Nauru signs up to Rudd's stop boats plan

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a new refugee plan with the Pacific Island nation of Nauru. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a new agreement with the Pacific Island nation of Nauru, which like Australia's deal with...

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Mugabe claims victory in 'sham' poll

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe looks to extend his 33-year rule after a shock landslide vote. Source: AAP ZIMBABWE is set to release the official results of disputed elections, in which President Robert Mugabe's party romped to victory,...

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UN warns of plight of children in Syria

The United Nations has sounded the alarm about the plight of women and children in Syria. Source: AAP THE UN has sounded the alarm about the plight of women and children in Syria's Homs, urging all parties in the conflict to enable access to...

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Six children die in Afghan attack

THREE suicide attackers killed at least nine civilians, most of them children, in a botched attack on the Indian consulate in an eastern Afghan city near the border with Pakistan, security officials say. Authorities also reported that 22 police...

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Cyprus ex-minister gets 5 years for blast

Cyprus's ex-defence minister was sentenced to jail in connection to a blast that killed 13 people. Source: AAP CYPRUS'S ex-defence minister, Costas Papacostas, has been sentenced to five years in jail in connection with a munitions dump blast...

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12 jihadists killed in north Syria: NGO

At least 40 people have died in an ammunitions depot blast in a government-held area of Syria. Source: AAP FRESH clashes between Kurdish fighters and jihadists have erupted in the majority Kurdish province of Hasakah in northern Syria, a monitoring...

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AU says Zimbabwe polls 'credible'

President Robert Mugabe's rivals slammed his election victory claims, branding the vote a "sham". Source: AAP ZIMBABWE President Robert Mugabe's party claims he is on course for a landslide win in an election branded a sham by his rivals, with...

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William registers royal baby's birth

THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have formally registered the birth of their son Prince George - giving their occupations as Prince and Princess of the United Kingdom. William signed the birth register entry for the third-in-line to the throne...

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Polish couple get 30 years for killing son

A POLISH mother and her partner who systematically starved her four-year-old son before savagely beating him to death have been jailed for a minimum of 30 years by a British judge. Magdelena Luczak and Mariusz Krezolek subjected Daniel Pelka to...

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Gifts for royal baby from UK politicians

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has given royal baby Prince George a box-set of books by much-loved children's author Roald Dahl as a present following his birth last week, Downing Street says. Dahl's many hits include Charlie and the Chocolate...

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US files reveal decades of abuse

IN therapy sessions, the priest confessed the shocking details he'd kept hidden for years: He had molested more than 100 boys, including his five-year-old brother. He had sex with male prostitutes, and frequented gay strip clubs. The admissions...

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Mugabe, rival dispute outcome of polls

ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe's allies have declared the veteran leader has romped to an election victory, a claim rejected by his rival who branded the vote a "sham". A top member of Mugabe's ZANU-PF party said on Thursday that Mugabe had...

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Drugmaker AstraZeneca Q2 profit drops 43%

ANGLO-SWEDISH pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced a 43 per cent drop in second-quarter net profits, hit by the loss of market exclusivity for some of its main drugs. AstraZeneca said profit after tax slumped to $US1.834 billion...

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SocGen bank profit doubles in Q2

FRENCH banking giant Societe Generale says it more than doubled its net profits in the second quarter, pushing its shares up by nearly 6.0 per cent. The bank said on Thursday the performance reflected an increase in deposits by customers in...

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Jamie Bell, Evan Rachel Wood have son

BRITISH actor Jamie Bell and wife, actress Evan Rachel Wood, have had a baby boy. Bell heaped praise on his wife following the birth of their first child. The Billy Elliot star and the True Blood actress welcomed a baby boy on July 29. Bell,...

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Italy court to decide Berlusconi's fate

The fate of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will be decided by Italy's Supreme Court. Source: AAP ITALY'S top court is to begin crucial hearings for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi that could end the billionaire tycoon's parliamentary...

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British female MP threatened on Twitter

British police are investigating violent and sexually explicit Twitter postings directed at an MP. Source: AAP BRITISH police say they are investigating violent and sexually explicit Twitter postings directed at an MP in a growing row over...

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UK police recover STG1.2 million violin

TOP violinist Min-jin Kym says she is "on cloud nine" after receiving the news that her 300-year-old Stradivarius, stolen more than two years ago, has been recovered by British police. "I've now gone from devastation to the other end of the scale...

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Abbott's Nauru boat plan 'childish': Burke

Immigration Minister Tony Burke says the opposition is silly for announcing plans for Nauru. Source: AAP THE first group of asylum seekers are expected to be flown to Papua New Guinea on Wednesday under Australia's tough border policy. ...

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Lawsuit over Mandela companies postponed

A SOUTH African judge has postponed a court battle over control of Nelson Mandela's companies after a lawyer for his daughters withdrew from the case. Daughters Makaziwe and Zenani Mandela are attempting to remove three of Mandela's long-time...

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Co-founder of 'Russian Google' dies at 48

The co-founder of Russia's most popular search engine Yandex, Ilya Segalovich, has died aged 48. Source: AAP TRIBUTES have poured in for the visionary co-founder of the Russian search engine Yandex, Ilya Segalovich, who died over the weekend...

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Italy bus crash kills 38, injures 19

At least 36 people died when a tour bus filled with Italian pilgrims plunged off a highway in Italy. Source: AAP A COACH carrying pilgrims has plunged off a motorway flyover in southern Italy, killing at least 38 people in the worst such accident...

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George a 'very good name': Charles

PRINCE Charles has given his new grandson's name the royal seal of approval, describing George as a "very good name", but adding that he'll be called "Georgie in no time". Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were congratulated on the new arrival...

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River, Blondes and Kong win at Helpmanns

BLONDES, giant apes and Aussie dramas were just some of the big winners at this year's Helpmann Awards. Leading the pack was Sydney Theatre Company's production of The Secret River. An adaptation of the 2005 novel by Kate Grenville, it was awarded...

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Work death every 21 days in WA

SOMEONE dies at work in Western Australia every 21 days, according to the latest government figures on work-related injuries. Research by Worksafe WA into the 2011-12 period showed 5,350 working people suffered such very severe injuries, with...

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Jewels worth $A58 million stolen in Cannes

AN armed man held up a jewellery exhibition in the French Riviera resort of Cannes on Sunday, making away with jewels estimated to be worth about 40 million euros ($A57.9 million), according to investigators. Authorities said the hold-up took...

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Govt spends $560,000 to support live music

Labor has promised to spend $560,000 over the next three years on the National Live Music Office. Source: AAP LIVE music around Australia will get a boost from the federal government with the creation of a new office dedicated to its promotion....

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Royal baby George celebrated on stamps

THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a very special delivery this week - and now the arrival of their son Prince George is to be commemorated with STG1 ($A1.68) stamps. Isle of Man Post Office is to become the first postal administration to...

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Publicis, Omnicom form world No 1 ad group

FRENCH advertising group Publicis and its US rival Omnicom will merge, bringing together the third and second largest firms in the sector to form the world's advertising leader, the two companies say. The new company, dubbed the Publicis Omnicom...

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