New Syrian envoy to France named

FRENCH President Francois Hollande and the new Syrian opposition leader have announced plans to install an ambassador to represent Syria in France. The surprise move came after talks at France's presidential palace between Hollande and Moaz...

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49 children killed in Egypt bus tragedy

AT least 49 nursery school children have been killed when a train smashed into their bus in central Egypt after a railway signal operator fell asleep, officials say, prompting protests and resignations. Transport Minister Rashad al-Metini stepped...

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Mali's north tense after Tuareg offensive

AL-QAEDA-LINKED fighters have gathered reinforcements in the tense Gao region of northeastern Mali and are waiting to see if the Tuareg rebels that launched a failed offensive a day earlier would regroup for a fresh assault. The desert area of...

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ASEAN urges China 'hotline' over sea row

SOUTHEAST Asian nations will propose opening a "hotline" with China aimed at defusing tensions over the South China Sea, ASEAN's chief says. Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said after...

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Taxpayers funding Vic soccer club: report

TAXPAYERS will pay $4.5 million to a Victorian Premier League club over the next 15 years as part of a relocation deal to benefit Collingwood Football Club, according to reports. The deal costs taxpayers up to $300,000 a year and is paid as...

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Aussie scientists cure inherited disease

SCIENTISTS say they are closer to helping people with hereditary diseases after restoring almost normal heart function to members of a family who suffer from a dangerous cardiac disease. Medical researchers cured the family of dilated cardiomyopathy...

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iPhone 5, Galaxy S3 added to patent battle

A CALIFORNIA judge has granted motions to add Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 with the Jelly Bean operating system to a patent infringement suit between the mobile giants. San Jose judge Paul Grewal granted the motions filed by the...

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Girl missing, feared taken by croc in NT

IT is feared that a young girl has been taken by a crocodile, after she went missing while swimming in a waterhole in the Northern Territory. The girl, believed to be aged between seven and 11, was swimming with a group of people in a local...

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Israel cannot vanquish Gaza: Hamas chief

ISRAEL will never defeat Gaza, says the exiled chief of the Hamas movement which rules the Palestinian territory. "This enemy is weak and cannot vanquish Gaza," Khaled Meshaal told a major conference of Sudanese Islamists in a defiant speech...

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Christchurch's Victoria Square to reopen

A WALK through Christchurch's Victoria Square will be possible for the first time since the February 2011 earthquake when the red zone is reduced on Friday. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says pedestrians will be able to access...

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US jobless claims soar after Superstorm

US weekly jobless claims jumped by 78,000 in one week in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which both interrupted reporting and forced people out of work in the northeast, Labor Department data shows. New claims for unemployment insurance, a signal...

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Only nine nations own Twitter handles

ONLY nine out of 193 UN member states own Twitter accounts bearing their country name, and only three of those accounts have been officially verified by the micro-blogging site, according to a new report. In "Twiplomacy", a study looking at country...

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Israel ministry proposes 'toppling' Abbas

ISRAEL'S foreign ministry has proposed in a policy paper "toppling" Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if a Palestinian bid for state observer status at the United Nations is approved later this month. "Toppling Abu Mazen's (Abbas's) regime would...

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Disability insurance scheme 'to blow out'

THE National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will become a monster program that will probably blow out by more than $7 billion annually when fully operational, a think tank says. A Centre for Independent Studies report says the scheme will...

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UK economy set to shrink: Bank of England

BRITAIN'S weak economy may shrink in the last three months of the year and growth will remain sluggish into 2013, its central bank says. The Bank of England's warning comes after the country's gross domestic product on annual basis unexpectedly...

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One dead in SAfrica farmworker unrest

SOUTH African police say one person is dead and five others have been hurt as protests by farm workers demanding higher pay descend into sporadic violence. "We can confirm the death of a 28-year-old man in Wolseley and five others wounded," Constable...

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Missing young people baffle COAG council

A GROUP of young Australians who are neither earning nor learning has the COAG Reform Council baffled. The council's latest reports into skills and education found the proportion of 18 to 24 year-olds fully engaged in employment, education or...

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Obama puts Allen NATO nomination on hold

PRESIDENT Barack Obama has delayed General John Allen's nomination as NATO's supreme commander pending a probe into his email correspondence with a woman at the centre of a sex scandal. "At the request of the secretary of defense, the president...

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Xmas shopping by smart phones set to boom

ABOUT 40 per cent of Australians are expected to use their smart phones and tablets to shop over Christmas - more than double last year's figure. Google Australia research has found that there is a 20 per cent increase in shopping related searches...

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Up to three feared missing in western NSW

A SEARCH for up to three people feared missing in a national park in western NSW is set to resume at first light, with police warning they may be very difficult to find. Police said a woman called Triple Zero about 12pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, saying...

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Radical preacher Abu Qatada wins appeal

MUSLIM radical preacher Abu Qatada has won his appeal against deportation from Britain to Jordan to face terrorism charges. The decision represents a setback to the British government. Home Office officials say they strongly disagree with the...

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Artificial pancreas hope for diabetes

AUSTRALIAN researchers believe they are one step closer to developing an artificial pancreas for people with diabetes. A Sydney-based diabetes expert and a Queensland artificial intelligence specialist have tested the prototype of a software...

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Final IBAC bills in Vic parliament

A GOVERNMENT-APPOINTED Victorian inspector will be able to sit in on witness examinations and be privy to material uncovered in investigations by the ombudsman and the state's new anti-corruption commission. The final pieces of legislation in...

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Israel fires another shot into Syria

ISRAELI troops have fired tank shells into Syria in retaliation for a mortar round that struck near an army post in the Golan Heights, scoring "direct hits" on the source of the fire, the army says. "A short while ago, a mortar shell hit an...

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Syria opposition inks hard-won unity deal

SYRIAN opposition groups meeting in Qatar have inked a hard-won unity deal and agreed to form a national coalition to fight against President Bashar al-Assad, delegates say. "We signed a 12-point agreement to establish a coalition," said leading...

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Afghan peace council chief visits Pakistan

PAKISTAN says the head of the Afghan council for peace talks with the Taliban will visit Islamabad to discuss reconciliation efforts. Pakistan's Foreign Office said on Sunday that Salahuddin Rabbani will lead the three days of talks starting...

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Boat reported missing off NSW coast

A SEARCH is to resume at first light on Monday for a boat feared to have sunk off Wollongong. Police were called to Wollongong Harbour at 6pm (AEDT) on Sunday after witnesses reported seeing a small boat that appeared to be sinking and two people...

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Inquiry to see list of pedophile priests

A VICTIMS group on Monday will present to the Victorian government inquiry into sex abuse by priests a list of 18 convicted pedophile priests who were moved from parish to parish or further away, where they continued offending. Helen Last of...

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