US billionaire awarded $US12m in wine case

A US billionaire has been awarded $12 million in his dispute over phony vintage wine. Source: AAP A JURY has awarded a Florida billionaire $US12 million ($A11.4 million) in his dispute over phony vintage wine, and he's vowed to do more to expose...

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Egypt's Mubarak retrial hits a glitch

THE retrial of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak after he appealed against a life sentence began in Cairo and was immediately adjourned as the judge recused himself amid chaotic scenes. Mostafa Hassan Abdallah recused himself after Saturday's...

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Japan quake leaves 23 people injured

Meteorologists say there is no risk of a tsunami after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit western Japan. Source: AAP A STRONG earthquake shook Japan near the southwestern city of Kobe, leaving 23 people injured, seven of them seriously - mostly...

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Plane crashes in Bali with 108 on board

A Lion Air plane carrying 108 people has overshot the runway at Bali's international airport. Source: AAP A LION Air plane carrying 108 people has overshot the runway at Bali's Denpasar International Airport. The plane crashed into the...

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New clues flow from slain nurses inquest

The final two witnesses will give evidence at an inquest into the 1974 murders of two Sydney nurses. Source: AAP NEARLY 40 years after Sydney nurses Wendy Evans and Lorraine Wilson were murdered and dumped in bushland near Toowoomba, a new...

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Residents in China 'ordered to cull birds'

More than 2000 poultry birds have been culled in China in response to the new strain of bird flu. Source: AAP RESIDENTS of a Chinese city have been ordered to cull all their poultry as authorities step up attempts to halt the spread of the...

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Syria regime 'wilfully' killing civilians

SYRIA has "wilfully" killed thousands of civilians in air strikes that amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch say, as rebels lobbied the major powers for weapons. Meanwhile, details emerged of fierce fighting for two towns in southern Syria...

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Korean Air finalises Czech air purchase

Korean Air has become the second-largest shareholder in the state-run Czech Airlines. Source: AAP SOUTH Korean flag carrier Korean Air says it has finalised a deal to buy a 44 per cent stake in troubled Czech Airlines (CSA) in a bid to expand...

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Qld govt declares Gonski a 'conski'

DENOUNCING Canberra's Gonski education reform plans as a "conski", the Queensland government has issued a list of schools throughout the state it claims would be worse off under the initiative. Federal Minister for School Education Peter Garrett...

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NSW Library welcomes Ned Kelly poster

An original wanted poster for Ned Kelly will be featured in a gallery at the State Library of NSW. Source: AAP AN original wanted poster for Ned Kelly and a letter from Captain James Cook are among 60 relics and rare books that will go on...

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Four Kenyans die in South Sudan UN ambush

FOUR Kenyans were among the 12 people shot dead by gunmen who attacked a United Nations convoy in South Sudan, officials say. Five Indian peacekeepers were also killed on Tuesday when 200 attackers - some armed with rocket-propelled grenades -...

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Eighth meningococcal case in WA confirmed

The Department of Health has confirmed the eighth case of meningococcal disease in WA this year. Source: AAP A WEST Australian child was diagnosed with meningococcal disease in the past week but has since been discharged from hospital, the...

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Women's screams haunt Qld witnesses

CHILLING witness accounts of two women being abducted and bloodcurdling screams in the night have emerged at a cold-case inquest in Queensland. Fresh evidence about how two Sydney nurses died almost four decades ago and who might have killed them...

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Ex hospital chair rejects WA minister slur

THE ex-chairman of the company that operates the troubled Peel Health Campus has rejected "a slur" by West Australian Health Minister Kim Hames that he interfered in the running of the hospital. Dr Hames revealed on Monday that stock exchange-listed...

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Australia, China agree to annual talks

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has reassured China that Australia is open to foreign investment ahead of signing an historic "strategic partnership" deal with Premier Li Keqiang involving annual summit talks between the two countries' leaders. The...

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Topless protesters disrupt Putin trip

Germany's Angela Merkel has urged Vladimir Putin to give non-governmental organisations a chance. Source: AAP TOPLESS female demonstrators shouted at Russian President Vladimir Putin as he toured an industrial fair with German Chancellor...

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