Attacks across Iraq leave 13 people dead

A STRING of attacks across Iraq has killed 13 people, including a senior military commander and four soldiers who died during a raid on an al-Qaeda hideout. Police officials said army Major General Mohammed al-Karawi and the four troops were killed...

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Khodorkovsky starts life as a free man

Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has arrived in Germany after being freed from a Russian prison. Source: AAP RUSSIA'S most famous prisoner, Kremlin critic and former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has begun life as a free man in Germany...

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Gunman had botched vasectomy: Neighbours

AUTHORITIES in the US are trying to determine whether a Northern California man's anger over complications he suffered from a 2010 surgery prompted him to go on a shooting rampage at a Nevada urologist's office, killing one doctor and critically wounding...

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Security scare at NSW parliament house

Police have rushed in and grabbed a man from a car after a stand-off outside NSW Parliament. Source: AAP A DISGRUNTLED former taxi driver who sparked a two-hour stand-off outside NSW Parliament has been charged. Abdula Ganiji has been charged...

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Investigators probe UK theatre collapse

At least 88 people were injured when the ceiling collapsed during a show at London's Apollo Theatre. Source: AAP INVESTIGATORS are seeking to establish why the ceiling of a packed London theatre collapsed, injuring 76 people and coating terrified...

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Jury resume deliberations in Lawson case

Organised Jets upset Brisbane LEAGUE leader Brisbane Roar stuttered as a well-organised Newcastle Jets claimed a 2-0 upset win at Suncorp Stadium. Star Wars uses the force of Tumblr WORTH a Luke? Star Wars has just launched its official...

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Thai protesters on the march again

THOUSANDS of anti-government protesters have resumed their marching in Bangkok, demanding that caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra step down to make way for a government free of nepotism and corruption. The demonstrators, led by former...

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'Jihadists in Syria torturing prisoners'

PRISONERS held by an al-Qaeda-linked rebel group that controls large areas of northern Syria have been subjected to systematic torture and summary executions, Amnesty International says. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) runs a string...

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Defence winds up Phil relief mission

The Australian Defence Force has ended its mission in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. Source: AAP THE Australian Defence Force has wound up its assistance to the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan, with most troops back home....

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Unions still in the dark over Qantas cuts

Unions say they are still in the dark over Qantas' plan to axe at least 1000 jobs. Source: AAP UNIONS say they are still in the dark as to where the latest rounds of Qantas job cuts will come from. Qantas boss Alan Joyce and other senior...

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Knox 'afraid' to front Italian court

US murder suspect Amanda Knox has emailed an Italian court to say she is "afraid" to show up for her trial on charges of killing British student Meredith Kercher, judge Alessandro Nencini says. Knox, who is a defendant, along with her former Italian...

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Bus carrying 13 rolls in NT

A BUS has rolled in the Northern Territory, seriously injuring two people. Police say the crash happened on the Stuart Highway 128 kilometres south of Alice Springs, about lunchtime on Tuesday. Thirteen people were on board. The seriously...

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Aurizon to cut rail fleet, cancel project

FREIGHT and coal haulage operator Aurizon will take a hit of almost $200 million as it cuts the size of its rail fleet and cancels a major Queensland project. The company, previously known as QR National, is reducing its locomotive fleet by...

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Wesfarmers sells underwriting operations

DIVERSIFIED conglomerate Wesfarmers is selling its Australasian insurance underwriting operations to Insurance Australia Group (IAG) for about $1.85 billion - its biggest ever divestment. Wesfarmers managing director Richard Goyder said the sale...

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