Boy drowns off Tas coast, father missing

THE body of a little boy has been pulled from the waters off Tasmania's northeastern coast after he was swept into the sea with his father. Police are still searching for the six-year-old boy's father, but pulled the child's body out of the...

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Hamas executes two Israel 'collaborators'

HAMAS has hanged two men accused of collaborating with Israel, a statement from the interior ministry of the Islamist movement's government in the Gaza Strip said. The ministry said on Saturday that it had executed the two men in accordance "with...

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Malaysian rally calls for polls reform

ABOUT 20,000 Malaysian opposition supporters have gathered in the capital demanding the resignation of the country's Election Commission in the wake of contentious polls. The opposition claims bias by the commission cost them a historic win against...

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Militants kill two police in India Kashmir

TWO Indian policemen have been shot dead by suspected militants in a high security area of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, police say. The policemen were shot from point blank range when they were on a regular patrol near the...

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Super increase goes ahead on July 1: ATO

The ATO is pushing ahead with plans to increase the compulsory superannuation guarantee. Source: AAP THE Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is pushing on with plans to increase the compulsory superannuation guarantee to 9.25 per cent, despite...

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Bob Brown applauds SA same sex bill

Former MP Bob Brown has applauded the introduction of same sex marriage laws in the SA parliament. Source: AAP SOUTH Australian legislation to allow same sex marriage could survive a High Court challenge, former Greens leader Bob Brown says....

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Thousands stranded by north Indian floods

Some 50,000 people are stranded after flash floods and landslides in northern India. Source: AAP THOUSANDS of pilgrims and tourists are sheltering in forests awaiting rescue, almost a week after flash floods and landslides hit northern India,...

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Stonehenge draws 20,000 for solstice

POLICE say more than 20,000 celebrants have gathered at England's famed Stonehenge monument to mark the summer solstice. The cloud cover on Friday morning prevented bright sunshine at dawn of the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere...

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Two dead in seperate NSW car crashes

TWO people have died in separate car crashes in NSW. On Wednesday evening, a 74-year-old man who smashed a ute into a tree in the state's north was found dead by emergency services. Police are preparing a report for the coroner and are investigating...

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Gay marriage debate reignites in parly

LNP Senator Sue Boyce expresses her support for a bill to recognise overseas same-sex marriages in Australia. A LIBERAL senator who crossed the floor to vote in favour of recognising same-sex couples who wed overseas has been praised...

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I'm a lecher, not a crook: China official

CALL me a lecher but don't call me a crook, an ex-city official at the heart of a Chinese sex tape scandal has said in his unusually spirited courtroom defence against corruption charges. The case of Lei Zhengfu, former party chief of a district...

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Bob Hewitt to face South African court

Australian tennis great Bob Hewitt has been summonsed to appear in a South African court. Source: AAP FORMER tennis doubles champion Bob Hewitt has been summonsed to appear in a South African court following allegations he sexually abused young...

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SA premier's Twitter feed cut

SA Premier Jay Weatherill has had his Twitter feed to his own department blocked. Source: AAP THE tweets of South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill have been blocked from an internal feed to public servants in his own department. The...

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Somali insurgent attack repelled: police

SOMALI and African Union soldiers have regained control of a United Nations compound in Mogadishu ending an hour and an half attack by al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents, police and witnesses say. "The situation is under control now... Somali...

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Three dead after falling into Dutch manure

THREE people have died after falling into a farm manure silo in the northern Netherlands and a survivor has been flown to hospital in a critical condition, police say. "Three men have died in the workplace accident in Makkinga and one was taken...

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Brazil to deploy special police for soccer

Brazil's president has vowed to listen to youths staging Brazil's biggest protests in 20 years. Source: AAP BRAZIL will deploy a special police force to help provide security for the Confederations Cup tournament following mass protests against...

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Lego to expand Czech production

Danish toymaker Lego will expand a factory in the Czech Republic, creating around 800 new jobs. Source: AAP DANISH toymaker Lego says it will expand a factory in the Czech Republic and create some 800 jobs to meet growing regional demand...

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China ban on adopting abandoned children

CHINA has announced individuals and groups are banned from privately adopting abandoned infants. Tens of thousands of babies are abandoned each year in China, where baby trafficking has been a perennial problem. The Ministry of Civil Affairs...

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Twelve killed in Nepal landslides

AT least 12 people have been killed in landslides triggered by three days of heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of Nepal, officials say. Seven members of the same family, including five children, were killed Monday after a landslide buried their...

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Suicide bombs kill 31 in Baghdad attacks

TWIN suicide bombs on a Shi'ite Muslim religious hall in north Baghdad on Tuesday killed 31 people and wounded 57 others, officials say. The two attackers struck after Tuesday midday prayers at the Habib ibn al-Mudhaher Hussainiyah in the capital's...

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