156 dead, thousands injured in China quake

Hundreds of people are dead or injured after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province. Source: AAP A POWERFUL earthquake struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, leaving at least 156 people...

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12 bodies found in ruins of Texas factory

A TEXAS law enforcement official says 12 bodies have been recovered following a massive explosion that levelled a fertiliser plant. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt Jason Reyes said on Friday that about 200 people were injured in the explosion...

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Warsaw marks 70 years since ghetto stand

SIRENS wailed and church bells tolled in Warsaw as largely Roman Catholic Poland paid homage to the Jewish fighters who rose up 70 years ago against German Nazi forces in the Warsaw ghetto uprising. The mournful sounds on Friday marked the start...

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Suspect's uncle condemns bombing in US

FRIENDS and relatives of the Boston marathon bombing suspects have reacted in shock as one was killed and the other remained the target of a massive manhunt. The surviving bomb suspect is Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old. His uncle, Ruslan...

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Suspected Boston bombers fled Chechnya

DZHOKHAR and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, suspected of bombing the Boston marathon, appear to hail from Russia's war-torn Chechnya, but had been in the United States for several years. The North Caucasus region of Chechnya has been ravaged by two back-to-back...

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US stocks open mixed on earnings reports

US stocks have traded mixed in early trade after a deluge of earnings reports gave conflicting signals about the state of the economy. About 30 minutes into trade on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 42.85 (0.29 per cent) to 14,494.29....

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Thousands of Pakistanis affected by quake

THOUSANDS of Pakistanis have been affected by a huge earthquake in Iran that damaged hundreds of homes and killed at least 41 people, sparking a military rescue effort in the remote region. The United States also offered aid after the 7.8-magnitude...

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Hundreds of pigs, dogs die in Chinese city

CHINESE health officials and police are probing the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pigs and dogs whose carcasses were discovered in a central Chinese city, authorities say. A total of 410 pigs and 122 dogs died on Monday in a village within...

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Iraq bombings kill four ahead of polls

BOMBINGS in Iraq, including one against an MP's convoy, have killed four people and wounded 18, just days ahead of the country's first elections since US troops departed, officials say. In the deadliest attack, a car bomb exploded near an army...

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11 die in boat capsize off Morocco

ELEVEN migrants trying to reach Europe have died after their boat capsized off the north coast of Morocco, medical sources and a human rights group says. Of the 34 people travelling in the boat, reached up by the Moroccan navy at midday on Tuesday,...

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Vic hoon caught speeding at 197km/h

A VICTORIAN hoon has been caught driving at 197km/h in a 100km/h zone - almost double the limit. The 45-year-old man is facing dangerous speeding charges after he was caught at Coleraine, in western Victoria, police say. He is expected to be...

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One dead, 25 missing in Indon boat sinking

A WOMAN has been killed and 25 people are missing after a boat carrying workers from a timber company sank on a river in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, an official says. Rescuers plucked 14 people to safety after the boat carrying 40...

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Extra police for London Marathon

ORGANISERS of the London Marathon say extra police will be deployed to monitor security at the event in following the devastating fatal bombings at the Boston Marathon. Security has been stepped up for Sunday's race after three people were killed...

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Iraq executes 21 in one day over 'terror'

IRAQ has put 21 men to death, a senior justice ministry official has told AFP, the latest in a series of mass executions that have drawn international condemnation. All of the men were Iraqis and had been convicted on anti-terror charges, the...

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EPA urged to act on NSW air pollution

AIR quality standards are being "routinely exceeded" in some parts of the state's Hunter region, NSW conservationists say. The impact of air quality on health is the subject of a Senate committee public hearing in Newcastle. Almost 160 submissions...

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Boston remembers young bombing victim

THE eight-year-old boy who has been killed in the Boston Marathon bombings is being remembered in his neighbourhood, where he loved to climb the trees. Martin Richard, from Dorchester, a neighbourhood of Boston, was among the three people killed...

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Thatcher's body moved to Westminster

MARGARET Thatcher's coffin has arrived at Westminster, as the former prime minister pays her final visit to parliament. Draped in a union flag, the coffin was brought by hearse to the Houses of Parliament, where Lady Thatcher's body will rest...

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Rights chief says Greece can ban neo-Nazis

A TOP Europe rights official has warned of a surge in racist hate crimes in Greece, urging the country to ban extremist neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, implicated in many of the attacks. The Council of Europe's human rights commissioner Nils Muiznieks...

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Swedish band ordered to pay pop rivals

ONE of Sweden's most successful rock bands, The Hives, has to pay 18.5 million kronor ($A2.80 million) to Swedish pop group The Cardigans, a court has ruled. The dispute is one of several lawsuits embroiling Tambourine Studios, a recording studio...

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Protesters turn backs on Thatcher coffin

LONDON police are bracing for protests at Margaret Thatcher's funeral, with opponents vowing to pelt her coffin with eggs, coal or milk if they can get close enough - or simply turn their backs on the passing procession. More than 800 people have...

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US stocks lower on weak Chinese growth

US stocks have retreated following a surprisingly weak economic report out of China. Five minutes into trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 60.97 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 14,804.09. The broad-based S&P 500 sank...

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Sydney girl dies after being hit by car

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl has died in hospital after being hit by a car in Sydney's west last week. Police said the girl was run down by the car in Wilga Street, Fairfield about 6pm last Thursday. She was taken to Liverpool Hospital and had been...

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NSW man trapped under car for three days

AN elderly man has been rescued after spending three days stuck under a crashed car in NSW's central west. Police said neighbours found the man, 76, trapped under the Honda CRV about 6.30pm on Monday (AEST). The vehicle had crashed into a tree...

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Welfare tragic for indigenous: Pearson

ABORIGINAL leader Noel Pearson says welfare entitlement has been "a tragic disability" for his people. Mr Pearson has backed comments by indigenous academic Marcia Langton that a sense of entitlement had poisoned Aboriginal society. "It's been...

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Aussies fret more, but drink less: study

AUSTRALIANS have cut down on smoking and drinking, but they have gained weight and become more anxious, a major research project shows. A survey of 50,000 Australians has found 1.1 million fewer glasses of alcoholic beverages are being consumed...

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NSW govt to fast-track new homes

COUNCILS could be forced to approve development applications for new homes in just 10 days under proposed reforms to NSW planning laws. A government white paper out Tuesday recommends forcing councils to give rulings on DAs within 10 days or...

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Taliban claims Pakistan roadside bomb

A bomb blast on a bus in Pakistan has killed at least nine people. Source: AAP A ROADSIDE bomb planted by the Taliban in restive northwest Pakistan has killed a political party official, a month before the country votes in a historic general...

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New US doctrine sends wrong message

THE US military is developing a new military doctrine but it's not in Australia's interests to openly sign on to it because of the message it would send China, a new study says. Air-Sea Battle is a new US plan to fight and defeat an advanced adversary,...

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Sixteen arrests after Thatcher death party

SIXTEEN people are in police custody after hundreds of demonstrators gathered at a London landmark to protest against Margaret Thatcher's legacy and mark her death with a party. Metropolitan Police officers made the arrests - mostly for drunk...

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