China one-child policy change approved

Chinese state media says the National People's Congress has approved to change its one-child policy. Source: AAP CHINA'S top legislature has sanctioned the ruling Communist Party's decision to allow couples to have a second child if one parent...

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Port Hedland evacuates due to cyclone

A cyclone warning has been issued for coastal areas along Western Australia's northern coast. Source: AAP SHIPS are being moved from a major port in Western Australia ahead of a developing tropical cyclone expected to hit on Saturday night....

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Death toll in Beirut blast rises to 7

LEBANON'S state news agency says a 19-year-old man wounded in the car bombing in central Beirut has died, raising the death toll in the attack to seven. The National News Agency says Mohammed Shaar died on Saturday from massive wounds sustained...

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Refugee group calls for ambassador asylum

Scott Morrison says a request for asylum by Zimbabwe's ambassador will be judged on its merits. Source: AAP A REFUGEE advocacy group has called for the Australian government to grant asylum to the Zimbabwean ambassador to Australia. But...

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Bigger and better for NYE celebrations

Bigger and better is the promise from Australian capital cities preparing for New Year's Eve. Source: AAP BIGGER and better is the promise from Australian capital cities preparing their New Year's Eve pyrotechnic-infused celebrations. Melbourne...

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Vic transport costs to rise in 2014

The cost of using public transport in Victoria will rise by 2.5 per cent in 2014 under new changes. Source: AAP VICTORIANS are set to pay more to use public transport and for the first time motorcycles will pay to use the CityLink freeway...

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Cambodian garment workers block traffic

STRIKING workers making shoes and clothes for Western brands have blocked roads and briefly scuffled with police in Cambodia. The workers are demanding a two-fold increase in the minimum wage to $A180. The protests on Friday snarled traffic...

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Holiday road toll rises to 12

The Christmas holiday road toll has risen to 12 following the death of a teenager and a cyclist. Source: AAP THE Christmas holiday road toll has risen to 12 following the death of a teenage driver and a cyclist. An 18-year-old woman died...

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Nine road deaths dampen festive season

Nine people have died on Australian roads this festive season, including a teen who fell off a ute. Source: AAP NINE people have died on Australian roads this festive season, including two friends killed in a single-vehicle incident in NSW...

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Tourists die in poorly ventilated hotel

TWO Italian tourists have been found dead in their poorly ventilated hotel room in Nepal's capital, Katmandu. The man and woman were found after the hotel's owners alerted police they were not responding to calls, police official Umesh Raj Joshi...

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Man found dead after Brisbane siege

POLICE have discovered the body of a man believed to be a gunman who held a mother and daughter hostage for hours in Brisbane. A gunman had held the pair at a home on Earnshaw Road at Banyo for more than five hours on Thursday while police tried...

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First Greenpeace activist gets exit visa

Russia has dropped charges against 29 activists following their protest at an oil rig in the Arctic. Source: AAP RUSSIA has started issuing visas to foreign crew members of a Greenpeace protest ship and dropped the criminal case against the...

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Cyclone could develop Christmas Day

A TROPICAL cyclone is expected to form in northern Western Australia on Christmas morning with warnings issued for parts of the state and the Northern Territory. A blue alert has been issued for people in or near the coastal and inland communities...

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Canada and US face Christmas blackout

UTILITY crews have rushed to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of people who face a Christmas without lights after a storm downed power lines throughout eastern Canada and parts of the US. Just under 200,000 homes in Toronto, Canada's...

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Man dies after car hits tree in Qld

A 69-YEAR-OLD man who died after his car crashed into a tree northwest of Bundaberg has become the first fatality on Queensland roads in the Christmas holiday period. The crash near Avondale was reported to police at around 12.30pm (AEST) on...

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Belfast peace talks fail to reach deal

OVERNIGHT talks in Belfast have failed to resolve deep-seated divisions over parades and flags that have triggered widespread rioting in Northern Ireland. Richard Haass, director of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations, led the multiparty...

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Cleveland kidnap hero lands book deal

Charles Ramsey has told WEWS news what was going through his head when Amanda Berry ran into his arms. Courtesy of WEWS The man who helped rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house has landed a book deal. Source: AAP ...

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Thai protesters step up campaign

THAI opposition protesters on Monday stepped up their campaign to disrupt upcoming elections, trying to block candidate registrations as part of efforts to banish Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her family from politics. The main opposition...

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Victory smells sweet for this winner

The ring up for auction at graysonline. Picture: graysonline.com Source: Supplied SOME may have pooh-poohed whether it would ever be sold, but a 'lucky' bidder has snapped up Brisbane's most infamous ring. A West Australian became the...

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Ex-UK minister jailed for fudging expenses

A FORMER British legislator and Cabinet minister has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to making nearly STG13,000 ($A23,950) in bogus expense claims. Denis MacShane, who served as Europe minister under former Prime Minister...

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Swedish Christmas goat engulfed in flames

A giant straw goat in Sweden symbolising Christmas spirit has been burnt down for the 27th time. Source: AAP VANDALS in Sweden have burned down for the 27th time a giant straw goat meant to symbolise Christmas spirit. The 13-metre high...

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Six horses slaughtered in SA stable

Six miniature show horses have been hacked to death at a stable south of Adelaide. Source: AAP A $100,000 reward is being offered to catch the "extremely sick" person who slaughtered six miniature show horses in a South Australian stable....

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Man critical after CBD assault

Two men are in a critical condition, following a night of alcohol-fuelled violence in Brisbane Police would like to speak to this man in relation to a serious assault in Brisbane's CBD early Sunday morning. Source: Supplied...

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Businessman, Jewish advocate Bronfman dies

EDGAR M Bronfman Sr, the billionaire businessman and long-time president of the World Jewish Congress, which lobbied the Soviets to allow Jews to emigrate and helped spearhead the search for hidden Nazi loot, has died aged 84. The Canadian-born...

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