Navy fireworks light up Sydney sky

Prince Harry has arrived at Sydney's Garden Island Naval Base for the International Fleet Review. Source: AAP A DAZZLING fireworks display has closed a huge day of navy celebrations on Sydney Harbour, including a whirlwind visit by Prince Harry...

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Four hikers found in Tasmania

FOUR hikers have been found after a search and rescue was held in Tasmania's south. The group, which included three teenagers, had been walking since Saturday morning (AEST) and became lost on the Snug Tiers track near Pelverata Falls. A search...

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Vic driver stands on roof of moving car

THE driver of a car that had five passengers inside climbed out the window and stood on the roof of his moving car on a major Melbourne freeway, police allege. Other motorists reported seeing two rear passengers dangling their legs out the windows...

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NSW trail bike rider hits tree, dies

A TRAIL bike rider has been killed after hitting a tree south of Newcastle in NSW. The man, 21, was riding in bushland at Freemans Waterhole when he lost control of the bike and smashed into a tree about 2.15pm (AEST) on Saturday, police say....

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UK mother jailed for starving son

AN alcoholic mother of eight who starved her four-year-old son to death and left his body in a cot for nearly two years has been jailed by a British court for 15 years. Amanda Hutton, 43, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Hamzah Khan at...

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Obama to speak on US shutdown

US President Barack Obama is getting ready to address the American people as the federal government moves ahead with a partial shutdown and new health insurance exchanges are launching under his health care law. The White House says Obama will deliver...

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Chopper Read admitted to hospital: manager

Crime figure and author Mark "Chopper" Read has been admitted to hospital, his manager says. Source: AAP CRIME figure and author Mark "Chopper" Read has been admitted to hospital as his battle with liver cancer continues. Read was admitted...

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Gillard takes swipe at Rudd's takeover

Former PM Julia Gillard (R) has taken a swipe at Kevin Rudd in her first major public appearance. Source: AAP FORMER prime minister Julia Gillard has taken a swipe at Kevin Rudd, saying a key difference in their leadership takeovers was that...

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We will fight scourge of smuggling: Abbott

Australia and Indonesia are resolved to fight people smuggling, prime minister Tony Abbott says. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have had constructive discussions about fighting the "scourge"...

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Another Sydney garage explosion

A MAN has suffered serious burns from the second garage explosion in Sydney in two days. At 3pm (AEST) on Monday, police were called to a home on Archer Crescent at Bankstown after reports of a loud explosion in a garage. A 43-year-old man...

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Italy grapples with new Berlusconi crisis

Five cabinet ministers from former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's party have quit the government. Source: AAP ITALY is mired in a fresh political quagmire after Silvio Berlusconi pushed his party's ministers to quit the fragile coalition government,...

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UK PM backs veil bans at institutions

THE state should back institutions such as schools and courthouses that require individuals to remove face-coverings worn by some Muslim women, British Prime Minister David Cameron says. Cameron said he did not believe there should be a ban...

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Two men in hospital following Sydney fire

TWO men are in hospital following a fire in Sydney's southwest. Emergency services were called to Australia Road at Barden Ridge at 8pm (AEST) on Sunday after reports a house was on fire. A garage at the rear of a property was well-alight,...

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Siemens to cut up to 15,000 global jobs

GERMANY engineering company Siemens says it will cut up to 15,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2014. German news agency dpa reported on Sunday that the company wants to cut 5,000 jobs in Germany and another 10,000 jobs abroad. A Siemens spokesman,...

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