King's son-in-law makes court appearance

PROTESTERS have jeered the Spanish king's son-in-law before his questioning by a judge about allegations he and a partner funnelled away millions of euros through fraudulent deals. The investigation has deeply embarrassed the monarchy in a country...

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Violence could mar Kenya vote: Annan

THE former head of the United Nations, who helped save Kenya from spiralling deeper into election violence five years ago, is warning intimidation, ethnic rivalry and violence could undermine Kenya's March presidential vote. Kofi Annan said on Saturday...

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Nasheed leaves Indian Embassy

THE former president of the Maldives has left the country's Indian Embassy, where he had taken refuge for 10 days claiming his life was under threat. Mohamed Nasheed left the embassy on Saturday. He arrived there on February 13 after a court...

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Deadly Bangladesh violence over war crimes

BANGLADESH police have fired live rounds in fresh clashes with supporters of the country's largest Islamic party whose leaders are standing trial for war crimes, killing two people. The clashes came a day after the Muslim-majority nation was...

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Fighting erupts in northern Mali

FRESH fighting has erupted in northern Mali between ethnic Tuaregs and an unidentified armed group, the latest violence in the wake of a French-led campaign that drove radical Islamists from major cities. Tuaregs of the Azawad National Liberation...

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Egypt's ElBaradei urges election boycott

OPPOSITION leader Mohamed ElBaradei has called for a boycott of Egypt's upcoming legislative elections, with the president set to reschedule the first round which clashes with a Christian holiday. "Called for parliamentary election boycott in...

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One killed in clashes in southern Yemen

ONE person has reportedly been killed and three injured in an exchange of fire between security forces and suspected secessionist insurgents in southern Yemen. The independent website Yemen News, citing medical sources, said on Saturday the...

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NATO may station troops in Afghanistan

NATO may station up to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan to train and assist Kabul's forces after the alliance's combat mission there against the Taliban ends in 2014, US officials say. US Pentagon spokesman George Little said on Friday NATO was considering...

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Nigeria gun, machete attack kills 10

ATTACKERS in Nigeria including some dressed as soldiers have killed 10 members of the same family with half of the victims under the age of six. "The attack was in the night around 8pm (local time) on Thursday where a family of 10 were completely...

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US military personnel deployed to Niger

PRESIDENT Barack Obama says about 100 US military personnel have been deployed to the west African nation of Niger. In a letter to Congress on Friday, Obama said the forces will focus on "intelligence sharing" with French troops fighting Islamist...

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Volkswagen says net profit up 40%

VOLKSWAGEN, Europe's biggest carmaker, says its net profit zoomed ahead by more the 40 per cent last year on higher vehicle sales. VW said in a statement on Friday its net profit soared by 40.9 per cent to a record 21.7 billion euros ($A28.06 billion)...

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Tyler, Perry lead Songwriters Hall of Fame

THE US Songwriters Hall of Fame is saluting 1970s and '80s rock 'n' roll with its 2013 induction class. Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Mick Jones and Lou Gramm of Foreigner will join the hall of fame this year, along with the writers...

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Mali troops fire heavy weapons at town

MALIAN soldiers have reportedly fired rocket-propelled grenades at the town hall in northern Gao, where armed Islamist forces had been holed up the previous day during heavy fighting. It was not immediately possible to determine whether Islamists...

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Boy sucked into drainpipe at golf course

A SEARCH will resume on Saturday for a teenage boy sucked into a golf course drainpipe on the state's mid north coast. Police said a group of teen boys were in waist-deep flood water collecting golf balls at a course on Kendall Road, Kew, about...

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Gillard plays tough with state hospitals

NEW LOW: PA Hospital will cancel surgeries. Picture: Liam Kidston Source: The Courier-Mail ELECTIVE surgery has been slashed at one of Queensland's biggest hospitals and others could follow suit as a stoush over health funding deepens. ...

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Bosses of failed tunnel can still collect pay

Airport Link. Picture: Brisconnections Source: The Courier-Mail THE six executives in charge of Brisbane Airport Link will continue to pocket a total of nearly $44,000 a week while receivers look for a way to dig BrisConnections out of its...

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Arts crowd cheer Bates' replacement

File picture: Ian Walker, former Assistant Minister of Planning, is Queensland's new Arts Minister. Picture: Liam Kidston Source: The Courier-Mail FRESHLY minted arts minister Ian Walker has made his maiden speech to an arts crowd. At...

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Belgian prince injured in skiing accident

BELGIUM'S Prince Laurent, injured during a skiing holiday in Austria, remains under observation in a local hospital to monitor internal bruising. The royal palace said on Wednesday that doctors want to make sure that there is no risk of bleeding...

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Portugal revises down growth forecast

PORTUGAL'S government expects the country's recession to be a deeper 2.0 per cent this year than it earlier thought, Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar says. "My preliminary assessment is pointing to a downward revision to the forecast for economic...

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US housing starts slow in January

CONSTRUCTION of new US homes slowed in January while building permits edged up, according to government data released on Wednesday that pointed to continued recovery in the housing sector. Housing starts fell 8.5 per cent from December to an...

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Dreamliner battery improperly wired: Japan

JAPANESE officials probing the emergency landing of a Boeing Dreamliner say the plane's battery pack was improperly wired, but added this was unlikely to have caused it to overheat. A series of problems with Boeing's next-generation aircraft...

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Missing Sydney boy found

POLICE have found a boy who was reported missing in Sydney's south west. Nine-year-old Tyreese Rheesy Tutudua went missing from his home at Campsie on Tuesday night. Following an appeal by police the boy was seen by a taxi driver, who then...

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$19 million price tag for NSW hunting plan

THE NSW government's plan to allow hunting of feral animals in the state's national parks is set to cost taxpayers at least an extra $19 million. Environment Minister Robyn Parker on Wednesday is set to announce the program's funding over five...

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US stocks edge higher

US stocks inched higher early on Tuesday as the market awaited a report on homebuilder sentiment. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 5.45 points (0.04 per cent) to 13,987.21. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 1.95...

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UN urges hormone-disrupting chemical probe

SCIENTISTS suspect chemicals which disrupt the hormone system are linked to early breast development, poor semen quality, low birthweight in babies and other problems, but more research is needed, UN agencies report. The UN Environment Program...

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Brussels heist nets $50 mn in diamonds

HEAVILY armed robbers disguised as police made off with $US50 million ($A48.8 million) worth of diamonds in a spectacular heist on the tarmac at Brussels airport, prosecutors and diamond dealers say. The Monday night robbery at Zaventem airport...

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Baldwin, photographer file harass claims

NEW York City police are investigating harassment complaints made by actor Alec Baldwin and a New York Post newspaper photographer after an altercation. According to police, photographer GN Miller says the former 30 Rock star yelled racial epithets...

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Singer Kathleen McCormack dead

AUSTRALIAN singer Kathleen McCormack has died in England aged 83. Boasting a recording career spanning some four decades across genres including country music, Scottish and Irish ballads, and 1920s waltz, McCormack also appeared on television...

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Missing teenager found safe

SAFE: A Facebook image of Connaire Daniels. Source: Facebook POLICE have located 13-year-old Connaire Daniels who went missing yesterday morning on his way from Salisbury to South Bank. It was announced about 10.30pm the boy had been found...

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France still sticking to deficit target

FRENCH Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici says he is sticking to the aim of cutting public deficit to three per cent of output this year but the country's credibility won't be hit if it fails to do so. Moscovici's comments came after revised...

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NSW govt bans CSG mining near homes

THE NSW government has announced a ban on all coal seam gas activity within two kilometres of residential areas and industry clusters across the state. The decision was endorsed by state cabinet on Monday night, Fairfax reports. The state government...

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Fire impacting on Vic town of Mirranatwa

FIREFIGHTERS are battling to save homes as a large slow-moving bushfire impacts the community of Mirranatwa in the Victoria Valley in western Victoria. The bushfire is more than 6000 hectares in size and is out of control. Firefighters from...

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Spanish airline strikers clash with police

STRIKERS at Spanish airline Iberia have clashed with baton-wielding police at Madrid-Barajas airport as they launched five days of industrial action against job cuts. Thousands of strikers crowded outside Terminal Four on Monday and tried to...

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S African workers shot near Amplats mine

AT least five South African mine workers have been shot by guards outside an Anglo American Platinum mine amid apparent rival union clashes, police say. "People are reported to be injured ... some have been sent to the hospital, but we have...

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UK's Cameron in India trade offensive

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived in India with what he calls Britain's biggest ever overseas business delegation for a three-day visit clouded by a corruption scandal. His trip, starting in Mumbai, comes amid a raging controversy...

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Public servant numbers drop in Australia

THE number of bureaucrats in Australia has dropped for the first time in more than a decade, a new analysis of jobs data shows. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) quarterly jobs reports, released on Monday, show there were 2500 fewer...

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Lieberman corruption trial begins

THE trial of Israel's former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman on charges of fraud and breach of trust has opened at a Jerusalem court in a case that will decide the former bouncer's political future. Wearing a dark blue suit and white shirt,...

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Plus-sized models celebrate in London

IT'S a skinny girl's world, particularly in fashion where the thin, androgynous look always wins out. But an alternative to London Fashion Week has celebrated the larger lady and all her curves. "Thank you all for being who you are," declared...

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Pope blesses thousands at St Peter's

POPE Benedict XVI has blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. Smiling broadly,...

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Blasts kill 21 in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad

A SERIES of bombings mainly targeting Shi'ite areas of Baghdad has killed at least 21 people in the latest violence to hit Iraq as it struggles with protests and a political crisis. Three car bombs struck the sprawling Sadr City slum in the...

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Bangladesh moves to ban main Islamic party

BANGLADESH'S parliament has amended a law to allow the prosecution of the country's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami for war crimes in a move that could pave the way to it being banned. News of the move was greeted by loud cheers from tens...

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NATO to comply with Afghan air strike ban

THE commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan says he will comply with President Hamid Karzai's order banning Afghan security forces from seeking NATO air support. Karzai said on Saturday he would issue a decree ordering an end to local security...

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