French-led troops in Mali seize airport

FRENCH-LED troops have seized the airport and a key bridge serving the Islamist stronghold of Gao in a major boost to a 16-day-old offensive to rout al-Qaeda-linked rebels from Mali's sprawling desert north. The stunning advance came as the extremist...

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Number of new Aussies up on Australia Day

A RECORD number of people will become citizens this Australia Day, marking the end of the migrant journey and the start of their new lives in Australia, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Chris Bowen says. Mr Bowen says 17,059 people from...

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Britain warns of Benghazi threat

BRITAIN'S Foreign Office has urged its nationals to leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi immediately, saying it has become aware of a "specific and imminent threat to Westerners" there. The warning came a day after US Secretary of State...

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Spanish newspaper sorry for Chavez bungle

A TOP Spanish newspaper has apologised after publishing a front-page photograph supposedly of ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in his hospital bed, and then discovering the patient was someone else. El Pais, Spain's best selling newspaper...

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Syria TV shows Assad at religious ceremony

SYRIA'S embattled President Bashar al-Assad has been shown on state television attending prayers at a mosque in a northern district of Damascus to mark the Prophet Mohammed's birthday. The leader was shown in a live broadcast kneeling in Al-Afram...

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Spending down in December: CBA study

EDS: THIS STORY IS NOT FOR USE UNTIL 0001 AEDT, Thursday, January 24, 2012 By Caroline Smith SYDNEY, Jan 24 AAP - Australian consumers are still cautious with their money. Spending fell 1.9 per cent in December, seasonally adjusted, according...

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Miners worried about China slowing: report

THE mining industry is worried a potential slowdown in China and is making less effort to attract the most qualified workers, a report shows. The global survey of 374 mining companies comes only days after official Chinese data showed the economy...

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Man's body found in Sydney car park

POLICE are appealing for information following the discovery of man's body in the car park of a Sydney shopping centre. Police said the body of a man, aged in his 50s, was found in the inner city car park on Broadway at about 5.20pm (AEDT) on...

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Airlines profit from EU carbon tax freeze

AIRLINES have made up to half a billion euros in windfall profits by passing on a carbon surcharge to travellers despite an EU decision to freeze its controversial carbon tax, environmentalists say. Green group Transport and Environment said...

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Bolshoi chief undergoes plastic surgery

THE Bolshoi ballet's artistic director has undergone successful plastic surgery following an acid attack that left the former dancer barely able to see the fingers on his hand. Doctors said Sergei Filin was receiving family visits on Tuesday after...

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Catastrophic fire warning in southeast WA

A CATASTROPHIC fire danger warning has been issued for people living in the southeast of Western Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast the worst possible conditions for bush or grass fire on Wednesday for the Eucla, which includes...

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French troops advance toward key Mali town

ABOUT 200 French infantrymen supported by six combat helicopters and reconnaissance planes are advancing toward the town of Diabaly, seized one week ago by Islamic extremists. The extremists included fighters under the command of the mastermind...

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Syria groups delay govt-in-exile decision

THE Syrian opposition says it has postponed a decision on forming a government-in-exile at its meeting in Istanbul, saying it needs guarantees of support from dissident forces on the ground. The Syrian National Council (SNC), a key component of...

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Man caught filming up girls' skirts

A MAN has been charged with using his mobile phone to film up the skirts of teenage girls at a shopping centre in Sydney's inner west. Police say they were on foot patrol in a Burwood shopping complex on Monday afternoon when they witnessed...

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Patriot missiles arrive in Turkey

FOUR batteries of Patriot missiles have arrived in Turkey as part of a NATO mission to protect the Turkish border from any spillover of the conflict in neighbouring Syria, a NATO source has told AFP. A ship carrying two German Patriot missile...

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Fitch highlights economic threat of ageing

MANY advanced economies will be threatened by another, long-term fiscal shock unless they tackle the problem of ageing populations, the ratings agency Fitch has warned. "Whilst a successful resolution of the current fiscal crisis remains the...

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Rock climber rescued after falling

A ROCK climber has been rescued after falling down a cliff in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. The 23-year-old local and his friend arrived at Centennial Glen, near Blackheath, to go rock climbing about 9.30am (AEDT) on Sunday. Before they...

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Syrian opposition to meet in Paris on Jan

THE leaders of Syria's main opposition National Coalition will meet in Paris on January 28 along with representatives of countries supporting them, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says. Speaking on Europe 1 radio on Sunday, Fabius provided...

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4 die in Egypt clashes

EGYPT'S Health Ministry says overnight clashes between police and residents of a densely populated district just north of Cairo have left four people dead and 12 wounded. Security officials say the clashes began when a bystander was hit by a...

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Five family members die in Syria air raid

Syrian Kurds have urged the opposition to halt a siege against them by Islamist rebels. Source: AAP FIVE members of one family have been killed in air raids on a town in Damascus province, with Syrian warplanes bombarding a battleground town...

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French yachtsman rescued in Southern Ocean

A cruise ship will reach a stranded French yachtsman on a life raft near Tasmania at 8pm on Sunday. Source: AAP AFTER three days adrift on a life raft in the remote Southern Ocean, round-the-world yachtsman Alain Delord has been rescued by...

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