Israel silent on reports it bombed Syria

ISRAEL has carried out new air strikes on Syria, targeting a weapons shipment to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, according to US officials cited by the media, but the Jewish state has been silent on the claims. CNN television said US and Western...

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Melbourne CBD reopens after bomb scare

THE police bomb response unit has given the all-clear to Melbourne's CBD after an incident on Saturday. The unit was called to the intersection of Swanston and Bourke streets about 4.20pm (AEST) and blocked off the area to traffic, pedestrians and...

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Arson-hit South Korean landmark reopens

South Korea has reopened the Namdaemun gate five years after it was damaged in an arson attack. Source: AAP SOUTH Korea has reopened its landmark Namdaemun gate to the public, five years after the historic jewel in central Seoul was burned...

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Pakistan prosecutor in Bhutto case killed

Pakistan's main prosecutor on the Benazir Bhutto murder case has been shot dead in Islamabad. Source: AAP PAKISTAN'S main state prosecutor in the 2007 murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and the 2008 Mumbai attacks has been shot...

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Vic treasurer talks up 'careful' budget

THE Victorian treasurer has talked down the possibility of any nasty budget surprises and remains tight-lipped on whether he will deliver his promised surplus. Michael O'Brien will hand down his first budget as treasurer on Tuesday. It will be...

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Bangladesh disaster death toll passes 500

THE death toll from last week's collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh has passed 500 as the country's prime minister said Western retailers had to share some of the blame for the tragedy. With bulldozers now clawing away at the mountain...

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More infrastructure funds needed: report

THE federal government must establish a department dedicated to the infrastructure needs of Australian cities to address a $500 billion backlog in urban development, building groups say. The suggestion is among a raft of ideas in a report -...

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Kriss Kross rapper Chris Kelly dead at 34

CHRIS Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs with the frenetic Jump, has died, according to authorities. He was 34. Investigator Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office...

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'N.Korea could start nuclear reactor soon'

NORTH Korea could be ready within weeks to start operating a light-water reactor that has triggered growing concern amid the regime's vows to build more nuclear weapons, researchers say. The US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said...

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Man gored to death in Japan bull ring

A BULL has gored to death a 40-year-old man in southern Japan just a month after attacking his father and breaking the older man's ribs. Owner Rikiya Tomi was set upon as he tried to show the huge animal to friends on the southern islet of Tokunoshima,...

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Sony executives give up bonuses

DOZENS of Sony executives including the firm's chief are foregoing bonuses this year in an "unprecedented" step to atone for a slump in its embattled electronics unit. Chief executive Kazuo Hirai is among 40 top managers who will not get a bonus...

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May Day rallies kick off with angry scenes

BANGLADESHI protesters enraged by a deadly factory collapse led rallies across Asia against low wages and poor working conditions on May Day, as more demonstrations were rolled out across austerity-hit Europe. With calls to end punishing belt-tightening...

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Hong Kong shares end up 0.15%

HONG Kong shares have risen 0.15 per cent as below-forecast US growth data raised hopes the Federal Reserve will hold off bringing an end to its huge easing policy any time soon. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Monday added 33.06 points to...

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Catholic orders deny protecting pedophiles

TWO Catholic orders have denied colluding to protect pedophile members of the clergy, but say they accept some responsibility for the crimes committed. One in four St John of God brothers and 14 priests of the Salesian order have been the subject...

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Gillard flags tax rises in federal budget

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is preparing the political ground for higher taxes and charges, saying the government has "urgent and grave decisions" to make in the upcoming federal budget to plug revenue holes. Her warning on Monday triggered opposition...

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