Iran billionaire executed over $2.8b fraud

A BILLIONAIRE businessman at the heart of a $US2.6 billion ($A2.8 billion) state bank scam, the largest fraud case since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, has been executed, state television reports. Authorities put Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, also...

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Gunmen fire inside El Salvador bus, kill 6

Police in El Salvador say gunmen boarded a bus in a town near the capital killing six people. Source: AAP POLICE in El Salvador say gunmen boarded a bus in a town near the capital and opened fired on passengers, killing six. National...

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Suspected drug ring busted in Canberra

Police have raided 10 north Canberra properties, uncovering what they say is a major drug syndicate. Source: AAP A MAJOR drug ring has been busted in the national capital, with a Canberra man set to face court charged with trafficking drugs....

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Pope set to begin Middle East pilgrimage

The Vatican has billed Pope Francis' first visit to the Middle East as a "pilgrimage of prayer". Source: AAP POPE Francis has headed for Jordan at the start of a Middle East tour aimed at boosting ties with Muslims and Jews as well as easing...

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College didn't lobby for funds: Abbott

Tony Abbott has described questions about his daughter Frances' scholarship as "dirt digging". Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says he wasn't lobbied by a friend to allow private colleges to access government subsidies. The federal...

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Principal didn't consider kids' protection

A FORMER Perth headmaster has told a royal commission he didn't factor in the protection of children when deciding against sacking a teacher later convicted of sex abuse. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child sexual abuse...

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Orphan bear cub charms police in Oregon

POLICE in southern Oregon have held an unlikely suspect: a well-behaved black bear cub. Police Chief Don Brown says a teenage boy and his parents brought the cub to the police station in a large plastic storage bin on Monday. The boy found...

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UK drivers admit motorway tailgating

Motorway tailgating is a major worry for most UK motorists, a new survey shows. Source: AAP MOTORWAY tailgating is a major worry for most motorists but many admit to doing it themselves, according to a survey. Of 1000 drivers, a total of...

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No refugee ticket to first world: Morrison

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Cambodia wants refugees from Australia to rebuild the nation. Source: AAP IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison has signalled that Australia is about to cut a deal with Cambodia to resettle refugees held in...

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PM Abbott defends daughter scholarship

A scholarship awarded to Frances Abbott was based on merit, says her father Tony Abbott. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has defended his daughter's scholarship from a design college chaired by a Liberal Party donor and friend. Frances...

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Motorbike and truck collide, rider dead

A 45-YEAR-OLD man is dead after his motorbike collided head-on with a truck in Tasmania's north. Rain was falling when the crash occurred near Sheffield just before 1pm on Thursday. Police say the motorbike crossed to the wrong side of the...

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Thailand's army launches coup

THAILAND'S army chief says the army is taking control of the government to "restore order and push through political reform", Sky News reports. The head of the Thai Army made the announcement on TV with senior military officers surrounding him,...

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Fatal crash on Vic peninsula

A SECOND man has died after a car smashed into the garage of a house on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. The car, with three men in it, veered off the road and ploughed into the garage in the beachside suburb of Dromana on Sunday night. A Somerville...

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Sydney bus driver demolishes wall

A bus has hit two vehicles and demolished a family's front yard wall in Sydney early on Wednesday. Source: AAP A BUS has hit two vehicles and demolished a family's front yard wall in Sydney. Police will question the 74-year-old driver...

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10-year-olds hurt after minibus rolls

A mini-bus has rolled on its side after colliding with a car in Melbourne, injuring two children. Source: AAP TWO children have been taken to hospital after a school mini-bus accident in Melbourne. The mini-bus and a car collided in Northcote...

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Nauru refugees not told of Cambodia: govt

Labor is gravely concerned about the Abbott government's Cambodian asylum seeker resettlement deal. Source: AAP THE Abbott government is rejecting claims that asylum seekers in Nauru have been told their future could be in Cambodia. Australia...

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Thai army invokes martial law, urges talks

Thailand's government says it was not consulted about the imposition of martial law by the army. Source: AAP THAILAND'S army chief has imposed martial law after months of deadly anti-government protests caused political paralysis, but insists...

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Budget hits consumer confidence - ANZ

Tax hikes and government spending cuts in last week's federal budget have hit consumer confidence. Source: AAP IT'S only taken a few days for Treasurer Joe Hockey's 'horror' budget to have an impact on people's willingness to spend. ANZ-Roy...

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Vic police protest over staff shortages

Police in Geelong have staged a rare public rally to raise awareness of staff shortages. Source: AAP A SHORTAGE of frontline police in Victoria's second largest city has driven frustrated officers to stage a rare public protest. About 200...

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Budget to drag on growth

The RBA has flagged the budget as one of several factors dragging on economic growth. Source: AAP IN the minutes of its latest meeting, the RBA warned that "fiscal consolidation" could drag on growth. And so it could. The RBA reckons economic...

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Guard distressed after shooting bandit

A SECURITY guard who shot dead an armed bandit outside a Gold Coast tavern appears to have acted instinctively, police say. Police have interviewed the 47-year-old guard but haven't laid charges against him after the fatal incident on Monday...

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Tributes for father of 3 killed in Fiji

THE driver of a fishing boat that crashed into another vessel, killing an Australian father of three on holiday with his family in Fiji, has been refused bail by a Suva court. Mark Hardaker, 40, from Toongabbie in Sydney's west, was killed last...

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Insulation scheme a 'recipe for disaster'

THE Rudd government's decision to include foil products in its home insulation program was "a recipe for disaster" that could have easily been avoided, an inquiry has heard. Master Electricians chief executive Malcolm Richards says the product...

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One dead, two injured in Vic car crash

A PASSENGER was killed and another man is in a life-threatening condition after a speeding car crashed into a Victorian residential garage. Three men were out getting food when the driver lost control and hit a pole before smashing into the...

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Iran's Zarif says nuclear deal 'possible'

IRANIAN Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday that clinching a final nuclear deal with world powers is still "possible" despite a tough round of talks this week. "Agreement is possible. But illusions need to go. Opportunity shouldn't...

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Record floods lead to Bosnia landslides

LANDSLIDES in Bosnia have left hundreds of people homeless, while thousands more have fled homes in neighbouring Croatia and Serbia as Balkan countries battle the worst flooding since modern records began. Throughout hilly Bosnia, floods are triggering...

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Eastern Ukrainians rap Kiev in talks

Lawmakers and officials from eastern Ukraine have criticised the fledging central government. Source: AAP LAWMAKERS and officials from eastern Ukraine have poured criticism on the fledging central government, accusing it of ignoring legitimate...

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Greek water referendum 'not sanctioned'

Some Greek mayors say they will hold a referendum on whether to privatise the Thessaloniki Water. Source: AAP GREECE'S second largest city, and 10 of the other 13 municipalities comprising the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area, will hold a "referendum"...

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