Hamas executes two Israel 'collaborators'

HAMAS has hanged two men accused of collaborating with Israel, a statement from the interior ministry of the Islamist movement's government in the Gaza Strip said. The ministry said on Saturday that it had executed the two men in accordance "with...

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Malaysian rally calls for polls reform

ABOUT 20,000 Malaysian opposition supporters have gathered in the capital demanding the resignation of the country's Election Commission in the wake of contentious polls. The opposition claims bias by the commission cost them a historic win against...

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Militants kill two police in India Kashmir

TWO Indian policemen have been shot dead by suspected militants in a high security area of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, police say. The policemen were shot from point blank range when they were on a regular patrol near the...

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Kerry calls for end to Syria 'imbalance'

US Secretary of State John Kerry says supporters of the Syrian opposition will step up military and other aid in a bid to end an "imbalance" on the ground in President Bashar al-Assad's favour. Kerry, speaking at a conference of foreign ministers...

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Dutch boys, 5 and 7, joyride in nan's car

DUTCH police have briefly detained two brothers aged five and seven who crashed a car after a short joyride. "A police patrol this morning saw a car with the doors open and two young boys stood next to it," in Bloemendael, west of Amsterdam,...

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Stonehenge draws 20,000 for solstice

POLICE say more than 20,000 celebrants have gathered at England's famed Stonehenge monument to mark the summer solstice. The cloud cover on Friday morning prevented bright sunshine at dawn of the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere...

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Bomb kills 14 at Pakistan Shi'ite mosque

A suicide attack on a Shi'ite mosque in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 14 people. Source: AAP A BOMB attack has killed 14 people and wounded more than 25 others at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque and seminary on the outskirts of Pakistan's...

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UK teacher jailed for abducting pupil

A BRITISH teacher has been sentenced to five years and six months in jail for abducting and having sex with a 15-year-old pupil, nine months after they fled to France and sparked an international manhunt. Jeremy Forrest, a married 30-year-old...

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Mount Etna wins World Heritage status

ITALY'S Mount Etna, one of the world's most "active and iconic" volcanoes, has been granted World Heritage status by UNESCO in recognition of its scientific and cultural importance. The tallest active volcano on the European continent at 3,300...

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Strong quake felt across north Italy

A STRONG earthquake has been felt across northern Italy, from Milan, to Venice, Turin, Bologna and Florence, according to Italian media reports, which put the epicentre in Tuscany. The national earthquake and volcano centre (INGV) said it was a...

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Bob Hewitt to face South African court

Australian tennis great Bob Hewitt has been summonsed to appear in a South African court. Source: AAP FORMER tennis doubles champion Bob Hewitt has been summonsed to appear in a South African court following allegations he sexually abused young...

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Allowing homelessness 'socially repugnant'

Corporate leaders in NSW have sleep on the streets of Sydney help to raise money for the homeless. Source: AAP AS CEOs step out of the boardroom and onto the footpath for a cold night sleeping rough, an advocacy group is calling for a federal...

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Koo Stark cleared of painting theft

THE Duke of York's ex-girlfriend Koo Stark has walked free from court after she returned a STG40,000 ($A67,200) painting she was accused of stealing from a former partner. The 57-year-old, of Knightsbridge in London, was appearing at Isleworth...

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Facebook broke Indonesian terror case

SEFA Riano didn't try to hide his plans or his beliefs. A Facebook page police traced to him is plastered with photos of bearded men in camouflage uniforms holding rifles and banners hailing "The Spirit of Jihad." One status update in late April...

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Life sentence for Rwandan genocide

A RWANDAN-BORN man has been sentenced to life in prison by a Swedish court for committing massacres and crimes against humanity during the 1994 genocide in the Central African country. Stanislas Mbanenande, 54, a Hutu who holds Swedish citizenship,...

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Suicide bombs kill 31 in Baghdad attacks

TWIN suicide bombs on a Shi'ite Muslim religious hall in north Baghdad on Tuesday killed 31 people and wounded 57 others, officials say. The two attackers struck after Tuesday midday prayers at the Habib ibn al-Mudhaher Hussainiyah in the capital's...

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Pakistan funeral bomb kills 10

A BOMB attack has killed 10 people, including a provincial politician, and wounded more than 40 others at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police say. The attack took place in the town of Shergarh in Mardan district during funeral...

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Embattled shipping operators form alliance

THREE leading shipping companies have announced an alliance across the Pacific and two other crucial routes in a strategy to face over-capacity and declining demand for transportation. CMA CGM of France, Maersk Line of Denmark and Swiss MSC...

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G8 leaders agree not to pay ransoms

G8 leaders have agreed to stamp out the payment of ransoms for hostages kidnapped by "terrorists", British Prime Minister David Cameron's office says. Downing Street said the world leaders meeting at a summit in Northern Ireland would also call...

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Crew held as ship hits Philippine reef

EIGHTEEN Vietnamese crew members of a cargo ship have been detained after it ploughed into a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard says. The Unicorn Logger, a Panama-flagged freighter, ran aground at a protected marine sanctuary...

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