Pope set to begin Middle East pilgrimage

The Vatican has billed Pope Francis' first visit to the Middle East as a "pilgrimage of prayer". Source: AAP POPE Francis has headed for Jordan at the start of a Middle East tour aimed at boosting ties with Muslims and Jews as well as easing...

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Iran billionaire executed over $2.8b fraud

A BILLIONAIRE businessman at the heart of a $US2.6 billion ($A2.8 billion) state bank scam, the largest fraud case since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, has been executed, state television reports. Authorities put Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, also...

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Gunmen fire inside El Salvador bus, kill 6

Police in El Salvador say gunmen boarded a bus in a town near the capital killing six people. Source: AAP POLICE in El Salvador say gunmen boarded a bus in a town near the capital and opened fired on passengers, killing six. National...

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Suspected drug ring busted in Canberra

Police have raided 10 north Canberra properties, uncovering what they say is a major drug syndicate. Source: AAP A MAJOR drug ring has been busted in the national capital, with a Canberra man set to face court charged with trafficking drugs....

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Vic motorcyclist nabbed 100km/h over limit

A MOTORBIKE rider has been caught travelling at almost 100 km/h over the speed limit in the middle of Melbourne's premiere restaurant strip. The rider reached a speed of up to 133 km/h in the 40 km/h-zone on Lygon Street, in Carlton. He was...

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10-year-olds hurt after minibus rolls

A mini-bus has rolled on its side after colliding with a car in Melbourne, injuring two children. Source: AAP TWO children have been taken to hospital after a school mini-bus accident in Melbourne. The mini-bus and a car collided in Northcote...

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Nauru refugees not told of Cambodia: govt

Labor is gravely concerned about the Abbott government's Cambodian asylum seeker resettlement deal. Source: AAP THE Abbott government is rejecting claims that asylum seekers in Nauru have been told their future could be in Cambodia. Australia...

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Body of Sydney-based hiker found in NZ

A SYDNEY man who watched helplessly as his girlfriend was swept away by a raging stream in New Zealand says he has lost a part of himself after rescuers recovered her body. Police have not identified the woman but she has been named in Sydney...

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Abbott contradicts budget on uni fees

A student union says Tony Abbott behaved cowardly by cancelling a university visit amid protests. Source: AAP CONFUSION abounds over government plans to deregulate university fees after Prime Minister Tony Abbott contradicted his own budget....

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Gonski urges Abbott to rethink school cuts

David Gonski has criticised the government's decision to end the funding system he helped design. Source: AAP DAVID Gonski has criticised the government's decision to end the funding system he helped design, saying it will be to Australia's...

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Budget hits consumer confidence - ANZ

Tax hikes and government spending cuts in last week's federal budget have hit consumer confidence. Source: AAP IT'S only taken a few days for Treasurer Joe Hockey's 'horror' budget to have an impact on people's willingness to spend. ANZ-Roy...

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Budget to drag on growth

The RBA has flagged the budget as one of several factors dragging on economic growth. Source: AAP IN the minutes of its latest meeting, the RBA warned that "fiscal consolidation" could drag on growth. And so it could. The RBA reckons economic...

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Fed gov is attacking lowest paid: ACTU

ACTU claims the federal government is launching sustained attack on Australia's lowest paid workers. Source: AAP THE federal government is launching a sustained attack on Australia's lowest paid workers, which the ACTU says will result in...

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Thai army invokes martial law, urges talks

Thailand's government says it was not consulted about the imposition of martial law by the army. Source: AAP THAILAND'S army chief has imposed martial law after months of deadly anti-government protests caused political paralysis, but insists...

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Vic police protest over staff shortages

Police in Geelong have staged a rare public rally to raise awareness of staff shortages. Source: AAP A SHORTAGE of frontline police in Victoria's second largest city has driven frustrated officers to stage a rare public protest. About 200...

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Colombia arrests bus driver after crash

COLOMBIAN authorities have arrested the driver of a bus that crashed and killed 31 children. The youngsters burned to death on Sunday after the bus caught fire and exploded in the north of the South American country as they returned from church...

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Tributes for father of 3 killed in Fiji

THE driver of a fishing boat that crashed into another vessel, killing an Australian father of three on holiday with his family in Fiji, has been refused bail by a Suva court. Mark Hardaker, 40, from Toongabbie in Sydney's west, was killed last...

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Insulation scheme a 'recipe for disaster'

THE Rudd government's decision to include foil products in its home insulation program was "a recipe for disaster" that could have easily been avoided, an inquiry has heard. Master Electricians chief executive Malcolm Richards says the product...

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Guard distressed after shooting bandit

A SECURITY guard who shot dead an armed bandit outside a Gold Coast tavern appears to have acted instinctively, police say. Police have interviewed the 47-year-old guard but haven't laid charges against him after the fatal incident on Monday...

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One dead, two injured in Vic car crash

A PASSENGER was killed and another man is in a life-threatening condition after a speeding car crashed into a Victorian residential garage. Three men were out getting food when the driver lost control and hit a pole before smashing into the...

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Eastern Ukrainians rap Kiev in talks

Lawmakers and officials from eastern Ukraine have criticised the fledging central government. Source: AAP LAWMAKERS and officials from eastern Ukraine have poured criticism on the fledging central government, accusing it of ignoring legitimate...

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Greek water referendum 'not sanctioned'

Some Greek mayors say they will hold a referendum on whether to privatise the Thessaloniki Water. Source: AAP GREECE'S second largest city, and 10 of the other 13 municipalities comprising the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area, will hold a "referendum"...

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WA abuse victims to tell their stories

THE royal commission investigating child sex abuse in institutions will hold private sessions in the Kimberley region of Western Australia on Monday. Officers from the commission will be in Broome and Kununurra to meet with people interested...

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Iran's Zarif says nuclear deal 'possible'

IRANIAN Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday that clinching a final nuclear deal with world powers is still "possible" despite a tough round of talks this week. "Agreement is possible. But illusions need to go. Opportunity shouldn't...

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Record floods lead to Bosnia landslides

floods triggering landslides and covering homes, have left hundreds of people homeless in Bosnia. Source: AAP LANDSLIDES in Bosnia have left hundreds of people homeless, while thousands more have fled homes in neighbouring Croatia and Serbia...

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