Ecuador vows to resolve Assange situation

THE Ecuadorian government has stressed its commitment to finding a solution to the position of Julian Assange on the anniversary of the WikiLeaks founder being granted political asylum. The Australian has been living inside the Ecuadorian embassy...

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Stopping boats will hurt Christmas Island

CHRISTMAS Island is bracing itself for the ripple effect that stopping asylum seeker boats will have on its people and economy. Administrator of Island Territories Jon Stanhope says the island's population could effectively halve if the detention...

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Islamabad gunman shot after stand-off

A GUNMAN is fighting for his life in hospital after a dramatic end to a five-hour stand-off with police in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, which shut down part of the city. Pakistani police defended their response after the stand-off ended with...

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Smartphones 51.8% Of global mobiles sales

SMARTPHONES have made up the majority of mobile phone sales worldwide for the first time, according to new figures. Some 225 million smartphones were sold globally between April and June, or 51.8 per cent of all mobiles sold in that quarter,...

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Divers find three bodies in Indian sub

INDIA'S navy has retrieved four badly burned bodies from a submarine that exploded in a Mumbai dockyard and said it was unlikely any of the other 14 missing crewmen would be found alive. The diesel-powered INS Sindhurakshak sank in a military...

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Man charged over Townsville murder

A MAN has been charged with the murder of a woman found dead in a north Queensland alleyway. The 35-year-old was charged with murdering the 46-year-old Townsville woman after a day of investigations by police. Members of the public found the...

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Egypt under emergency rule, 464 dead

Egypt's health ministry has raised the death toll from Wednesday's nationwide violence to 278. Source: AAP EGYPTIANS have emerged from an all-night curfew imposed after the worst violence since their 2011 uprising, with at least 464 people...

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Audi developing a plug-in hybrid for China

AUDI has announced plans to jointly develop a plug-in hybrid vehicle with its Chinese partner, First Automotive Works (FAW) based in the southern city of Foshan. Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler said the company was determined to bring plug-in-hybrid...

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Death toll in Egypt crackdown now 464

At least 464 people have been killed in the ongoing violence in Egypt, government officials say. Source: AAP AT least 464 people have been killed in nationwide violence sparked by a crackdown on the protest camps of supporters of ousted Islamist...

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Former Speaker Slipper to run in election

Former Speaker Peter Slipper announced he will recontest his Queensland seat. Source: AAP FORMER Speaker Peter Slipper says he faces a David and Goliath contest to retain his federal seat of Fisher after vowing to fight for a ninth term in...

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Israel unveils plans for new settler homes

Israeli authorities have announced the approval of 942 new settler homes in east Jerusalem. Source: AAP ISRAELI authorities have announced the approval of 942 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, on the eve of the resumption of fragile...

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Iraq violence kills 9, pipeline blown up

A suicide attack on a crowded cafe in northern Baghdad has killed at least 24 people. Source: AAP ATTACKS in Iraq have killed nine people including three police, while militants have bombed a major pipeline carrying oil to Turkey, halting exports....

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CSIRO to release bullying report

AUSTRALIA'S national science agency is set to release the findings of an independent investigation into claims of bullying within the organisation. The CSIRO appointed former Commonwealth ombudsman Dennis Pearce to investigate allegations from...

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No Syria peace talks before October

A PROPOSED international peace conference on Syria that aims to bring together President Bashar al-Assad's allies and the opposition will probably not happen until October at the very earliest, a top Russian official says. Russian Deputy Foreign...

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French Alps accidents kill four climbers

TWO Italian women have died in an avalanche and the bodies of two French climbers have been found in a crevasse after climbing accidents in the French Alps, local officials say. The two Italians were among a group of at least seven climbers...

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Hundreds flee as Indonesian volcano erupts

Hundreds have been evacuated from a tiny Indonesian island where a volcano erupted on the weekend. Source: AAP MORE than 500 people have been evacuated from an Indonesian island where a volcanic eruption killed five at the weekend, an official...

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Motorists admit driving without MOT

A THIRD of motorists in the UK have admitted driving a vehicle without a valid MOT safety certificate, according to a survey. With some drivers, the illegal motoring has gone on for as long as six months, the poll by the Society of Motor Manufacturers...

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Syrians hold protests against jihadists

PROTESTERS have held daily demonstrations against jihadists in the northern Syrian city of Raqa, demanding the release of "hundreds" of missing people including an Italian Jesuit priest, a watchdog says. News of the protests comes two weeks after...

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Thieves steal French amputee's wheelchair

FRENCH adventurer Philippe Croizon, a quadruple amputee known for his feats of swimming and diving, has had his custom-designed wheelchair stolen while on holiday in northern France. Croizon, famed as the first quadruple amputee to swim across...

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Hong Kong shares up 2.13% by close

HONG Kong shares have closed up 2.13 per cent, buoyed by better-than-expected industrial data from China late last week that eased fears the world's second-largest economy is heading towards a slowdown. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Monday...

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Heatwave kills four in Japan

A HEATWAVE stifled Japan on Sunday as the temperature topped 40 degrees Celsius in two cities, leaving at least four people dead over the weekend, officials and reports say. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the temperature reached 40.6 C...

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Fleeing SA dad and baby safe and well

A SOUTH Australian man who fled with his baby daughter after allegedly assaulting a family member has turned up with the infant at a police station. Father and child are safe and well after Benjamin Koch, 38, presented at Mount Gambier Police...

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Malians vote in presidential run-off

Polls are set to open across Mali for a presidential run-off election. Source: AAP MALIANS are voting in a watershed presidential election run-off expected to usher in a new dawn of peace and stability in the conflict-scarred nation. Almost...

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Al-Qaeda attack kills five Yemen soldiers

An attack by "al-Qaeda elements" at a gas terminal in Yemen has killed five soldiers. Source: AAP AN attack by "al-Qaeda elements" at a gas terminal in Yemen has killed five soldiers, a military source says, as Washington kept its embassy in...

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Morsi loyalists call fresh Egypt protests

Mohamed Morsi's turbulent year in power polarised Egyptians and his removal only deepened divisions. Source: AAP SUPPORTERS of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have called more rallies to demand his reinstatement, amid last ditch efforts...

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