Syria TV says 30 killed in blast near Iraq

A BOMB attack targeting a weapons bazaar in eastern Syria close to the Iraqi border has killed 30 "terrorists", state television reports. "A big explosion hits a terrorist arms market in Mayadeen, killing 30 terrorists and wounding dozens of...

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Israel says Palestinians kidnapped teens

Israeli security forces are combing the West Bank in search of three missing teenagers. Source: AAP THREE Israeli teenagers, one of them also a US citizen, have been kidnapped in the occupied West Bank, presumably by Palestinians, the army...

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Vic union rejects sabotage claim

The CFMEU has rejected claims a fire at a Grocon building site in Melbourne was an act of sabotage. Source: AAP THE CFMEU has rejected a claim of sabotage over a deliberately lit fire at a Grocon building site in Melbourne, saying it is a...

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Snow falls in Vic alpine peaks

Snow has begun falling on Victoria's alpine peaks after a slow start to the season. Source: AAP AFTER a slow start to the season, snow has finally begun falling on Victoria's alpine peaks. AT Mt Hotham, 3cm of snow had fallen since Saturday...

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Egypt asks YouTube to remove assault video

EGYPT is asking YouTube to remove a video of a woman being sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square during a rally supporting the country's newly-elected president. PRESIDENTIAL spokesman Ehab Badawy said in a statement late on Thursday that the...

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Ignition switch problem forces GM recall

GENERAL Motors is recalling more cars for problems with ignition switches. GM is recalling nearly 512,000 Chevrolet Camaro muscle cars from the 2010 to 2014 model years. A driver's knee can bump the key and knock the switch out of the "run"...

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Abbott lays wreath at war cemetery

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, as his government drops the idea of creating a national war cemetery in Canberra to commemorate the Anzac centenary in 2015. THE tomb is in the Arlington...

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Abbott to press Obama for TPP

AUSTRALIA will seek American support to wrap up talks on an Asia-Pacific free trade zone when Prime Minister Tony Abbott meets with US President Barack Obama. MR Abbott was due to meet with Mr Obama at the White House at noon on Thursday (0200...

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Rik Mayall post-mortem inconclusive

A post-mortem examination may shed light on how British comic Rik Mayall died at the age of 56. Source: AAP A POST-MORTEM into the death of British comic Rik Mayall has proved inconclusive, West London Coroner's Court says. MORE tests...

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'Knock-about bloke' Qld's top judge

TIM Carmody is criticised for being inexperienced and too close to the government to be Queensland's top judge, but has stared down the naysayers. HE was promoted from chief magistrate to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on Thursday, despite...

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US-China relations vital for world: Abbott

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says the US-China relationship is the most vital for the world's future. MR Abbott told a US Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Washington DC on Thursday that Australia had balanced being a good friend to China while...

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Abbott visits New York high tech college

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is ending a two-day visit to New York at a school touted by US President Barack Obama in last year's State of the Union speech. Pathways in Technology Early College High School operates within the Paul Robeson High...

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Flight 370 families seek information

ABOUT two dozen relatives of Chinese passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight have demanded more information at a Beijing building that houses the airline's regional office, more than three months after the plane disappeared en route to...

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Abbott lays wreath at 9/11 memorial in NYC

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has laid a wreath at the National September 11 Memorial in New York. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has honoured the memory of Australians who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks with a visit to the...

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Barnett flags WA penalty rate changes

THE West Australian premier is seeking to allow small businesses access to the same employment conditions as larger companies to establish fairer penalty rates throughout the week. Colin Barnett said larger employers, such as Coles and Woolworths,...

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Trapped man may stay in German cave longer

Rescuers are working to retrieve a man stuck deep underground inside a cave in the German Alps. Source: AAP RESCUERS say they aim to extract a researcher trapped with a serious injury in Germany's deepest and longest cave by the end of the...

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Tests show gift painting is Rembrandt

SCIENTIFIC tests have confirmed that a painting donated to Britain's National Trust by a wealthy supporter is a Rembrandt self-portrait worth tens of millions of pounds, the heritage body says. The portrait of the artist, wearing a cap with...

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Baden-Clay murder trial starts today

Gerard Baden-Clay in court. Illustration: Jonathan Bentley. Source: Supplied BRISBANE real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay will stand trial today for the murder of his wife. More than 70 witnesses are due to be called to give evidence...

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Driver charged in crash that hurt Morgan

ACTOR and comedian Tracy Morgan has been critically injured after a tractor-trailer rammed into his chauffeured limousine bus, setting off a chain-reaction crash that left one member of his entourage dead and two others seriously hurt. A truck...

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'Super computer' passes Turing Test in UK

A "SUPER computer" has duped humans into thinking it was a 13-year-old boy to become the first machine to pass the "iconic" Turing Test, experts say. Five machines were tested at the Royal Society in central London to see if they could fool people...

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Canada, US to help northern Aust: Robb

CANADIAN and US investors could be the key to opening up development in northern Australia, Trade Minister Andrew Robb says. A discussion paper on northern Australia's future will be released by Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss at an event in...

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Pope begins Middle East prayer summit

VATICAN officials insist no political agenda is lurking behind Pope Francis' invitation to the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to pray for peace together in the Vatican gardens, and no concrete initiatives are expected. But Sunday's unusual...

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