Japan PM escapes injury in five-car crash

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe has escaped injury when his car was involved in a five-car pile-up in Tokyo. Source: AAP A LIMOUSINE carrying Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been involved in a five-car pile-up at a toll gate in Tokyo but he escaped...

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Dreamliner flights resume from Ethiopia

AN Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner jet has taken off on a commercial flight, becoming the first carrier to resume flying the Boeing 787 aircraft that were grounded worldwide three months ago due to battery problems. The flight took off from Addis...

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Vic Labor claims victory in Lyndhurst

Martin Pakula is confident he can win the by-election in the Victorian state seat of Lyndhurst. Source: AAP LABOR'S Martin Pakula has claimed victory in Victoria's Lyndhurst by-election but the party's primary vote is well down on its result...

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'Indian spy' fights for life in Pakistan

AN Indian national on death row in Pakistan who was attacked by fellow inmates armed with bricks has been put on a ventilator as he fights for his life. Sarbajit Singh, who was sentenced to death 16 years ago on espionage charges, was rushed...

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Renault sales slide in first quarter

French automaker Renault says sales in the first quarter fell 11.6 per cent to $A10.55 billion. Source: AAP FRENCH automaker Renault says sales in the first quarter of 2013 fell 11.6 per cent year-on-year to 8.27 billion euros ($A10.55 billion)...

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NSW driver runs down man, punches police

A DRIVER deliberately drove into a group of men outside a hotel in Bathurst, running down and injuring one before resisting arrest, police say. A 23-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences after allegedly crossing to the wrong...

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Protests as Bangladesh toll hits 200

HUNDREDS of thousands of garment workers have walked of the job in Bangladesh after the deaths of 200 people in a building collapse. Grief turned to anger on Thursday as the workers, some carrying sticks, blockaded key highways in at least three...

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Iraq bloodshed stokes fears of civil war

THE deaths of more than 100 people in violence between Iraqi security forces and Sunni Arab protesters and their supporters have raised fears of a return to all-out sectarian conflict. The trouble began on Tuesday when security forces moved into...

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China's H7N9 'one of most lethal' flus

Bird flu has spread to a new province in China, authorities say, with the death toll so far at 22. Source: AAP INTERNATIONAL experts probing China's deadly H7N9 bird flu virus say it's "one of the most lethal influenza viruses" seen so far...

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YouTube's prayer-dancing video slammed

INDONESIA has asked YouTube to block a video showing high school girls performing Islamic prayers and then dancing to a song by US pop group Maroon 5. The five girls have been expelled from their senior high school over the video, which has...

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New Iraq violence kills 15

VIOLENCE in Iraq killed 15 people, including 12 security force personnel and gunmen who died in attacks apparently launched in revenge for deadly clashes at a protest, officials said. Fighting between security forces and protesters near the northern...

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Lone terrorists hard to spot: US experts

Accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has admitted that he and his brother carried out the attack. Source: AAP THE Boston bombings have highlighted the almost impossible task US law enforcement face in preventing terror attacks say security...

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French embassy in Tripoli bombed

A car bomb hit the France embassy in Libya, injuring two French guards and causing extensive damage. Source: AAP A CAR bomb has hit the French embassy in Libya wounding two French guards and causing extensive damage. It is the first attack...

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Syria's Assad 'using chemical weapons'

PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad is using chemical weapons, most likely sarin, against rebel forces in Syria, a senior Israeli army officer told a conference. "Assad is using chemical weapons in Syria," said Brigadier General Itai Brun, head of research...

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Musharraf in court over Bhutto killing

Former Pakistan ruler Pervez Musharraf (C) has appeared in court over the murder of Benazir Bhutto. Source: AAP PAKISTAN'S former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday appeared before an anti-terrorism court for the first time over the...

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13 die in Iraq revenge attacks

THIRTEEN gunmen have died carrying out revenge attacks on army checkpoints in north Iraq. The deaths followed dawn clashes on Tuesday between protesters and security forces which had left 27 people dead, top army officers said. The gunmen were...

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PM wins over voters at polite pub forum

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has faced the people at a suburban Melbourne forum, more akin to a polite dinner party than a fiery debate. Around 100 undecided voters filed into the Burvale Hotel, a Nunawading pub complete with pool tables and an...

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Police hunt for NSW prison escapee

A PRISONER has escaped from a jail in NSW's Upper Hunter, police say. Dean Wells, 29, was last seen at St Heliers Correctional Complex in Muswellbrook at 4pm (AEDT) on Monday. Wells had been serving a sentence of six years and six months for...

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Rio appeals court ban on expansion

Mining giant Rio has lodged an appeal against a decision blocking it from expanding a coal mine. Source: AAP MINING giant Rio has lodged a Supreme Court appeal against a decision blocking it from expanding a coal mine. Rio-owned subsidiary...

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Berlusconi sex trial suspended until May

The trial of Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly paying for sex has been delayed. Source: AAP AN Italian court has delayed the resumption of a trial against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly paying for sex with...

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Blaze guts historic Sydney Anglican church

AN historic Anglican church in Sydney's inner west has been gutted by fire. Authorities say Dulwich Hill's Holy Trinity Church has been severely damaged by the blaze that broke out in the early hours of Sunday. The building, dating back to...

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Musharraf in house arrest 'isolation'

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is being held in "isolation" a spokesman says. Source: AAP PAKISTAN'S former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is reportedly being held in "isolation" in his luxury farmhouse, confined to two...

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Drone raid kills two militants in Yemen

A SUSPECTED US drone strike in Yemen has killed two al-Qaeda militants and destroyed an arms cache. The raid targeted a house in Wadi Abida, in the central province of Marib, where the two unnamed militants were killed, an official said. He...

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S Korea vows to counter any North attacks

South Korea has noted new plans for a possible missile launch in North Korea, military sources say. Source: AAP SOUTH Korea has monitored new preparations for a possible missile launch in North Korea, military sources say, as Washington and...

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