China plans to further restrict car use

China will further restrict the sale of cars for private use in a bid to fight pollution. Source: AAP CHINA is planning to up the number of cities that restrict vehicle purchases, in a bid to fight pollution and congestion. Four cities...

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N Korea shelves talks on family reunions

NORTH Korea has retracted its proposal to hold talks with South Korea on restarting a family reunion program, after separate discussions on reopening a joint industrial estate faltered. The North's sudden move came a day after the two Koreas agreed...

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US unemployment benefit applications rise

US unemployment benefit applications rose 16,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, although the level remains consistent with steady hiring. The Labor Department said the less volatile four-week average increased 6000 to 351,750. ...

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Hundreds of Srebrenica victims buried

BOSNIA has buried 409 victims of the Srebrenica massacre, including a newborn baby, on the 18th anniversary of the worst slaughter in post-war Europe. More than 15,000 people travelled to Potocari, near Srebrenica to attend the mass funeral of...

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Electronic tag firms overcharged UK govt

THE British government is calling in fraud investigators after auditors found security giant G4S had overcharged by millions of pounds on contracts to monitor offenders using electronic tags. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said he was asking...

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Karadzic genocide charge reinstated

THE UN's Yugoslav war crimes court has reinstated a genocide charge against former Bosnian Serb top leader Radovan Karadzic. The court overturned an earlier decision by trial judges on appeal. "The Appeals Chamber... reverses the Trial Chamber's...

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US stocks jump one per cent

US stocks have surged higher, following global equity markets that greeted fresh comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. He says monetary policy will remain accommodative until the economy improves. Five minutes into trade on Thursday,...

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Syrian city almost flattened: monitors

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Homs looks like it has been hit by a "world war". Source: AAP INTENSE fighting in the central Syrian city of Homs has left up to 70 per cent of a besieged rebel-held district damaged, destroyed or...

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Israeli cabinet OKs army draft rejig bill

ISRAEL'S cabinet has approved a plan that would gradually end a contentious system that has granted automatic draft exemptions to Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students. Under a longstanding system, thousands of young men are allowed to skip...

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Pupils' Weight Concerns Highlighted

CHILDREN as young as 10 are unhappy with their weight and believe they need to shed some pounds, research suggests. It indicates that young people become increasingly concerned about their weight as they grow up, with nearly two-thirds of 14 and...

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Canada 'Ghost train' toll still unknown

At least 80 people are missing after an oil train derailment in Quebec, Canadian police say. Source: AAP SOME residents warily eyed the driverless "ghost train" as it rushed through the countryside before derailing and crashing into a small...

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Three known dead after Canada train crash

LAC-MEGANTIC, Canada, July 7 Agencies - Police sifting through the site of a horrific cargo train crash in Quebec say they have discovered two more bodies, and anticipate "many more" fatalities. The crash of an oil-laden train and subsequent...

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Abbott to reveal red tape reduction plan

EDS: Not for use until 0001, Monday, July 8. SYDNEY, July 8 AAP - Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will flesh out the coalition's plans to cut $1 billion worth of red and green tape from the Australian economy. Mr Abbott and Senator Arthur Sinodinos...

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Venezuela says no contact yet with Snowden

VENEZUELA'S foreign minister says his country has not yet been in contact with US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, despite its offer of asylum. Elias Jaua says he expects to consult on Monday with Russian officials. Snowden is believed to...

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