Boy feared dead after NT crocodile attack

A boy is feared dead after he was attacked by a crocodile while swimming in the Northern Territory. Source: AAP A BOY is feared dead after he was attacked by a crocodile while swimming in the Northern Territory. The 12-year-old boy was...

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Alice Springs weather warning cancelled

A SEVERE thunderstorm warning has been cancelled for Alice Springs. The wild weather was forecast to hit Alice Springs in the Northern Territory at about 6pm (CST) on Saturday, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning of flash flooding. But the...

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JLo tones down concert in Indonesia

Jennifer Lopez toned down her concert in Indonesia, dressing modestly and leaving out sexy moves. Source: AAP JENNIFER Lopez has wowed thousands of fans in Indonesia, but they didn't see as much of her as concertgoers in other countries - the...

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Compo for fire-affected Vic businesses

BUSINESSES affected by a fire that hit the Telstra exchange in southwestern Victoria will be able to claim compensation. An estimated 60,000 customers' internet and phone services were affected following the fire at the Warrnambool exchange...

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Murray challenges fail to win votes

TWO attempts to overturn the Murray-Darling Basin plan in parliament have fallen flat. The disallowance motions, moved by Nationals MP Michael McCormack and Katter's Australian Party MP Bob Katter, were both defeated in the lower house on Thursday....

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Israel to keep to pacts with Palestinians

ISRAEL will not cancel any agreement with the Palestinians over the vote for "non-member observer state" at the UN, but rather uphold them "to the letter", an official says. "We have no intention on cancelling any agreement, particularly in the...

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UN court acquits former Kosovo PM, aides

A UN war crimes tribunal has acquitted the former prime minister of Kosovo and two of his former Kosovo Liberation Army comrades for the second time on charges of murdering and torturing Serbs and their supporters in Kosovo's war for independence....

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Smith meets Afghan, Italian officials

AS security transition in Afghanistan approaches, Defence Minister Stephen Smith has held talks on the move to Afghan security control with visiting Afghan and Italian officials. Mr Smith met the chairman of the Afghan government's Transition...

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Bombings near Damascus kill 29

SIMULTANEOUS bombings in the mostly Druze and Christian town of Jaramana near Damascus killed at least 29 people and left dozens injured, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "The number of people killed by two car bombs in the town...

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European stocks drop at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets declined at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.29 per cent at 5,782.77 points. Elsewhere, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index dipped 0.20 per cent to 7,317.49 points...

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More back whaling than not: Japan survey

More Japanese people support the country's controversial whale hunt than oppose it, a survey shows. Source: AAP MORE Japanese people support the country's controversial whale hunt than oppose it, a survey carried out on behalf of animal rights...

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Woman arrested over WA bank robberies

A WOMAN believed to be responsible for a string of armed bank hold-ups and car jackings across Perth has been arrested. The woman, aged in her twenties, was arrested at a Koondoola IGA store, in Perth's north, after a taxi driver and passers-by...

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Susan Rice to meet McCain over Libya row

US envoy to the UN Susan Rice will meet Senator John McCain in a bid to defuse a row over Libya. Source: AAP US envoy to the UN Susan Rice will meet Senator John McCain in an apparent bid to defuse a bitter row over Libya that could hurt her...

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Abbott gives notice of trade union bill

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has given notice of a bill to increase penalties for union corruption. Source: AAP OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has given notice to parliament he will bring forward a bill next year to improve the accountability...

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