Sri Lanka arrests deported asylum seekers

AUTHORITIES in Sri Lanka on Saturday arrested 14 asylum seekers accused of hijacking a fishing boat and throwing its crew into the sea to die, police said. The 12 men, a woman and a girl were deported by Australian authorities and were immediately...

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Terror arrests in US embassy plot

INDONESIAN police arrested 11 suspected terrorists allegedly planning attacks on the US embassy in the capital Jakarta and other diplomatic missions, a spokesman said. "The group's objectives were to attack the US embassy in Jakarta and consulate-general...

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Egypt's Copts to vote for new Pope

EGYPT'S Coptic Christians will vote for a new spiritual leader on Monday after Pope Shenuda III died in March, leaving behind a community anxious about its status under an Islamist-led government. The death of Shenuda, who headed the church for...

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German composer Hans Werner Henze dies

GERMAN avant-garde composer Hans Werner Henze has died, aged 86. Publisher Schott Music said he died on Saturday in Dresden. It didn't disclose the cause of death. Henze's work over the decades straddled musical genres. He composed stage works,...

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Sandy again upgraded to hurricane

FORECASTERS say Sandy has again reached hurricane strength, with sustained winds of 120 km/h. The National Hurricane Centre in Miami said that a Hurricane Hunter aircraft found Sandy had sustained winds powerful enough to upgrade it to a Category...

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Berlusconi faces verdict in tax fraud case

AN ITALIAN court is set to deliver verdicts against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and 10 others in a six-year-old tax fraud trial. Prosecutors have demanded a sentence of 3 years and eight months for Mr Berlusconi and three years and...

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Germany approves GM-Peugeot tie-up

GERMAN competition authorities have approved a proposed alliance between French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen and its US rival General Motors, which owns Germany's Opel. "Although the strategic alliance results in a certain amount of market concentration,...

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European stocks falter

EUROPEAN stock markets have fallen on weak US earnings, while the euro slid against the dollar as Spain said its unemployment rate had reached 25 per cent for the first time, traders say. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies on Friday fell...

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Fourth Tibetan in week self-immolates

A US-based rights group says a 24-year-old Tibetan farmer has become the fourth man in a far western Chinese county to set himself on fire this week in protest against Chinese rule. The International Campaign for Tibet said Lhamo Tseten self-immolated...

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Battle mars Syria holiday truce

FIGHTING raged near a military base in Syria's north as a cease-fire in the bloody civil war was set begin Friday at dawn, activists said, illustrating the difficulty of enforcing even a limited truce coinciding with a Muslim holiday. Elsewhere,...

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'Worst over' as SAfrica miners sign deal

STRIKING South African gold miners have signed a pay deal to end months of often violent labour unrest that has cost the industry at least $US1.2 billion ($A1.1 billion), the country's main mining union and mine owners says. "The worst in the...

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Taliban, police killed in Afghanistan

A SENIOR Taliban commander and 24 of his fighters have been killed in a battle with Afghan security forces in a northern village which also left five police dead, officials say. The commander of the attack was the Taliban shadow governor for...

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Colgate to cut 6 per cent of workforce

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE will cut more than 2310 workers, or 6 per cent of its workforce, by the end of 2016 in a push to make the consumer products company more efficient. Colgate wants to streamline global functions and said on Thursday it will continue...

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Colin Powell endorses Obama

FORMER US secretary of state Colin Powell has endorsed President Barack Obama's bid for re-election. The Republican who used to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said, "I voted for him in 2008, and I plan to stick with him in 2012." He...

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China blocks Ai Weiwei's Gangnam Style

CHINESE Internet authorities Thursday blocked a "Gangnan Style" parody by dissident artist Ai Weiwei, which took aim at the government's efforts to silence his activism. The four-minute music video, a parody of South Korean artist Psy's viral...

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Baillieu losing support in Victoria

THE Baillieu government would be thrown out of office and consigned to history as a one-term government if an election were held in Victoria now, according to Newspoll. The poll, published in The Australian newspaper on Thursday, shows the Labor...

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Third man charged after campus showdown

A THIRD person has been charged after a dramatic confrontation between police and alleged armed robbers at a Sydney university campus. Police chased and then rammed an Audi car at the University of NSW's campus at Kensington, in Sydney's east,...

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EU sends Microsoft anti-trust complaint

THE European Union's executive arm has formally accused Microsoft of failing to comply with a binding agreement to give customers a choice among internet browsers. In 2009, the European Commission said it suspected Microsoft of using its dominant...

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Syria govt, rebels agree to truce: Brahimi

PEACE envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says Syria and "most" rebel chiefs have agreed to a truce during this week's Muslim holiday, boosting hopes of a significant breakthrough in the 19-month conflict. Syria says its army leadership is studying the proposal...

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Libya fighters seize ex-Kadhafi bastion

LIBYAN pro-government forces on Wednesday seized control of Bani Walid, one of the last bastions of Moamer Kadhafi's ousted regime, an AFP correspondent in the town said. Hundreds of fighters, mostly former rebels from the rival town of Misrata,...

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Ambush kills 10 Afghan troops

AFGHAN officials say an insurgent ambush has killed 10 members of the security forces in western Herat province. Muhiudin Noori, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said that soldiers and police were searching for a group of insurgents...

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Skyfall gets royal world premiere

THE latest James Bond movie is getting its world premiere in London, with Prince Charles on hand to give it a royal seal of approval. Charles and his wife Camilla are due to attend the screening at the Royal Albert Hall, along with stars Daniel...

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Rebels shells S Kordofan capital in Sudan

REBEL shelling has killed two children in the capital of Sudan's South Kordofan state, the army says, in what insurgents call retaliation for government air raids on villages. The attack on Tuesday, confirmed by witnesses, was the second time...

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Man charged with starting bushfires

A MAN has been charged with lighting four bushfires on NSW's north coast. The first of the blazes began at Mud Bishops Reserve, at Old Bar, east of Taree, on September 4. Police allege the fire and three more in the local area over the next...

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European stocks drop

EUROPEAN equities have sunk on fears over debt-riddled Spain after its central bank predicted a worsening recession, one day after Moody's downgraded credit ratings for five major Spanish regions. Madrid's IBEX 35 index of top shares on Tuesday...

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BBC editor steps aside over Savile probe

A TOP BBC editor has stepped aside while the broadcaster reviews its editorial decision to pull the plug on a segment about sexual abuse allegations against a prominent British children's television star, the late Jimmy Savile. The BBC said...

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Web shifts to accommodate tablets

SURFACE is Microsoft's answer to the iPad, and goes on sale this week. Announced with a fast-paced promo video (which you can see on YouTube at www.youtube/8mSckyoAMHg), the Surface (www.microsoft.com/surface) is supposed to offer people a real...

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Two Gaza militants killed in Israeli raids

ISRAELI air strikes have killed two Gaza militants as they clashed with troops from the Jewish state who crossed the border on the eve of a landmark visit to the Palestinian territory by the Qatari emir, medical sources say. The flareup on Monday...

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LA Times endorses Obama for second term

A MAJOR US newspaper, The Los Angeles Times, has endorsed President Barack Obama for a second term in the White House, saying he has brought "steady leadership" to the office. "The nation has been well served by President Obama's steady leadership....

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School funding to stay under wraps

SCHOOLS Minister Peter Garrett has "more than a vague idea" about how the bill for school funding reform should be split between the commonwealth and states. But he has no intention of revealing the federal government's hand before negotiations....

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Thai 'transgender airline' grounded

MONTHS after taking to the skies with Thailand's first transsexual air crew, fledgling carrier PC Air has suspended services over financial troubles that left passengers stranded in South Korea. "The airline informed the Department of Civil...

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Former US senator George McGovern dies

FORMER US senator and Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern, who lost to Republican Richard Nixon in 1972, has died aged 90. McGovern's family said in a statement the liberal standard-bearer died about 5.15am (local time) on Sunday at...

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France sees Syria's hand in Beirut blast

FRANCE'S foreign minister reportedly says it's likely Syrian President Bashar Assad's government had a hand in the assassination of Lebanon's intelligence chief in a Beirut bombing. Laurent Fabius told Europe-1 radio on Sunday that while it...

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Brits like empire over Assange: Ecuador

BRITAIN behaved like it was still an empire in its threat to raid Ecuador's embassy and arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the Ecuadorian ambassador to London says. Ana Alban told BBC radio on Sunday the threat, made in August just before...

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New poll shows Gillard popularity rising

JULIA Gillard's now famous parliamentary misogyny speech has lifted her personal standing and widened the gap between her and Tony Abbott. Apparently it's also relegated any possible threat from former prime minister Kevin Rudd. The latest...

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