IT tech convicted in 'Vatileaks'

A VATICAN court has convicted a Holy See computer technician of helping the former papal butler in the theft of confidential papal documents and given him a two-month suspended sentence. Claudio Sciarpelletti, an Italian who is a computer program...

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Prince Charles thanks 'kind' Aussies

Prince Charles thanked Australians for being "wonderfully kind", as he and wife Camilla wrapped up a six-day tour which has taken them from the Outback to Bondi Beach. Hundreds of people came to see the royal couple at their final destination...

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China plans manned space launch

CHINA is aiming to launch its next manned space mission as early as June 2013, state media reported, as the country steps up its ambitious exploration program. The Shenzhou-10, with three crew members, is aiming for a primary launch window in...

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Orthodox patriarch visits Bethlehem

RUSSIAN Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visited the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem and met with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, on the second day of his Holy Land trip. After his visit to the Bethlehem church, built over the site where Christians...

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Afghan soldiers attack NATO troops

TWO Afghan soldiers attacked US-led NATO forces (ISAF) in western Afghanistan, in the latest "insider" attack in the country, injuring one foreign soldier, ISAF said. An ISAF spokesman in Kabul said that the attack by two Afghan National Army...

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Man killed at Swedish PM's residence

SWEDISH media say a man was shot and killed at the prime minister's residence in downtown Stockholm. The prime minister was not in the building. Police spokeswoman Tove Hagg confirmed to the AP that a man had been killed. She wouldn't give...

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Clinton plans busy Aussie trip

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Australia next week, joining up with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for annual bilateral security and strategic talks, a US official said Friday. Mrs Clinton leaves Sunday heading for Perth...

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Train fire kills 25 dead, dozens hurt

TWENTY-five people were killed and dozens more injured in a large fire sparked by a train accident in northwest Burma, the government said. Two petrol tankers loaded onto the train overturned when it derailed, and local villagers collecting...

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US stocks lower on fiscal cliff worries

US stocks opened mostly lower on Friday, extending two days of heavy losses, as concerns about the looming "fiscal cliff" at year-end continued to grip Wall Street. Traders awaited US President Barack Obama's first major post-election statement...

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Iran confirms firing at US drone

IRAN'S defence minister confirmed a Pentagon claim that two Iranian fighter jets fired on an unarmed US Predator drone in the Gulf last week. "Last week an anonymous plane entered the space over the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic...

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Shot fired in mugging near White House

A ROBBERY in a downtown neighborhood not far from the White House ended with a shot fired but no injuries, Washington police said. Three masked black male suspects robbed two men in downtown Washington at around six in the morning local time,...

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Kenneth Branagh knighted by Queen

KENNETH Branagh, who has played royalty on stage and screen, has been made a real-life knight by the Queen. The British actor and director said he was pleased to be honoured in the year of the queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics. He said...

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Commerzbank says it's back in profit

COMMERZBANK, Germany's second-biggest bank, says it returned to profit in the third quarter of this year, but the result fell short of analysts' expectations. Commerzbank said in a statement it booked a net profit of 78 million euros ($A96 million)...

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No talking to aliens at the BBC

WHAT if aliens really do exist? The thought itself is too much for BBC bosses to handle. The media behemoth shut down a TV presenter's plan to point a radio telescope at a newly-discovered planet out of fear that aliens might answer back. ...

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Officer challenges NSW premier for inquiry

A SENIOR police investigator has publicly challenged NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell to launch a royal commission into child sex abuse by clergy, saying the premier is lucky his own children haven't become victims too. Detective Chief Inspector Peter...

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US trade gap shrinks in September

THE US trade deficit narrowed in September to $US41.5 billion ($A40 billion), down from a revised $US43.8 billion in August, on a surge in exports led by industrial supplies, government data shows. Exports of goods and services jumped 3.1 per...

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US stocks recover from post-vote plunge

US stocks have edged higher in opening trade, a day after greeting President Barack Obama's re-election with a massive plunge. In the first five minutes of trade on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added a bare 8.29 points, or 0.06...

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Interpol elects French woman as president

INTERPOL has elected a French police commissioner known for her drive against organised crime in Bordeaux and Corsica as its first female president at its general assembly in Rome. "Mireille Balestrazzi of France becomes the first woman to be...

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26 dead in Syria clashes near border

AT LEAST 16 Syrian soldiers and 10 rebels were killed on Thursday in heavy clashes in the northwestern town of Ras al-Ain near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "Ten rebels and 16 soldiers have been killed so far...

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Good night's snooze a web click away

DO insomniacs dream of electric sleep? The answer may not be that far off, with a new online program set to help thousands of restless Aussies get that much-needed night of shut-eye. A US web-based training course, SHUTi, is being brought to...

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West changes tack on Syria intervention

WESTERN efforts to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad have shifted dramatically, with Britain announcing it will deal directly with rebel military leaders and Turkey saying NATO members have discussed using Patriot missiles to protect a safe zone...

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German economists lower growth forecast

GERMANY'S government must cut spending to get its deficit under control as the economy is weakening faster than earlier expected, the country's panel of independent economic advisers says. Germany's economy, the continent's biggest, will grow...

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Chinese leaders gather for congress

CHINA'S communists have called the scandal surrounding disgraced politician Bo Xilai a "profound lesson" for the ruling party, as delegates gather in Beijing on the eve of a key leadership congress. The party's handling of Bo's case underlines...

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US stocks dive as 'fiscal cliff' looms

US stock markets have tumbled in early trade after President Barack Obama's re-election victory set up a tough battle with Republicans over a looming "fiscal cliff". In the first six minutes of trade on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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US Democrats hold narrow Senate majority

A NEWLY re-elected President Barack Obama will once again deal with a divided Congress as Democrats retain control of the US Senate and Republicans kept their solid majority in the House of Representatives. The results of Tuesday's election mean...

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23 people saved, 50 missing off Bangladesh

FISHING boats have helped rescue 23 people after a boat crowded with illegal migrants capsized off Bangladesh's coast, but about 50 people are missing. About 70 illegal migrants, mostly Rohingya Muslims, were reportedly travelling on the boat...

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UK's Cameron moots safe passage for Assad

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron says Syrian president Bashar Assad could be allowed safe passage out of the country if that option would guarantee an end to the nation's civil war. In an interview with Al Arabiya television, Cameron said...

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Seven Syrian generals defect to Turkey

SEVEN Syrian generals have defected and crossed into Turkey. The defections on Tuesday bring to 42 the number of key Syrian military officers who have sought refuge in the neighbouring country, reported the Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman. ...

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Search goes on for missing Victorian boy

A SEARCH will continue through the night for a two-and-a-half-year-old boy who has gone missing from his home in Mildura, in northwest Victoria. The child was last seen playing with his dog at his Deakin Avenue house, near Twentieth Street, about...

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Freddie Mac posts profit, pays dividend

US mortgage giant Freddie Mac has posted net income of $US9 billion ($A8.73 billion) for the July-September quarter, its second straight profitable quarter. The government-controlled company attributed the gain to rising home prices and fewer...

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Mitt and Ann Romney vote in US election

WHITE House hopeful Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, have voted in the US election. The Romneys voted in the town of Belmont, Massachusetts on Tuesday. The Republican nominee then headed to Ohio and Pennsylvania for last-minute efforts there....

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Merkel's Christian comments cause upset

GERMAN opposition politicians and human rights groups are criticising German Chancellor Angela Merkel for claiming Christianity is "the most persecuted religion worldwide." Jerzy Montag of the opposition Greens party on Tuesday described Merkel's...

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Wall Street opens higher as US votes

US stocks headed higher in opening trade as the country went to the polls to choose between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for president, with the economy the key issue in the tight election. With Wall Street more behind the president's challenger...

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Obama favoured in Kenyan village

AT Barack Obama's ancestral village in Kenya, witch doctor John Dimo has tossed some shells, bones and other items to determine who will win the US election. After throwing the objects like so many dice outside his hut in Kogelo village, Dimo,...

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Romney says voting is the 'one job left'

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Mitt Romney is urging Americans to vote as he kicks off his last and longest day of campaigning before Tuesday's election. Mr Romney opened Monday by rallying more than 1000 people at an airport rally in Sanford,...

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Ryan's small kids show big support

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan waves with his family:  daughter Liza, sons Charlie and Sam Ryan, wife Janna and mother Elizabeth. Source: AFP LIZA likes to wear smart clothes and wave to the strangers. Charlie is "the...

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Republicans plan gun range election party

ALABAMA Republicans plan to hold their election night party at a gun range, where participants can shoot a few rounds as returns come in. The state Republican Party is inviting supporters to the Hoover Tactical Firearms for a "victory party"....

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Brits held over stab death of soldier

THREE British tourists in Cyprus have been remanded in police custody in connection with the killing of a teenage British soldier during a disco row in the holiday resort of Ayia Napa. David Lee Collins, 19, from Manchester, was stabbed to death...

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NSW fire stations to close to save costs

THE NSW fire service will push ahead with its plan to temporarily close some fire stations as a means of reining in excessive overtime costs. Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner Greg Mullins says the plan will kick in immediately after the firefighters...

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US stocks mostly lower on election eve

US stocks have opened mostly lower on the eve of the presidential vote, with President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney locked neck-and-neck in the race for the White House. "The US equity markets are moving to the downside...

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Aust's lowest paid the third lowest taxed

AUSTRALIA'S lowest paid workers are also among the lowest taxed, a report says. A study by chartered accountant UHY Haines Norton found that a single, unmarried Australian whose take-home pay was up to $US25,000 ($A24,141) a year had the third-lowest...

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Kenya church attack kills policeman

A GRENADE attack on a Kenyan church has left one policeman dead and 14 other people wounded in a town near the Somalia border, where similar deadly attacks took place in July, police say. Kenya has seen a wave of grenade attacks on cities including...

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Syrian rebels seize their first oilfield

SYRIAN rebels have seized one of the country's major oilfields in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, a first for the opposition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. "Rebels in the Jaafar Tayyar Brigade took control of Al-Ward oilfield,...

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Abbott, PM still on the nose with voters

TONY Abbott will be seeking reassurance from Malcolm Turnbull that he doesn't want his job, after a poll showed overwhelming support for Mr Turnbull to return as leader of the opposition. The Galaxy Poll published by News Ltd found 60 per cent...

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Rebels shoot down Syria warplane: locals

SYRIAN rebels have shot down a warplane in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says, citing local witnesses. "Rebels shot down a warplane that had been carrying out air strikes near the town of Mayadin...

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Handful of states decide US election

THE White House race has narrowed to a fight over fewer than 10 states, ahead of Tuesday's tight election between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Obama's strategy, with two days of campaigning to go, is to solidify his last line of defence...

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Hollande backs Lebanon over Syria crisis

FRENCH President Francois Hollande on a brief visit to Beirut has pledged to "protect" Lebanon against threats of destabilisation caused by the deadly conflict in neighbouring Syria. "France will spare no effort to guarantee Lebanon's independence,...

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