Researchers brave freeze to track whales

Researchers will embark on a voyage that will track the behaviour of the Antarctic blue whale. Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN researchers will brave freezing conditions in small boats to prove that researchers don't have to kill majestic whales to...

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Bali court sentences UK woman to death

An Indonesian court has sentenced British woman Lindsay June Sandiford to death for drug smuggling. Source: AAP AN Indonesian court has sentenced a British woman to death for smuggling cocaine onto the resort island of Bali. Prosecutors...

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YMCA chief erred over reference checks

Parents are concerned over YMCA's checks after a former worker was sentenced for molesting 12 boys. Source: AAP THE YMCA NSW chief executive says he was wrong to assume the organisation did not conduct reference checks on a childcare worker...

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Calm returns as Eritrea mutiny ends

ERITREA'S government says the capital Asmara is calm after armed mutineers seized the information ministry, with opposition websites saying the stand-off has been settled. "All is calm today, as it was indeed yesterday," said Yemane Gebremeskel,...

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Defence works on regional engagement

AS Australia prepares to withdraw troops from East Timor, the Solomons and Afghanistan, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is working on renewing its engagement with Asia-Pacific nations, Defence chief David Hurley says. General Hurley refused...

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Five seriously hurt in Austria train crash

TWO packed commuter trains have collided head-on in the morning rush-hour traffic in Vienna, leaving five people seriously hurt. "At the moment there are five people seriously injured and several people with light injuries," emergency services...

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Japanese hostage describes Algeria terror

A JAPANESE hostage who narrowly survived the armed attack on an Algerian gas plant says he was sure he would die after seeing two colleagues shot dead in front of him. The unnamed man described in a newspaper report on Monday how Islamist gunmen...

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US ship ignored reef warnings: Philippines

A PHILIPPINES official has accused a US Navy minesweeper of ignoring warnings to stay away before it became stuck on a World Heritage-listed coral reef. The accusation on Monday by the superintendent of Tubbataha marine park, Angelique Songco,...

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Indian media hails Gandhi's promotion

Indian newspapers are trumpeting the elevation of Rahul Gandhi in the ruling Congress party. Source: AAP INDIAN newspapers are trumpeting the elevation of Rahul Gandhi to second-in-command of the ruling Congress party and predict a showdown...

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Snow causes chaos in China

Snow in northern China has forced the cancellation of over 100 flights and the closure of highways. Source: AAP SNOW in northern China has forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights and the closure of dozens of highways, authorities...

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Union slams privatisation of hospital pool

Staff at Sydney's Prince of Wales hospital will stop over moves to privatise the hospital's pool. Source: AAP THE Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney is set to meet budget cuts by privatising its hydrotherapy pool but outraged union members...

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Dotcom re-enacts raid for launch party

A HELICOPTER fly-by, men dressed as armed New Zealand police officers, and dancers and singers have all heralded the launch of Kim Dotcom's new "legal" website, Mega. The new cloud storage website went live at 6.48am on Sunday, about the same...

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