Flood rescue prompts police warning

A 68-YEAR-OLD man's narrow escape from his rapidly submerging ute in NSW's Northern Rivers region has prompted police to repeat warnings to motorists not to drive into floodwaters. Police said that at about 6am (AEDT) on Saturday the man ignored...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

16 sites for new nuclear plants in Iran

IRAN has selected 16 locations for the contruction of nuclear power plants as part of a plan to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity at multiple sites over the next 15 years. State TV says that experts at the Atomic Energy Organisation of...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Pistorius spends time with family

Oscar Pistorius (R) has been freed on bail pending a high-profile trial for killing his girlfriend. Source: AAP SOUTH Africa's Olympic "Blade Runner" and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius was on Saturday with his family spending his first day...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Opposition slams world inaction on Syria

Syria's opposition coalition says it will form a government to run "liberated areas" of the country. Source: AAP THE umbrella opposition National Coalition condemned world powers for failing to act to stop the slaughter in Syria, as missiles...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Malaysia busts child trafficking syndicate

MALAYSIAN police said they have broken up a child trafficking syndicate and rescued 21 children and babies. Police in the northern state of Penang said they arrested 43 suspects, at least 20 of them women, in a nationwide operation which began...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Hitler and Frankenstein run for election

ADOLF Hitler is running for election in India. So is Frankenstein. The tiny northeast Indian state of Meghalaya has a special fascination for interesting and sometimes controversial names, and the ballot for state elections Saturday is proof....

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Arrests over Tunisian politician murder

TUNISIA'S interior minister has announced the arrest of several suspects in the assassination of a leftist politician two weeks ago that plunged the country into a political crisis. Ali Larayedh said late Thursday that "rapid progress" had been...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Scottish schools hit by horse meat scandal

ALL Scottish schools have been told not to serve frozen beef burgers after one was found to contain traces of horse DNA. Local authorities were advised to "place a hold" on the use of the products following the discovery in a burger at a North...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Pokies ACT precommitment trial sunk

ACT clubs have voted against participating in a pokie precommitment trial until after the election. Source: AAP AN ACT trial of precommitment technology for poker machines is dead and has been an expensive "thought bubble", the federal opposition...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Northern NSW towns put on flood watch

HUGE parts of NSW, stretching from the Queensland border to the Hunter Valley, are on "flood watch" with heavy rain due to drench the state's north. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says residents should be ready to move to higher ground if flooding...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

European stocks drop at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets are sliding at the start of Thursday trading, with London's FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.62 per cent to 6,355.41 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.61 per cent to 7,681.61 points and in Paris the CAC 40 lost...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

At least 31 killed in Damascus

A POWERFUL car bomb has exploded near the headquarters of Syria's ruling Baath party in central Damascus, reportedly killing and wounding a large number of civilians. "The terrorist explosion killed and wounded a large number of civilians,"...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

British unemployment rises to 7.8%

BRITAIN'S unemployment rate edged higher to 7.8 per cent in the three months to the end of December from 7.7 per cent in the three months to the end of November, official data shows. The number of unemployed people rose to 2.50 million from 2.49...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Anti-Islam campaigner 'lost' his freedom

FOR the past nine years, right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders has needed 24-hour police protection wherever he has travelled because the anti-Islam campaigner says he is never safe to walk the streets alone. After flying into Perth on Wednesday,...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

WA nurses dispute reaches stalemate

THE Industrial Relations Commission has recommended West Australian nurses lift work bans at public hospitals but the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) is standing firm in its bid for higher wages and less menial tasks. The ANF says the commission...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Asian markets mostly up

ASIAN markets have mostly climbed, with dealers taking a positive cue from Wall Street and Europe, following a surge in investor confidence in eurozone powerhouse Germany. Japanese shares posted healthy gains on Wednesday as the yen softened and...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Pistorius charged with murder

Olympian Oscar Pistorius (R) has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Source: AAP A SOUTH Africa prosecutor has charged Olympian Oscar Pistorius with the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The 26-year-old...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Germany approves troops for Mali mission

THE German government will send up to 330 soldiers to help train the Malian army and support the French deployment in its battle against Islamists. Up to 180 German soldiers have been earmarked for the European Union Training Mission (EUTM),...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Troops pour into Syria's Aleppo

President Bashar al-Assad says he's confident his troops will win the conflict ravaging Syria. Source: AAP HUNDREDS of troops backed by military vehicles poured into the northern province of Aleppo following rebel advances and as a battle raged...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Multimillion-dollar Belgian diamond heist

EIGHT armed and masked men made a hole in a security fence at Brussels' international airport, drove onto the tarmac and snatched millions of dollars' worth of diamonds from the hold of a Swiss-bound plane without firing a shot, authorities said....

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Rudd won't challenge: Hawker

POLITICAL consultant Bruce Hawker believes Kevin Rudd won't challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard despite a slump in Labor's electoral standing. The latest Nielsen poll released by Fairfax Media on Monday showed Labor dropping four percentage...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Sex videos and pics led to killing: judge

JOSHUA Hickson was so angry that Gregory Elms had distributed nude photos and sex videos of his sister that he wanted to make him pay for it. In early 2011 Hickson and friend Brendan Gobus visited Mr Elms, 44, at his home in Kewarra Beach, north...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Melbourne grassfire now under control

RESIDENTS living around the large grassfire that closed the Hume Freeway at Epping in Melbourne's north have been told it is safe to return to their homes. A Country Fire Authority spokeswoman said residents in the area around Copper St, Epping...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Qld health cuts spark blame game

A FEDERAL funding shortfall has been blamed for a decision to axe more than 200 health jobs in the Cairns region. But the federal government says Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is behind cuts to individual health services. Cairns and Hinterland...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Vic bushfire downgraded but still a risk

THE Country Fire Authority (CFA) has downgraded the bushfire threatening the community of Mirranatwa in Victoria's west to Watch and Act but warns the rating could change with the conditions. The large, fast-moving fire, about 30km north of...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Attackers hack hand off Tanzanian child

ATTACKERS collecting body parts of albinos for witchcraft have hacked off the hand of a seven-year old boy in Tanzania, in the latest in a series of bloody assaults, officials say. "The boy was attacked on Saturday by three people as he walked...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Seven foreigners kidnapped in Nigeria

POLICE in northern Nigeria say gunmen have kidnapped seven foreign workers from a construction company. The attack happened in Bauchi state overnight Saturday. Police spokesman Hassan Muhammed said attackers first targeted a prison in the area....

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More

Myanmar boat sinks on way to Australia

A BOATLOAD of Myanmar nationals rescued from a sinking wooden vessel off Sri Lanka's east coast after two months at sea had been trying to reach Australia, local police say. The boat people, plucked to safety by Sri Lanka's navy on Saturday,...

18.59 | 0 komentar | Read More