Two A380s to fly over Sydney Harbour

TWO Airbus A380s will fly in formation over Sydney Harbour on Sunday to mark the start of a partnership between airline carriers Qantas and Emirates. A Qantas A380 and Emirates A380 will start flying north of Longreef, turn around into Sydney...

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Teen to face court over fatal Easter crash

A 17-YEAR-OLD South Australian girl will face court over causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed another teenager. Police say a 17-year-old boy died after a car carrying five passengers crashed just before midnight...

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US hands over troubled area to Afghans

US special operations forces handed over their base in a strategic region of eastern Afghanistan to local Afghan commandos on Saturday, a senior US commander said. The withdrawal from Nirkh district meets a demand by Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

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China disregarding neighbours, says study

THE rising might of China is causing it to act with increasing disregard towards its neighbours, a Japanese government-funded study said on Friday. "China, against the backdrop of its rising national power and improvement in its military power,...

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Christians mark Jesus' crucifixion

HUNDREDS of Christians streamed through the cobblestone alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, hoisting wooden crosses and chanting prayers to mark the crucifixion of Jesus. Throngs of pilgrims walked a traditional Good Friday procession...

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China orders stepped-up scrutiny on Apple

State media report that Apple will face "strengthened supervision" from China's consumer watchdogs. Source: AAP APPLE is to face "strengthened supervision" from China's consumer watchdogs, state media reported Friday, as the US computer giant...

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Emerging countries still lead way: OECD

EDS: Not for use before 2100 AEDT Thursday, March 28 By Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics Correspondent CANBERRA, March 28 AAP - When Julia Gillard makes her second trip to China as prime minister next week, she'll be visiting one of the mainstays...

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Airport screeners drop Easter stoppages

Industrial action at Melbourne Airport over Easter is not expected to delay flights, Qantas says. Source: AAP MELBOURNE Airport security screeners have abandoned planned industrial action over the Easter weekend after they and their employer...

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Queues form as Cyprus reopens banks

CYPRUS banks have reopened under armed guard after a nearly two-week lockdown but customers faced harsh curbs to stop them draining the island's coffers after its eurozone bailout. Queues of dozens of people formed on Thursday before the doors...

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East Timor Operation Astute formally ends

The Australian Defence Force has formally concluded its operation to restore order in East Timor. Source: AAP THE Australian Defence Force (ADF) has formally concluded its operation to restore order in East Timor, with the remaining personnel...

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Hands off our finance sector: Luxembourg

Officials in Cyprus warned that "superhuman" efforts are needed to reopen its banks by Thursday. Source: AAP LUXEMBOURG has railed against what it fears is a new eurozone position that oversized finance sectors must be scaled back in line...

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Bank of Cyprus head sacked

THE chief executive of the Bank of Cyprus, the island's biggest lender, has been sacked by the central bank governor as part of an international bailout deal, state media says. Yiannis Kypri was fired on the instructions of the so-called troika...

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Coalition climate policy yet to be costed

Tony Abbott has hinted the coalition's climate change policy cost will be similar to a 2010 figure. Source: AAP THE federal opposition has yet to put a budget figure on the cost of its "direct action" plan to tackle climate change but has...

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Qld premier pushed to refer MP to watchdog

Premier Campbell Newman (pic) is under pressure to refer Scott Driscoll to the corruption watchdog. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman is under pressure to refer his suspended MP Scott Driscoll to the corruption watchdog. The...

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N Korea threatens to strike US mainland

North Korea has put its rocket units on combat ready status, with prepared orders to strike the US. Source: AAP NORTH Korea has put its artillery and "strategic" rocket units on combat ready status, with orders to prepare for strikes against...

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Zimbabwe High Court frees prominent lawyer

THE High Court in Zimbabwe has freed on bail Beatrice Mtetwa, a prominent human rights lawyer who was arrested last week while representing the prime minister's staffers. Mtetwa was granted bail after an earlier bail attempt was thrown out by...

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Cyprus deal prevents eurozone exit: govt

A preliminary agreement has been reached paving the way for Cyprus to receive a $A12.49b bailout. Source: AAP THE Cyprus bailout deal concluded in Brussels has ended uncertainty and prevented a "disorderly default" that could have seen Cyprus...

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Melbourne thieves get away with guns

MASKED men have stolen a number of firearms after breaking into a storage unit in Melbourne's southeast. Police say the thieves broken into the Huntingdale facility in the early hours of last Thursday using bolt cutters to cut the padlocks on several...

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Musharraf returns to Pakistan from exile

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf says he wants to "free" his homeland from terrorism. Source: AAP PAKISTAN'S former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has returned home after more than four years in exile, defying a Taliban death threat...

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Runner in critical condition after storm

A car yard at Greenslopes was damaged by a storm tonight. Source: The Courier-Mail A MAN is in a critical condition after being hit by a falling branch as the weather turned wild during a fun-run in Brisbane tonight. The man was competing...

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Leighton shareholder denies interference

LEIGHTON Holdings' major shareholder has denied it had anything to do with the shake-up of the construction giant's board. Leighton chairman Stephen Johns and non-executive directors Wayne Osborn and Ian Macfarlane, a former Reserve Bank of Australia...

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