Opposition claims Egypt 'vote rigging'

THE opposition accused Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood of attempted "vote rigging" in today's referendum on a new constitution for Egypt. The National Salvation Front, in a statement, expressed "deep concern... over the...

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Mandela undergoes gallstone surgery

SOUTH Africa's presidency says Nelson Mandela has undergone successful surgery to remove gallstones. The presidency said the 94-year-old Mandela underwent the surgery overnight. The presidency said Mr Mandela's doctors wanted to treat a recurrent...

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Bodies removed from US massacre school

THE bodies of 20 young children and six adults massacred by a lone gunman in a quiet US town were finally removed from the blood-soaked school, police said. The formal identification of the victims in one of America's worst mass shootings marked...

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Farmers given all-clear to shoot bats

Environment Department Director Wildlife Rebecca Williams confirmed nine out of 17 applications for lethal Damage Mitigation Permits (DMP) had been approved. Source: The Courier-Mail THE first shots against Queensland's flying fox population...

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Police to launch interactive crime map

Police computer boffins are developing software described as like a "Google Maps of crime" that will for the first time show offences street by street. Source: The Courier-Mail QUEENSLANDERS will get a new perspective on crime in their neighbourhoods...

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Allison face-to-face with Gerard's mistress

FLASHPOINT: The Indooroopilly gym where Allison Baden-Clay came face-to-face with her husband's lover Toni McHugh, and Ms McHugh's witness statement detailing the meeting. Source: The Sunday Mail (Qld) FACE to face in a suburban gym, Allison...

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Russia breaks up anti-Putin rally

RUSSIAN police have detained dozens of people, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after breaking up an anti-Vladimir Putin rally in Moscow. Scores of Muscovites, many holding white roses, defied authorities by gathering at Lubyanka Square,...

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Two dead after barge capsizes

TWO construction workers were confirmed killed and 10 others missing after a barge carrying a crane capsized off South Korea's southeast coast, the coastguard said. The 2600-ton barge sank off the city of Ulsan after the 80-metre crane collapsed,...

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Adele named top Billboard artist of 2012

IT'S another year and another Adele domination on the music charts: The British singer is Billboard's top artist of 2012. Billboard said on Friday Adele is the year's biggest artist and her diamond 21 album, released in February 2011, is this...

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Emu joins man on jog

A MAN in Virginia Beach picked up an unusual jogging partner when an emu began following him. Animal shelter supervisor Wayne Gilbert says Virginia Beach residents contacted the city after the emu showed up Thursday alongside the jogger in the...

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Italy priest tells he's to be a father

A SICILIAN priest has stunned his congregation by announcing during a mass he's set to become a father and is quitting to marry his partner. "It's my last mass. I am in love with a woman and in a few months I will be a father," Vito Lombardo,...

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China arrests man with 4 wives, 10 kids

CHINESE authorities have arrested a legislator found to have four wives. A district official in the northern province of Shanxi said Li Junwen also had 10 children, and had been detained on suspicion of document forgery. Bigamy is a criminal...

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Israeli foreign minister Lieberman resigns

ISRAELI Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has announced he is resigning a day after an indictment for breach of trust was filed against him by the country's attorney-general. Lieberman's decision could throw the Israeli political system into...

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Obama won't go after states where pot is legal

US President Barack Obama says he won't go after Washington state and Colorado for legalising marijuana. In a Barbara Walters interview airing today in the US, Mr Obama is asked whether he supports making pot legal. He says - quote - "I wouldn't...

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Central banks extend currency swaps

THE world's five top central banks have agreed to extend temporary currency swap arrangements by a year, the European Central Bank says. The swap facilities were one of a range of emergency measures used by central banks to prevent the financial...

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US stocks edge up in opening trade

US stocks have edged higher as investors digest a batch of mostly positive economic data on jobs, retail sales and inflation. In the first five minutes of Thursday trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 11.21 points (0.08 per cent) to...

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Kidman in running for Globes double

NICOLE Kidman has scored two nominations for next year's Golden Globes awards - and other Aussies in the mix include her pal Naomi Watts, and Hugh Jackman. Kidman was nominated for best performance by an actress in a supporting role, for her...

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US retail sales rise 0.3 per cent

AMERICANS spent more on cars, electronics and building supplies in November, and shopped more frequently online. The data suggests the economy is rebounding from disruptions caused by Superstorm Sandy. The Commerce Department says retail sales...

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Overseas adoption process takes 4 years

PROSPECTIVE parents are waiting more than four and a half years for the completion of overseas adoptions, official figures show. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) says it took an average of 56 months for the processing of...

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Weekly US jobless aid applications drop

THE number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits has fallen sharply for a fourth straight week, in a sign the US job market may be improving. The Labor Department says weekly applications for unemployment benefits fell 29,000 last week...

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Syrian regime 'approaching collapse': NATO

SYRIAN President Bashar al-Assad's regime is approaching collapse and he should take steps to begin talks on a political transition, NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen says. "I think the regime in Damascus is approaching the regime of collapse ......

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Singapore official resigns after affair

THE speaker of Singapore's parliament has resigned after admitting to an extramarital affair, adding to a list of scandals that have undermined the city-state's reputation for clean and efficient governance. Michael Palmer, the speaker and a member...

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UK officer jailed over nuclear secrets

A ROYAL Navy petty officer has been sentenced to eight years in prisons for passing nuclear submarine secrets to British intelligence agents impersonating Russian spies. Petty Officer Edward Devenney, who was sentenced on Wednesday, was arrested...

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Kidman gets Oscar boost via SAG nomination

NICOLE Kidman's Oscar campaign has received a major boost with the actress scoring a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her sexed up performance in The Paperboy. Kidman, who also received a nomination for her TV movie Hemingway & Gellhorn,...

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'Shocking' British collusion in N Ireland

PRIME Minister David Cameron says there was a "shocking" level of British state collusion in the 1989 paramilitary murder of Northern Ireland lawyer Pat Finucane. But a year-long, 500-page review found there was no "over-arching state conspiracy"...

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OPEC holds oil output steady

OPEC has maintained its oil output ceiling but had to reappoint Secretary-General Abdullah El-Badri to lead the cartel for another year after members failed to agree on a new leader. As expected by markets, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting...

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US stocks rise on Fed stimulus hopes

US stocks have opened higher as investors expected the Federal Reserve would announce new support for the sluggish economy following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 37.44 points (0.28 per cent) to...

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NKoreans hail rocket launch; UN condemns

IN Pyongyang, North Koreans clinked beer mugs and danced in the streets to celebrate the country's first satellite in space. In Washington, Seoul and Tokyo, leaders pushed for consequences for Wednesday's successful rocket launch, widely seen as a...

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Sullivan to steer Catholic Church

AN Australian Medical Association (AMA) chief will help the troubled Catholic Church deal with the "issues and ramifications" of the federal royal commission into child sex abuse. The secretary general of the federal AMA, Francis Sullivan, will...

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US trade gap widens in October

THE US trade deficit widened in October as exports fell sharply from the prior month amid a slowing global economy, government data shows. The trade gap increased to $US42.2 billion ($A40.41 billion) from a revised $40.3 billion in September,...

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Climate science 'lost in translation'

POLICY-MAKERS are "hanging back" in their response to climate change while they wait for scientific certainty that might never come, a new study suggests. The report from the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility shows some decision-makers,...

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Crisis widens job market gap for women

WOMEN have always faced higher unemployment rates than men, and the sluggish global economy in recent years has only made the situation worse, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) says. On a global scale, women saw their unemployment rate...

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Arrests as police storm tent embassy

More than 30 police officers have arrived at Musgrave Park where Indigenous activists have vowed to defend the sacred flame that they have re-lit after the site was cleared late Tuesday afternoon. Picture: Brittany Vonow Source: The Courier-Mail...

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Egypt seeks to delay loan request: IMF

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Egypt has asked to delay its request for a $US4.8 billion ($A4.60 billion) loan agreed in November as violent protests mount in Cairo ahead of a referendum on the constitution. "In light of the unfolding...

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US stocks gain in opening trade

US stocks have headed solidly higher in opening trade following gains in Europe's markets, which came on the back of a surge in German investor sentiment to a seven-month high. Ten minutes into trade the Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained...

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Poorer people miss out on weight surgery

OBESE Australians most in need of stomach-reduction surgery are missing out, new research shows. A survey of almost 50,000 obese Australians found those living in socially disadvantaged areas on low incomes were less likely to have bariatric surgery...

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New laws cause rise in child abuse reports

STRICTER child protection laws have led to a surge in Aboriginal child abuse notifications in the Northern Territory, research shows. Notification rates for the maltreatment of Aboriginal children increased on average by about 21 per cent a...

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Christmas shoppers hitting the streets

AUSTRALIAN shoppers will be weighing up who's been naughty or nice as they splash out $285 each on Christmas gifts this week. Friends and relatives of ACT residents are in for a particular treat, though, as it is estimated they will each spend...

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Six dead as heavy snow hits Balkans

FREEZING temperatures and heavy snowfall have killed at least six people and caused travel chaos across the Balkans. Officials said four people have died in Croatia and two in Serbia as a result of blizzards in the region of southwestern Europe...

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13 die after Taiwan bus falls into ravine

A TOUR bus has plunged 300 metres down a ravine deep inside Taiwan's mountains in Hsinchu County, killing 13 passengers. Ten others were injured in the crash which occurred on Sunday, according to the Hsinchu fire bureau. Authorities said the...

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Report into CTV building collapse due

THE results of the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission investigation into the collapse of the CTV building in Christchurch will be released on Monday afternoon. The third and final part of the commission's report examines the collapse of...

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10 dead after army opens fire in S Sudan

AT least 10 people have been killed after South Sudanese troops opened fire on demonstrators angry at officials moving the seat of local authority outside a state capital. "The SPLA (army) opened fire" on protesters "demonstrating the excessive...

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