Manila slams China's plans to board ships

THE Philippines has denounced Chinese plans to search ships sailing through what Beijing says is its territory in the South China Sea in the latest irritant between the countries. The Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday...

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Syrian army moves to secure Damascus

Clashes have raged near Damascus airport, as members of the Friends of Syria group meet in Tokyo. Source: AAP THE Syrian army has shelled the outskirts of Damascus in a drive to establish a secure perimeter around the capital, including the...

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Man arrested after Darwin navy boat raid

POLICE believe a number of people were involved in a conspiracy to steal weapons from a navy patrol boat during a midnight raid in Darwin. A dozen semi-automatic pistols and two pump-action shotguns were stolen from the armoury of the Armidale-class...

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North Korea to test long-range rocket soon

NORTH Korea says it will launch a long-range rocket between December 10 and 22, a move likely to heighten already strained relations with the US and South Korea, where a presidential election will be held on December 19. This would be North...

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Strauss-Kahn settles with US maid: reports

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has reached a settlement with a maid who accused him of sexual assault. Source: AAP DISGRACED former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief and would-be French president Dominique Strauss-Kahn will settle out of court...

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Eurozone unemployment hits record high

THE recession in the economy of the 17 euro countries has pushed unemployment in the region up to a record 11.7 per cent in October. Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, said on Friday that 18.7 million people were out of work across...

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Clive James given special award

IT has been quite a year for indigenous artists and writers. And the latest winner is Kim Scott, the West Australian Aboriginal writer, who on Friday won a combined $50,000 for two NSW Premier's Literary awards for his novel, That Deadman Dance....

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Catholic council set for abuse commission

The Catholic Church will establish a council to work with the royal commission into child sex abuse. Source: AAP A COUNCIL of religious and lay people being set up to work with the royal commission into child sex abuse will help the Catholic...

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UN court clears Kosovo ex-PM of war crimes

THE UN Yugoslav war crimes court has acquitted Kosovo's ex-prime minister Ramush Haradinaj and two aides in a retrial on charges of murder and torture during the 1990s war of independence from Belgrade. "The chamber finds you not guilty on all...

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Germany to abstain in Palestinian vote

GERMANY says it will abstain when the UN General Assembly votes to recognise a Palestinian state. The 193-member assembly is to vote on Thursday in New York on a proposal to accept "Palestine" on lands occupied by Israel in 1967 and grant it...

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China 'at centre' of illegal timber trade

VORACIOUS demand for wood to feed factories for exports and satisfy wealthier consumers at home has turned China into a magnet for the illegal timber trade, an environmental group says. It is causing other countries to strip their forests as...

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Congo rebels begin frontline withdrawal

M23 rebels are pulling out of the Congolese city of Goma, as the UN considers sanctions. Source: AAP REBEL fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say they are moving out of frontline positions, in line with a deal aimed at halting...

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Killers often know their victims: report

A REPORT by the Victorian Coroner looking into 545 homicides between 2000 and 2010 in Victoria has found 288 involved family members or intimate partners. The Victorian Systemic Review of Family Violence Deaths (VSRFVD), led by Coroner Judge Jennifer...

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European stocks drop at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets declined at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.29 per cent at 5,782.77 points. Elsewhere, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index dipped 0.20 per cent to 7,317.49 points...

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Blasts kill 38 near Syria capital

SIMULTANEOUS car bombings in a mostly Christian and Druze town near Damascus killed at least 38 people as rebels downed a military aircraft for the second successive day. The blasts occurred when explosives-packed cars were detonated at daybreak...

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PNG stands firm on Ross Garnaut ban

PAPUA New Guinea's leader is standing firm on his decision to ban Australian climate change adviser Ross Garnaut from entering his country. PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill maintains Professor Garnaut insulted his nation's leaders during a media...

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US homeowner charged in fatal shootings

A US homeowner who shot two unarmed teenagers in the midst of an apparent Thanksgiving Day break-in said he feared they had a weapon, but appeared to take pride in "a good clean finishing shot" for one teenager, authorities say. Byron David Smith,...

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OECD confirms Australia's resilience: Swan

TREASURER Wayne Swan says the Australian economy is set to grow at twice the average pace of the 34 economies that make up the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Mr Swan says the OECD's latest economic outlook released on...

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Police probe fatal German workshop fire

INVESTIGATORS are combing through the charred debris of a workshop for the disabled in Germany, where a fire claimed 14 lives. Police confirmed on Tuesday that those killed by smoke inhalation were 13 disabled adults and one staff member of the...

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Syrian planes bomb olive press factory

Syrian rebels have cut off the regime's supply lines to Aleppo from neighbouring Raqa province. Source: AAP SYRIAN warplanes have bombed an olive press factory in the country's north, killing and wounding dozens of people, including farmers...

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Greens want light shone on public sector

AUSTRALIAN Greens MP Adam Bandt wants parliament to order an inquiry into whether state public servants get a dud deal compared with their commonwealth counterparts. Mr Bandt said workers in the public sector were increasingly coming under attack,...

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Cough syrup kills 16 Pakistanis

SIXTEEN people have died after drinking cough syrup suspected of being toxic. The victims were all drug addicts who apparently drank the cough syrup in an attempt to get high, Lahore police said. They died at various hospitals in Lahore over...

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Marine parks cut out angler, says Nat

THE federal parliament should have the final say over what parts of Australia's oceans become national parks, Nationals MP George Christensen says. Currently the government can declare proposed marine protected areas. But Mr Christensen says...

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Voters reject Catalonia independence

CATALAN leader Artur Mas scrambled for allies to govern on Monday after a snap election slashed his majority, hobbling his campaign for nationhood and a split from Spain. Mas' decision to call the vote two years early looked like a gamble gone...

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Cairo shares plunge 9% as crisis deepens

SHARE prices on the Egypt Exchange have declined almost 9.5 per cent, with President Mohamed Morsi assuming sweeping powers that have sparked clashes and polarised the country's politics. The main EGX-30 index shed 9.49 per cent to reach 4,923.19...

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SAfrican police kill 7 robbery suspects

POLICE in South Africa have shot dead seven suspected robbers and wounded nine others in a botched theft at an armoured car company. South African Police Service spokesman Captain Paul Ramaloko said on Sunday officers got a tip the thieves wanted...

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Rebels seize 'large part' of army airport

Syrian rebels have attacked army positions in the northern province of Aleppo, residents say. Source: AAP SYRIAN rebels have seized a "large part" of a military airport near the capital as troops shell the outskirts of Damascus province, a...

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Workers pelt police in Taipei rally

TAIWANESE workers have pelted police with eggs, with thousands taking to the streets to demand the government change economic policies they say favour big business. "Up to 5000 eggs were thrown to vent our anger," Lin Tze-wen, the spokesman...

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