IT tech convicted in 'Vatileaks'

A VATICAN court has convicted a Holy See computer technician of helping the former papal butler in the theft of confidential papal documents and given him a two-month suspended sentence. Claudio Sciarpelletti, an Italian who is a computer program...

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Prince Charles thanks 'kind' Aussies

Prince Charles thanked Australians for being "wonderfully kind", as he and wife Camilla wrapped up a six-day tour which has taken them from the Outback to Bondi Beach. Hundreds of people came to see the royal couple at their final destination...

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China plans manned space launch

CHINA is aiming to launch its next manned space mission as early as June 2013, state media reported, as the country steps up its ambitious exploration program. The Shenzhou-10, with three crew members, is aiming for a primary launch window in...

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Orthodox patriarch visits Bethlehem

RUSSIAN Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visited the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem and met with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, on the second day of his Holy Land trip. After his visit to the Bethlehem church, built over the site where Christians...

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Million-signature petition for Malala

UN special envoy Gordon Brown on Friday presented a petition with more than a million signatures in support of shot schoolgirl education campaigner Malala Yousafzai to the Pakistan government. The 15-year-old is recovering in hospital in Britain...

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Maitre d' wins world cup for waiters

A JAPANESE maitre d' was crowned world's best in an international competition to find the top high-end server. Shin Miyazaki, 35, who works at Chateau Restaurant Joel Robuchon in Tokyo, proved his mettle through nine rounds that tested his ability...

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Politkovskaya killed for reporting: police

RUSSIAN journalist Anna Politkovskaya was killed for her criticism of Russian officials, an investigator who led the murder probe says. Politkovskaya, a sharp critic of the Kremlin and its policies in Chechnya, was gunned down in the elevator...

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UK to end aid spending in India by 2015

BRITAIN will halt all aid spending in India in 2015 in a significant shift in relations between the emerging economic giant and its former colonial ruler, Prime Minister David Cameron's government announced. Acknowledging the country's rising...

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Apple targets Google in patent suit

A US judge is considering a request by Apple that would pull Google from the sidelines in a long-running patent war with Samsung over mobile gadgets powered by Android software. Apple urged a federal court in Silicon Valley to add Android 4.1,...

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Officer challenges NSW premier for inquiry

A SENIOR police investigator has publicly challenged NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell to launch a royal commission into child sex abuse by clergy, saying the premier is lucky his own children haven't become victims too. Detective Chief Inspector Peter...

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US weekly jobless claims improve

US weekly jobless claims fell modestly last week for the third straight week, showing no immediate impact from Hurricane Sandy, the Labor Department said. New claims for unemployment insurance, a signal of the pace of layoffs, fell to 355,000...

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Commerzbank says it's back in profit

COMMERZBANK, Germany's second-biggest bank, says it returned to profit in the third quarter of this year, but the result fell short of analysts' expectations. Commerzbank said in a statement it booked a net profit of 78 million euros ($A96 million)...

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Airlines scrap flights ahead of US storm

MAJOR airlines are scrapping flights in and out of the New York area ahead of the second significant storm in little more than a week. United, the world's largest airline, is suspending most service in the region starting at noon local time...

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Man dies in Queensland dam crash

A MAN has died and another is in hospital after a car crashed into a dam near Gympie in Queensland. Police said the car the men were in left the Gympie Kin Kin Road at Kin Kin and crashed into the dam about 7.15 pm (AEST) on Wednesday. One...

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Person dies in Ghana building collapse

THE top floors of a five-story shopping centre in Ghana have collapsed, killing at least one person and trapping dozens. A spokesman for the Ghana Fire Service, Billy Anaglate, confirmed the fatality at the Melcom Shopping Centre at Achimota,...

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Good night's snooze a web click away

DO insomniacs dream of electric sleep? The answer may not be that far off, with a new online program set to help thousands of restless Aussies get that much-needed night of shut-eye. A US web-based training course, SHUTi, is being brought to...

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China boosts BMW with record sales

STRONG sales of its luxury cars in China helped boost BMW AG's net profit by 16 per cent in the third quarter. Booming Asian sales helped the maker of the X5 sport utility vehicle and the 5-series sedan overcome a stagnant market in Europe....

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S Korea probes false nuclear certificates

SOUTH Korea's nuclear body is investigating a forgery scandal that is forcing the shutdown of two reactors and has sparked fears of unprecedented power shortages. Nuclear Safety and Security Commission spokeswoman Shim Eun-jung said on Tuesday...

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UK's Cameron moots safe passage for Assad

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron says Syrian president Bashar Assad could be allowed safe passage out of the country if that option would guarantee an end to the nation's civil war. In an interview with Al Arabiya television, Cameron said...

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Seven Syrian generals defect to Turkey

SEVEN Syrian generals have defected and crossed into Turkey. The defections on Tuesday bring to 42 the number of key Syrian military officers who have sought refuge in the neighbouring country, reported the Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman. ...

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G20 action needed, not just planning: Swan

EDS: Not for use before 0001 AEST on Tuesday, November 6. By Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics Correspondent CANBERRA, Nov 6 AAP - Treasurer Wayne Swan says the Group of 20 major economies have spent too much time on discussing crisis management...

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Homes under flight path defy common sense

THE federal government has called on NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell to reconsider his plan to allow residential development under the Canberra Airport flight path, saying it "defies common sense". The NSW government is set to approve the rezoning...

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Ukraine opposition protests election

THOUSANDS of Ukrainians massed in central Kiev on Monday to protest against alleged fraud in parliamentary elections won by the ruling party as the opposition threatened not to recognise the new legislature. At least 2,000 opposition supporters...

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Suicide bomber kills 50 Syrian troops

A SUICIDE car bomber has killed more than 50 Syrian soldiers and pro-government gunmen, a Syrian activist group says. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the attack in the village of Ziyara in the central province of Hama...

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Miners should remain optimistic on China

AUSTRALIA'S mining companies have reason to be optimistic despite a difficult past 12 months during which profits fell and their share price suffered a big hit due to lower commodity prices and a slowing Chinese economy, a report says. The Aussie...

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Aust's lowest paid the third lowest taxed

AUSTRALIA'S lowest paid workers are also among the lowest taxed, a report says. A study by chartered accountant UHY Haines Norton found that a single, unmarried Australian whose take-home pay was up to $US25,000 ($A24,141) a year had the third-lowest...

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Kenya church attack kills policeman

A GRENADE attack on a Kenyan church has left one policeman dead and 14 other people wounded in a town near the Somalia border, where similar deadly attacks took place in July, police say. Kenya has seen a wave of grenade attacks on cities including...

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Syrian rebels seize their first oilfield

SYRIAN rebels have seized one of the country's major oilfields in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, a first for the opposition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. "Rebels in the Jaafar Tayyar Brigade took control of Al-Ward oilfield,...

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