Chopper crash kills 17 soldiers

A TURKISH military helicopter carrying soldiers on a mission against Kurdish rebels crashed because of bad weather, killing all 17 troops onboard, officials said. Thirteen soldiers and four military crewmembers were killed in the crash in a...

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Turkish helicopter crashes killing 17

A TURKISH military helicopter carrying soldiers on a mission against Kurdish rebels has crashed because of bad weather, killing all 17 troops aboard, officials say. Thirteen soldiers and four military crewmembers were killed in the crash on...

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China export growth accelerates

CHINA'S export growth sped up in October in fresh evidence of a broader rebound for the world's second-largest economy, as a top official all but declared the country's slowdown over. Exports rose 11.6 per cent in October from a year earlier,...

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Boy tells of US soldier's Afghan massacre

A BOY who was awoken by a neighbour during a massacre in Afghanistan in March testified at a hearing for the U.S. soldier accused in the attack about hiding in a storage room and being struck by a bullet. Sadiquallah, a slight boy whose head rose...

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Door open for Fiji: Commonwealth head

COMMONWEALTH Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma says the door is open to Fiji's military government if it wants to discuss a return to democracy. The 54-member organisation suspended Fiji in 2009 after it failed to hold multi-party elections....

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Pope to begin get own Twitter account

AFTER embracing Twitter via the Vatican account, Pope Benedict XVI will reportedly begin tweeting from his own personal handle by the end of the year. According to a Newsmax report, the Pope will be sharing opinions and church news urbi et orbi...

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Israel warns Syria over spill into Golan

ISRAEL'S Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon has warned Damascus it would act to defend its sovereignty if the bloody fighting in Syria continued to spill over into the occupied Golan Heights. His remarks, published on his official Twitter account...

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Syria's Assad denies civil war

PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad denies Syria is in a state of civil war as the opposition meets for crucial unity talks and the main armed rebel group says it's undergoing a drastic reorganisation. Underlining the mounting humanitarian crisis, Ankara...

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One dead at Linkin Park concert venue

A SPOKESWOMAN for the South African city of Cape Town says one person has died after a scaffolding collapsed in high winds outside a Linkin Park concert, injuring 19 other people. Kylie Hatton said on Thursday a woman died after being taken...

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Air raids, clashes hit Damascus: watchdog

SYRIAN rebels and troops have clashed in several districts of Damascus while air raids hit the city's outskirts, a watchdog says, amid intensifying fighting in the capital. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Syria is now so bad that the...

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Schoolies advised to look after mates

That's the simple message from organisers of this year's schoolies event on the Gold Coast. Nearly 30,000 school leavers are expected to descend on Surfers Paradise from next week in the annual end-of-year celebrations. The death of Gold Coast 600...

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Hong Kong shares end 2.41% lower

HONG Kong shares have tumbled 2.41 per cent on fears US legislators will fail to reach a deal before year-end to avoid a "fiscal cliff" that could tip the economy back into recession. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Thursday fell 532.94 points...

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Suicide bombing kills five in Pakistan

A POLICE officer says a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan has killed five people, including three policemen. Asif Iqbal says the attack on Wednesday targeted the vehicle of a senior police officer outside a police station in a crowded market...

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World leaders celebrate Obama re-election

FROM his old school in Indonesia to a Japanese beach town that happens to share his name, people around the world cheered President Barack Obama's re-election. The results of Tuesday's election were closely watched in many countries. Several US...

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Queensland's CMC sacks 13

QUEENSLAND'S Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) says it has lost another 13 staff because of the state government's budget cuts. The CMC had already announced that between July 1 and October 11 there were 44 separations, none of which were...

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Jubilant Obama says 'best is yet to come'

PRESIDENT Barack Obama has told cheering supporters that "the best is yet to come" for the United States as he stormed to a second term by defeating Republican Mitt Romney. After taking the stage at a raucous Chicago victory party early on Wednesday...

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US soldier 'lucid' after Afghan massacre

A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers was "lucid" and admitted to the crimes, prosecutors said as he appeared in court for the first time. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, 39, had been drinking whisky and watching a violent action movie...

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Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria dies at age 98

PATRIARCH Maxim of Bulgaria, the spiritual leader of the Balkan country's Orthodox Christians who weathered a revolt over his communist-era ties to head the church for more than 40 years, has died. He was 98. The patriarch died of heart failure...

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Gillard and Hague discuss Syria, Iran

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard and British Foreign Secretary William Hague have discussed the need to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions and the conflict in Syria as priority issues. While Mr Hague has welcomed Australia's election to the UN security...

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China reformer seeks curb on party's power

A TOP Communist reformer has called for change in China on the eve of a 10-yearly power handover, saying that reining in the ruling party's unchecked power is the only way to modernise the nation. Hu Deping, son of former party head and reformer...

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Calls for police to investigate college

POLICE should be brought in to stamp out ongoing bad behaviour at St John's College at the University of Sydney, a former fellow of the college says. Professor Roslyn Arnold has called for greater scrutiny after reports that loutish behaviour...

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European leaders seek Asian support

EUROPEAN leaders gathered in impoverished Laos on Monday on a mission to reassure Asia they are finally getting a grip on the eurozone debt crisis during a major summit in the tiny landlocked nation. Top European officials including French President...

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European stocks dip at open; London down

EUROPE'S main stock markets fell at the start of trading on Monday, in cautious trade on the eve of the US presidential election, dealers said. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies slid 0.44 percent to 5,842.55 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30...

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Heavy clashes in Syrian cities

SYRIAN rebels clashed with regime troops in Damascus and Aleppo as the opposition held makeover talks in Qatar and diplomatic efforts to end the violence spun their wheels. The fresh clashes came as the rebels sought to keep momentum after seizing...

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Ad blitz - big money, smaller audience

ONE million ads. More than $US1 billion. Ten battleground states. They are the eye-popping figures that tell the story of the 2012 US presidential campaign TV ad blitz. Never before has so much money been spent on so many commercials aimed at...

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Egypt's Coptic Church chooses new pope

EGYPT'S ancient Coptic Christian Church has chosen a new pope in an elaborate Sunday ceremony meant to invoke the will of God, in which a blindfolded boy drew the name of the next patriarch from a crystal chalice. Bishop Tawadros, 59, an aide...

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BBC could face public inquiry: govt

BRITAIN'S culture secretary says the government could order a full public inquiry into the BBC's handling of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal. Maria Miller has been quoted as telling The Sunday Telegraph newspaper a formal investigation into...

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Keep Autodom ticking over - AMWU

THE car workers' union says the newly appointed administrator to collapsed car parts group Autodom should try to keep the business going. Last Thursday, Autodom, which has seven factories in Victoria and South Australia, shut its doors standing...

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