Turkish journalist freed in Syria

A TURKISH journalist who went missing in Syria in August and was believed to have been held by government troops has been freed and handed to Turkish MPs touring the country. "I am very happy, I am doing well," Cuneyt Unal was quoted by the...

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Afghan govt, Taliban urge inmate releases

THE Afghan government and Taliban said they wanted to see more of the latter's inmates released from Pakistani jails, in a move seen as a step to bring militants to the negotiating table before NATO's 2014 withdrawal. An agreement was reached...

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Thousands rally against Slovenia austerity

THOUSANDS of people are protesting against salary cuts and other austerity measures in Slovenia, a struggling eurozone member that is in danger of needing an international bailout. Saturday's rally in Ljubljana was organised by several workers...

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Thousands turn out for Albania king burial

THOUSANDS of Albanians have turned out to pay their respects to the late self-proclaimed king Zog I, whose remains are to be reburied with state honours after they were returned from France where he died in exile in 1961. "King Zog is an illustrious...

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Indian Hindu leader Bal Thackeray dies

FIREBRAND Indian politician Bal Thackeray, who founded the right-wing Hindu party Shiv Sena, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest. Thackeray, 86, has "breathed his last", his physician Jalil Parkar told a huge crowd assembled outside the...

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Uganda records rise in gorilla numbers

THE population of Uganda's mountain gorillas has grown to 400, up from 302 in 2006, according to a census conducted last year. This brings the total number of mountain gorillas in Africa to 880, giving hope to conservationists trying to save the...

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UN court frees Croatian 'hero' generals

THE UN Yugoslav war crimes court has acquitted Croatian ex-generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac of charges including war crimes during the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia and ordered them freed. The appeals court "enters a verdict of acquittal"...

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China premier to visit Cambodia, Thailand

CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao will take part in a Southeast Asian meeting in Cambodia from Sunday that will include President Barack Obama and regional leaders, which comes as China is locked in territorial disputes with its neighbours. Foreign...

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Petraeus arrives for hearing

EX-CIA director David Petraeus has arrived at the US Capitol for highly-anticipated, closed-door congressional hearings on the September 11 assault on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya. The decorated general, making his first appearance since...

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India wants probe into woman's death

NEW Delhi has demanded a "transparent" probe into the death of an Indian women in Ireland after doctors there allegedly refused to terminate her pregnancy even though she was miscarrying. New Delhi cranked up the pressure on Dublin over the...

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Qld Aussie of The Year finalist announced

LEADING skin cancer researcher Adele Green has been named as the Queensland finalist in the Australian of the Year awards. Professor Green says winning Australian of the Year would mean a big step forward for skin cancer research in Australia....

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US hits Asia markets, weak yen lifts Tokyo

MOST Asian markets have closed lower after Barack Obama challenged Republicans to accept tax hikes for the rich as part of a deal to avert a fiscal cliff. Japan's Nikkei surged on Thursday thanks to a weakening yen after the leader of the country's...

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Business council to build long-term vision

THE Business Council of Australia (BCA) will mark its 30th anniversary next year by developing a long-term vision for Australia. BCA president Tony Shepherd has told the council's annual dinner in Sydney on Thursday such a vision needs to resonate...

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Number of synthetic drugs keeps rising: EU

EUROPEAN Union authorities have identified a record number of new synthetic substances known as "legal highs", most of them manufactured in China and India and then sold over the internet, the EU drug agency says. The agency said in its annual...

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Countries slow to use the power of Twitter

ONLY nine out of 193 UN member states own Twitter accounts bearing their country name, and only three of those accounts have been officially verified by the micro-blogging site, according to a report. In "Twiplomacy", a study published on Thursday...

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Corby parole on hold as loophole closed

Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's bid for early release from prison has been put on hold. Source: AAP CONVICTED drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's bid for early release from Bali's notorious Kerobokan jail is on hold indefinitely as Indonesian...

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Pakistan frees Taliban prisoners

PAKISTAN freed several Taliban prisoners at the request of the Afghan government overnight in a bid to strike a peace deal with the militant group. The release of the prisoners - described as mid- and low-level fighters - is the most encouraging...

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Palestinians rally to mark 'independence'

PALESTINIANS rallied across the West Bank, a day before the 24th anniversary of the Palestine Liberation Organisation's independence declaration. Thousands of Palestinians were taking place in demonstrations blocking roads near the West Bank...

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Israel ministry proposes 'toppling' Abbas

ISRAEL'S foreign ministry has proposed in a policy paper "toppling" Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if a Palestinian bid for state observer status at the United Nations is approved later this month. "Toppling Abu Mazen's (Abbas's) regime would...

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Stock markets drop as Europe strikes

EUROPEAN stock markets have slid as workers across indebted eurozone nations took part in coordinated general strikes in protest at their governments' deep austerity programs. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index on Wednesday dropped 0.66 per cent...

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Greece raises 4.062bn euros in bond sale

GREECE has raised 4.062.5 billion euros ($A4.99 billion) to avert a messy default this week. The fresh funds plug a financing gap left by a stalled EU-IMF loan which risks triggering default on a short-term debt settlement on Friday. The Tuesday...

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UK terror suspect Abu Qatada out on bail

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada has won his appeal against deportation from Britain to Jordan. Source: AAP BRITAIN has released terror suspect Abu Qatada from prison on bail after judges ruled that the man dubbed Osama bin Laden's right-hand...

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Charles, Camilla myths busted on website

HIS youngest son is still regularly spotted with a cigarette in hand but Prince Charles's wife gave up smoking "years ago". Camilla's call to ditch the fags is among a range of royal snippets released on Charles's official website, aiming to dispel...

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Prestige captain 'checked' oil tanker

TEN years to the day after the Prestige tanker sent an SOS heralding one of Europe's worst oil spills, the 77-year-old Greek captain has testified at a trial in Spain that his vessel had passed the required checks. The ill-fated tanker's skipper,...

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Clinton backs Aust-India naval exercises

UNITED States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has applauded the federal government's strategic white paper on Asian policy and welcomed Australian-Indian naval vessel exercises in the future. Mrs Clinton is in Perth for the AUSMIN meeting...

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Queen criticised for light pay packets

WORKING as a cleaner for the Queen seems to be about prestige rather than pay, with the monarch forced to review salary levels after a backlash over a recent job ad. The official British Monarchy website called for applications for a part-time...

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Troika report on Greece 'positive': Junker

A LONG-AWAITED report on Greece's economic reform program by its three international creditors, the EU, ECB and IMF "troika", is "positive", Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker says. Arriving on Monday for talks between the 17 eurozone finance...

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European stocks, euro hold steady

EUROPEAN stock markets and the euro have steadied with the focus on EU talks concerning Greek debt, after a mixed batch of Asian economic data and amid strains over the outlook for the United States. The benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies...

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Japan's Olympus records first-half profit

OLYMPUS says it has swung back into the black in the first half of its fiscal year, a boost for the camera and medical equipment maker as it looks to move on from an embarrassing accounting scandal. The company said on Monday its $US100 million...

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Radical preacher Abu Qatada wins appeal

MUSLIM radical preacher Abu Qatada has won his appeal against deportation from Britain to Jordan to face terrorism charges. The decision represents a setback to the British government. Home Office officials say they strongly disagree with the...

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Sri Lanka opposition wants prison inquiry

SRI Lanka's opposition has demanded a thorough investigation into a prison shootout that killed 27 inmates. Tissa Attanayake, a leader of the United National Party, said on Sunday violent clashes inside prisons have become frequent in Sri Lanka...

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Camilla's hairdresser on tour

PRINCE Charles and wife Camilla encountered some less-than-ideal weather conditions during their tour of Australia, so it's just as well the Duchess of Cornwall had her personal hairdresser on hand to keep any potential frizz at bay. While the...

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Egypt police bust baby trafficking ring

EGYPTIAN police say they have broken up a child trafficking ring that sold almost 300 babies for $US570 ($A550) each or less. A police official said on Sunday officers had arrested five suspects, including two nurses and a doctor working at...

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Iraq executes 10, including Egyptian

IRAQI authorities have executed 10 men, bringing to 129 the number of people put to death this year in defiance of international calls for a halt to Baghdad's use of capital punishment. The mass executions are the first in around a month in...

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Israel fires warning shots into Syria

ISRAELI troops have fired warning shots into Syria, in what public radio says is the first Israeli fire directed at the military in the Golan Heights area since the 1973 war. "A short while ago, a mortar shell hit an IDF post in the Golan Heights...

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