Heavily armed Islamists attack in Cairo

RESIDENTS of Cairo's Manial neighbourhood are recovering from a bloody night of clashes with armed supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood who killed at least seven people and left dozens injured, they've told AFP. The violence erupted when residents...

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Iraq bombings kill five

A suicide attacker and a car bombing have killed at least 19 people in separate attacks in Iraq. Source: AAP BOMBINGS north of Baghdad have killed five people, including a police officer, a day after attacks across the country left 23 dead....

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British PM's hopes for sporting weekend

DAVID Cameron says he hopes Andy Murray will add the Wimbledon title to the British and Irish Lions' "superb" series win over Australia to give the country a "perfect sporting weekend". The Prime Minister was quick to congratulate the rugby...

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L-plate rider speeding nearly double limit

A LEARNER motorcycle rider has been caught travelling nearly double the speed limit in Sydney's southwest. Police were conducting speed checks around 3.30pm (AEST) on Saturday in King Georges Road, Wiley Park when they clocked a motorcycle travelling...

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Pope John XXIII to be made saint

POPE Francis gave the go-ahead on Friday for his late predecessor John Paul II to be made saint by the end of the year and granted a rare exception for John XXIII to be canonised at the same time. The Vatican said Francis gave his widely expected...

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Egypt public prosecutor says he's quitting

EGYPT'S controversial public prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmud says he is to resign, days after being reinstated, citing possible conflicts of interest in future prosecutions. A longtime prosecutor under former dictator Hosni Mubarak, Mahmud had...

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S&P further downgrades Nokia

RATINGS agency Standard and Poor's has downgraded Nokia Corp.'s credit rating, citing the deal this week to buy out Siemens from its Nokia Siemens Networks joint venture for 1.7 billion euros ($A2.42 billion. The agency lowered the Finland-based...

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Insulation scheme's rush caused deaths

Matthew Fuller, Rueben Barnes and Mitchell Sweeney. Source: Herald Sun KEVIN Rudd's rush to save the nation from the Global Financial Crisis directly led to the accidental deaths of three young Queenslanders. Queensland State coroner Michael...

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Two die in chopper crash at Libya airshow

A LIBYAN military helicopter has crashed during an airshow in the eastern city of Benghazi killing two crew members and wounding a third, an airforce official says. The accident occurred on Thursday while a military parade was underway at the...

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Two more quit Morsi government

A FOREIGN ministry official says two spokesmen for President Mohammed Morsi have quit in the latest defections from his embattled administration as protesters and the military challenge his authority. The official says career diplomats Omar...

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Carr praises US efforts in Middle East

Bob Carr (R) has praised US efforts to bring Israel and Palestine back to the negotiating table. Source: AAP FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr has praised efforts by US Secretary of State John Kerry to bring Israel and Palestine back to the negotiating...

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China probes baby formula makers on prices

China has launched an investigation into alleged price fixing by foreign baby formula makers. Source: AAP CHINA has launched an investigation into alleged price-fixing by several mainly foreign baby formula makers, state media said. China's...

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GM, Honda partner on fuel cell vehicle

GENERAL Motors and Honda will combine forces to develop hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the hopes of delivering them to customers by around 2020, the US and Japanese automakers say. The partnership is aimed at solving the two biggest problems facing...

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US stocks buoyed by strong Japanese data

US stocks have opened the second half of the year higher helped by a rebound in Asian markets, as a surge in Japanese business confidence offset weak Chinese manufacturing data. Thirty minutes into trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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Austria asks Brussels for more time

AUSTRIA has asked Brussels for two more years to re-privatise all of Hypo Alpe Adria, the scandal-plagued bank nationalised in 2009. The finance ministry said that except for Hypo's Austrian unit, sold to Indian investors for 65.5 million euros...

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EU wants answers over alleged US bugging

A top EU official says ties with the US could suffer over a report that America bugged EU offices. Source: AAP THE European Union is angrily demanding answers from the United States over allegations Washington had bugged its offices, the latest...

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Putin signs 'anti-gay propaganda' ban

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a controversial bill punishing people for homosexual "propaganda", according to an official publication. The law introduces fines of up to 5000 rubles ($A168.87) for citizens who disseminate...

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Somali forces arrest Islamist leader

SOMALI security forces have arrested veteran Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys. The former Somali army colonel was detained after he flew in to Mogadishu for talks with government officials. "There was a big argument that turned into...

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Snowden handover impermissible: Russian MP

A TOP Russian politician has declared it was "morally impermissible" to hand over to the United States fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowdon, who remains in a political limbo at a Moscow airport. Snowden, the 30-year-old former contractor...

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