India building collapse kills seven

A FIVE-STOREY building under construction in southern India has collapsed, killing at least seven workers and leaving dozens more feared trapped under the rubble. Authorities were trying to determine how many people were on site when the structure...

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Digital music downloads fall

DIGITAL music sales fell 5.7 per cent in 2013, with experts attributing the drop to an increase in online streaming services. Individual song downloads dropped from 1.34 billion in 2012 to 1.26 billion in 2013, the largest drop since the launch...

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China reports drop in mining deaths

SAFETY at China's coal mines improved in 2013, with the numbers of accidents and deaths decreasing from the previous year, the government says. China has the world's deadliest coal mines, and authorities have made it a priority to improve safety...

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Greenpeace activist arrives home

AUSTRALIAN activist Colin Russell has arrived home saying he has no regrets about his time spent in a Russian jail and that Greenpeace will campaign the "same as ever". The 59-year-old flew into Hobart on Thursday night after being detained by...

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Macau casinos score $US45bn in revenue

THE tiny Chinese city of Macau has again smashed its annual record for casino earnings as revenues last year hit a staggering $US45 billion ($A50.7 billion), further underlining its position as the world's biggest gambling market. Macau's nearly...

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Adelaide needs more retirement villages

MORE retirement accommodation is needed in Adelaide's inner suburbs to allow seniors to downsize but stay in their communities, the retirement industry's peak body says. Property advisory group MacroPlan Dimasi analysed census data to determine...

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Pope stresses courage, hope in new year

POPE Francis, laying out his hopes for the just-begun year, has urged people to work for a world where everyone accepts each other's differences and where enemies recognise that they are brothers. "We are all children of one heavenly father,...

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Sinking boats dampen Sydney festivities

MORE than 100 New Year's Eve revellers have been helped from two sinking boats in Sydney Harbour. Police say 100 party-goers were rescued from a yacht near Garden Island about 8pm (AEDT) when the vessel began taking on water. The police boat...

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Cabinet papers reveal challenges of 86/87

IT began with the "banana republic" and ended with the doomed "Joh for Canberra" push. The years 1986 and 1987 were an era of change in Australian politics. The then-Labor federal government led by Bob Hawke was grappling with the breakdown of...

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Keating used bananas to soften up public

IT was a softening-up campaign aimed at preparing Australians for tough times ahead. Then-Treasurer Paul Keating took to the airwaves to warn the nation that it risked becoming a "banana republic" if it didn't lift its game. From today's perspective...

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Vic fireworks attract about 500,000

MORE than 500,000 partygoers have enjoyed a spectacular fireworks show in central Melbourne to celebrate the New Year. On a mild and pleasant evening, Melbourne's skyline was lit up from 22 locations across the city. The 7.5-tonne fireworks...

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Crocs CEO leaving ahead of investment

THE company that makes Crocs shoes is getting a $US200 million ($A226.3 million) bailout from a private equity fund, and its CEO is retiring. Crocs shares peaked in 2007 as buyers snapped up the clogs known for being comfortable but ugly. But...

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Drive-by shooting and bomb in Iraq kill 6

A DRIVE-BY shooting and a bomb in Iraq have killed at least six people. Police say gunmen in a speeding car opened fire on Sunday at a check point run by anti-al-Qaeda, pro-government Sunni militiamen in Baghdad's western suburb of Abu Ghraib,...

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Polish composer Wojciech Kilar dies

WOJCIECH Kilar, a Polish pianist and composer of classical music and scores for many films, including Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning The Pianist and Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, has died. He was 81. The composer died Sunday...

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French court upholds high income tax

FRENCH President Francois Hollande has finally got his super tax on high incomes with the country's highest court upholding the law's latest version. Hollande originally promised a 75 per cent tax on income over 1 million euros ($A1.55 million)....

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