Reports Boston bombing suspect arrested

A suspect in the Boston marathon bombing has reportedly been arrested during a police incident. Source: AAP ONE of the suspects from the Boston marathon bombing has reportedly been arrested. "One Marathon bombing suspect has been caught,...

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Manhunt after first Boston suspect dies

POLICE killed one of the Boston marathon bombing suspects in a shootout early Friday and pursued a chaotic street-to-street manhunt for his accomplice, officials said. The Boston bomb suspects are from a Russian region near Chechnya, and have...

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Death toll in Iraq cafe suicide attack 32

IRAQI police and morgue officials say the death toll in a suicide bombing inside a Baghdad cafe has risen to 32 killed and 65 wounded. A suicide bomber set off his explosive belt inside the cafe Thursday night. It was packed with young people...

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Psy's Gentleman video praised, banned

GANGNAM Style star Psy has been praised by South Korea's president and slammed by its state broadcaster, all on the same day. President Park Geun-hye cited Psy's "exemplary" respect for copyright principles, but KBS television banned music video...

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Germany approves aid to Cyprus

THE German parliament has approved an international bailout package for stricken eurozone member Cyprus by a large majority. In the Bundestag lower house, 486 deputies on Thursday voted for the measure with 104 against and three abstentions. ...

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PM tight-lipped on carbon price revision

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is remaining tight-lipped on whether there will be a revised price for carbon in 2015-16 and revised revenue forecasts in the upcoming budget. There are fears the federal budget could be facing a multi-billion dollar...

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N. Korea refuses South access to Kaesong

North Korea will not be returning to the negotiating table with the US, media reports say. Source: AAP NORTH Korea has barred a delivery of supplies to South Koreans in the closed Kaesong industrial zone, as the South's president said it was...

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Trial begins over faulty breast implants

FRANCE has launched one of its biggest-ever trials as five managers from company PIP faced charges of selling faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare. More than 5000 women registered as plaintiffs in the case, which sees the...

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Putin foe Navalny goes on trial in Russia

RUSSIAN opposition leader Alexei Navalny has gone on trial on charges he says were ordered by President Vladimir Putin to eliminate a top opponent, but the process was swiftly adjourned for a week to allow the defence more time to prepare. Hundreds...

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Asylum granted to dictator's son-in-law

THE Seychelles have granted a year's asylum to the son-in-law of Tunisia's deposed dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, officials say. Sakhr El Materi, who was convicted in absentia of corruption by a Tunisian court, appealed for asylum in the Indian...

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EU court stops extradition of UK Islamist

THE European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the extradition from Britain of a mentally ill man who is wanted by US authorities for conspiring to establish an Islamist militant training camp in Oregon. A seven-judge panel which examined...

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At least 16 killed in Ghana mine collapse

A MINE collapse in Ghana's central gold-producing region has killed 16 people who were working illegally and had been told to leave by the operator, police say. "They retrieved 16 bodies," area police commander William Otu said of Monday's disaster...

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Tight security for Thatcher funeral

Margaret Thatcher's funeral will have tight security as police fear protesters could disrupt it. Source: AAP MARGARET Thatcher's funeral will be surrounded by tight security as police fear protesters opposed to her political legacy and anarchists...

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Wave of bombs kills 19 ahead of Iraq polls

MORE than a dozen bombings across Iraq have killed at least 19 people in the latest in a spike in violence just days before the country's first elections since US troops withdrew. The violence, which struck during morning rush hour amid tightened...

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Costa Concordia pre-trial hearings begin

The deadly Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster has returned to court in Italy. Source: AAP THE deadly Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster has returned to court in Italy with the start of a long series of indictment hearings against six suspects...

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Roadside bomb kills Pakistan politician

A bomb blast on a bus in Pakistan has killed at least nine people. Source: AAP A ROADSIDE bomb in restive northwest Pakistan has killed a political party official as he travelled to a campaign meeting, a month before the country votes in...

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Gunmen attack Somali court complex: report

GUNMEN have stormed the main court complex in Somalia's capital, firing guns and detonating two blasts, witnesses say. Yusuf Abdi, who was near the court when the attack happened on Sunday morning, said that armed men forced their way inside...

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14th Iraqi local polls candidate killed

A ROADSIDE bomb has killed an Iraqi provincial elections candidate and three other people north of Baghdad, bringing the number of candidates killed in attacks to 14. Najm al-Harbi was travelling to Baquba on a highway in Diyala province in...

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