Portuguese unemployment hits record 17.7%

PORTUGAL'S unemployment rate rose sharply in the first quarter of 2013 to a record high 17.7 per cent from 16.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, data from the national statistics institute INE shows. For the whole of 2013 the government...

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Kenya asks UN to drop ICC charges

KENYA has written to the UN Security Council seeking to scrap the international crimes against humanity trials for President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Vice President William Ruto, according to a letter seen on Thursday. Kenyatta, 51, voted into power...

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Technology changes how we chat to mum

TECHNOLOGY is changing the way Australians communicate with their mums, with more using social media and video calls to stay in touch, new research suggests. But no matter what method is used, it seems one thing will never change - we still call...

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Remote students less likely to reach uni

HIGH school students from remote and disadvantaged Queensland schools are less likely to be accepted into university. Year 12 completion rates are almost universal across the state, with close to 100 per cent of students at most state and Christian...

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US kidnap suspect called himself predator

FOUND inside the house where Ariel Castro allegedly held three women captive for a decade was a note from 2004 in which he called himself "a sexual predator" in need of help, local media reported. Castro, 52, was arraigned on Thursday for the...

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Slain Boston bomber suspect finally buried

SLAIN Boston Marathon bomber suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has finally been buried, ending a growing row over what to do with his body, police in the Massachusetts town of Worcester say. "As a result of our public appeal for help, a courageous and...

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Aussie aid program gets good review

DESPITE breaking a commitment to foreign aid spending, Australia has been praised by its developed-country peers in a new review of overseas assistance. The OECD's Development Assistance Committee engaged assessors from Canada and the EU to compile...

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Students get chance to be principal

MANY young students dream of what they would do if they ran their school, even just for a day. A few will get the chance in June under the national student "principal for a day" program. Primary and high school students will get the chance...

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Newspoll shows Labor's rating unchanged

LABOR'S plan for a national disability insurance scheme has been well supported by voters but it has not done anything to rescue Prime Minister Julia Gillard's poor ratings in the polls. The latest Newspoll in The Australian newspaper shows...

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New BBC probe into 'predator' Hall

THE BBC has announced a "freestanding investigation" into how disgraced TV star Stuart Hall was able to abuse his victims while working for the corporation. The fact-finding mission will feed into Dame Janet Smith's Jimmy Savile inquiry, but will...

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Bieber bumped in onstage scuffle in Dubai

ONLINE footage has emerged showing megastar singer Justin Bieber involved in a scuffle with a fan during a concert in Dubai. Mobile phone video popped up across the web on Monday showing a male fan rushing toward the 19-year-old performer, who...

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WA under siege by Canberra, premier says

WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett he feels he's been under siege by the federal Labor government. He says he hopes a government led by Tony Abbott could be a bit more flexible. WA has been at odds with the Commonwealth on a range of issues...

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Taliban bomb kills 14 at Pakistan rally

A BOMB tore through a Pakistan political rally Monday, killing 14 people and wounding 56 in one of the deadliest attacks on the campaign for Pakistan's historic elections. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility, saying its target had been...

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Company tax top priority, says business

BUSINESS has told the federal government that balancing the budget is not their main concern, with a survey finding cuts in company tax and infrastructure spending as far more important. According to an Australian Industry Group survey of 330...

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NSW sex abuse inquiry to start Monday

A SPECIAL NSW inquiry into allegations of a child sex abuse cover-up in the Catholic Church will begin in Newcastle on Monday. The special commission of inquiry was announced by NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell in last November, following explosive...

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Qld men cop highest sun risk: report

ONE in eight men and one in 12 women in Queensland get sunburnt on an average weekend, according to a report in the Medical Journal of Australia. Young men who work outdoors appear to be most at risk, and people who take part in physical activity...

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Protests mark Hollande's first anniversary

TENS of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to mark Socialist President Francois Hollande's first year in office by accusing him of turning his back on the left. On the eve of the anniversary of Hollande's May 6 win...

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French ballistic missile self-destructs

A FRENCH test of an M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile failed on Sunday as it self-destructed off the coast of Brittany, officials said. "It was a failure, the reasons will be determined by an investigation," said Lieutenant Commander...

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NSW Labor support still in slump: Newspoll

POPULAR support for NSW Labor still lags way behind support for the state coalition, a Newspoll has found. The poll published in The Australian on Monday found NSW Labor recorded a primary vote of 28 per cent in March, up one point from the...

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