14 Sri Lankan asylum seekers sent home

A MAN making his second bid for asylum was among 14 asylum seekers sent home after allegedly hijacking a ship off the coast of Sri Lanka, the federal government says. Speaking in Sydney, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the 14 asylum seekers...

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Hajj pilgrims stone devil for second day

HUNDREDS of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from all over the world, grouped by nationality, stoned the devil in Saudi Arabia's Mina valley on Saturday, as the Hajj reached its final stages. Security forces were heavily deployed in the stoning area...

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Woman dies after her car rolls on highway

A WOMAN has died after the car she was in rolled on the Bruce Highway in central Queensland. Police said the accident occurred at Clairview about 3.40pm (AEDT) on Saturday and that no other vehicles were involved. They said two passengers in...

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Sandy weakens to tropical storm

SANDY weakened from hurricane to a tropical storm early Saturday as it inched toward the US East Coast with sustained winds of 110 kilometers an hour, US forecasters said. On Friday, the storm packed maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers...

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End of an era for Berlusconi

ITALIAN newspapers splashed the news of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's jail sentence for tax fraud across their front pages on Saturday, heralding the end of an era dominated by the man one anti-Berlusconi paper called a "natural-born delinquent"....

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Suicide bomber kills 41 in Afghan mosque

A SUICIDE bomber has killed at least 41 people, including five children, when he struck at a mosque in northern Afghanistan after Eid al-Adha prayers on Friday. Dozens more were wounded as the bomb ripped through the crowd of worshippers in Maymana...

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Australian found dead in Bangkok hotel

AN Australian and a Canadian tourist have been found dead in a Bangkok hotel after a suspected drug overdose, Thai tourist police say. A maid found the bodies of the two men, who are believed to be aged 27 and 31 years old respectively, slumped...

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Toyota global vehicle sales up 28%

TOYOTA sold 7.4 million vehicles around the world in the first nine months of the year, up 28 per cent from a year earlier, but its strong growth faces headwinds from a sales plunge in China that could unseat it as the world's top automaker. Anti-Japanese...

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Obama, Romney wage bitter Ohio duel

IN a spectacular finale to a 40-hour campaign sprint, US President Barack Obama has launched a searing attack on Mitt Romney in Ohio, the state that may decide their election duel. But Romney, rallying Republicans in the state's aptly named town...

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Romney adviser raises race card

AN outspoken surrogate for Mitt Romney's White House campaign has suggested that race was a factor in former secretary of state Colin Powell's endorsement of President Barack Obama. Former New Hampshire governor John Sununu told CNN late on Thursday...

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More arrests in riot-hit Wadeye

POLICE in the Northern Territory have arrested another 12 people in Wadeye, where a violent clash took place on Monday. Nine arrests were made relating to outstanding warrants and three more arrests were linked to the violence, which involved...

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Thai hotel brews coffee from elephant dung

FOR those who like their coffee with a strong nose Thailand could be the ideal destination, after a blend made from elephant dung was put on sale by an upmarket hotel chain. The Black Ivory blend, made from coffee beans digested and excreted...

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Taiwan Semiconductor 3Q profit up 62%

TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's top contract microchip maker, says net profit in the third quarter surged 62.2 per cent year on year to Tw$49.3 billion ($A1.63 billion). Demand for its most advanced chip manufacturing technology...

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WA economic outlook doesn't faze Buswell

WESTERN Australia should maintain its AAA credit rating if steps being taken by the Barnett government are as effective as hoped, Treasurer Troy Buswell says. Mr Buswell made the comments after ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) revised...

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Swedish princess engaged to NY banker

ANOTHER royal wedding beckons in Europe: This time it is Sweden's Princess Madeleine who is getting ready to tie the knot. Madeleine and her US-British boyfriend Christopher O'Neill announced their engagement on the royal palace website on Thursday....

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ACT count suggests Liberal-ALP tie

LABOR and the Liberals could both win eight seats in the 17-seat ACT Legislative Assembly, according to the latest update of preference distributions. But a sole Greens MLA, likely to be former speaker Shane Rattenbury, would still hold the...

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Gaza rockets draw Israeli airstrikes

ROCKETS and mortars from the Gaza Strip have pummelled southern Israel and an Israeli airstrike has killed a Palestinian militant, in a sharp escalation of violence following a landmark visit to Gaza by Qatar's leader. Another Gaza man died on...

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Obama lashes Wall St executive payments

US President Barack Obama, who once called bank executives "fat cats" and their pay "obscene", says Wall Street needs to change executive pay incentives that reward risky bets that can yield fortunes but can also devastate financial institutions....

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Russian guide 'compares migrants to tools'

THE local authorities in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg have sparked a huge row by publishing a guidebook for labour migrants that portrays immigrants as spades and brooms. The brochure's avowed aim is to help migrants mainly from Muslim...

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Syria govt agrees to ceasefire: Brahimi

THE Syrian government has agreed to a ceasefire during the four-day Muslim Eid holiday starting this week, international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says. Many rebel leaders he contacted had also agreed to a truce during the holiday, which begins...

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South Korea MPs visit disputed islands

A GROUP of South Korean MPs has visited an isolated set of islands at the centre of a territorial dispute with Japan - prompting an immediate protest from Tokyo. Seventeen members of the parliamentary National Defence Committee flew to the Dokdo...

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Brisbane TB clinic to remain open

QUEENSLAND Health Minister Lawrence Springborg has shrugged off claims he blundered by trying to shut the state's Tuberculosis Control Centre in Brisbane - a decision the government has reversed. Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says...

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Dagong to unveil new ratings agency

CHINESE ratings agency Dagong says it is tying up with US and Russian partners to form a new "independent" group to rival US-based agencies it claims have "proven inadequate". The Chinese firm will set up the joint venture with Egan-Jones Ratings...

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Greenpeace slams Japan's radiation count

GOVERNMENT radiation monitoring in areas near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is unreliable, Greenpeace says, with heavily populated areas exposed to 13 times the legal limit. The environmental group said on Tuesday authorities were wasting...

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Young boy dies after TV falls on him in WA

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy has died after a television set fell on him at his home in Collie, in the southwest of Western Australia. WA Police say the tragic accident happened about 10.30am (WST) on Tuesday."The circumstances surrounding the death will...

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Dutch citizen in dock for Rwandan genocide

A RWANDAN woman turned Dutch national has gone on trial in a court in The Hague charged with genocide for her alleged role in the 1994 massacre of almost a million people in the central African nation. Yvonne Basebya, 65, is accused of involvement...

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Surplus shows economic strength to world

TREASURER Wayne Swan says the government's pursuit of a budget surplus is to project the strength of the Australian economy to the rest of the world. Mr Swan dodged questions on whether the government would continue its path to a budget surplus...

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S African probe into mine violence reopens

AN inquiry into 46 deaths during a violent mine strike in South Africa has reopened after it was postponed for victims' families to travel and hear how their loved ones died. Police lawyers told the commission of inquiry on Monday that officers...

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Bushfire destroys 30,000 hectares in NSW

EIGHTY firefighters are battling strong winds as they work long into the night tackling a major bushfire that's torn through 30,000 hectares in NSW's north. Planes are also being used to water-bomb the blaze, burning uncontained in the Macleay...

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Govt 'was warned' about trawler risk

FISHERIES Minister Joe Ludwig received confidential advice that banning the controversial super-trawler Abel Tasman would be a "significant risk" for the federal government. ABC TV's Four Corners has revealed that Senator Ludwig was briefed by...

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6 % growth for Bangladesh: World Bank

THE World Bank says Bangladesh's economy is faring well despite the global economic crisis and should grow about 6 per cent in the 2012-2013 fiscal year as long as a stable political situation prevails before the next national elections. Published...

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Dangerous NSW bushfire under control

A BUSHFIRE that was threatening a small community southwest of Sydney has been controlled, firefighters say. But a severe thunderstorm has sparked a dozen bush and grass fires in NSW's far west, and another out of control blaze has begun near...

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Nepalese minister quits over bribe charges

AN official says the Nepalese prime minister has asked his labor minister to resign for allegedly seeking bribes for registering private companies offering jobs abroad. Such companies are mushrooming in Nepal with thousands of younger Nepalese...

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Blast hits Damascus, at least 10 dead

AN explosion has rocked the Old City of Damascus, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens of other civilians, Syrian activists say. The blast erupted on Sunday as President Bashar Assad discussed the civil war in his country with visiting...

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Icelanders support revising constitution

A MAJORITY of Icelanders have voted in favour of revising the country's constitution, preliminary results of a referendum show. Some 66 per cent have supported the draft constitution with about 88,000 votes counted. Turnout in Saturday's vote...

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