Gunmen attack Greece prison

AT least 11 inmates escaped from a Greek prison after gunmen brazenly attacked the site with grenades and automatic weapons, kicking off a nightlong standoff between police and prisoners. Two guards were injured, one of them seriously. A senior...

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Bangladesh storm kills 20

The death toll from a tornado that hit villages in Bangladesh has risen to 20. Source: AAP THE death toll from a tornado that ripped through 20 villages in eastern Bangladesh has climbed to 20 people, with another 200 hurt, a government official...

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Livestock saved in Vic abattoir fire

FIREFIGHTERS have rescued hundreds of cattle and sheep from a fire at a Melbourne abattoir. CFA Incident Controller Peter Lucas said more than 20 trucks and 100 firefighters were called in to fight the blaze at a Cranbourne abattoir in Melbourne's...

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Boy critical after being hit by 4WD

A YOUNG boy is fighting for his life after being knocked off his pushbike by a 4WD while crossing a road in western Sydney. The boy suffered life-threatening head injuries after he was hit by a silver Subaru Escape at traffic lights on Richmond...

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CMC info boss too stressed to confess

THE Crime and Misconduct Commission's information manager was too stressed about looming job cuts to tell his superiors he'd made another mistake over the release of sensitive Fitzgerald inquiry documents. In February 2012, director of information...

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Russia turns back on Cyprus debt crisis

RUSSIA spurned investment proposals that would have helped rescue the Cyprus economy, piling pressure on Nicosia as it races to stave off financial meltdown and possible exit from the eurozone. The European Union has given Nicosia until Monday...

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Chinese pollution affecting Japan

Air purifier sales in Japan have surged because of pollution being blown across from China. Source: AAP JAPAN logged a huge surge in air purifier sales last month, as Tokyo warned that smog was blowing into its territory from China, which...

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Consumers warned about funeral contracts

CONSUMERS are being warned to beware of "push advertising" for pre-paid funeral arrangements on daytime television. In a statement, NSW Fair Trading commissioner Rod Stowe said daytime TV was experiencing a "renaissance" in marketing around...

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Obama receives frosty welcome in Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, March 21 AFP - US President Barack Obama arrived in the West Bank to a more prickly welcome from Palestinian leaders than the warm embrace he won in Israel the day before. Obama flew by helicopter over the barbed...

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Vic man goes to police after death

A 23-YEAR-OLD man has handed himself in to police after the suspicious death of a man in Victoria's southwest. A 57-year-old man was found dead at a house in Winchelsea about 4.15pm (AEDT) on Wednesday after police were called to conduct a welfare...

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Car bomb kills 13 at Pakistan refugee camp

A CAR bomb hit a Pakistani refugee camp, killing 13 people including women and children, raising further fears for the security of a May general election in the nuclear-armed state. More than 30 other people were wounded when the bomb exploded...

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Turkey awaits ceasefire from Kurds

JAILED Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan was set to call a "historic" ceasefire, raising expectations for an end to a three-decade conflict with Turkey that has cost tens of thousands of lives. The widely anticipated ceasefire appeal is to come...

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Cyprus scrambles to find cash

Furious Cypriot MPs rejected the terms of a bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. Source: AAP DEBT-HIT Cyprus was scrambling to secure funding vital to an international bailout after MPs rejected the terms of an EU deal, tapping...

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Obama departs Washington for Israel visit

US President Barack Obama is en route to Israel for a four-day trip to the Middle East. Source: AAP BARACK Obama has landed in Israel for the first time as US president, on a mission to ease past tensions with his hosts but facing scepticism...

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Indonesian support for death penalty grows

A LEADING human rights advocate fears public support for the death penalty is growing in Indonesia but says the importance of good diplomatic relations between Jakarta and Canberra could help two Australians on death row. Indonesia last week carried...

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Climate change a values problem: expert

MANY climate sceptics do not trust environmentalists because they consider them "borderline communists" who want to curtail people's freedom, a leading US social scientist says. Speaking on Wednesday night, the University of Michigan's Andy Hoffman...

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Xstrata cuts 100 jobs

GLOBAL miner Xstrata says it will axe about 100 jobs as part of a decision to close its Brisbane office. The weak global coal market including poor prices and a high Australian dollar, as well as high costs, have been...

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Qld MP Driscoll still facing allegations

A ROOKIE Queensland MP has been unable to shake off allegations of misusing taxpayer funds despite an attempt to explain himself in parliament. Redcliffe MP Scott Driscoll has faced a raft of allegations in recent weeks, including claims of sexual...

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Half a million new homes for Sydney

NSW Planning Minister Brad Hazzard has unveiled a 20-year blueprint for Sydney's growth. Source: AAP A 20-YEAR blueprint for Sydney's growth has identified a need for more than half a million new homes by 2031 but lobby groups want clarity...

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Dead pigs in China river exceed 13,000

The number of dead pigs found in a river running through Shanghai has reached more than 13,000. Source: AAP THE number of dead pigs found in a river running through China's commercial hub Shanghai has reached more than 13,000, as mystery deepened...

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Gillard open to media law amendments

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she's open to "sensible suggestions" on media law changes. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says the government is willing to consider sensible changes to its proposed media laws, but won't be "cross-trading...

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Three dead in suicide attack in Pakistan

AT least three people have been killed by a suicide bomber and militant gunmen at a court complex in northwest Pakistan. Several gunmen and two bombers stormed the crowded complex in the city of Peshawar on Monday, less than two months before...

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Leighton wins $A656m HK rail contract

LEIGHTON Contractors has secured a $A656 million contract from Hong Kong rail operator MTR Corporation for part of a new rail link in the Chinese province. Work for the new contract includes modification of an existing MTR station, platforms,...

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Six in Indian court over tourist rape

Indian police have arrested a group of farmers who have confessed to gang raping a Swiss cyclist. Source: AAP SIX men accused of raping a Swiss tourist who was cycling with her husband in central India have been produced in court and charged...

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Five confess to gang-raping Swiss tourist

FIVE villagers have confessed to gang-raping a Swiss tourist in central India, police say, in an incident that has renewed focus on the rampant violence against women in the country. The woman was on a cycling holiday with her husband in impoverished...

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Car bomb kills 10 in south Iraq

A CAR bomb has exploded at a bus station in the south Iraq city of Basra killing 10 people and wounding 16, a security official says. Sunday's bombing at the bus station in Basra came soon after another that exploded in the centre of the city...

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Two men attacked with iron bars and brick

TWO men have been attacked with iron bars and a house brick during a robbery in Sydney's northwest. The men, aged 30 and 26, were a service station in Kellyville at 2am (AEDT) when a group of up to 10 men assaulted them with iron bars and a...

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Search for boy missing north of Perth

EMERGENCY services are searching for a 14-year-old boy who has gone missing in waters off the coast of Mindarie, north of Perth. The boy's family raised the alarm at Quinn's Beach at around 4.30pm WST, and since then three helicopters have been...

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