9 killed in clashes in southeast Turkey

CLASHES between Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels in the southeast of the country have reportedly left nine people dead. The Anatolia news agency said on Saturday three Turkish troops and three Kurdish rebels were killed in fighting...

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India's Kingfisher licence suspended

THE flying licence of India's Kingfisher Airlines has reportedly been suspended after the debt-laden carrier failed to satisfy concerns about its operations. The licence of the airline has been "suspended until further orders", the Press Trust...

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Boys hitting puberty earlier

WHEN it comes to the birds and the bees, some parents may want to have that talk with their boys a little sooner than they expected. Researchers have found signs of puberty in American boys up to two years earlier than previously reported - age...

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Kuwaiti elections announced

KUWAIT'S ruler has set parliamentary elections for December 1 after months of a deepening political crisis that has pitted the pro-Western ruling family against opposition forces led by Islamists. It will be the second time an election for the...

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ACT rejects Labor, Greens: Liberals

Triumphant Liberal leader Zed Seselja says ACT voters have rejected a Labor-Greens alliance in Saturday's election. But he's stopped short of claiming victory, with the opposition falling one seat short of majority government in the 17-seat legislative...

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Afghan blast kills 19 en route to wedding

AN explosion from a roadside bomb tore into a minibus carrying people to a wedding in northern Afghanistan, leaving 19 dead and 16 wounded, authorities say. Spokesman Shir Jan Durani said on Friday the group was travelling to Dawlat Abad district,...

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Oldfield cops six-month jail sentence

AUSTRALIAN boat race protester Trenton Oldfield has been hit with a six-month jail sentence for causing a public nuisance at this year's Oxford-Cambridge rowing race. The anti-elitism campaigner delayed the annual race in London by 25 minutes...

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Elephant may have 'tested' zookeeper

THE "miracle" elephant known as Mr Shuffles who critically injured a Taronga Park zoo keeper on Friday may have been testing her authority, a veterinary behaviourist says. Senior elephant keeper Lucy Melo was in the elephant barn at the Sydney...

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Blast rattles Beirut, black smoke rising into sky

A LOUD explosion has been heard in Lebanon's capital, and black smoke was rising from the eastern part of Beirut. The circumstances of Friday's blast were not immediately clear.Lebanon has seen a rise in clashes and tensions in recent months stemming...

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HSBC says websites hit by cyber attack

BANKING giant HSBC says some of its websites have been hit by a "large scale" cyber attack that disrupted online services, but it has assured customers their data wasn't compromised. The bank said in a statement on Friday HSBC servers came under...

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Pakistan held, freed millitant before girl's attack

ONE of the two Taliban militants suspected of attacking 14-year-old girl activist Malala Yousufzai was detained by the Pakistani military in 2009 but subsequently released, intelligence officials said. Malala was shot and critically wounded...

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Morgan Stanley shares up on earnings

MORGAN Stanley shares are up in pre-market trading after the bank reported higher net income and revenue for the third quarter. Excluding an accounting charge, the bank earned $US535 million ($A518.03 million) for common shareholders in July...

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Portugal news wire staff strike over cuts

STAFF at Portugal's national news agency Lusa have started a four-day strike over government plans to cut state funding for the company by 30 per cent next year. The government is locked into a program of spending cuts in return for Portugal's...

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Nokia's net loss widens, stock soars

NOKIA, until recently the world's biggest mobile phone maker, has posted a third quarter net loss of 969 million euros ($A1.23 billion), compared to a loss of 68 million euros a year earlier. However, shares in the company rose by more than...

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Adultery shouldn't be treated as crime: UN

ADULTERY should not be punished as a crime, the UN's human rights body says, insisting that women's rights especially are violated when countries allow punishments ranging from fines to death for infidelity. "Adultery must not be classified...

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US embassy in Stockholm evacuated

The US embassy in Stockholm has been evacuated over a possible security incident, a spokesman for the mission said, while police said a suspect envelope had sparked the scare. "We've evacuated the embassy while we are investigating a possible...

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Five dead in arson-homicide at bar

FIREFIGTHERS responding to bar fire in Denver have discovered five people dead inside. Investigators are calling the blaze an arson-homicide. Denver Police Chief Robert White says the fire at Fero's Bar & Grill in east Denver was reported...

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Lonely zoo elephant sparks controversy

AN elderly elephant named Mali is the star at Manila's zoo but also the focus of a campaign alleging animal cruelty that has united the country's powerful bishops, global pop stars and a Nobel laureate. Mali, who is 38, spends her days in Manila...

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Suicide truck bomb hits NATO base

A HUGE blast from a Taliban suicide truck bomb attack on a joint NATO-Afghan army base in eastern Afghanistan injured several international and Afghan troops, officials said. NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed that...

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S Korea holds Chinese 23 fishermen

SOUTH Korea's coastguard said it was holding 23 Chinese fishermen in custody for questioning after a violent clash in the Yellow Sea that left one Chinese crew member dead. The coastguard seized two 93-tonne vessels on Tuesday and towed them...

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Pandit stepping down as Citi CEO

CITIGROUP Inc. says Vikram Pandit is stepping down as CEO and a board member. The New York bank's new CEO will be Michael Corbat, the CEO of the company's Europe, Middle East and Africa division. Mr Pandit says that "now is the right time for...

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Coca-Cola's Q3 profit up three per cent

COCA-COLA'S net income rose three per cent in the third quarter, as the world's biggest beverage maker sold more of it drinks around the globe and raised prices. The Atlanta-based company, which makes Sprite, Dasani water and Powerade, says...

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Dangerous economic cocktail looms: OECD

THE world faces a "dangerous" cocktail of low growth and high unemployment, OECD chief Angel Gurria said, after the global body warned of weak prospects for major economies. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in...

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PM faces questions on sexism in India

JULIA Gillard's blistering parliamentary attack on Tony Abbott has gone viral in India, prompting a very direct question from a local: "Do you like the man?" Participating in a youth forum at the Australian High Commission in downtown New Delhi...

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Italy's trade balance shows $A761m deficit

ITALY'S trade balance showed a deficit of 598 million euros ($A761.64 million) in August, ending three months of surplus, the National Institute of Statistics said. The deficit was due to trade with non-EU nations, which showed a deficit of...

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