Bomb kills five US troops in Afghanistan

A ROADSIDE bomb has killed five US troops in southern Afghanistan, in the biggest attack on NATO-led forces since the Taliban launched their "spring offensive" a week ago. "Five American soldiers were killed at about noon when their armoured...

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US appalled by reports of Syrian massacre

THE United States says it is "appalled" by reports Syrian troops have killed more than 100 people, executing entire families, in the coastal village of Bayda this week. "We strongly condemn atrocities against the civilian population and reinforce...

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Karzai urges Taliban to 'fight enemies'

PRESIDENT Hamid Karzai has urged Taliban insurgents to fight Afghanistan's enemies, an apparent reference to Pakistan after an Afghan soldier died in border clashes with the Pakistani army. "Instead of killing their own people and destroying...

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Italian quake-hit town of Onna rebuilds

RECONSTRUCTION work funded by the German government has started on a 13th century church in Onna, a village in the central Italian region of Abruzzo that was destroyed by an earthquake four years ago. The 6.3-magnitude quake that hit the medieval...

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$100m Vic budget boost for Frankston line

TRAIN services are set to be more reliable on one of Melbourne's busiest rail services under a $100 million boost that will be part of this week's state budget, the government says. Premier Denis Napthine will on Sunday announce a cash injection...

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Pakistan officials visit hurt prisoner

PAKISTANI embassy officials have visited a hospital in north India where a Pakistani prisoner is in critical condition in the intensive care unit after being attacked by an Indian inmate. Convicted murderer Sanaullah Ranjay suffered multiple...

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Solar plane takes off on US trip

A SOLAR aircraft has taken off from California on its first attempt at a cross-country trip across the United States. "Solar Impulse has successfully taken off from Moffett Air Field," a traffic control operator said as the plane left the runway...

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Solid jobs report sends US stocks higher

THE Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen above 15,000 for the first time following a solid US jobs report. At 1429 GMT on Friday (0029 AEST, Saturday), the Dow reached 15,000.54, up 173.96, or 1.17 per cent. The rise followed a US Labor Department...

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Darfur mine disaster 'leaves 100 dead'

ABOUT 100 miners are thought to have died inside a collapsed gold mine in Sudan's Darfur region and nine rescuers trying to free them are now trapped, a miner says. "Nine of the rescue team disappeared when the land collapsed around them yesterday...

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Seoul to aid companies shut out of Kaesong

SOUTH Korea's government will provide more than $US270 million ($A263.88 million) in emergency loans to help companies affected by the shutdown of a jointly run factory park in North Korea. The finance ministry said on Thursday the 300 billion...

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China reports 27th death from bird flu

The death toll from the H7N9 bird flu virus in China has risen to 25, state media reports. Source: AAP THE death toll from the H7N9 bird flu virus has risen to 27, state media says, after a man died in central China's Hunan Province. The...

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I'll ditch the NDIS levy: Palmer

Clive Palmer says there is no justification for raising the Medicare Levy to help pay for the NDIS. Source: AAP CLIVE Palmer says his United Australia Party would abolish the increase in the Medicare Levy designed to help pay for the national...

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UN sounds alarm on record Arctic ice melt

THE Arctic's sea ice melted at a record pace in 2012, the ninth-hottest year on record, compounding concerns about climate change underscored by extreme weather such as Hurricane Sandy, the UN weather agency says. In a report on the situation...

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Major Australian exhibition in London

THE British are being encouraged to overcome their "shameful ignorance" of Australian art by attending the most extensive exhibition of Australian works ever shown in the United Kingdom. It was revealed on Thursday that the Prince of Wales will...

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Nationals WA president stands down

COLIN Holt has stood down as The Nationals' West Australian president because of his increasingly heavy parliamentary workload. Mr Holt, who held the position for four years, was last month appointed parliamentary secretary to the minister for...

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US boy, 5, accidentally shoots sister dead

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy playing with a rifle given to him as a gift accidentally shot dead his younger sister, officials say, thrusting the issue of US gun violence back into the spotlight. The boy's two-year-old sister was pronounced dead after being...

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Apple raises record $16.47b in bond sale

TECHNOLOGY giant Apple has confirmed it sold $US17 billion ($A16.47 billion) in bonds in the biggest corporate debt issue ever. The bond sale, described in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, broke the record of $US16.5...

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Canberra unveils fashionista underbelly

IT'S usually wise to separate clothes and moths but one young Canberra fashion designer has embraced the flying critters. Alice Sutton is among local designers launching collections at Canberra's inaugural fashion week - Fashfest - which opened...

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Several hurt in Istanbul May Day clashes

SEVERAL people have been injured as Turkish riot police used water canon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who defied a May Day ban on demonstrations in a central part of Istanbul. About a dozen people were hospitalised after exposure...

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'WA brothers in S Arabia need help'

AUSTRALIA must do all it can to help two West Australian brothers in Saudi Arabia, one behind bars and the other in hiding and facing arrest, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says. Senator Ludlam says he understands Shayden Thorne, 25, is in custody...

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US boy, 5, accidentally shoots dead sister

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy who was playing with a .22 calibre rifle he'd been given as a gift accidentally shot and killed his two-year-old sister in their Kentucky home, officials say. The shooting happened on Tuesday in rural Cumberland county and...

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Syria opposition denounce Hezbollah threat

SYRIA'S opposition has denounced what it called "threats" by the head of Hezbollah, and warned against any intervention by the Lebanese Shi'ite group or by Iran in the Syrian conflict. The speech was also criticised by Lebanese opposition leader...

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Suspect saw child porn day April vanished

THE man accused of murdering five-year-old British girl April Jones watched child pornography on the day of her disappearance and exchanged text messages with his ex-girlfriend over their break-up, his trial has heard. Mark Bridger, 47, watched...

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Subaru recalls more than 10,000 wagons

SUBARU is recalling just over 10,000 of its 2014 Forester wagons because the floor mats can interfere with the clutch, brake or gas pedals. The recall affects Foresters made from January 2013 through March. The company says the floor mats can...

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Cut back Medicare, think tank says

MEDICARE funding should be split to allow generations X and Y to save for their own future health needs before the system is eventually scrapped, a right-wing think tank says. The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) is calling for a complete...

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Mandela in good shape: ANC

SOUTH Africa's former president Nelson Mandela is in "good shape" after his recent hospitalisation, the ruling ANC says, after President Jacob Zuma visited the democracy icon. "They found president Mandela in good shape and in good spirits,"...

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Mum forced 14-year-old to get pregnant

A WOMAN desperate for another child forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant using syringes of donor sperm, a British judge says. In a ruling reported for the first time on Monday, High Court judge Peter Jackson said the mother had behaved...

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New PM vows to save Italy from austerity

ITALY'S new Prime Minister Enrico Letta says his coalition government will act fast to reverse an austerity policy he argues is killing Italy and has called on Europe to become a motor for growth. "Italy is dying from austerity alone. Growth...

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Google pushes personal assistant on Apple

GOOGLE has announced it will offer its personal assistant app Google Now to users of Apple devices, stepping up its challenge to its rival's Siri program. "Google Now is about giving you just the right information at just the right time," Google's...

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UN appeals for Syria chemical arms inquiry

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has made a new plea to Syria to stop blocking an international inquiry into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the country's conflict. Ban met the head of the investigation team, Ake Sellstrom, as international suspicions...

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