Pastry linked to Sydney hospital infection

Three Sydney public hospital patients have been diagnosed with the bacterial infection listeriosis. Source: AAP THREE patients have been diagnosed with the serious bacterial infection listeriosis after eating profiteroles in different Sydney...

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Russia, US to bolster ties after bombings

Russian leader Vladimir Putin (pic) has spoken with the US on ways to work more closely on security. Source: AAP RUSSIA and the United States have agreed to step up cooperation in their fight against terror in the wake of news that two ethnic...

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Vic woman stable after complex rescue

PARAMEDICS and fire crews have used ropes to rescue a woman in a three-hour mission after she fell down a steep embankment in Melbourne's outer east. The woman fell about 200m down the embankment in Mt Dandenong about 4pm (AEST) on Saturday...

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US asks Interpol for info on bombs

US authorities have asked Interpol to provide information on bombs similar to those used in Boston. Source: AAP US authorities have asked Interpol to provide any information its members around the world might have on bombs similar to the...

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China's quake zone between tectonic plates

The site of China's latest earthquake sits on the border of the Indian and Asian tectonic plates. Source: AAP THE area of southwestern China struck by a violent tremor on Saturday has witnessed some of the world's deadliest earthquakes. ...

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Hong Kong shares end 2.33pc higher

HONG Kong shares ended 2.33 per cent higher on Friday, capping a tough week for global markets after China released data showing growth in the world's number two economy had slowed. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 501.05 points to end at 22,013.57...

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French family kidnapped in Cameroon freed

A FRENCH family of seven abducted by Islamic extremists while holidaying in Cameroon have been freed after two months in captivity, officials say. The hostages - a father, mother, four children aged 5 to 12, and an uncle - were all in good health,...

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US state decriminalises gay sex

Gay rights activists are hopeful of full equality as the state of Montana decriminalised gay sex. Source: AAP AN obsolete law deeming gay sex as deviant - akin to bestiality - was stricken from the law in the western state of Montana, prompting...

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Reports Boston bombing suspect arrested

A suspect in the Boston marathon bombing has reportedly been arrested during a police incident. Source: AAP ONE of the suspects from the Boston marathon bombing has reportedly been arrested. "One Marathon bombing suspect has been caught,...

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Manhunt after first Boston suspect dies

POLICE killed one of the Boston marathon bombing suspects in a shootout early Friday and pursued a chaotic street-to-street manhunt for his accomplice, officials said. Several Boston suburbs were put under effective lockdown and public transport...

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Rio targets cash from divestments: Walsh

RIO Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh says the company will focus on divesting non-core assets as it strives to save $US5 billion ($A4.87 billion) through to 2014. Addressing his first annual general meeting as chief executive, Mr Walsh said 2012's...

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Up to 15 dead in massive Texas plant blast

IT was like Iraq, a nuclear bomb, a tornado. Those were the words used by US officials to describe the devastation created by a blast at a fertiliser plant in Texas on Wednesday, which injured more than 160 and killed between five and 15 people....

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IMF boss to face court in French probe

IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be grilled by a special court investigating suspected corruption dating from her time as French finance minister, her lawyer says. Lagarde, who took over at the International Monetary Fund in 2011 when the previous...

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Didier Ratsiraka back in Madagascar

MADAGASCAR'S former president Didier Ratsiraka has returned home from France, ending an 11-year exile that followed a bitter election dispute. The 76-year-old ex-leader expressed a "sense of relief and happiness" to be back. "It has been 11...

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Nestle reports Q1 sales rise of 2.3%

SWISS food and drinks giant Nestle SA has reported first-quarter sales of 21.9 billion Swiss francs ($A22.87 billion), up 2.3 per cent from the same period a year earlier. The maker of Nescafe, Haagen Dazs and Jenny Craig says sales in developed...

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Church whistleblower fears lawsuit

Catholic Church whistleblower Peter Fox fears he could be sued by people he has exposed. Source: AAP A SENIOR policeman who exposed alleged child abuse by Catholic priests is concerned he could face legal action because of inadequate whistleblower...

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Mourners, protesters at Thatcher funeral

Britain will pay its final respects to Baroness Thatcher at Wednesday's funeral. Source: AAP MOURNERS, as well as protesters, have gathered for the funeral of Britain's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, as the debate over her...

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Man arrested over NSW body in boot murder

An Illawarra man has been arrested over the death of Wollongong woman Linda Stevens. Source: AAP A MAN has been arrested over the death of a woman whose body was found in the boot of a car in bushland south of Sydney. Colin Maxwell Farrow,...

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Pakistan survivors scour homes after quake

A powerful earthquake in Iran has hit hundreds of homes in Pakistan, killing more than 30 people. Source: AAP PAKISTANI survivors of a tremor centred in Iran that killed at least 41 have people dug through the rubble of their ruined homes as...

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Sex charges over assaults on Sydney girls

A MAN has been charged with indecently assaulting two teenage girls, including allegedly attacking one of the girls on a train in western Sydney. Police said they charged the man, 36, on Wednesday with five counts of indecently assaulting a...

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Somali police crack down after attack

A nine-man suicide commando has blasted its way into a Somali court complex, leaving 29 people dead. Source: AAP SOMALIA'S police force has launched a major security operation searching for explosives and weapons, a day after a spectacular...

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Sydney protest wants army 'wastage' cuts

A group of protesters demonstrated as part of the global day of action against military spending. Source: AAP PROTESTERS have pinned fake $100 notes to a replica F-35 fighter jet in inner Sydney to demonstrate against excessive government...

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Cambodia, Thailand take temple row to ICJ

THAILAND and Cambodia have taken their dispute over land around a flashpoint temple to the UN's highest court, in a case Phnom Penh warned could end friendly relations between the countries. The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ)...

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Afghan opium cultivation set to surge: UN

A Drugs and Crime report says that opium cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to surge this year. Source: AAP OPIUM poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to increase for a third straight year, expanding even to poppy-free areas this...

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Garrett hopeful school reform will pass

FEDERAL Education Minister Peter Garrett is hopeful Labor's schools improvement plan can pass parliament before the election. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced extra funding of $14.5 billion will be pumped into schools from next year,...

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First Bloke in charity ride 'wobble'

THE first bloke's bid to lead a motorbike convoy on a charity ride from Sydney to Canberra almost ended in drama on Sunday when he came close to tumbling off his bike. Setting off from Kirribilli House on Sunday morning, the prime minister's...

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Injured climber airlifted to NSW hospital

A ROCK climber who broke both his ankles after falling down a cliff in the Blue Mountains has been airlifted to hospital. The man, 27, was climbing a rock face at Leura when he fell around 1pm (AEST) on Sunday, landing about 50 metres from the...

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Roadside bomb kills Pakistan politician

A bomb blast on a bus in Pakistan has killed at least nine people. Source: AAP A ROADSIDE bomb in restive northwest Pakistan has killed a political party official as he travelled to a campaign meeting, a month before the country votes in...

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Gunmen attack Somali court complex: report

GUNMEN have stormed the main court complex in Somalia's capital, firing guns and detonating two blasts, witnesses say. Yusuf Abdi, who was near the court when the attack happened on Sunday morning, said that armed men forced their way inside...

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14th Iraqi local polls candidate killed

A ROADSIDE bomb has killed an Iraqi provincial elections candidate and three other people north of Baghdad, bringing the number of candidates killed in attacks to 14. Najm al-Harbi was travelling to Baquba on a highway in Diyala province in...

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