Snowden's hopes rise on asylum offer

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has offered asylum to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. Source: AAP US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden remained stranded in a Moscow airport for the 14th day amid rising hopes he may finally be able...

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'World's biggest cocaine dealer' deported

AN Italian mafia capo alleged to be the biggest cocaine trafficker in the world will be deported to Italy on Saturday, a day after being arrested in a Colombian shopping mall, prosecutors said. Roberto Pannunzi was detained in Bogota with a...

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Mubarak back in court amid Egypt unrest

LAWYERS for Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak have entered a not guilty plea at his retrial for alleged complicity in the killings of protesters in 2011. The hearing resumed on Saturday and comes coincidentally just three days after Mubarak's...

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WA offers Noongar people $1.3b title deal

THE West Australian government has made an historic $1.3 billion offer to settle the Noongar people's native title claim over Perth and the state's southwest. Premier Colin Barnett proposes to settle the Noongar claim with the transfer of 320,000...

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Morsi supporters call for protests

Egypt's army has rounded up the leadership of ousted president Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. Source: AAP EGYPT'S Muslim Brotherhood have called for a wave of protests furious over the military's ouster of its president and arrest of its...

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NZ government signs SkyCity deal

THE New Zealand government and SkyCity have signed a deal over the construction of a convention centre in Auckland. The casino will fully fund the $NZ402 million ($A348 million) centre in exchange for gambling concessions. The contract was...

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Search called off for American schooner

THE search has been called off for the American schooner Nina which went missing with seven people on board in the Tasman Sea. The 21m sailing vessel was travelling from Opua in the Bay of Islands to Newcastle in Australia on May 29 with six...

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Popes have no faith in gay marriage

THE Vatican has issued an unprecedented religious text co-written by Pope Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI in which the two popes said faith should serve the "common good" but restated their opposition to gay marriage. Francis paid tribute...

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Egypt rounding up Morsi's top aides

Egypt's army has toppled president Mohamed Morsi after a week of bloodshed that killed nearly 50. Source: AAP EGYPT'S chief justice Adly Mansour was sworn in as interim president after the army ousted and detained Mohamed Morsi in an abrupt...

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PM's Jakarta cattle trade talks 'critical'

Graziers hope PM Kevin Rudd's trade talks in Indonesia will boost Queensland's live cattle exports. Source: AAP GRAZIERS hope Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will assure Indonesia's leader that Australia won't ban the live cattle export trade again....

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Top judge is Egypt interim president

Egypt's chief justice Adly Mansour has been sworn in as the country's interim president. Source: AAP EGYPT'S chief justice Adly Mansour has been sworn in as the country's interim president, a day after the military ousted and detained Mohamed...

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Telstra resumes work after asbestos scare

Telstra is resuming work in some NSW telecommunication pits after an asbestos scare at NBN sites. Source: AAP TELSTRA is resuming work in some NSW telecommunication pits after an asbestos scare at National Broadband Network (NBN) sites halted...

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Two dead, woman critical after Qld crash

TWO people are dead and a third has been taken to hospital in a critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in northern Queensland. Two cars and a truck collided on the Bruce Highway south of Mackay on Wednesday afternoon, police say....

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Portuguese govt totters, markets reel

PORTUGUESE Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho's government is close to collapse after two top ministers quit, pounding financial markets in Lisbon and across Europe. Markets reacted severely after Foreign Minister Paulo Portas resigned Tuesday...

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Rudd reckons Abbott lacks 'ticker'

PM Kevin Rudd (R) suspects Tony Abbott lacks the "ticker" to debate him on key policy areas. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd suspects Tony Abbott lacks the "ticker" to debate him on key policy areas. Mr Abbott has been "lying" to...

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US home prices rise in May by most in 7yrs

US home prices jumped 12.2 per cent in May, suggesting the housing recovery is strengthening. Source: AAP US home prices jumped 12.2 per cent in May from a year ago, the most in seven years. The increase suggests the housing recovery is strengthening....

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Road tolls would reduce traffic: report

TOLLS and congestion fees may be the answer to reducing traffic and improving the state of Australian roads. An Infrastructure Australia (IA) report, released on Tuesday, argues there is reduced accountability for governments to provide quality...

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Patents keep HIV drugs too pricy

DOCTORS Without Borders is warning that rising intellectual property rights are blocking the generic production of newer drugs to treat HIV and are keeping them out of reach of developing countries. The medical aid group said at an international...

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Opposition does not support military coup

EGYPT'S main opposition coalition said it would not support a "military coup" and trusted that an army statement giving political leaders 48 hours to resolve the current crisis did not mean it would assume a political role. "We do not support...

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India rejects Snowden's asylum bid

US leaker Edward Snowden has applied for political asylum in Russia after more than a week in limbo. Source: AAP INDIA has rejected former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's request for political asylum, the External Affairs Ministry said. ...

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Man stabbed in head during Brisbane fight

A MAN has been stabbed in the head during a fight in central Brisbane. The 27-year-old was taken from the scene of the fight on Mary Street to Royal Brisbane Hospital with non life-threatening injuries in the early hours of Monday, police say....

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EU probes banks on credit trading

THE European Commission says many of the world's largest investment banks appear to have colluded to block attempts by exchanges to trade and offer more transparent prices for financial products known as credit derivatives. The commission, the...

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Economy needs more diversity: Rudd

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the economy must broaden and not have all its eggs in one basket. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd believes he has put together a strong economics team to tackle the threats of the global economy, particularly...

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Husic becomes first Muslim frontbencher

Labor MP Ed Husic (L) has become the first Muslim sworn into a federal government frontbench. Source: AAP AMONG the oaths, photographs and backslapping at Labor's latest ministerial swearing-in ceremony, a cultural milestone was passed for...

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