Eight killed after Egypt soccer verdict

FOURTEEN people have been killed in riots outside the main prison in Port Said following a controversial verdict related to one of the world's deadliest incidents of soccer violence. Two police were shot dead outside the prison when angry relatives...

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Vic man dies following arrest

VICTORIA Police's professional standards watchdog will investigate the death of a man who had been in police custody for intoxication. Police had arrested the 53-year-old man in Mildura, in the state's far northwest, on Wednesday. During a...

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ACT storms spoil fireworks display

FIERCE thunderstorms across Canberra have prompted almost 300 calls for help and forced the cancellation of the city's Australia Day fireworks. The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) said the storms, which lashed the city from around 6.30pm...

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Mali Islamists say ready for hostage talks

AN al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali says it is ready to negotiate the release of a French hostage, as a French-led offensive to rout Islamists from the north gathered steam. "The MUJAO is ready to negotiate the release of Gilberto," said...

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New air force raids in Damascus province

SYRIA'S air force has launched new raids on rebel-held towns east of Damascus a day after President Bashar al-Assad attended prayers at a Damascus mosque. The army pounded opposition-held areas of battered Homs in central Syria, as it stepped...

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Man charged with murder over WA death

A 31-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murder over the death of a 23-year-old man after an altercation at a home in the Peel region south of Perth. Police were called to a disturbance at a home in the Bunbury suburb of Withers about 10:45pm...

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Peris draft 'tokenism', Bernardi says

CONTROVERSIAL Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has labelled the federal government's drafting of Aboriginal Olympian Nova Peris "tokenism of the highest order", drawing an angry response from Labor. Senator Bernardi told Adelaide radio on Friday...

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Buttrose named Australian of the Year

AUSTRALIAN of the Year Ita Buttrose wants to promote a more positive approach to ageing by tackling community attitudes toward older people. The 71-year-old was on Friday honoured at a ceremony in Canberra for her extraordinary and groundbreaking...

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Vic teacher pay talks to resume

THE Victorian government and the state teachers' union have agreed to resume talks in a bid to resolve their bitter, lengthy dispute over pay and conditions. The Australian Education Union (AEU) Victorian branch says a meeting between the parties...

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Two Aussies held over Phuket shooting

TWO Australian men facing charges of attempted murder after a shooting in the Thai resort island of Phuket have been transferred to the main prison pending a court hearing. John Edward Cohen, 33, from NSW, and Tasmanian Adam Lewis Shea, 26, were...

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UK not turning its back on Europe: Cameron

UK PM David Cameron is set to face top politicians and business leaders at The World Economic Forum. Source: AAP UK Prime Minister David Cameron has told the World Economic Forum in Davos that he is not turning his back on Europe, after angering...

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Perth firefighters contain Trigg bushfire

A BUSHFIRE that threatened lives and homes in the northern Perth suburb of Trigg has been contained. Several roads remain closed including West Coast Highway between Pearl Parade and Karrinyup Road, Elliot Road, and Karrinyup Road between West...

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Cane toads and utes at NT Aust Day fun

CANE toad racing and utes may not be what springs to mind when you imagine Australia Day celebrations, but in the Northern Territory it is all part of the fun. A huge storm threw last year's Australia Day plans in Darwin into chaos, with strong...

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European stocks edge higher at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets have gained slightly at the start of trading. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies rose 0.18 per cent to 6,190.02 points at the start of trading on Wednesday. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index rose 0.09 per cent to...

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Australian men held over Thai shooting

TWO Australian men have been arrested in Phuket over the accidental shooting of two German tourists. A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman confirmed John Edward Cohen, 33, from NSW, and Adam Lewis Shea, 26, from Tasmania, had been...

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Netanyahu scrambles to keep his job

Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing Likud-Beitenu list has won the Israeli election by a narrow majority. Source: AAP A BADLY weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scrambling to keep his job after Israeli elections resulted in an unexpected...

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Tanks and planes pound Damascus region

SYRIAN warplanes and tanks have shelled rebel strongholds in the province of Damascus, a watchdog said, as a pro-regime daily reported clashes in a camp housing Palestinian refugees. Fighter jets launched strikes on the town of Douma, northeast...

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Australia urged to support disabled people

AUSTRALIA is not doing enough to support its disabled citizens who remain invisible members of the community, the nation's greatest ever Paralympian says. Kurt Fearnley believes a change of public perception, as well as greater support through...

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UK public debt sparks AAA-rating concerns

BRITISH state borrowing jumped in December, official data shows, stoking renewed speculation over the country's top-level AAA credit rating. Public sector net borrowing - the government's preferred measure of the budget deficit - climbed to...

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Fat people at bigger risk in car crashes

OBESE people face a much higher risk of dying in a car crash than people of normal weight, researchers report. The cause could be that safety in cars is engineered for people of normal weight, not for the obese, they said. Transport safety scientists...

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Five seriously hurt in Austria train crash

TWO packed commuter trains have collided head-on in the morning rush-hour traffic in Vienna, leaving five people seriously hurt. "At the moment there are five people seriously injured and several people with light injuries," emergency services...

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US ship ignored reef warnings: Philippines

A PHILIPPINES official has accused a US Navy minesweeper of ignoring warnings to stay away before it became stuck on a World Heritage-listed coral reef. The accusation on Monday by the superintendent of Tubbataha marine park, Angelique Songco,...

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NATO joins fight against Taliban squad

NATO troops have helped liberate a Kabul police building from a Taliban suicide squad. Three police officers died in the attack, which lasted eight hours on Monday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the longest stand-off...

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Indian fast-track gang-rape trial starts

India's Supreme Court has agreed to consider a plea to transfer a gang-rape trial outside New Delhi. Source: AAP THE trial of five Indian men accused of raping and murdering a 23-year-old student has started in a fast-track court for crimes...

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Dotcom re-enacts raid for launch party

A HELICOPTER fly-by, men dressed as armed New Zealand police officers, and dancers and singers have all heralded the launch of Kim Dotcom's new "legal" website, Mega. The new cloud storage website went live at 6.48am on Sunday, about the same...

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Vic residents return to bushfire-hit homes

Victorian residents have returned to their bushfire-ravaged homes as fire crews backburn. Source: AAP RESIDENTS have returned to their bushfire-damaged homes in Victoria's east, as authorities battle to bring a massive blaze under control before...

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Missing sought after deadly end to Algeria

GOVERNMENTS are scrambling to track down missing nationals after the bloody end to a gas plant siege in the Sahara that saw Islamists kill at least 23 foreigners and Algerians, with Algiers fearing the toll may rise. "I fear that it may be revised...

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French yachtsman rescued in Southern ocean

THE Antarctic cruise ship The Orion has rescued solo round-the-world yachtsman Alain Delord who has been stranded on a life raft in remote waters southwest of Tasmania since Friday. A spokeswoman for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority...

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