Sandy weakens to tropical storm

SANDY weakened from hurricane to a tropical storm early Saturday as it inched toward the US East Coast with sustained winds of 110 kilometers an hour, US forecasters said. On Friday, the storm packed maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers...

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End of an era for Berlusconi

ITALIAN newspapers splashed the news of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's jail sentence for tax fraud across their front pages on Saturday, heralding the end of an era dominated by the man one anti-Berlusconi paper called a "natural-born delinquent"....

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Syria ceasefire in tatters, 150 killed

SYRIAN rebels on Saturday declared the failure of a truce declared for Eid al-Adha, as fighting raged, warplanes buzzed key cities and at least 150 people were reported killed since a ceasefire came into effect. The truce conditionally agreed...

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Asian markets fall ahead of US growth data

ASIAN markets are lower as dealers look ahead to the release of US economic growth figures, while Hong Kong eased on profit-taking after posting 10 straight days of gains. The Nikkei was also hit on Friday as the dollar eased back after hitting...

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Romney adviser raises race card

AN outspoken surrogate for Mitt Romney's White House campaign has suggested that race was a factor in former secretary of state Colin Powell's endorsement of President Barack Obama. Former New Hampshire governor John Sununu told CNN late on Thursday...

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One in four Spaniards out of work

ONE Spaniard in four is now officially out of work as the economic crisis tightens its grip on the country. The National Statistics Institute said on Friday that 85,000 more people joined the ranks of the unemployed between July and September,...

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Albany bushfire investigation imminent

AN investigation into a bush blaze near Albany that left a firefighter with life-threatening burns is set to begin within a week. The bushfire at Two Peoples Bay began on October 12 and was fully extinguished five days later. A 45-year-old firefighter...

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WA economic outlook doesn't faze Buswell

WESTERN Australia should maintain its AAA credit rating if steps being taken by the Barnett government are as effective as hoped, Treasurer Troy Buswell says. Mr Buswell made the comments after ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) revised...

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Thai hotel brews coffee from elephant dung

FOR those who like their coffee with a strong nose Thailand could be the ideal destination, after a blend made from elephant dung was put on sale by an upmarket hotel chain. The Black Ivory blend, made from coffee beans digested and excreted...

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Driver arrested after north shore crash

A MAN is in hospital under police guard after crashing a car into traffic lights and a van on Sydney's north shore, police say. The driver was allegedly seen speeding in a Mitsubishi near Thornleigh just after 5pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, sparking...

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UK downgrades threat posed by IRA

THE threat posed by Northern Ireland-related terrorism to the British mainland has been downgraded from substantial to moderate - the second lowest setting on the five-point scale, Home Secretary Theresa May says. May, the country's top domestic...

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Key German optimism indicator falls

BUSINESS confidence in Germany has dropped for the sixth month in a row, a closely watched survey shows, amid growing indications the financial crisis is taking an increasing toll on Europe's largest economy. Munich's Ifo institute said on Wednesday...

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Young boy dies after TV falls on him in WA

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy has died after a television set fell on him at his home in Collie, in the southwest of Western Australia. WA Police say the tragic accident happened about 10.30am (WST) on Tuesday."The circumstances surrounding the death will...

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Greenpeace slams Japan's radiation count

GOVERNMENT radiation monitoring in areas near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is unreliable, Greenpeace says, with heavily populated areas exposed to 13 times the legal limit. The environmental group said on Tuesday authorities were wasting...

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Dagong to unveil new ratings agency

CHINESE ratings agency Dagong says it is tying up with US and Russian partners to form a new "independent" group to rival US-based agencies it claims have "proven inadequate". The Chinese firm will set up the joint venture with Egan-Jones Ratings...

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Govt 'was warned' about trawler risk

FISHERIES Minister Joe Ludwig received confidential advice that banning the controversial super-trawler Abel Tasman would be a "significant risk" for the federal government. ABC TV's Four Corners has revealed that Senator Ludwig was briefed by...

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German economy could contract in 4Q

THE German economy, Europe's biggest, will see a sharp slowdown in growth or may even contract at the end of the year as the eurozone crisis bites, the country's central bank has warned. Germany has so far held up to Europe's long-running sovereign...

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BBC to air show about Savile scandal

THE BBC plans to air a show reporting on its own editorial decision to pull the plug on a Newsnight segment about sexual abuse charges against the late entertainer Jimmy Savile. In the latest development Newsnight editor, Peter Rippon, has stepped...

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Nepalese minister quits over bribe charges

AN official says the Nepalese prime minister has asked his labor minister to resign for allegedly seeking bribes for registering private companies offering jobs abroad. Such companies are mushrooming in Nepal with thousands of younger Nepalese...

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Blast hits Damascus, at least 10 dead

AN explosion has rocked the Old City of Damascus, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens of other civilians, Syrian activists say. The blast erupted on Sunday as President Bashar Assad discussed the civil war in his country with visiting...

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Icelanders support revising constitution

A MAJORITY of Icelanders have voted in favour of revising the country's constitution, preliminary results of a referendum show. Some 66 per cent have supported the draft constitution with about 88,000 votes counted. Turnout in Saturday's vote...

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