque where Syria's uprising erupted two years ago in Daraa. In amateur video footage the activists uploaded to YouTube, the mosque...

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Boy killed in NSW trail bike collision

A BOY has died after his trail bike and a ute collided in southwest NSW. The 11-year-old was riding on a private dirt trail at Trentham Cliffs when he collided head-on with the ute about 11.45am (AEST) on Sunday, police say. The boy was treated...

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