Shark sightings clear SA beaches

SOUTH Australian swimmers have had a New Year's scare with shark sightings forcing the closure of two popular beaches. Police said Moana Beach, south of Adelaide, had been evacuated and closed on Monday evening (ACDT) after a 2.5-metre shark...

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Tourists flock to Sydney for NY eve

SYDNEY'S famous fireworks have attracted not only locals, but brought in overseas visitors keen to experience New Year's Eve down under. American Melissa Sjostedt says she's wanted to see the fireworks on the bridge since reading about it in a...

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Thousands gather on Sydney harbour for NYE

Sydney's lord mayor says the city is spending $6.6 million on its New Year's Eve event. Source: AAP THOUSANDS of revellers have gathered at Sydney's sparkling harbour to take part in the party that kicks off New Year's celebrations the world...

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UK bishop urges against gay marriage

THE head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has urged followers to write to their representatives in Parliament to oppose the government's plans to allow gay marriage. In a letter read to congregations over the weekend, the Archbishop...

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Central African Republic troops fight back

The Central African Republic troops are battling to re-capture a rebel-held city, officials say. Source: AAP GOVERNMENT soldiers in the Central African Republic are battling to re-capture a rebel-held city, a military official says, despite...

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Chile seeks arrests in singer's 1973 death

A Chilean court has sought to prosecute any suspects in the killing of singer Victor Jara. Source: AAP A CHILEAN judge has ordered the arrest of eight ex-army officers for the brutal murder of leftist folk singer Victor Jara, killed in 1973...

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Gillard, Abbott pay tribute to Greig

Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott have paid tribute to cricket great Tony Greig who has died in Sydney. Source: AAP JULIA Gillard and Tony Abbott have paid tribute to Tony Greig, saying Australia has lost a sporting icon and legend. Greig,...

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Toxic cough syrup kills 16 in Pakistan

AT least 16 people, mostly drug addicts seeking a fix, have died after drinking toxic cough syrup in an eastern Pakistani city. The deaths started occurring on Wednesday in the industrial city of Gujranwala, about 70 kilometres north of Lahore,...

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Russia presses Syria regime to hold talks

Peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi called for real change and a transitional government in Syria. Source: AAP RUSSIA, one of the few remaining allies of President Bashar al-Assad, says it is pressing the Syrian leadership to put into action...

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East Timor facing challenges as UN leaves

THE UN ends its peacekeeping mission on Monday after 13 years in Asia's youngest nation East Timor, with the country still hoping to overcome its bloody past and rampant poverty. East Timor this year held largely peaceful elections, voting in...

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Vic govt to wait on tender for hospital

THE Victorian government will delay a decision on a major construction tender until a union bid to halt the process is heard. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) made an application in the Federal Court on Friday to stop...

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Miner Lonmin says ill CEO will step down

BRITISH platinum miner Lonmin says chief executive Ian Farmer, off work since August due to a "serious illness", is stepping down permanently from his role at the troubled group. Simon Scott will continue as interim head until a permanent successor...

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Govt approves The Block redevelopment

The government has granted planning approval for the redevelopment of The Block in Redfern. Source: AAP THE redevelopment of The Block in the Sydney suburb of Redfern is one step closer after the state government granted planning approval....

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Boy, 4, hurt after falling out of 4WD

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy has been injured after he fell from a four-wheel drive southwest of Darwin. The boy fell from the window of the stationary 4WD on to concrete at Peppimenarti around midday (CST) on Saturday and suffered a head injury, CareFlight...

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Pope presses opposition to gay marriage

The Pope has pressed his opposition to gay marriage in his Christmas address to the Vatican. Source: AAP THE Pope has pressed his opposition to gay marriage, denouncing what he describes as people eschewing their God-given gender identities...

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Sydney Harbour heliport plans put on hold

The company that was set to run a heliport in Sydney Harbour says it is putting the project on hold. Source: AAP THE company that was set to run a heliport in Sydney Harbour says it is putting the project on hold to consider the operation's...

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Malala asks Pakistan not to rename college

A 15-YEAR-OLD Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education has urged Pakistan to reverse a decision to rename a college in her honour to avert militant attacks on students. Malala Yousufzai, who became a symbol of...

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BAE unveils $4bn deal for Oman jets

British defence giant BAE Systems has announced a $A3.93 billion deal to supply aircraft to Oman. Source: AAP BRITISH defence giant BAE Systems has announced a 2.5-billion pound ($A3.93 billion) deal to supply military aircraft to Oman. ...

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India lets 20 rape accused run for office

AT least 20 men accused of raping women ran in Indian elections in the past five years, according to a think-tank report published amid growing outrage over the gang-rape of a student on a bus. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) study...

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Japanese man jailed for 12 cent theft

A COURT in Japan has jailed a 66-year-old man for a year for stealing 10 yen (12 cents) from a temple offering box, reducing his original sentence by eight months. A district court ordered Masafumi Tsuruhara to spend 20 months in prison earlier...

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Qantas-Emirates deal gets ACCC OK

A partnership between Qantas and Emirates is set to receive approval from the competition watchdog. Source: AAP CHRISTMAS has come early for Qantas, with the competition watchdog approving its alliance with Emirates, but the struggling Flying...

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European stocks dip at open; London down

EUROPE'S main stock markets retreated in opening deals on Thursday, with London's FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.05 per cent at 5,958.44 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index lost 0.33 per cent to 7,642.99 points and in Paris the CAC 40 shed...

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Pitt commends Obama's marijuana stance

BRAD Pitt and several colleagues are praising US President Barack Obama's current stance on drugs. Last Friday, 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot dead 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The massacre...

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US adoption ban bill 'appropriate': Putin

Russia's lower house of parliament passed a law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. Source: AAP PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has backed pending parliamentary legislation that would make it illegal for Americans to adopt Russian...

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Aust stocks closes at 16 month high

THE Australian market finished on a 16-month closing high as US politicians appeared to make progress on their budget negotiations . At close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.8 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 4,595.2 points,...

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Aust bonds lower after RBA minutes

AUSTRALIAN bond futures prices were lower after the release of the minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest board meeting reduced traders' expectations of future interest rate cuts. RBC Capital Markets fixed income strategist Su-Lin...

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Man faces 10 years jail over flight abuse

AN international flight was diverted after a drunken Perth man allegedly tried to smoke a cigarette on the plane before punching and spitting on crew members. The 34-year-old man was taken off the flight, enroute from Sydney to Japan on Monday...

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Price cut for some SA power users

The SA government has negotiated price cut for around 20 per cent of the state's electricity users. Source: AAP ABOUT 200,000 South Australian households will get an electricity price cut from January, with the state government indicating...

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Mandela treated for gall stones

SA anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela has undergone a successful procedure to remove gall stones. Source: AAP SOUTH African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela has undergone a successful procedure to remove gall stones a week after being admitted...

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Union warned about WA dock's safety issues

A KARRATHA man's arm was crushed as he worked at the dock supplying Chevron's massive Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia on Saturday, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says. The man was airlifted to a Perth hospital after his arm became...

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Grassfire 'out of control' near Young

FIREFIGHTERS are battling an out-of-control grassfire burning near properties in southwestern NSW. The fire, covering 4600 hectares, is burning at Geegullalong Road, around eight kilometres east of Murringo, near Young. NSW Rural Fire Service...

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US school victims mostly six years old

Police say the gunman who shot dead 20 school children at a US school forced his way in. Source: AAP SHATTERED families and grieving residents are devastated that most of the 27 people shot dead by a US school gunman are children aged just...

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Scrap metal yard on fire in Sydney's west

A LARGE fire has broken out at a scrap metal yard in sydney's west. A fire and rescue spokesman said six firefighting crews were sent to the scrap yard in Greenacre just after 6.30pm (AEDT) on Friday. The fire will burn for a long time time,...

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Russia develops new long-range missile

RUSSIA is developing a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the military has announced, in an apparent attempt to remind the United States of Moscow's rocket capacities. Revealing the existence of the project for the first time, rocket forces...

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Hong Kong stocks end 0.71% higher

HONG Kong shares have risen 0.71 per cent to a 16-month high following another improvement in Chinese manufacturing activity and on hopes for fresh policies to boost the mainland economy. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Friday added 160.40 points...

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Inquest witness recants lurid statement

A PERTH coroner has lifted a suppression order on the identity of a key witness to a murder 12 years ago after she recanted her story. Natasha Tracy-Ann Kendrick, whose name had been previously suppressed for legal reasons, said in a November...

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Japan scrambles jets in disputed airspace

JAPAN scrambled eight fighter jets after a Chinese state-owned plane breached its airspace for the first time, over islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing. It was the first incursion by a Chinese state aircraft into Japanese...

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Ex-Thai PM Abhisit charged with murder

Ex-Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva is set to be charged over the deaths of 90 protesters in 2010. Source: AAP FORMER Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been charged with murder, his party says, over a civilian's death during a crackdown...

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New party? Ask my wife, Palmer says

MINING magnate Clive Palmer says only his wife knows whether he'll found his own political party. Mr Palmer suggested more than two weeks ago he was considering establishing a United Australia Party but hasn't made any further announcements...

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Quakers Hill nursing home heroes honoured

Emergency workers have been honoured for their bravery during the Quakers Hill nursing home fire. Source: AAP A YEAR after a ferocious fire killed 11 people at Quakers Hill Nursing Home, the people who led the rescue effort have been honoured...

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Sydney bushfire to be monitored

Fire and rescue crews have brought a 10-hectare bushfire under control in Sydney's northwest. Source: AAP FIRE and rescue crews have brought a 10-hectare bushfire under control in Sydney's northwest. The fire broke out between Magdala...

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Revered Thai king marks 85th birthday

Thailand's King called for unity in the divided nation during a speech to mark his 85th birthday. Source: AAP THAILAND'S revered king has called for unity and stability in the divided nation as huge crowds of adoring, flag-waving citizens packed...

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More rail pain for NSW government

The NSW government is under fire over a report revealing a record number of transport complaints. Source: AAP THE NSW government has come under fire after a report revealed a record number of complaints against Railcorp and a drop in the overall...

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AGL launches action on price ruling

AGL Energy has launched legal action to challenge a price ruling by the Essential Services Commission OF South Australia (ESCOSA). AGL began legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of South Australia on Tuesday ahead of a final price determination...

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Builders vow to improve crane safety

WorkCover NSW will hold a safety discussion on cranes following an incident in Sydney last week. Source: AAP THE construction industry has vowed to improve crane safety and emergency evacuation procedures in the wake of a fire outbreak at an...

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Chocolate warnings don't work on women

WARNING women that eating chocolate can make them fat may actually drive some to eat more, research from the University of Western Australia (UWA) shows. The joint study with the University of Strathclyde in Scotland found low restraint eaters...

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Big gaps as climate talks enter final day

There is no solution in sight in the latest UN climate change talks, officials say. Source: AAP ABOUT 100 ministers and a handful of heads of state have gathered in Doha for the final, high-level stretch of UN climate talks marked by bickering...

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