Kerry presses China over N Korea crisis

US Secretary of State John Kerry says North Korea's rhetoric is "unacceptable by any standards." Source: AAP THE world is facing a "critical time", top US diplomat John Kerry has told China's President Xi Jinping, citing tensions on the Korean...

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Pell appointed to Pope advisory group

VATICAN CITY/SYDNEY April 13 AP/AAP - Archbishop of Sydney George Pell has been appointed by Pope Francis to a permanent advisory group to help him run the Catholic Church and study a reform of the Vatican bureaucracy. Cardinal Pell is one of...

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Snorkeller dies at Sydney beach

A snorkeller has died after getting into difficulty at Maroubra Beach, police say. Source: AAP A SNORKELLER has died after getting into difficulty at Maroubra Beach. The man was at snorkelling at the beach on Saturday afternoon and had...

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Suu Kyi arrives in Japan after 27 years

MYANMAR'S (Burma's) democracy hero Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Japan, her first visit to the country where she spent time as a university researcher nearly three decades ago. A group of well-wishers including Burmese gathered at Tokyo's...

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Bomb blast on bus kills nine in Pakistan

A BOMB has exploded on a bus in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, killing at least nine people and wounding seven others. "At least nine passengers have been killed and seven injured. Bomb disposal officials told me that it was a timed...

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Kerry hits out as N Korea threatens Japan

The United States has played down a report that North Korea has a nuclear-armed missile. Source: AAP US Secretary of State John Kerry is demanding North Korea abandon an expected missile launch as the communist state threatens a nuclear strike...

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Five die after asylum-seeker boat sinks

A GROUP of 14 asylum seekers has been rescued by fishermen in Indonesia after their boat sank in the Sunda Strait on its way to Australia, but at least five others are believed to have drowned. There are also fresh details about the unfolding...

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US hymn book could fetch $28m

A TINY hymn book from 1640 believed to be the first book ever printed in what is now the United States is going up for auction, and it could sell for as much as $US30 million ($A28 million). Only 11 copies of the Bay Psalm Book survive in varying...

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Bomb near Iraq mosque kills seven

A BOMB exploded near a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad, killing seven people, the latest in an uptick in violence in the runup to elections next week. The bomber struck after prayers at the Omar bin Abdul Aziz mosque, south of Baquba, and also...

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Motorcyclist killed in Vic crash

A MOTORCYCLIST has become the third person to die on Victorian roads in a single day after a three-vehicle collision in outer Melbourne. Police say two motorcycles and another vehicle were involved in the crash, which occurred in Lilydale at...

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WTO cuts 2013 global trade growth forecast

GLOBAL commerce is set to grow by 3.3 per cent this year, the World Trade Organisation says, as persistent gloom in Europe saw it cut a previous forecast of 4.5 per cent. It's the second time the WTO has reined in its figures for 2013, after initially...

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China targets bird flu rumours

CHINA has detained at least a dozen people for spreading false rumours about bird flu, police statements have shown, with authorities seeking to control "panic" as the number of cases rose to 33. There have been nine deaths since China announced...

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Man charged over Kingaroy woman's death

A MAN has been charged with murder after a woman's body was found in an apartment in the town of Kingaroy, about 200km northwest of Brisbane. Police found the 26-year-old woman's body in a unit in Gladys Street about 2.15am on Wednesday.A 37-year-old...

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Kerry, G8 ministers to meet Syrian rebels

Syrian rebels will meet US Secretary of State John Kerry and G8 foreign ministers in London. Source: AAP SYRIAN rebels will meet US Secretary of State John Kerry and G8 foreign ministers in London as the United States mulls ways to step up...

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Cruise giant fined for Italy disaster

ITALY'S Costa Crociere, the biggest cruise operator in Europe, has accepted limited responsibility for the Costa Concordia disaster in which 32 people died. A court ruled the company will have to pay a fine of one million euros ($A1.26 million)...

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Egypt pope blasts Morsi over violence

EGYPT'S Pope Tawadros II has accused President Mohamed Morsi of "negligence" in his response to deadly clashes outside Cairo's Coptic cathedral, the worst sectarian crisis since he took power in June. Morsi had telephoned Tawadros after Sunday's...

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Google abusing its dominance: FairSearch

GOOGLE is in firing line of a group of major companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, over its offerings for Android-powered mobile phones. The European Commission has been urged to move quickly to protect competition and innovation in the...

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Aust-China free trade talks set for May

TALKS on a free trade agreement between China and Australia will continue in May, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. The two countries agreed to start negotiations on the FTA in April 2005 and to date 18 rounds of talks have been held. Ms Gillard...

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Frenchman appeals O'Keefe conviction

A 37-YEAR-OLD Frenchman has insisted on his innocence as he appeals his conviction for murdering an Australian student who was severely beaten, strangled and dumped in a car park outside Paris. Brazilian-born Adriano Araujo Da Silva was found...

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Spain sees economy improving in early 2013

SPAIN'S economy is faring a little better after an end-2012 slump and growth could even return by the end of 2013, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos says, as doubts grow over the prospects for debt-laden southern European economies. The Spanish...

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Qld cosmetic doctors under spotlight

QUEENSLAND'S independent health watchdog has ordered 14 cosmetic surgical and medical practitioners to lift their game in the interest of patient safety. A Health Quality and Complaints Commissions (HQCC) report released on Monday says there...

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UN inspectors ready to go to Syria

A UN inspection team is in Cyprus and ready to deploy to nearby Syria to probe the alleged use of chemical weapons in the conflict, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said. "I can announce today that an advance team is now in Cyprus for the final...

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Holden wrong to axe SA jobs: Weatherill

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill is in "serious talks" with Holden on a breach of agreement. Source: AAP SOUTH Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will have "serious talks" with Holden about a breach of agreement and says it's wrong...

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Buy local car policy is needed: Vic oppn

GOVERNMENTS across Australia should buy their car fleets locally to support an industry that benefits the broader national economy, the Victorian opposition says. Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews was responding to news Holden would shed 100...

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Vic man arrested over mum's bashing death

A MAN has been arrested over the bashing death of a 29-year-old woman in her Victorian home. Police announced late on Monday they had arrested a 30-year-old man over the woman's death, hours after telling reporters her traumatised four-year-old...

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US delays missile test over Korean crisis

THE US has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test to avoid stoking tensions with North Korea, as fears escalated that weeks of angry rhetoric could erupt into conflict on the Korean peninsula. The Pentagon's disclosure it would reschedule...

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US urges Turkey, Israel to normalise ties

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Turkey and Israel to fully normalise their ties, two weeks after the Jewish state's US-brokered apology for a deadly 2010 raid on a Gaza aid flotilla organised by a Turkish charity. "It is not for...

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Nazi hunter criticises Australia in report

THE Israel branch of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre has criticised Australia and several other countries for failing to do enough to bring perpetrators of the Holocaust to justice. The centre's 12th annual report on efforts to hunt down Nazis accuses...

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UK calls for calm over North Korea

BRITAIN is urging calm over the spiralling nuclear tensions with North Korea, saying Pyongyang had shown no signs of repositioning its armed forces despite its "paranoid rhetoric". Foreign Secretary William Hague added there was no immediate...

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One dead in Vic truck, horse-float smash

ONE person has died and at least three others have been injured after a semitrailer collided with two vehicles, including one towing a horse-float, in Melbourne's outer northeast. Police believe the semitrailer jack-knifed on the Melba Highway,...

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