Divers find three bodies in Indian sub

INDIA'S navy has retrieved four badly burned bodies from a submarine that exploded in a Mumbai dockyard and said it was unlikely any of the other 14 missing crewmen would be found alive. The diesel-powered INS Sindhurakshak sank in a military...

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Turkey, Egypt recall envoys over crackdown

TURKEY has recalled its ambassador to Cairo as tensions with Egypt worsen dramatically following a bloody crackdown on supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president. Egypt retaliated by recalling its envoy to Turkey, whose Prime Minister...

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Panama may fine N. Korean arms ship $1m

THE Panama Canal authority says it will impose as much as a $1 million fine on the North Korean freighter caught with an undeclared shipment of Cuban weapons. "It is a flagrant violation of safe passage through the Panama Canal and we have little...

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Ecuador vows to resolve Assange situation

The Ecuadorian government has pledged to find a solution to the Julian Assange situation. Source: AAP THE Ecuadorian government has stressed its commitment to finding a solution to the position of Julian Assange on the anniversary of the...

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Baghdad bombings kill at least 23

APPARENTLY co-ordinated bombings mainly targeting Shi'ite areas of Baghdad have killed 23 people, after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to press a campaign against militants to stem spiralling violence. Security forces have carried...

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Politkovskaya murder defendant shot

ONE of three Chechen brothers currently on trial for the 2006 murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been shot in the leg, his defence lawyer says. Dzhabrail Makhmudov has been hospitalised in Moscow with a gunshot wound...

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Vietnam offers free Marxist education

VIETNAM is offering free classes in Marxism, Leninism and the teachings of Ho Chi Minh in a bid to revive interest in the ideology behind the country's system of government. Philosophy students will not have to pay university tuition fees under...

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Coalition coy on costing times

THE coalition might not reveal the cost of all its policies until the last week of the election campaign, but Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says it won't be as late as the last day. Mr Abbott says every policy will be funded and costed so Australians...

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Research tracks minke whales' journey

Researchers have tagged four minke whales in an attempt to find out where they spend the summer. Source: AAP MINKE whales are spotted playing in waters off north Queensland during winter, but scientists are at odds with where they spend the...

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No widespread bullying at CSIRO: report

THERE are problems at Australia's national science agency but there's no toxic culture or widespread bullying, an independent inquiry has found. Former Commonwealth ombudsman Dennis Pearce investigated 130 allegations of workplace bullying,...

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Norway bars Apple from taking aerial shots

Norway's intelligence agency has refused Apple permission to take flyover 3D photos of Oslo. Source: AAP NORWAY'S intelligence agency has blocked US company Apple from flying over Oslo to take 3D aerial photos for its map application, citing...

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Two Koreas agree to reopen industrial park

North and South Korea have agreed to reopen the Kaesong joint industrial zone. Source: AAP NORTH and South Korea have reached an agreement to reopen the Kaesong joint industrial zone closed by Pyongyang in April at the height of soaring military...

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No Syria peace talks before October

A PROPOSED international peace conference on Syria that aims to bring together President Bashar al-Assad's allies and the opposition will probably not happen until October at the very earliest, a top Russian official says. Russian Deputy Foreign...

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French Alps accidents kill four climbers

TWO Italian women have died in an avalanche and the bodies of two French climbers have been found in a crevasse after climbing accidents in the French Alps, local officials say. The two Italians were among a group of at least seven climbers...

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Doctor steals heroin from patient's belly

POLICE in Russia have arrested a surgeon for stealing heroin from the stomach of a patient upon whom he was operating. The unidentified doctor was found in possession of 5 grams of heroin after performing surgery on a man who had allegedly been...

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Abbott cites exuberance in latest gaffe

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has pledged $100 million to address mobile phone coverage black spots. Source: AAP OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott admits he was "a bit exuberant" when referring to the sex appeal of a female Liberal candidate. ...

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Hong Kong shares up 2.13% by close

HONG Kong shares have closed up 2.13 per cent, buoyed by better-than-expected industrial data from China late last week that eased fears the world's second-largest economy is heading towards a slowdown. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Monday...

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Longer sentence for UK pedophile

A PEDOPHILE who walked free from a British court after his 13-year-old victim was branded "predatory" by a prosecutor has had his sentence increased because of a technicality. Neil Wilson was handed an eight-month suspended sentence after admitting...

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Greek recession eases to 4.6%

THE Greek economy has shown improvement in the second quarter of the year, shrinking by 4.6 per cent from 5.6 per cent in the first quarter, official data shows. This first estimate from the statistics authority comes in the sixth year of recession...

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UK warships head to Gibraltar amid row

BRITISH warships are due to set sail for the Mediterranean for a naval exercise that will see one vessel dock in Gibraltar, as tensions rise with Spain over the British-held territory. The type 23 frigate HMS Westminster will leave Britain on...

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