Pakistan PM in Kabul to discuss Taliban

PAKISTAN'S prime minister says that the recent release of a senior Taliban leader shows he is committed to helping bring peace to Afghanistan. Nawaz Sharif said after meeting in Kabul with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that an agreement...

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No Aussies caught in helicopter pub crash

IT appears that no Australians were in a Glasgow pub when a police helicopter crashed into the roof on Friday night killing at least one person. There were more than 100 revellers in the Clutha pub when the incident occurred and the death toll...

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New test may help with Bladder cancer

A SIMPLE urine test may be able to distinguish between aggressive and low-grade bladder cancers, allowing doctors to tailor personalised treatments, say scientists. Researchers measured levels of a protein shed by bladder tumours in 600 patients....

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Haiyan rebuilding to take five years

The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has soared past 5600 and continues to rise. Source: AAP REBUILDING areas devastated by a super typhoon that killed thousands in the Philippines will take up to five years and cost more than...

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Plane crash in Alaska, four dead

A PLANE crash near the remote western Alaska village of Saint Marys has killed four of the 10 people aboard, including a baby boy, an Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman said. The pilot and three passengers died in the Friday night crash, spokeswoman...

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Toddler found walking down NSW road

A TODDLER has been found wandering along a main road on the NSW mid-north coast. A driver spotted the one-year-old boy while heading through Edgeworth, near Lake Macquarie, on Friday night, police said. The boy is in good health and has been...

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Myanmar family to contest return to Nauru

A family of asylum seekers from Myanmar will be allowed to argue against their return to Nauru. Source: AAP A FAMILY of Rohingya asylum seekers from Myanmar will be allowed to stay in Australia to argue their case against their return to a...

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Slain SKorean woman's dad seeks justice

Through a translator, the father of a young murdered Korean woman hopes Queensland delivers justice. Source: AAP IN a foreign country and unable to speak English, the father of a young murdered Korean woman is hoping Queensland delivers justice....

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UN report on trauma of Syrian refugee kids

SYRIAN refugee children are paying a cruel price as civil war rips their country apart, the United Nations warns in a report with heart-rending testimony from youngsters driven from their homes. "This is impossible to forget. It's like someone...

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German policeman kills, mutilates victim

A GERMAN police officer who expressed fantasies about cannibalism killed and mutilated a man he met on the internet, prosecutors say. The officer, arrested on suspicion of murder and in custody in the eastern state of Saxony, has admitted to...

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Abbott backs Bishop over China dispute

Tony Abbott says Australia will speak its mind on China's territorial dispute with Japan. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says Australia will speak its mind on China's territorial dispute with Japan, after his foreign minister was accused...

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Tears, cheers for shark victim

Shark attack victim Chris Boyd (R) has been remembered in an emotional service in the WA waves. Source: AAP CHRIS Boyd - the surfer killed by a shark in the waters off Gracetown - has been remembered in an emotional service in the West Australian...

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Russian court releases Aussie activist

Jailed Australian activist Colin Russell is set to appeal his detention in Russia on Friday. Source: AAP GREENPEACE activist Colin Russell has been released on bail from a Russian jail. The Australian was the last of the Arctic 30 being...

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Rio approves $400m for iron ore expansion

Rio Tinto has allocated $400 million to increase its iron ore production to 360 million tonnes. Source: AAP MINING giant Rio Tinto will spend $400 million to expand its Pilbara iron ore production capacity to 360 million tonnes per annum....

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Nigella's PA spent $86,000 monthly on card

TV chef Nigella Lawson has been described as a 'habitual criminal' in a London court. Source: AAP MILLIONAIRE art dealer Charles Saatchi's accountant has told a London court he did not tell his boss and his ex-wife, Nigella Lawson, his suspicions...

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Vitamins, minerals help AIDS patients

A DAILY dose of multivitamins and minerals in the early stages of HIV infection can delay the disease's progression by as much as 54 per cent in people who are not receiving antiretroviral drugs, a US study reveals. Researchers from Florida...

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Church dissent over abuse approach

Dr Philip Aspinall says the Anglican church needs an external compensation scheme for abuse victims. Source: AAP ANGLICANS in Australia would take a dim view if the church sold off its multi-million dollar assets to settle with abuse victims,...

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Sinn Fein head's brother jailed for abuse

THE pedophile brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping his daughter. Liam Adams, 58, from west Belfast, was found guilty last month of a string of sexual assaults on Aine Dahlstrom when she...

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Boy dies after hit by car in NSW driveway

A TODDLER hit by a car in the driveway of a Sydney home has died. The three-year-old boy was left with critical head injuries after a car hit him in Morven Street, Old Guildford, just after 4pm (AEDT) on Wednesday. Police say upon their arrival,...

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East Timor again raises Aust spying claim

East Timor has again raised allegations that Australia bugged its leaders during talks in 2004. Source: AAP AMID the furore over allegations of spying on Indonesia's leaders, East Timor has repeated claims that Australia bugged its leaders...

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UNHCR slams Aust asylum seeker treatment

The United Nations Refugee Agency has slammed Australia's treatment of asylum seekers. Source: AAP EDS: Not for use before 2100 (AEDT) Tuesday, November 26 CANBERRA, Nov 26 AAP - The United Nations Refugee Agency has slammed Australia's...

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'Excited' tiger bit trainer: Qld zoo

A tiger has attacked its trainer, biting his neck, during a show at the Australia Zoo in Queensland. Source: AAP A SENIOR tiger handler is in a serious but stable condition after being attacked by a tiger at a Queensland zoo. The big cat...

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Lilley revives Summer Heights delinquent

ABC's 2014 line-up includes another Chris Lilley offering, and the return of Spicks and Specks. Source: AAP CHRIS Lilley goes back to school and Spick And Specks returns after more than two years with a fresh look as part of ABC TV's 2014...

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Strong Asia Pacific sales help Tiffany

TIFFANY and Co's third-quarter net income climbed 50 per cent, buoyed by strong sales in the Asia-Pacific region. The company's results topped Wall Street's view, and the luxury retailer raised its full-year adjusted earnings forecast. Its...

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Pyne says Gonski scheme 'bastardised'

The education minister is under pressure from the states to honour school funding agreements. Source: AAP EDUCATION minister Christopher Pyne says the schools funding system he wholeheartedly backed in the election campaign was "entirely bastardised"...

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Syria peace conference set for January 22

SYRIA'S government and opposition will on January 22 sit down at the negotiating table for the first time since the country's civil war erupted in 2011. In a statement announcing the date on Monday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the warring...

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Chinese company calls Palmer "obstructive"

A HONG-KONG based company locked in a bitter legal dispute with mining boss turned federal MP Clive Palmer says the case will be closely watched by other Chinese investors. But Mr Palmer, the member for the Queensland seat of Fairfax, has told...

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Detained activist in "lonely" position

AN Australian activist left in a Russian jail is in a "lonely and unenviable position" with no logical reason behind his detainment, the head of Greenpeace Australia says. Tasmanian man Colin Russell became the final Greenpeace campaigner to...

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Tiananmen leader denied in bid to return

THE second most wanted student leader from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests has been turned back from Hong Kong in his latest attempt to surrender to Chinese authorities and return home. It was the fourth such attempt by Wu'er Kaixi, who said...

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More spy revelations could be on way

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott could be constrained in responding to Indonesia over spying claims because of concerns there could be more damaging revelations still to be revealed, it's been suggested. Josh Frydenberg, parliamentary secretary to Prime...

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Yemen court delays elopement case verdict

A YEMENI court has postponed a verdict in the case of a Saudi woman accused of eloping with her Yemeni boyfriend, as the couple's supporters demonstrated outside. Prosecutors say they need time to see if 22-year-old Huda Abdullah Ali can be...

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Drug lab uncovered in Sydney's north

A DRUG lab has exploded on Sydney's northern beaches. Police were called to a unit block on Frazer Street at 5pm on Saturday following reports of the blast. Entering the unit via a balcony, they allegedly found a clandestine laboratory. NSW...

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No let up as more storms forecast this evening

NT residents are being urged to make final preparations as tropical Cyclone Alessia heads for the coast. SEVERE thunderstorm warnings remain in place for several areas across Queensland tonight. The weather bureau said the Wide...

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Vatican puts St Peter's bones on display

THE Vatican has for the first time publicly unveiled a handful of disputed bone fragments said by some to belong to the first pope, St Peter. The eight or so pieces of bone sat nestled like rings in a jewel box inside a big bronze display case...

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ACT house shatters Christmas lights record

CANBERRA'S Richards family have turned on more than half a million Christmas lights, reclaiming a Guinness world record they first held in 2011. Their 331,038-bulb effort was eclipsed a year later when 346,283 lights were powered up at a home...

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