Sudan miner search ends, 100 believed dead

THE search for about 100 workers believed to have died inside a collapsed gold mine in Sudan's Darfur region has ended after nine rescuers also became trapped, a colleague of the miners said on Saturday. "Today the searching has stopped because...

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Solar plane lands at night in US

A solar plane has taken off from California on its first attempt at a cross-country US trip. Source: AAP THE first-ever manned aeroplane that can fly by day or night on solar power alone landed in the dark at a major south-western US airport,...

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Assad makes appearance in Syria capital

SYRIAN leader Bashar al-Assad made a public appearance on Saturday, attending the unveiling of a statue to "martyrs" at Damascus University, state media and his official Facebook page say. "President Bashar al-Assad joined thousands of students...

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Karzai denies CIA cash buys off warlords

CIA cash delivered each month to Afghan President Hamid Karzai office was not used to buy the support of warlords who could tip the country back into civil war, he says. The US Central Intelligence Agency has secretly handed over tens of millions...

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Syria opposition slams Banias 'massacre'

THE Syrian opposition has denounced a "large-scale massacre" by troops and militiamen in a Sunni village in the northwest after a watchdog said at least 50 people, mostly civilians, were killed. The Syrian National Coalition called for international...

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Three-tonne jackhammer goes missing in Vic

A JACKHAMMER weighing three tonnes has been stolen by thieves in western Victoria. The Indeco 3500 pneumatic rock breaker went missing from Mt Mercer, about 30km south of Ballarat, between April 28 and 30. Investigators believe the $60,000...

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Hundreds flee as wildfire rages near LA

A MASSIVE wildfire is raging in the rugged countryside outside Los Angeles, forcing the closure of California's scenic coastal highway as hundreds of residents are evacuated. Wind-driven flames ripped through tinder-dry brush and were soon racing...

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Bollywood marks India's century of cinema

INDIA'S movie industry has toasted its 100th birthday with the release of two films celebrating its humble origins in the silent era and the influence of glamorous modern-day Bollywood. Bombay Talkies comprises four short stories inspired by India's...

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UN sounds alarm on record Arctic ice melt

THE Arctic's sea ice melted at a record pace in 2012, the ninth-hottest year on record, compounding concerns about climate change underscored by extreme weather such as Hurricane Sandy, the UN weather agency says. In a report on the situation...

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Major Australian exhibition in London

THE most significant collection of Australian art ever mounted in the United Kingdom is to go on display in London from September. It was revealed on Thursday that the Prince of Wales will be the patron of the exhibition, which is simply called...

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Nationals WA president stands down

COLIN Holt has stood down as The Nationals' West Australian president because of his increasingly heavy parliamentary workload. Mr Holt, who held the position for four years, was last month appointed parliamentary secretary to the minister for...

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US boy, 5, accidentally shoots sister dead

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy playing with a rifle given to him as a gift accidentally shot dead his younger sister, officials say, thrusting the issue of US gun violence back into the spotlight. The boy's two-year-old sister was pronounced dead after being...

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No reasons to join ALP, party elder says

LABOR party membership is plummeting and people don't see a reason to join the party, Labor elder John Faulkner says. "Party membership is not only declining in number but it is ageing," Mr Faulkner, who was part of a Whitlam Institute panel...

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Pope condemns Bangladesh 'slave labour'

POPE Francis has condemned as "slave labour" the conditions for hundreds of workers killed in a factory collapse in Bangladesh and urged political leaders to fight unemployment in a sweeping critique of "selfish profit". The pope said he had been...

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New self-immolation in Bulgaria

A BULGARIAN man set himself on fire in the southern town of Smolyan on Wednesday, police said, bringing to seven the number of self-immolations since February in the EU's poorest country. Ventsislav Kozarev, 47, was hospitalised in a serious...

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Coronation Street star held in rape claim

BRITISH police have arrested Coronation Street star William Roache, the longest-serving actor in the world's longest-running soap opera, on suspicion of rape. Roache, 81, has played lothario Ken Barlow in the series portraying life in a fictional...

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S.Korea unveils restored cultural treasure

South Korea has unveiled the restored Namdaemun gate, which was destroyed in a fire five years ago. Source: AAP FIVE years after it was reduced to ashes in an arson attack, the newly rebuilt Namdaemun gate in South Korea has been unveiled after...

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Man charged after son, 9, drives Ferrari

CHARGES have been filed against a man who allowed his nine-year-old son to drive his Ferrari, police in the southern Indian state of Kerala say. Mohammed Nisham was charged with endangering the life of a child and allowing a minor to drive,...

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Philippines peace talks with rebels fail

The Philippines government says it is looking for a "new approach" after a fresh surge in violence. Source: AAP THE Philippines says peace talks with communist rebels have collapsed and a target of ending the decades-long insurgency by 2016...

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Defence in crisis, says opposition

Liberal defence spokesman David Johnston says defence is in crisis following cuts of $25 billion. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S defence has reached crisis point while Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been promising funding for roads, education and...

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