Wave of attacks kills at least 17 in Iraq

A WAVE of attacks in Baghdad and north of the Iraqi capital has killed at least 17 people and wounded 168 others, officials say. The deadliest attack on Wednesday struck in the ethnically-mixed northern city of Kirkuk where a car bomb detonated...

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Wal-Mart to buy more US-made goods

US retailer Wal-Mart says it will buy more US-made goods in a bid to support the nation's economy. Source: AAP WAL-MART, the world's biggest retailer, says it will spend $US50 billion ($A47.53 billion) more on US-made goods and boost hiring...

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European stocks open weaker

EUROPE'S main stock markets slid at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.30 per cent at 6099.26 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index fell 0.19 per cent to 7661.61 points and in Paris the CAC 40 declined...

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McClellan kiboshes confidentiality clauses

Peter McClellan says the royal commission into child sex abuse has powers to compel for evidence. Source: AAP THE head of the royal commission into child sex abuse says he will not hesitate to investigate alleged assaults that are the subject...

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Two charged over Illawarra gangland murder

TWO men have been charged in connection with the murders of three rival drug dealers from the NSW Illawarra region and police say they have identified the other alleged killers. Darko Janceski, 32, was shot multiple times in the front yard of...

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Japan, US fighter planes in joint drill

US and Japanese fighter jets have carried out joint air exercises days after Chinese and Japanese military planes shadowed each other near disputed islands in the East China Sea. The five-day exercise, off the southwest of the archipelago, involves...

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Russia plans unmanned moon mission

THE Russian Space Agency says it will send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in 2015 from a new launch pad in the country's far east. Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin told Russian news agencies on Tuesday that the rocket booster would deliver...

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US school named after slain teacher

OFFICIALS of a US town are renaming a local school for a resident killed in the Sandy Hook massacre and hailed as a hero. HoneySpot Elementary School in Stratford - near Newtown, Connecticut - will be named after 27-year-old Victoria Soto who...

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Carr wants better Japan-SKorea relations

Australia wants Japan and South Korea to resolve recent disputes, Foreign Minister Bob Carr says. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA wants Japan and South Korea to resolve recent disputes between them in the interests of enhanced regional security, Foreign...

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AIG sues New York Fed over lawsuit rights

American International Group (AIG) has filed a lawsuit against an investment structure. Source: AAP AMERICAN International Group has filed a lawsuit against an investment structure created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to help bailout...

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Tens of thousands protest Taiwan president

Taiwan has seen the largest anti-government action since President Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected. Source: AAP TENS of thousands of opposition demonstrators have taken to the streets of Taipei to protest the policies of Taiwan's China-friendly...

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Tas road reopens to bushfire-hit Dunalley

Police are planning to reopen the Arthur Highway on the bushfire-ravaged Tasman Peninsular. Source: AAP POLICE have reopened the Arthur Highway in Tasmania that runs from Sorell to Port Arthur on the bushfire-ravaged Tasman Peninsula. Motorists...

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