Talks fail to end Cambodia stalemate

Cambodian PM Hun Sen and head of main opposition have met face-to-face for the first time in years. Source: AAP CAMBODIA'S king has brought Prime Minister Hun Sen face to face with the head of the opposition for the first time in years, urging...

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Liberal lead narrows in McEwen

The margin is tightening in the nation's closest election race in the Victorian seat of McEwen. Source: AAP THE margin is tightening in the nation's closest election race in the Victorian seat of McEwen. Liberal challenger Donna Petrovich...

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Police end Mexico City plaza occupation

Police have raided Mexico City's historic centre to remove striking teachers from Zocalo plaza. Source: AAP RIOT police have swept thousands of striking teachers out of the heart of Mexico City. The authorities used tear gas, flash grenades...

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Singer Joan Regan dies aged 85

BRITISH singer Joan Regan has died in London aged 85, the BBC reports. Regan had chart hits in the late 50s and early 60s with records including Ricochet, May You Always and If I Give My Heart To You and also had her own BBC TV series Be My...

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Qld prison stand-off ends peacefully

A 10-HOUR prison stand-off that began when two inmates scaled the roof of a Brisbane jail has ended peacefully. A spokesman for Queensland corrective services said two men who climbed onto the roof of the Brisbane Correctional Centre at Wacol...

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Iraq mosque bombing kills 28

A BOMB has struck a Sunni mosque during prayers north of Baghdad, killing 28 people in the latest eruption of violence to rock Iraq. Police officials said Friday's bombing hit the village of Umm al-Adham on the outskirts of Baqouba, 60km northeast...

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Taliban bomb US consulate in Afghanistan

A truck bomb killed at least one person and wounded 18 outside the US consulate in Afghanistan. Source: AAP SEVEN heavily armed Taliban suicide attackers have staged a dawn strike on the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat, setting off...

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Carmakers bet on alternative-fuel future

JUDGING by the slew of electric and hybrid vehicles being rolled out at the Frankfurt Motor Show, it might seem carmakers are tapping a large and eager market. But in fact almost no one buys such cars - yet. Every major carmaker is coming out...

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Labor's friendly leadership battle begins

LEADERSHIP hopefuls Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese insist there is no 'I' in Labor and their civil showdown for the ALP's top job is headed for a contest of personal experience and popularity. Both candidates say the 30-day leadership campaign...

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Keep Rudd asylum-seeker policy: Burke

TONY Abbott should swallow his pride and stick to Labor's hardline asylum-seeker policies because they are working, says outgoing Immigration Minister Tony Burke. Mr Abbott did not speak to the media as he continued setting up his government on...

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Yahoo now has 800 million users: CEO

Yahoo boss Marissa Mayer says the internet company now has about 800 million worldwide users. Source: AAP YAHOO boss Marissa Mayer says the internet company now has about 800 million worldwide users, a 20 per cent increase since she was lured...

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Prince William quits armed forces

Prince William is quitting the armed forces and will focus on charity duties for 12 months. Source: AAP PRINCE William is quitting the armed forces and will spend the next 12 months focusing on royal and charitable duties while he decides what...

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Labor facing weeks long leadership vacancy

Outgoing federal attorney-general Mark Dreyfus (pic) will back Bill Shorten to lead the Labor party. Source: AAP LABOR faces the prospect of its own new internal processes leaving the party without a federal leader for weeks, while Anthony...

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China vows air pollution cuts

China has announced plans to reduce levels of pollutants in the air by up to 25 per cent in Beijing. Source: AAP CHINA has vowed to reduce levels of atmospheric pollutants in Beijing and other major cities by as much as 25 per cent to try to...

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Unemployment tipped to hit four year high

Unemployment has hit a four year high and could get up to six per cent. Source: AAP THE unemployment rate is expected to have hit a four year high in August as businesses held off on hiring until after the federal election. Official labour...

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US man, 107 shot dead by police

US police shot dead a 107-year-old man who opened fire on them on Saturday in Arkansas. Source: AAP A 107-YEAR-OLD US man who died in a police stand-off had told officers months earlier that they would have to shoot him or throw him in jail...

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Prehistoric crocs 'ran like dogs'

Prehistoric crocodiles survived a dinosaur-dominated world by behaving like dogs, research found. Source: AAP PREHISTORIC crocodiles survived a dinosaur-dominated world by running around like dogs, new research has found. Unlike today's...

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Would-be senator considers buying suit

UNEMPLOYED father of five Ricky Muir admits he doesn't own a suit. But he understands he'll have to be measured up if forecasts are correct and he lands a federal Senate seat. The Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party's (AMEP) lead Senate candidate...

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China's Li says economic recovery fragile

China's premier has promised to improve the investment climate for foreign companies. Source: AAP CHINA'S premier says the basis of its economic recovery is still fragile and has promised to improve the investment climate for foreign companies....

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Senior Lib 1449 votes behind in Indi

Electoral officials found more than a thousand votes favouring the challenger to Sophie Mirabella. Source: AAP INDEPENDENT Cathy McGowan is now nearly 1500 votes ahead in the battle for the seat of Indi after election officials added a missing...

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NSW dog trainer running rescue missions

IT'S definitely a dog's day in Sydney. As firefighters battle bushfires raging across the city's northwest, dog trainer Farmer Dave is running rescue missions for pooches whose homes have been threatened. "All up there's going to be about 40,"...

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NT arrest over cannabis nursery

NT police have seized 200 cannabis seedlings and plants from a home in Tennant Creek. Source: AAP A 73-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after police seized 200 cannabis seedlings and plants from his home in Tennant Creek. During a raid...

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Jessica Mauboy adds to Deadlys haul

JESSICA Mauboy has done it again taking home two more gongs at the 19th Deadly Awards at the Sydney Opera House. The pop sweetheart won Female Artist of the Year and Single Release of the Year for Something's Got A Hold on Me, bringing her total...

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"Albo4Leader" campaign under way

A SOCIAL media campaign is underway backing Anthony Albanese as the next federal Labor leader, with supporters convinced he would defeat powerbroker Bill Shorten if the choice goes to party members. A day after being launched, the "Anthony Albanese...

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Fake products may be dangerous: CHOICE

AUSTRALIAN customs last year seized more than 700,000 items of fake merchandise worth about $48.5 million, it has been revealed. The haul was part of the $272 billion annual global trade in potentially dangerous bogus goods. And it's not just...

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First boat arrives on coalition watch

A suspected asylum seeker boat carrying 88 people has been intercepted northwest of Darwin. Source: AAP HOURS after Tony Abbott was elected prime minister promising hardline policy and immediate action on asylum seekers arriving by boat,...

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Indian troops try to halt communal clashes

Hundreds of troops have been deployed to halt deadly clashes between Hindus and Muslims in India. Source: AAP HUNDREDS of Indian troops have been deployed to quell clashes between Hindus and Muslims sparked by the killing of three villagers...

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'Taliban attack' kills 4 Afghan soldiers

FOUR Afghan soldiers have been killed and 30 people injured in a Taliban attack on the office of the national intelligence agency in eastern Wardak province, an official says. "Six insurgents attacked the National Directorate of Security building...

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Chinese man convicted via Yahoo email free

China has freed a dissident writer who was convicted of leaking "state secrets" in 2005. Source: AAP CHINA has freed a dissident writer who was convicted of leaking "state secrets" in 2005 in a landmark case where his Yahoo emails formed...

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Berlusconi appeals case to European court

ITALY'S ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has turned to Europe's human rights court in a bid to avoid a ban on holding public office and other punishment for his tax fraud conviction. His top aide, Angelino Alfano, told reporters on Sunday...

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