Boy tells of US soldier's Afghan massacre

A BOY who was awoken by a neighbour during a massacre in Afghanistan in March testified at a hearing for the U.S. soldier accused in the attack about hiding in a storage room and being struck by a bullet. Sadiquallah, a slight boy whose head rose...

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Bieber and Gomez call it quits

JUSTIN Bieber is no longer Selena Gomez's 'Boyfriend,' a source confirms to The Associated Press. The split happened last week, and distance and their busy schedules were a contributing factor. Eighteen-year-old Bieber is touring to promote...

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Royals freed after critical tweets

KUWAIT has released two members of the Al-Sabah ruling family after holding them for two days allegedly over tweets deemed critical of the government, they said on Twitter Saturday. Sheikh Abdullah Salem Al-Sabah was released late on Friday,...

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Iraq cancels $4bn Russia arms deal

BAGHDAD has cancelled a $US4.2 billion ($4.05 billion) weapons package with Russia citing graft concerns, torpedoing a deal that would have made Moscow Iraq's biggest arms supplier after the US. Cancellation of the deal, which had been announced...

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Fears blight 'Malala Day' in schoolgirl's hometown

PAKISTAN marked "Malala Day" on a global day of support for the teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, but in her home town security fears meant schoolmates could not honour her in public. PTaliban hitmen shot Malala Yousafzai...

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Malaria vaccine not effective for infants

AN experimental malaria vaccine once thought promising is turning out to be a disappointment, with a new study showing it is only about 30 per cent effective at protecting infants from the killer disease. That is a significant drop from a study...

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South Africa jails Thai rhino horn trader

A THAI national who pleaded guilty to organising bogus trophy hunts to sell rhino horns on the international black market has been sentenced to 40 years in a South African jail, in what is being hailed as a landmark ruling. Chumlong Lemtongthai...

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Welby named new archbishop of Canterbury

BISHOP of Durham Justin Welby, a former oil executive with experience in conflict resolution, was named as the next archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans. The government said Bishop Welby, 56, a fast-rising...

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Holocaust opera premiere in parliament

AN OPERA focusing on Nazi atrocities against children will premiere next year at an unusual venue - Austria's parliament. An official involved in the staging says the opera will be performed for the first time at the parliament on Jan. 25, marking...

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Stalker kills woman on police tip-off

A MAN who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in Japan learned her new married name and where she lived from the police officers who arrested him for stalking her, media reported Friday. Hideto Kozutsumi was held in Kanagawa prefecture, southwest...

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Air raids, clashes hit Damascus: watchdog

SYRIAN rebels and troops have clashed in several districts of Damascus while air raids hit the city's outskirts, a watchdog says, amid intensifying fighting in the capital. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Syria is now so bad that the...

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Schoolies advised to look after mates

That's the simple message from organisers of this year's schoolies event on the Gold Coast. Nearly 30,000 school leavers are expected to descend on Surfers Paradise from next week in the annual end-of-year celebrations. The death of Gold Coast 600...

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Hong Kong shares end 2.41% lower

HONG Kong shares have tumbled 2.41 per cent on fears US legislators will fail to reach a deal before year-end to avoid a "fiscal cliff" that could tip the economy back into recession. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Thursday fell 532.94 points...

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Assad says he won't leave Syria

SYRIAN President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to "live and die" in Syria, saying in an interview he will never flee his country despite the bloody, 19-month-old uprising against him. The broadcast comes two days after British Prime Minister David...

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Spain meets 2012 bond-selling target

SPAIN has met its 2012 bond sales target in an auction, strengthening the government's hand as it resists seeking an international bailout. The Spanish Treasury raised 4.76 billion euros ($A5.88 billion) in a sale of three-, five- and 20-year...

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Man caught speeding at 219km/h near Taree

A MAN has been charged after being caught speeding at 219km/h - more than double the speed limit - on the NSW Central Coast. Police say the 35-year-old Victoria man was clocked travelling at 219km/h in a 100km/h zone on the Pacific Highway near...

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Tough Mudder profitable and physical

THOUSANDS of Australians are among the growing number of global competitors paying for the privilege to take part in the physically gruelling Tough Mudder event, reaping millions of dollars for organisers. In 2012 the 20km races which send entrants...

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Victims trapped as Ghana mall collapses

A SIX-STOREY shopping mall has collapsed in the Ghanaian capital Accra and an unknown number of victims are feared trapped in the rubble, witnesses and an AFP correspondent say. "I was very close to the mall because I was going to buy something...

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Drive-by shooting narrowly misses girl

A BULLET fired into a house in Melbourne's north has narrowly missed a young girl who was watching television. Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives say the shot fired into the Broadmeadows house passed through the front window, continued...

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PM rules out meeting with Iran Ahmadinejad

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has condemned Iran over its threats against Israel, while also reiterating support for tough sanctions aimed curbing the country's nuclear ambitions. The prime minister arrived in Bali on Wednesday afternoon ahead...

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Car bomb near Iraqi military base kills 27

A SUICIDE bomber driving a car packed with explosives detonated the vehicle near an Iraqi military base as soldiers changed shifts north of Baghdad, killing at least 27 people and wounding more than 40, according to authorities. The blast struck...

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US driver ordered to wear 'idiot' sign

A US woman caught on camera driving on a footpath to avoid a school bus that was unloading children will have to stand at an intersection wearing a sign warning about idiots. Court records show a Cleveland Municipal Court judge on Monday ordered...

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Boy, 9, drowns in pool in Roseville

A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy has drowned in a backyard swimming pool in Sydney's upper north shore. Police were called to a house in Roseville about 6.40pm (AEDT) on Tuesday where they tried to resuscitate the boy after pulling him from the pool. He...

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'Police planted weapons on slain miners'

SOUTH African police may have altered the scene and planted weapons after they shot dead 34 striking miners near Lonmin's Marikana mines in August, according to photographic evidence presented at a commission of inquiry into the killings. Photographs...

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European stocks climb ahead of US polls

EUROPE'S main stock markets have advanced in cautious deals as investors awaited the outcome of the US presidential election and digested news of bumper profits from carmaker BMW. Markets on Tuesday held on to their gains despite a downbeat survey...

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Britain's Cameron visits Gulf to sell jets

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron held talks with Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum on Monday as he kicked of a three-day Gulf visit aimed at enhancing ties and selling jets, reports said. According to the official WAM news...

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Aust and France discuss global economy

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has praised efforts by European leaders to stabilise the sovereign debt crisis in a meeting with French President Francois Hollande. Mr Hollande arrived in Laos on Monday for a summit between European and Asian leaders,...

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Queen's wardrobe secrets revealed

AIDES to Queen Elizabeth II take care to avoid her dresses being blown up by an errant gust of wind by sewing weights into them, one of her aides revealed on Monday. "The queen undertakes a wide range of engagements, many of which take place...

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Pakistani sheep cull 'disgusting': Ludwig

AGRICULTURE Minister Joe Ludwig says he was appalled by the recent brutal slaughter of 21,000 Australian sheep by Pakistani authorities but says he is satisfied that all due diligence has been done for an upcoming export of live cows. The minister...

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Dutch coalition sworn in

DUTCH Liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte's coalition government was sworn in on Monday already under fire over pro-austerity measures seen as punishing his party's core middle-class voters. Rutte's VVD and Diederik Samsom's centre-left PvdA came...

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