Le Carre set to rework Joseph Conrad story

BRITISH writer John le Carre has made a pact with his family to tell him if his work begins to lose its edge. The 81-year-old recently published his 23rd novel, A Delicate Truth, and the public continues to be fascinated by the works of a man...

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Air India pilot suspended for snoozing

TWO Air India pilots were caught napping in business class while flight attendants in the cockpit accidentally turned off the auto-pilot. As a result the crew were suspended. The alleged incident happened at 33,000 feet on an April 12 flight...

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Unsafe Bangladesh factories must close: UN

A top investigator says vibrations from generators caused the Bangladesh garment factory collapse. Source: AAP THE UN's labour agency urged Bangladesh to close unsafe factories as rescuers pulled more bodies from the wreckage of the nation's...

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Solar plane lands at night in US

A solar plane has taken off from California on its first attempt at a cross-country US trip. Source: AAP THE first-ever manned aeroplane that can fly by day or night on solar power alone landed in the dark at a major south-western US airport,...

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Assad makes appearance in Syria capital

SYRIAN leader Bashar al-Assad made a public appearance on Saturday, attending the unveiling of a statue to "martyrs" at Damascus University, state media and his official Facebook page say. "President Bashar al-Assad joined thousands of students...

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Pakistan prosecutor in Bhutto case killed

Pakistan's main prosecutor on the Benazir Bhutto murder case has been shot dead in Islamabad. Source: AAP PAKISTAN'S main state prosecutor in the 2007 murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and the 2008 Mumbai attacks has been shot...

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Vic treasurer talks up 'careful' budget

THE Victorian treasurer has talked down the possibility of any nasty budget surprises and remains tight-lipped on whether he will deliver his promised surplus. Michael O'Brien will hand down his first budget as treasurer on Tuesday. It will be...

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Bangladesh disaster death toll passes 500

THE death toll from last week's collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh has passed 500 as the country's prime minister said Western retailers had to share some of the blame for the tragedy. With bulldozers now clawing away at the mountain...

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Indonesia foils Myanmar embassy bomb plot

TWO Indonesians have been detained over a plot to bomb the Myanmar (Burma) embassy in Jakarta, officials say, as radicals rallying in the city called for "jihad in Myanmar" to avenge Muslim deaths. The incidents highlight the growing anger in...

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Hong Kong shares end up 0.10%

HONG Kong shares have ended 0.10 per cent higher, after a widely expected European Central Bank interest rate cut and a positive US jobless claims report. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Friday added 21.66 points to end at 22,689.96 on turnover...

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UN sounds alarm on record Arctic ice melt

THE Arctic's sea ice melted at a record pace in 2012, the ninth-hottest year on record, compounding concerns about climate change underscored by extreme weather such as Hurricane Sandy, the UN weather agency says. In a report on the situation...

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I'll ditch the NDIS levy: Palmer

CLIVE Palmer says his United Australia Party would abolish the increase in the Medicare Levy designed to help pay for the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS) if it is elected at the September election. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced...

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Major Australian exhibition in London

THE most significant collection of Australian art ever mounted in the United Kingdom is to go on display in London from September. It was revealed on Thursday that the Prince of Wales will be the patron of the exhibition, which is simply called...

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Nationals WA president stands down

COLIN Holt has stood down as The Nationals' West Australian president because of his increasingly heavy parliamentary workload. Mr Holt, who held the position for four years, was last month appointed parliamentary secretary to the minister for...

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US boy, 5, accidentally shoots sister dead

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy playing with a rifle given to him as a gift accidentally shot dead his younger sister, officials say, thrusting the issue of US gun violence back into the spotlight. The boy's two-year-old sister was pronounced dead after being...

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Greeks protest austerity on May Day

A STRIKE has stopped ferry services to the Greek islands and disrupted public transport in the capital Athens ahead of May Day protests against Greece's prolonged economic austerity policies. Ferry services were expected to be halted the entire...

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Three UK soldiers killed in Afghan blast

PRIME Minister David Cameron says Britain is paying a "very high price" in Afghanistan after three soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb. Six British soldiers have now been killed this year in Afghanistan, where British casualties have slowed...

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Force-feeding hunger strikers breaches law

The UN warned that force feeding hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay is a breach of international law. Source: AAP FORCE-FEEDING hunger strikers is a breach of international law, the UN's human rights office says, as US authorities tried to stem...

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Labor to take disability tax rise to poll

Treasurer Wayne Swan says the upcoming budget will outline the government's path back to surplus. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has put disability care at the centre of her government's re-election strategy, announcing a tax rise...

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Flash floods in Saudi Arabia kill 13

THIRTEEN people have died and four more are missing in Saudi Arabia after downpours caused flash floods in several areas of the desert kingdom. The official SPA state news agency quoted Colonel Abdullah al-Harethi as saying people died in several...

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Medicare defended despite uncovered costs

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says if you're going to get sick, "Australia is the place to do it". Source: AAP FEDERAL Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says if you're going to get sick, "Australia is the place to do it", despite a report showing...

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20 hurt in gas blast in historic Prague

A POWERFUL gas blast has ripped through a block of flats in Prague's historic centre, injuring about 20 people, rescuers say, adding that some people may be buried in the rubble of the damaged building. Police have sealed off the area popular...

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Gunmen keep Libyan ministry under siege

DOZENS of gunmen have kept Libya's foreign ministry under siege for a second straight day, demanding it sack officials from the previous regime of Muammar Gaddafi, an AFP correspondent says. Around 30 vehicles, some mounted with anti-aircraft...

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Syd Uni professor accused of organ theft

SYDNEY University is reviewing the honours given to a former Chinese health minister after reports that he presided over the removal of organs from executed prisoners without their consent. Huang Jiefu, currently an honorary professor at the...

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Syrian premier escapes bomb attack

SYRIAN Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has escaped an assassination bid, surviving a blast meant for his convoy in Damascus, in the latest attack on top members of President Bashar al-Assad's regime. The attack came as Republicans in the United States...

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