Italy to pay 40bn euros owed to business

THE Italian government has given its go-ahead for a bill to repay 40 billion euros ($A50.06 billion) owed to the private sector in a bid to stimulate growth. "The cabinet meeting today approved an urgent decree to pay back the debts of the public...

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72 dead in Mumbai building collapse

AUTHORITIES have abandoned a search for more survivors from the collapse of a seven-storey building on Mumbai's outskirts that killed 72 people. They say there is no hope of finding anybody else alive. The cave-in of the partly finished building...

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World powers, Iran extend nuke talks

IRAN and world powers are battling to break the deadlock in the crisis over Tehran's nuclear drive. Talks in Kazakhstan have been extended into the evening after a day of exhausting diplomacy on Saturday. Officials from both sides are tight-lipped...

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British woman stabbed to death in Kashmir

A YOUNG British woman holidaying in Indian Kashmir has been found dead in a pool of blood on a houseboat. Police have arrested a Dutch man on suspicion of her murder. The 43-year-old was taken into custody as he tried to flee the scenic Kashmir...

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Indon detains Muslims heading to Aust

INDONESIAN police have arrested 35 Muslim Rohingya from Myanmar planning to make the treacherous sea crossing to Australia to seek asylum. Officials said on Friday the arrests came the same day Rohingya being held at a detention centre on Sumatra...

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US trade deficit shrinks to $43bn in Feb

THE US trade deficit edged lower in February after a big jump in January, government data released on Friday shows. The Commerce Department reported the trade gap shrank to $US43 billion ($A41.4 billion), down from the revised $US44.7 billion...

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Canada unemployment rate rises to 7.2%

A LOSS of 55,000 jobs in March pushed Canada's unemployment rate up 0.2 per centage points to 7.2 per cent, its government statistics agency says. Fewer people were working in accommodation and food services, public administration and manufacturing,...

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Strong 6.2 quake rocks Russia near NKorea

A POWERFUL 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck in eastern Russia near the border with China and North Korea. The US Geological Survey says the epicentre of the quake was southwest of Vladivostok, around nine kilometres from the Russian border...

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Greek offshore accounts probed

OVER a hundred Greek offshore banking accounts will be probed by authorities after an international journalist group published information on over 122,000 tax haven accounts. Finance ministry official Haris Theocharis confirmed on Thursday statements...

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Children should leave Manus: Aristotle

ASYLUM seeker children and their families should be taken off Manus Island if the Australian government can't ensure adequate safeguards, a member of the government's asylum review panel says. Australian authorities on Thursday transferred the...

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My bushfire meal changed the game: Nixon

FORMER Victoria Police chief Christine Nixon says leaders will never again leave their post during a disaster out of fear they'll be criticised like she was on Black Saturday. Ms Nixon, who served as chief police commissioner for almost eight...

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Labor plans budgets for fairness: Wong

LABOR will always plan its budgets to ensure a fair and just society, Finance Minister Penny Wong says. She says a sustainable budget is ultimately a social responsibility. "It is a responsibility to not only provide social services today but...

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Nine broke rules in program on Neil Brooks

THE broadcast watchdog has found the Nine Network's A Current Affair broke rules on accuracy, privacy and complaints handling in a 2012 program on Olympic gold medallist Neil Brooks. Nine's program accused Neil Brooks and his wife Linda of scams...

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European stocks drop after technical rally

EUROPE'S main stock markets are falling as dealers book profits a day after a technical spike for equities, while Vodafone shares are sliding after US telecoms operator Verizon denied it was preparing a bid to buy out the British mobile phone giant....

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Cyprus will implement bailout terms: govt

CASH-STRAPPED Cyprus will fully implement the terms of a 10 billion euros ($A12.36 billion) EU-IMF bailout, new Finance Minister Haris Georgiades said. "First of all we shall implement the MoU (memorandum of understanding) fully without any...

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WWII bomb in central Berlin defused

GERMAN sappers successfully defused a World War II bomb unearthed near Berlin's main train station in a delicate operation that snarled rail and road traffic for several hours. The 100-kilogramme explosive was dropped by an Allied plane during...

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Preschool children suffer puberty blues

CHILDREN with early onset puberty start suffering emotional and social issues from preschool age, several years before the first physical indications are visible, a major Australian research project shows. The study, which followed almost 3,500...

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Climate change increases weather extremes

THIS sunburnt country will become a land of worse droughts and more frequent flooding rains as climate change continues. A new report from the Climate Commission says climate change is already increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme...

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Small business 'ignoring social media'

NEARLY three quarters of small and medium businesses in Australia are failing to use social media as a marketing tool, research conducted by Telstra shows. The report reveals only 24 per cent of the 1000 small and medium businesses surveyed...

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European stocks climb after Easter break

EUROPEAN stock markets have rallied as traders returned to their desks after the Easter holiday to digest the latest developments on the Cyprus debt crisis, dealers said. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies jumped 1.15 per cent to 6485.46...

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Afghan teenager fatally stabs US soldier

AN Afghan teenager has killed an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan by stabbing him in the neck while he played with a group of local children, officials say. The killing comes as the monthly US death toll rose sharply in March to 14 with...

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Qld cops see double over drink drivers

QUEENSLAND police have pulled over the same car four times in one afternoon, resulting in drink driving charges for a man and woman who took turns in the driver's seat. Officers first stopped the vehicle on North Stradbroke Island, southeast...

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Asian markets fall

ASIAN markets slipped in holiday-hit trade Monday, with investors unimpressed by a slight improvement in key economic indicators out of China and Tokyo. The yen climbed against the dollar and euro ahead of a Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy meeting...

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Six dead in new blast at China mine

A NEW explosion in a Chinese coal mine has killed six people and left 11 missing, three days after a blast killed 28 workers at the same mine, state media says. The blasts occurred at the Babao mine operated by the state group Tonghua Mining...

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Queen attends Easter service

MEMBERS of the royal family have been led by the Queen at the traditional Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle. A crowd of well-wishers gathered outside St George's Chapel to see the royals as they arrived for the service on a cold morning....

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15 dead in Nigerian Easter military raid

SOLDIERS have raided a suspected hideout for Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria's largest city of Kano, sparking a clash that left 15 people dead, the military says. The military claimed those killed included 14 Islamists...

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Calm returns to Kenya after election riots

KENYAN police have maintained tight security as calm returned after a court ruling upholding Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential election win sparked anger among his rival's supporters, leading to riots that left two people dead. Outgoing prime minister...

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Increase bowel screening: Cancer Council

THE national bowel cancer screening program (NBCSP) is working and its full implementation should be speeded up, says the chief executive of Cancer Council Australia. A fully implemented program could save up to 500 lives a year, Professor Ian...

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