Tonnes of Xmas trees dumped in garden

AN EARLY seasonal delivery went badly wrong in Austria when a truck was involved in a crash and dumped 13 tonnes of Christmas trees in a resident's garden. Police in Vorarlberg state, at Austria's western tip, say the accident happened Friday...

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Egypt judges strike against Morsi powers

JUDGES in Egypt's second city of Alexandria have announced a strike to reject a decree by President Mohamed Morsi which grants him sweeping powers immune from judicial oversight. The Judges Club of Alexandria on Saturday announced "the suspension...

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China mine explosion kills 18

AN EXPLOSION at a mine in southwest China killed 18 people, state media said, the latest incident to hit the industry, which has a notoriously poor safety record. Another five people were still trapped underground in the pit after the accident...

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Highway reopens after horror crash

THE Great Western Highway has reopened after a crash that killed four people, and left a man with critical injuries. The highway reopened in both directions around 12.45am (AEDT) on Sunday, the Transport Management Centre said. All lanes of...

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Syrian refugees double since September: UN

THE number of Syrian refugees registered in neighbouring countries has nearly doubled since the beginning of September to more than 440,000, the UN refugee agency says. "Across the region ... the number of Syrian refugees in surrounding countries...

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Swedish racist sniper sentenced to life

A SWEDISH court has sentenced to life in prison a man convicted of two racially motivated killings carried out during a spate of sniper attacks that terrified the southern city of Malmoe. The sentence against Peter Mangs was handed down on Friday...

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EU budget summit edges toward collapse

EU leaders looked set to throw in the towel as talks on a trillion-euro ($A1.25 trillion) budget for the 27-member bloc faltered over tensions between rich and poor states and Britain's "virulent" demands for austerity. British Prime Minister...

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EU, IMF work on Greek debt compromise

THE EU and the International Monetary Fund are working on a compromise to break the deadlock on Greece's debt mountain which has held up the latest rescue loans, a Greek finance ministry source says. The European Union and IMF, which are fronting...

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Five charged with Sydney home invasions

FIVE men have been charged in relation to a number of home invasions and armed robberies across Sydney. Police say two of the men allegedly broke into a man's home at Haberfield, in Sydney's inner-west, at 5.30am (AEST) on Thursday. The duo...

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Woman dies in schoolies balcony fall

A TEENAGE girl has died after falling from the balcony of a Gold Coast high rise. The girl, believed to be a schoolie, fell from the Chevron Renaissance tower in Surfers Paradise, the ABC reports. Police would only say that a woman had died...

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Man takes hostages, demands Japan PM quit

A MAN armed with a knife has taken five people hostage at a Japanese bank, police say, with local media reporting he was demanding Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet resign. About seven hours after the drama began on Thursday the man released...

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Aussies living longer 'disability free'

AUSTRALIANS are living longer and the extra years are coming "disability free", new figures from the federal government show. In the decade to 2009, life expectancy at birth jumped 3.4 years to 79.3 for men. Life expectancy for women rose 2.4...

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Oil prices spike as Middle East truce hope

OIL prices have jumped as renewed violence between Israel and Gaza dims hopes of a ceasefire and easing Middle East supply concerns, while traders look ahead to US energy inventory data. Dealers said gains were being capped by news that eurozone...

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China car market to grow 8% annually

GROWTH in China's auto market, the world's largest, is forecast to slow to an average eight per cent annually from now until 2020 as consumers' tastes change, consultancy McKinsey said Wednesday. The country's auto market grew an average of 24...

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DRC rebels vow they will not stop at Goma

REBELS in the Democratic Republic of Congo have warned they have the entire country in their sights after seizing the key eastern city of Goma, and demanded that President Joseph Kabila leave power. "We are not going to stop at Goma, we will go...

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Smartphones killing digital cameras

THE soaring popularity of smartphones is crushing demand for point-and-shoot cameras, threatening the once-vibrant sector as firms scramble to hit back with web-friendly features and boost quality, analysts say. A sharp drop in sales of digital...

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AIDS deaths plunge in sub-Saharan Africa

DEATHS from HIV/AIDS have fallen sharply in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years, with particular progress made on protecting children from the deadly virus, the UN says. "Between 2005 and 2011, the number of people dying from AIDS-related causes...

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Pope publishes last volume of Jesus bio

POPE Benedict XVI has published the third and last volume of his biography of Jesus Christ, a touching and highly personal work written under the theologian pope's own name of Joseph Ratzinger. The tome devoted to Jesus's childhood is being...

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Two more Tibetans in China self-immolate

TWO more Tibetans in China have burned themselves to death, state media and a rights group have reported, part of a wave of protests against Chinese rule. China's official Xinhua news agency said that two herdsmen self-immolated in northwestern...

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HP reports big loss on writedowns

HEWLETT-PACKARD has reported a $US6.9 billion ($A6.66 billion) quarterly loss, hit by a massive writedown in the value of a British company acquired last year which had "serious accounting improprieties." The US computer giant said the results...

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Syria opposition to be based in Egypt

A NEWLY formed Syrian opposition bloc that has received Arab and international backing is to be based in Egypt, its head Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib has told the official MENA news agency. "It has been decided that the Syrian National Coalition will...

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Berlusconi accountant held hostage

SILVIO Berlusconi's accountant was taken hostage in his home last month by armed intruders who demanded a 35 million euro ($A43 million) ransom from the former Italian prime minister, police say. The police have arrested three Italians and three...

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S African gunman guilty of Dewani murder

A JUDGE has found a South African man guilty of killing Swedish newlywed Anni Dewani while she was on her honeymoon in Cape Town two years ago, amid claims her husband organised the hit. "I'm satisfied that the accused has committed the crime...

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No need for abuse comment apology: Barnett

WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett says the state opposition's response to his comments about the royal commission into child sex abuse was wrong and inappropriate. Opposition child protection spokeswoman Sue Ellery called on the premier to...

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Expert doubts value of work drug tests

THERE is little evidence that random drug testing in the workplace is effective and it could be contributing to an increase in the use of synthetic substances, according to an expert. The deputy director of the National Centre for Education...

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Australians back royal commission: poll

THE decision by Prime Minister Julia Gillard to establish a royal commission into child sexual abuse has the backing of almost every Australian, according to a Fairfax/Nielsen poll. The poll shows 95 per cent of voters support the royal commission,...

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NSW boy detained, indecently assaulted

A MAN has been charged after allegedly detaining and indecently assaulting a nine-year-old boy on the NSW central coast. It is alleged the boy was skateboarding with friends on Denning Street at The Entrance about 3.35pm (AEDT) on Saturday when...

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Obama hopes for no 'ramping up' in Gaza

US President Barack Obama says it is "preferable" for the Gaza crisis to be ended without a "ramping up" of Israeli military action, as fears mount of a new invasion of the Hamas-run territory. "Israel has every right to expect that it does not...

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