Seven soldiers killed in the Philippines

SEVEN Philippine soldiers have been killed and eight others wounded in a clash with communist guerrillas waging a decades-old Maoist insurgency. The army casualties on Saturday were part of a foot patrol that clashed with New People's Army (NPA)...

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Storms create havoc across Qld

More than 6000 homes and businesses remain without power in Brisbane following a damaging storm. Source: AAP A FIRE started, powerlines were ripped down, trees were uprooted and roofs collapsed as severe thunderstorms ripped across Queensland...

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Turkish journalist freed in Syria

A TURKISH journalist who went missing in Syria in August and was believed to have been held by government troops has been freed and handed to Turkish MPs touring the country. "I am very happy, I am doing well," Cuneyt Unal was quoted by the...

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Afghan govt, Taliban urge inmate releases

THE Afghan government and Taliban said they wanted to see more of the latter's inmates released from Pakistani jails, in a move seen as a step to bring militants to the negotiating table before NATO's 2014 withdrawal. An agreement was reached...

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Hong Kong shares close higher

HONG Kong shares climbed 0.24 per cent on Friday, bouncing back slightly from a big loss in the previous session. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 50.08 points to 21,159.01 on turnover of HK$47.43 billion ($6.12 billion).Chinese shares closed...

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Fast worker took office on road

TEXTING while driving is nothing. German police say they nabbed a driver who had wired his Ford station wagon with an entire mobile office. Saarland state police said Friday the 35-year-old man was pulled over for doing 130 km/h in a 100 km/h...

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Buddhist monk self-immolates in France

A BRITISH monk died in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in France after he poured petrol over his clothes and set himself alight, police said Friday. The 38-year-old Briton, whom police did not name, had been living at Nalanda monastery near the...

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Royals wave goodbye to New Zealand

Prince Charles (L) and wife Camilla will tour Christchurch on the final day of their tour of NZ. Source: AAP PRINCE Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have waved goodbye to New Zealand and are winging their way back home to...

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S Africa platinum workers report for duty

ANGLO American Platinum Ltd. says miners in South Africa have returned to work, ending a more than eight-week strike that crippled the world's largest platinum producer. Company spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole said the workers returned on Thursday...

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Australia urges calm in Middle East

THE Australian government has urged Israel and Palestine to exercise restraint and step back from the brink of full-scale war. Israel has launched a major offensive on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, assassinating military commander Ahmed Jabari and...

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Accused Sydney killer faces third trial

A SYDNEY jury has been told they must not draw any "adverse inference" from the fact a man accused of killing his gay lover is facing a third trial. Philip Wan Por Leung, 51, has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 72-year-old Mario Guzzetti,...

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US military chairman backs Gen John Allen

THE Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is confident General John Allen will be promoted to NATO supreme commander in Europe despite his being linked to a sex scandal. Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, is under investigation over thousands...

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Hong Kong shares close 1.20% higher

HONG Kong shares have climbed 1.20 per cent, in line with a regional rebound after recent selling fuelled by concerns over the US fiscal cliff. The benchmark Hang Seng Index, which had lost more than four per cent in the past four sessions, rose...

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Aust could keep some forces in Afghanistan

UNITED States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says a deployment of Australian special forces to assist in maintaining security in Afghanistan after 2014 is worth considering. Mr Panetta, who visited the barracks of the Special Air Service Regiment...

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Most Afghans optimistic about future: poll

MOST Afghans believe their country is headed in the right direction but still worry about the lack of security resulting from the 11-year war, a public opinion survey by a major international non-profit group says. The poll by the San Francisco-based...

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Syria regime bombards rebels

The leader of Syria's National Coalition is urging world powers to arm the rebels with weapons. Source: AAP SYRIA'S regime has unleashed tanks and warplanes against rebels as battles rage, after France recognised the newly united political...

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Take him to the Tower... oh, wait

BRITISH police have launched an investigation after an intruder managed to break in and steal keys from the grounds of the Tower of London. Officials from the famous London landmark admitted they have been forced to change some of their locks...

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Royals at NZ dinner fit for a king

CAPPING off a hectic day of official engagements all over Auckland, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, sat down to a dinner surely fit for a future king. A thundering Cook Islands drumming group from Liston College in Henderson...

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Asian markets down on US fears

ASIAN markets were mixed as news that Japan's economy shrank in the July-September quarter and fears over the US "fiscal cliff" offset another round of healthy Chinese data. The euro on Monday lost the gains it made earlier in the day after Greek...

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Syrian jet bombs area near Turkish border

A SYRIAN fighter jet has bombed a rebel-held area near the Turkish border, killing at least six people and wounding a dozen others, while a rocket propelled grenade also landed inside Turkey, officials and witnesses say. An Associated Press...

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13 killed in strong Burma quake

A POWERFUL earthquake has struck Burma, killing at least 13 people, injuring 40 and sparking panic in the central city of Mandalay. The shallow 6.8-magnitude quake struck in a rural area 116 kilometres north of Mandalay and was followed by strong...

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Syria planes strike near Iraq border

SYRIAN warplanes have launched air strikes on the eastern town of Albu Kamal near the Iraqi border and pounded rebel lines near Damascus and in the northern city of Aleppo. Early morning fighting, meanwhile, has raged around the northeast town...

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Qld mill worker dies in crushing accident

A 46-YEAR-OLD worker has died in an accident at a Queensland sugar mill. The man was crushed between two cane bins at the Proserpine Sugar Mill on Sunday morning, receiving severe injuries to his pelvis. He was taken to Proserpine Hospital...

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Two houses destroyed in SA bushfire

Fire crews in SA have issued an emergency warning about a serious scrub fire burning out of control. Source: AAP BUSHFIRES are burning on a number of fronts in South Australia with the biggest at Tulka, near the coastal city of Port Lincoln,...

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