Storms in China traps tourists, kill 69

AT least 100 tourists have been left trapped after a landslide cut off a road amid storms that have flooded rivers and triggered mudslides, killing at least 69 people in China. The tourists became trapped on Friday night in the northwest province...

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Popular roving UK broadcaster Whicker dies

ALAN Whicker, one of the most widely-travelled and popular UK broadcasters of his generation, has died aged 87. The presenter and reporter died in the early hours of Friday at his home in Jersey after suffering from bronchial pneumonia, his spokeswoman...

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Britain shelves plain cigarette pack plans

BRITAIN has announced it is postponing plans to introduce plain packaging on cigarettes, saying it's waiting to see the results of a similar move in Australia. Prime Minister David Cameron faced criticism over the move, with opposition MPs asking...

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JPMorgan Chase logs 31% Q2 profit rise

US banking giant JPMorgan Chase has logged a 31 per cent increase in quarterly profits, but gave a mixed report on the status of the economic recovery. JPMorgan's second quarter profit came in at $US6.5 billion ($A7.12 billion) on revenues of...

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Three dead in Somalia bomb attack

AT least three people have been killed when a car bomb targeting a convoy of African Union troops exploded on a major street in the Somali capital, police say. "So far three persons are confirmed dead, and three others injured," said police...

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N Korea shelves talks on family reunions

NORTH Korea has retracted its proposal to hold talks with South Korea on restarting a family reunion program, after separate discussions on reopening a joint industrial estate faltered. The North's sudden move came a day after the two Koreas agreed...

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US unemployment benefit applications rise

US unemployment benefit applications rose 16,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, although the level remains consistent with steady hiring. The Labor Department said the less volatile four-week average increased 6000 to 351,750. ...

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Hundreds of Srebrenica victims buried

BOSNIA has buried 409 victims of the Srebrenica massacre, including a newborn baby, on the 18th anniversary of the worst slaughter in post-war Europe. More than 15,000 people travelled to Potocari, near Srebrenica to attend the mass funeral of...

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Electronic tag firms overcharged UK govt

THE British government is calling in fraud investigators after auditors found security giant G4S had overcharged by millions of pounds on contracts to monitor offenders using electronic tags. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said he was asking...

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Astronomers spot monster star

ASTRONOMERS have reported their best observation yet of a massive star embryo growing within a dark cloud - the largest stellar "womb" ever spotted in our Milky Way galaxy. The star, which could grow to 100 times the mass of our Sun and up to...

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China auto sales up 11.2%

AUTO sales in China, the world's largest car market, increased by 11.2 per cent year-on-year in June, an industry group says. A total of 1.75 million vehicles were sold nationwide last month, marginally lower than 1.76 million in May, data from...

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UK to privatise majority of Royal Mail

Royal Mail will be sold by the British government through flotation on the London Stock Exchange. Source: AAP BRITAIN'S government has announced plans to privatise more than half of Royal Mail following a major restructuring in recent years...

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Concerns for NSW man missing for a week

POLICE hold grave concerns for a man missing from his NSW mid north coast home for a week. Michael French's last contact with his family was on July 3 and he was reported missing three days later. The 39-year-old was driving a 1990 white and...

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IMF downgrades world growth outlook

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its 2014 growth forecast for China, Australia's number one trading partner. Updating its April World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, the IMF downgraded its world growth forecast for this year and...

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US stocks up on jobs data, Europe outlook

US stocks have continued their upward trajectory following a strong US jobs report and improving sentiment over Europe's prospects. Five minutes into trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 70.65 (0.47 per cent) to 15,206.49....

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Qatada denies Jordan terror charges

Islamist cleric Abu Qatada has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges in Jordan. Source: AAP ISLAMIST cleric Abu Qatada has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges pressed by Jordanian military prosecutors just hours after his deportation...

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Pupils' Weight Concerns Highlighted

CHILDREN as young as 10 are unhappy with their weight and believe they need to shed some pounds, research suggests. It indicates that young people become increasingly concerned about their weight as they grow up, with nearly two-thirds of 14 and...

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Syrian city almost flattened: monitors

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Homs looks like it has been hit by a "world war". Source: AAP INTENSE fighting in the central Syrian city of Homs has left up to 70 per cent of a besieged rebel-held district damaged, destroyed or...

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Canada 'Ghost train' toll still unknown

At least 80 people are missing after an oil train derailment in Quebec, Canadian police say. Source: AAP SOME residents warily eyed the driverless "ghost train" as it rushed through the countryside before derailing and crashing into a small...

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