Girl, 13, hit crossing Sydney road

A TEENAGE girl has been placed in a coma after she was hit by a car near Dee Why, on Sydney's northern beaches. The CareFlight helicopter, police and paramedics rushed to help the unconscious 13-year-old after she was hit while trying to cross...

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Pope set to begin Middle East pilgrimage

The Vatican has billed Pope Francis' first visit to the Middle East as a "pilgrimage of prayer". Source: AAP POPE Francis has made an urgent plea for peace in war-torn Syria as he kicked off a three-day pilgrimage to the Middle East. And...

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Vic motorcyclist nabbed 100km/h over limit

A MOTORBIKE rider has been caught travelling at almost 100 km/h over the speed limit in the middle of Melbourne's premiere restaurant strip. The rider reached a speed of up to 133 km/h in the 40 km/h-zone on Lygon Street, in Carlton. He was...

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Man who helped create GI Joe dies

DONALD Levine, the American toy company executive credited with developing the world's first action figure, GI Joe, has died aged 86. He died of cancer early on Thursday at a hospice on Rhode Island, said his wife, Nan. They were just about to...

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College didn't lobby for funds: Abbott

Tony Abbott has described questions about his daughter Frances' scholarship as "dirt digging". Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says he wasn't lobbied by a friend to allow private colleges to access government subsidies. The federal...

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Principal didn't consider kids' protection

A FORMER Perth headmaster has told a royal commission he didn't factor in the protection of children when deciding against sacking a teacher later convicted of sex abuse. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child sexual abuse...

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Orphan bear cub charms police in Oregon

POLICE in southern Oregon have held an unlikely suspect: a well-behaved black bear cub. Police Chief Don Brown says a teenage boy and his parents brought the cub to the police station in a large plastic storage bin on Monday. The boy found...

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UK drivers admit motorway tailgating

Motorway tailgating is a major worry for most UK motorists, a new survey shows. Source: AAP MOTORWAY tailgating is a major worry for most motorists but many admit to doing it themselves, according to a survey. Of 1000 drivers, a total of...

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Bali crash victim arrives in Australia

AN Australian man who was critically injured in a motorcycle crash in Bali has arrived safely in Melbourne and is receiving hospital treatment. There were concerns Nicho White, who has not roused from an induced coma, would not survive his medivac...

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Thailand's army launches coup

THAILAND'S army chief says the army is taking control of the government to "restore order and push through political reform", Sky News reports. The head of the Thai Army made the announcement on TV with senior military officers surrounding him,...

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Port Hedland strike halted for 30 days

Fortescue Metals has warned it could cut jobs if a threatened strike at Port Headland goes ahead. Source: AAP A POTENTIALLY damaging strike that could have shut down operations at Australia's largest export port has been called off. But...

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US to end to door-slot mail for millions

15 million addresses in the US will no longer get mail delivered to the door under proposed new laws Source: AAP MILLIONS of people in the United States will no longer get mail delivered to their door but will have to go to communal or curbside...

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Regulation focus of Iowa global insurance

INSURANCE companies, trade groups and regulators are gathering in Iowa to discuss the industry's major issues. As the three-day Global Insurance Symposium is set to get underway in Des Moines, plans to regulate firms like banks and impose national...

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Vic police protest over staff shortages

Police in Geelong have staged a rare public rally to raise awareness of staff shortages. Source: AAP A SHORTAGE of frontline police in Victoria's second largest city has driven frustrated officers to stage a rare public protest. About 200...

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Budget to drag on growth

The RBA has flagged the budget as one of several factors dragging on economic growth. Source: AAP IN the minutes of its latest meeting, the RBA warned that "fiscal consolidation" could drag on growth. And so it could. The RBA reckons economic...

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Italian rescue of nearly 500 migrants

THE Italian Navy has rescued nearly 500 migrants, including 100 children, in an all-night operation. The Navy said in a release the migrants were rescued on Tuesday from two boats, tied together because one motor failed. The operation off the...

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Malawi holds presidential election

POLLING has started in Malawi's fifth elections since the introduction of multiparty democracy in 1994. Voting started at 6am on Tuesday at most polling centres but some delayed opening by as much as three hours due to rains and late deliveries...

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Colombia arrests bus driver after crash

COLOMBIAN authorities have arrested the driver of a bus that crashed and killed 31 children. The youngsters burned to death on Sunday after the bus caught fire and exploded in the north of the South American country as they returned from church...

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One dead, two injured in Vic car crash

A PASSENGER was killed and another man is in a life-threatening condition after a speeding car crashed into a Victorian residential garage. Three men were out getting food when the driver lost control and hit a pole before smashing into the...

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George Harrison's guitar brings $657K

GEORGE Harrison's 1962 Rickenbacker guitar has sold for $US657,000 ($A710,850) at auction. Harrison purchased the guitar in 1963 at Fenton's Music store in Mount Vernon, Illinois, while visiting his sister. The Julien's Auctions sale of rock...

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UK child abuse probe goes to Australia

THE UK's largest ever public inquiry into institutional child abuse is to travel to Australia to interview alleged victims transferred from Northern Ireland. More than 100 children were removed from church-run residential homes in Northern Ireland,...

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Eastern Ukrainians rap Kiev in talks

Lawmakers and officials from eastern Ukraine have criticised the fledging central government. Source: AAP LAWMAKERS and officials from eastern Ukraine have poured criticism on the fledging central government, accusing it of ignoring legitimate...

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Greek water referendum 'not sanctioned'

Some Greek mayors say they will hold a referendum on whether to privatise the Thessaloniki Water. Source: AAP GREECE'S second largest city, and 10 of the other 13 municipalities comprising the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area, will hold a "referendum"...

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Iran's Zarif says nuclear deal 'possible'

IRANIAN Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday that clinching a final nuclear deal with world powers is still "possible" despite a tough round of talks this week. "Agreement is possible. But illusions need to go. Opportunity shouldn't...

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Record floods lead to Bosnia landslides

floods triggering landslides and covering homes, have left hundreds of people homeless in Bosnia. Source: AAP LANDSLIDES in Bosnia have left hundreds of people homeless, while thousands more have fled homes in neighbouring Croatia and Serbia...

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