$US2.6bn for News Corp publishing unit

The publishing unit being spun off by News Corp will begin operations with $US2.6 billion in cash. Source: AAP THE newspaper and publishing unit being spun off by media giant News Corp will begin operations with $2.6 billion in cash, according...

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Anti-nuclear rally held in Tokyo

Demonstrators rallied in Tokyo ahead of the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake disaster. Source: AAP THOUSANDS of anti-nuclear demonstrators have rallied in Tokyo ahead of the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami...

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Communication key lesson of SARS: experts

Experts have learned the importance of raising global alert after the SARS outbreak a decade ago. Source: AAP A DECADE ago, a highly contagious and deadly new illness sent people worldwide scrambling to cancel flights and holidays as schools...

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Bin Laden's son-in-law to face US court

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith will face charges that he conspired to kill Americans in his in al-Qaeda. Source: AAP OSAMA bin Laden's son-in-law was due to appear in a New York court on Friday to face charges that he conspired to kill Americans in his...

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SAfrican dragging death cops back in court

NINE South African policemen appeared in court accused of dragging a Mozambican immigrant behind their police van and then brutally beating him to death. They are charged with killing Mido Macia, a 27-year-old Mozambican taxi driver who died in...

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Hundreds march against 'police brutality'

Demonstrators are set to protest against alleged police brutality at the Mardi Gras in Sydney. Source: AAP HUNDREDS of people have marched through central Sydney demanding an end to police brutality and an independent investigation into allegations...

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Valuable artworks taken from Adelaide home

South Australian police are seeking information about the theft of six pieces of artwork. Source: AAP ART dealers should be on the lookout after six rare and valuable artworks, worth more than $100,000, were stolen from an Adelaide home....

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4 charged over axe brawl at WA McDonald's

A mass brawl outside a McDonald's restaurant in Perth has left a man with extensive injuries. Source: AAP A MASS brawl outside a McDonald's restaurant in central Perth has left a man with extensive injuries after he was struck with an axe...

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Randy pandas get privacy at Tokyo zoo

Officials at Ueno Zoo are keeping visitors away in the hope a pair of pandas will mate. Source: AAP A PAIR of pandas in the mood for mating are being given a bit of space with Japanese zookeepers hoping they would get it on if the public...

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Baillieu a man of integrity: Abbott

Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu is a man of integrity, opposition leader Tony Abbott says. Source: AAP FEDERAL Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has congratulated Denis Napthine for being elected Victorian premier and praised outgoing leader...

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Tennis star Goolagong Cawley is a grandma

EVONNE Goolagong Cawley, one of the few mothers to win a Grand Slam singles title, is a grandmother. Goolagong Cawley and her husband, Roger Cawley, were at Nambour Hospital on the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday when their son Morgan's fiancee,...

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Hong Kong stocks close higher

HONG Kong shares have closed 0.96 per cent higher, taking a strong cue from Wall Street, where the Dow closed at a record high. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 217.34 points on Wednesday to 22,777.84 on turnover of HK$73.25 billion ($A9.27...

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Home builders need another rate cut: HIA

Improved economic data suggests the Reserve Bank of Australia may not need to cut the cash rate. Source: AAP THE housing industry believes the central bank has missed an opportunity to provide a boost to the struggling residential building...

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Cigarettes worth $200,000 seized in Vic

Police have seized illegally imported cigarettes from a truck in Victoria's northeast. Source: AAP MORE than 1000 cartons of cigarettes worth $200,000 have been seized from a truck in Victoria's northeast. The cigarettes, believed to...

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Premier set to add to PM's problems

UNBACKABLE: Premier Colin Barnett, a firm favourite to win the state election, will give the federal Labor leadership another headache. Source: The Sunday Times AS if the polls, the carbon tax, the mining tax, the lack of a budget surplus and...

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Denmark seeks $1bn in taxes from Microsoft

DANISH tax authorities are demanding 5.8 billion kroner ($A995 million) in tax arrears from Microsoft, public broadcaster DR reports. "Microsoft owes the treasury five billion kroner ... amounting to a total of 5.8 billion with interest included,"...

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Latvia govt inks request to join euro bloc

LATVIA has formally applied to adopt the euro currency in 2014, a move that could see the Baltic state become the bloc's 18th member. The request had been expected and comes after Latvia met the required financial criteria, including levels...

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Indian hunger striker on suicide charge

AN Indian human rights activist who has been on hunger-strike for 12 years appeared in a New Delhi court on Monday charged with attempting to commit suicide. Irom Sharmila, 40, who is force-fed through a drip in her nose, was tearful as she...

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Somali court frees rape victim

A SOMALI appeals court dropped charges against a woman sentenced to a year in jail after she told a reporter she was raped by security forces. The journalist will however remain in jail for six months. "The court orders the release of the woman,...

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200 Syria troops, rebels die in battle

ALMOST 200 troops and rebels were killed in an eight-day battle for a police academy in the north Syrian province of Aleppo, as insurgents seized control of most of the complex, a watchdog said. "Rebels have seized most of a police academy in Khan...

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Walesa sparks outrage with antigay comment

LECH Walesa, the democracy icon and Nobel peace prize winner, has sparked controversy and outrage in Poland by saying homosexuals have no right to a prominent role in politics and that as a minority they need to "adjust to smaller things" in society....

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