Gunmen kill Syria state TV cameraman

A CAMERAMAN for Syrian state television has been gunned down outside his home in Damascus, the broadcaster says, blaming the attack on "terrorists". "Our colleague Haidar al-Sumudi, cameraman for Syrian Arab Television, was shot dead by an armed...

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The original Wiggles woo Carols crowd

THOUSANDS of arms and legs waved and flailed at Sydney's Carols in the Domain, as the original members of The Wiggles celebrated their last carols bonanza. More than 50,000 people packed into the Domain on Saturday, as the popular annual event...

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Fire bans, warnings as WA set to scorch

A MID-40C scorcher will see a total fire ban for around 2600 residents on the northern WA coast, while 6000 people in the state's Pilbara region are bracing for severe fire danger. The Shire of Exmouth, in the coastal region of Gascoyne about...

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Syria's chemical weapons safe, Russia says

RUSSIA'S foreign minister says the Syrian government has consolidated its chemical weapons in one or two locations amid a rebel onslaught. Sergey Lavrov says Russia, which has military advisers training Syria's military, has kept close watch...

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Iraq finance minister guards arrested

NINE of the Iraqi finance minister's guards are being held on terrorism charges, a judicial spokesman says, after the minister demanded the premier's resignation following their arrest. The arrests and Finance Minister Rafa al-Essawi's response...

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Britain's 3rd quarter growth revised down

BRITAIN'S economy grew by a worse-than-expected 0.9 per cent in the third quarter, downwardly-revised data shows, sparking fresh speculation over a possible "triple dip" recession, analysts say. "UK gross domestic product (GDP) ... increased by...

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Hunger sharpens misery in Syria's Aleppo

RESIDENTS of Aleppo have suffered through months of brutal urban warfare and now face a humanitarian crisis with a lack of food and fuel as the Syrian winter sets in. From throngs outside bakeries hoping for increasingly expensive bread to boys...

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Tribal violence kills 39 in Kenya

AT least 39 people have been killed in an attack on a village in a remote part of southeastern Kenya's coastal region, where deadly tribal violence erupted this year. The raid on Kipao village in the Tana river delta in the early hours "unleashed...

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UN Rwanda court jails ex-minister

THE UN tribunal for Rwanda has handed a 35-year jail term to a former minister found guilty of genocide, in the court's final trial ruling. Augustin Ngirabatware, planning minister at the time of the 1994 genocide, was found guilty of genocide,...

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Jobs, growth are govt's priorities: Wong

FINANCE Minister Penny Wong says the government's focus is on jobs and economic growth after Treasurer Wayne Swan revealed a budget surplus is unlikely for 2012/13. Mr Swan on Thursday said he'd rather ditch the surplus than tighten fiscal policy...

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Shooter left little for investigators

A week of intensive investigation has turned up little to shed light on what motivated Adam Lanza to kill. Details emerge on Adam Lanza's past as Fox News investigate his school and tech club activities. A 2005 picture...

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Asian markets mixed, yen up

ASIAN markets mostly rose on Thursday following big gains in the previous session but investors are growing nervous that US leaders have still not agreed a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. The yen slipped a tad against the euro and dollar after...

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Man in Saudi Arabia executed for murder

A SUDANESE man convicted of murder has been beheaded by the sword in the western city of Mecca, the Saudi interior ministry says. Othman Mohammed was found guilty of killing another Sudanese man, Salah Ahmed, by repeatedly beating him on his...

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Malaysia provides refuge for 'Rohingyas'

MALAYSIA has provided refuge to 40 shipwreck survivors believed to be refugees from Myanmar's conflict-wracked Rakhine state, a Malaysian maritime official says. The refugees arrived late on Tuesday in the southern state of Johor after they...

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French judges keep Strauss-Kahn charges

French judges have decided not to drop aggravated pimping charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Source: AAP FRENCH judges have decided not to drop aggravated pimping charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. His lawyer says the former...

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High turnout in S Korea presidential vote

HUGE crowds have voted in a tight presidential race pitting the son of North Korean refugees against the conservative daughter of an assassinated dictator, who both favour greater engagement with Pyongyang. Despite freezing temperatures that hovered...

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Blasts, clashes rock camp in Damascus

PALESTINIAN refugees have fled as blasts and fierce clashes rocked their camp in Damascus, a day after President Bashar al-Assad's deputy gave a gloomy assessment of Syria's brutal conflict. UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos, meanwhile, told...

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Five polio workers shot dead in Pakistan

GUNMEN on motorbikes have shot dead five female Pakistani polio vaccination workers, police say, highlighting resistance to the country's immunisation campaign. Four were killed in three different incidents in the sprawling port city and the fifth...

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Greece raises 1.3bn euros in debt sale

GREECE has raised 1.3 billion euros ($A1.64 billion) in a three-month treasury bill auction with demand to spare, returning to short-term debt sales after completing an EU-funded debt buy-back last week. "During the auction of 1.0 billion euros...

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NBC newsman freed in Syria after five days

US television journalist Richard Engel has been freed after being kidnapped in Syria and held for five days, his employer, NBC News, says. "After being kidnapped and held for five days inside Syria by an unknown group, NBC News chief foreign correspondent...

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Connecticut gunman 'a brilliant student'

WHEN he was a student at Newtown High, Adam Lanza would sometimes have what a school employee described as "an episode". No one knew what brought it on. The shy teenager "would just shut down," said Richard Novia, a former adviser to the school...

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China cracks down on doomsday rumours

CHINA has detained dozens of people, some of whom it terms doomsday cult members, as part of a nationwide crackdown on rumours about a supposed forthcoming apocalypse, state media say. Authorities in five different areas have detained 52 people...

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Strong 6.1 quake off eastern Indonesia

AN earthquake of 6.1 magnitude has been detected off the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi. There have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The US Geological Survey said the quake was centred 119 kilometres northeast of Luwuk,...

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Family of slain principal rue her courage

THE husband of the principal killed as she tried to stop a gunman from mowing down children at her US elementary school has told CNN he was angry at first that his wife put herself in danger. Dawn Hochsprung was in a meeting on Friday morning...

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Croc bites boy at NT billabong

A TEENAGE boy has been airlifted to hospital after he was attacked by a crocodile in a remote part of the Northern Territory. The 16-year-old boy was bitten on the leg by the one-metre-long croc while hunting at a billabong in the remote community...

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Grassfire near Young now under control

FIREFIGHTERS have controlled a grassfire burning near properties in southwestern NSW. The fire, covering 4600 hectares, is burning at Geegullalong Road, about eight kilometres east of Murringo, near Young. In a statement, police said the fire...

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US shooting shocks world leaders

WORLD leaders have expressed shock and horror after a gunman massacred 20 small children and six staff in the US state of Connecticut, one of the worst school shootings in history. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has sent Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy...

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China to focus on domestic demand in 2013

EXPANDING domestic consumption will drive China's economic development next year, according to a statement issued at a key annual leadership meeting. With export growth falling in November to 2.9 per cent year-on-year, down from 11.6 per cent...

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