Algerian Islamists remain with hostages

Twelve hostages have been killed since the Algerian army launched an operation against militants. Source: AAP ISLAMIST gunmen remain with an unknown number of foreign hostages at a gas plant in the Algerian desert, amid uncertainty over what...

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US position on Japan island dispute a 'bet

VEILED US warnings to Beijing not to challenge Japan's control of disputed islands encouraged Tokyo's "dangerously right-leaning" government and "betrayed" Washington's vow of neutrality, Chinese state media has reported. The comments came as...

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2000 French troops now in Mali

FRANCE now has 2000 troops on the ground in Mali as part of a drive against Islamist militants holding the north of the country, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says. That was 200 more than a day earlier, said the minister during a visit...

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Seven hostages dead in gas plant assault

SEVEN foreign hostages and 11 of their kidnappers have died as Algerian special forces launched a final assault on the besieged In Amenas gas complex, an Algerian security source says. "The assault took place mid-morning. Eleven terrorists lost...

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UN bracing for surge in displaced people

SOME 700,000 more Malians are expected to be displaced by the new wave of fighting in the restive country in the coming months, the UN refugee agency says. "We believe that in the near future there could be up to 300,000 people additionally displaced...

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Swan warns against 'endless pessimism'

FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan is determined to have a "positive debate" about the economy in the 2013 election year. Mr Swan will tell a financial services forum in New York on Saturday (AEDT) that "endless pessimism" is a risk to the global recovery,...

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'Very, very challenging' fire day in NSW

TWO properties have been destroyed, a property owner hospitalised and several firefighters have collapsed after a "very, very challenging" day of bushfires in NSW. Despite plummeting temperatures bringing a cool change across the state on Friday...

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Algerian army frees nearly 650 hostages

THE Algerian army's rescue operation has freed nearly 650 hostages, including around 70 foreigners, who had been seized by Islamist gunmen at the In Amenas gas plant, national media reports. "Nearly 650 hostages seized in the attack carried...

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Pakistan cleric signals end to sit-in

A PAKISTANI cleric has announced that a mass sit-in of tens of thousands of people outside parliament in Islamabad would end on Thursday, the latest twist in a drama that has gripped the nuclear-armed state. Tahir-ul Qadri made the announcement...

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Journalist and two British policemen held

LONDON'S Metropolitan Police has arrested two of its own officers and a journalist from Rupert Murdoch's The Sun newspaper as part of its probe into corrupt payments to public officials by the media. Scotland Yard said the three men were arrested...

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Melbourne grassfire deemed suspicious

A GRASSFIRE that burnt through 10 hectares of land and threatened homes in the outer Melbourne suburb of Pakenham is being treated as suspicious, police say. The CFA issued an emergency warning for Pakenham and Pakenham Upper as the blaze put homes...

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Granville anniversary sparks funding call

ON the 36th anniversary of the Granville rail disaster, the rail workers' union is calling on the NSW government to reverse the underfunding of rail maintenance. A ceremony will be held at Granville town hall on Friday to mark the anniversary...

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Russian mafia boss shot dead in Moscow

ONE of Russia's biggest mafia bosses has been shot dead in the centre of Moscow, in an apparent contract killing as he was leaving a restaurant after lunch, the interior ministry says. Aslan Usoyan, 75, known by his nickname of Grandpa Hassan,...

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Lesbians chased from Indonesian home

TWO women who married in Indonesia by disguising themselves as a heterosexual couple have been chased away from their village after neighbours discovered they were lesbians, community members say. Neighbours raided the couple's home on Batam...

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Car bombs kill at least 22 in Syria

A TRIPLE car bombing has killed at least 22 people in northern Syria, a government official and activists say, a day after massive blasts at a university campus in the city of Aleppo left 87 dead. It was not immediately clear what the target of...

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Spanish to name square for Clash singer

THE Spanish city of Granada plans to name a square after the late British punk star Joe Strummer who sang of the town in one of his band The Clash's classic tunes, an official says. The driving rock anthem Spanish Bombs on the band's 1979 album...

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France girds for new threats after Mali op

ARMED soldiers are on guard in Paris' subways, train stations and some of the world's most recognisable monuments to head off terror attacks after France's military launched an operation to push back al-Qaeda-linked insurgents in Mali. Since the...

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India rape suspect 'is a juvenile'

DOCUMENTS presented in a hearing indicate that a suspect in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a New Delhi bus in December was a juvenile at the time of the attack, a court official present at the hearing says. Two principals from the suspect's...

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Missing Missoni plane pilot unauthorised

THE pilot of a small plane that disappeared off the coast of Venezuela with six people aboard, including the scion of Italy's Missoni fashion family, was not authorised to fly, Italy's air safety agency Ansv says. "The pilot's psychophysical certificate...

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Teen charged over gate crashing attack

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged over the serious assault of a young Sydney partygoer, who remains in a coma after a metal rod was thrown at his head by a gatecrasher. Liam Knight, 17, is in a critical condition in Royal North Shore Hospital...

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GM loses global sales crown to Toyota

GENERAL Motors lost the global sales crown once again to Toyota in 2012, as its sales grew just 2.9 per cent to 9.2 million vehicles, the US auto giant says. The American automaker, which briefly regained the crown after Toyota's supplies were...

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UPS to drop bid for TNT Express

US delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS) says it's pulling out of its multi-billion-euro bid for Dutch firm TNT Express after EU competition authorities said they would probably block the deal. "UPS informed TNT Express that UPS sees no...

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Mercedes takes aim at youth market

GERMAN auto giant Daimler is taking aim at the youth market with the compact, stylish - and lower priced - Mercedes CLA coupe, unveiled on the eve of the Detroit auto show. A sleek silhouette delivers world-leading aerodynamics, while frameless...

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Luxury, sports cars in Detroit spotlight

LUXURY and sports cars will be in the spotlight when the Detroit auto show opens Tuesday (AEDT) amid booming sales and renewed optimism as the US economy rebounds from a deep downturn. "The mood is going to be pretty good," said Dave Sergeant,...

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Man hospitalised after shooting

A MAN is in hospital after he was shot in the stomach and chest in Sydney's west. Police were called to Ismay Avenue, Homebush about 11pm on Sunday following reports of a shooting. On arrival, they found a man with gunshot wounds to his stomach...

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Victorian firefighter dies in Tasmania

A 60-YEAR-OLD Victorian firefighter has been found dead near a hamlet on the Tasman Peninsula where he was conducting a backburn. Police say the body of the man, part of a Victorian contingent assisting the Tasmania Fire Service, was found near...

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Steam train chugs through London's Tube

TOURISTS waiting for their train to Madame Tussauds in London have been treated to an unusual sight: a 19th century steam engine chugging down the tracks. Officials sent the Met Locomotive 1, built in 1898, down London's Metropolitan Line to...

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Beijing choked by third day of smog

BEIJING has endured a third day of pollution at hazardous levels, as authorities warned a thick cloud of smog may not lift from the Chinese capital until the middle of the week. While those venturing outside wore face masks, dissident Chinese...

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