India wheels out new long-range missile

INDIA has wheeled out a new long-range nuclear missile that can hit anywhere in China and warned rival Pakistan not to take its friendship "for granted" as it celebrated its Republic Day with a big parade. India successfully tested last April...

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Tornadoes hit coastal towns: 20 hurt

A badly damaged house and downed power lines are seen after a tornado ripped through Bargara on Queensland's coast. YouTube/nikkogsxr WARNING signals will be broadcast for the Wide Bay area as tornado activity continues throughout the...

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Eight killed after Egypt soccer verdict

EGYPTIAN security officials say the military is being deployed to the Mediterranean city of Port Said after eight people were killed in riots outside the main prison following a controversial verdict related to one of the world's deadliest incidents...

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Peris draft 'tokenism', Bernardi says

CONTROVERSIAL Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has labelled the federal government's drafting of Aboriginal Olympian Nova Peris "tokenism of the highest order", drawing an angry response from Labor. Senator Bernardi told Adelaide radio on Friday...

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Buttrose named Australian of the Year

AUSTRALIAN of the Year Ita Buttrose wants to promote a more positive approach to ageing by tackling community attitudes toward older people. The 71-year-old was on Friday honoured at a ceremony in Canberra for her extraordinary and groundbreaking...

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Dam levels reduced, record for Rocky

A swiftwater rescue officer saves a young boy in Frenchmans Creek at Rockhampton. PIC: Allan Reinikka/The Morning Bulletin Source: Supplied WATER releases from Wivenhoe and North Pine dams will start this afternoon as the State Government takes...

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Perth residents on bushfire watch

A BUSHFIRE is threatening lives and homes in the northern Perth suburb of Trigg. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services issued a watch and act warning at 5.10pm (WST) on Thursday for people on the northern side of Karrinyup Road, between...

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Two charged over alleged kidnap, torture

TWO people who allegedly tortured a woman in a north Queensland home this week have been charged. It has been alleged a 34-year-old man and 25-year-old woman kidnapped the 39-year-old woman on January 20 before holding her against her will at...

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Two Aussies held over Phuket shooting

TWO Australian men facing charges of attempted murder after a shooting in the Thai resort island of Phuket have been transferred to the main prison pending a court hearing. John Edward Cohen, 33, from NSW, and Tasmanian Adam Lewis Shea, 26, were...

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European stocks edge higher at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets have gained slightly at the start of trading. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies rose 0.18 per cent to 6,190.02 points at the start of trading on Wednesday. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index rose 0.09 per cent to...

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Australian men held over Thai shooting

TWO Australian men have been arrested in Phuket over the accidental shooting of two German tourists. A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman confirmed John Edward Cohen, 33, from NSW, and Adam Lewis Shea, 26, from Tasmania, had been...

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Netanyahu scrambles to keep his job

Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing Likud-Beitenu list has won the Israeli election by a narrow majority. Source: AAP A BADLY weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scrambling to keep his job after Israeli elections resulted in an unexpected...

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India warns of nuclear threat to Kashmir

OFFICIALS in India-controlled Kashmir are warning people to build bomb-proof basements, store enough food and water for two weeks and be prepared for a possible nuclear war. There was no official reason given for the sudden concern about a nuclear...

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DSE closes some state parks and forests

A NUMBER of national parks and state forests have been closed in Victoria's northeast after 37 bushwalkers had to be airlifted out because of bushfires. Hikers bushwalking at Mt Feathertop were flown out by helicopter after a fire northeast...

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France and Germany celebrate friendship

The leaders of Germany and France have celebrated 50 years of post-war reconciliation in Berlin. Source: AAP FRANCE and Germany are marking 50 years since a landmark treaty sealed their post-war reconciliation with a day of pomp, symbolism...

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Five seriously hurt in Austria train crash

TWO packed commuter trains have collided head-on in the morning rush-hour traffic in Vienna, leaving five people seriously hurt. "At the moment there are five people seriously injured and several people with light injuries," emergency services...

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US ship ignored reef warnings: Philippines

A PHILIPPINES official has accused a US Navy minesweeper of ignoring warnings to stay away before it became stuck on a World Heritage-listed coral reef. The accusation on Monday by the superintendent of Tubbataha marine park, Angelique Songco,...

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NATO joins fight against Taliban squad

NATO troops have helped liberate a Kabul police building from a Taliban suicide squad. Three police officers died in the attack, which lasted eight hours on Monday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the longest stand-off...

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Dotcom re-enacts raid for launch party

A HELICOPTER fly-by, men dressed as armed New Zealand police officers, and dancers and singers have all heralded the launch of Kim Dotcom's new "legal" website, Mega. The new cloud storage website went live at 6.48am on Sunday, about the same...

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Vic residents return to bushfire-hit homes

Victorian residents have returned to their bushfire-ravaged homes as fire crews backburn. Source: AAP RESIDENTS have returned to their bushfire-damaged homes in Victoria's east, as authorities battle to bring a massive blaze under control before...

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Missing sought after deadly end to Algeria

GOVERNMENTS are scrambling to track down missing nationals after the bloody end to a gas plant siege in the Sahara that saw Islamists kill at least 23 foreigners and Algerians, with Algiers fearing the toll may rise. "I fear that it may be revised...

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