Pope greets clowns, acrobats

POPE Benedict XVI has greeted thousands of clowns, acrobats, puppeteers and even a pair of lion cubs as the circus came to town for an unusual papal performance. Benedict clapped and watched amused as circus workers flipped, flopped, juggled...

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US warns against N.Korean missile launch

THE United States has urged North Korea to scrap plans to launch a rocket later this month, warning the "highly provocative" move would destabilise the region. "Devoting scarce resources to the development of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles...

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Internet resumes in Syria after blackout

INTERNET connections were back up and running in Damascus, after a three-day blackout of Internet and mobile phone communications, according to an AFP journalist in the capital. "Internet is back in Damascus and in parts of Damascus province," the...

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Protesters, police clash in Mexico

HUNDREDS of protesters have clashed with police outside Mexico's congress ahead of Enrique Pena Nieto's presidential inauguration, throwing firebombs while officers responded with tear gas. At least five police officers were injured on Saturday...

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European stealth-combat test drone flies

A PAN-EUROPEAN stealth combat drone has taken its first test flight in southern France. French defence company Dassault-Aviation is lead contractor on the "Neuron" project launched in 2005 involving firms from France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Greece...

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Mass Cairo protests after charter adopted

TENS of thousands of protesters have rallied in Cairo as the opposition piled pressure on Islamist President Mohamed Morsi after a panel rushed through a draft constitution seen as undermining basic freedoms. "Down with the constitutional assembly,"...

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Google activates voice tweets for Syrians

GOOGLE and Twitter have announced they have reactivated a voice-tweet program to allow Syrians affected by the shutdown of the Internet to get messages out. The service allows people with a telephone connection to compose and send a tweet by...

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DSK settles with accuser for $US6m: report

DOMINIQUE Strauss-Kahn, the disgraced former IMF chief, has agreed to pay $US6 million ($A5.7 million) to settle a lawsuit brought by a Manhattan maid who accused him of sexual assault, reports say. France's Le Monde newspaper reports in its Saturday...

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Men charged after guns and cash found

POLICE have charged two men after finding two handguns, more than $300,000 cash, drugs, a stun gun and steroids during raids on four homes in Sydney's west. Properties in Hinchinbrook and Bonnyrigg Heights were searched by officers from the...

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Israel plans 3000 settler homes after UN vote

A Palestinian protester throws a stone toward an Israeli bulldozer on the sidelines of a demonstration against Israel in the West Bank. Source: AFP ISRAEL revealed plans to build 3000 settler homes in east Jerusalem and the West Bank in response...

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CNN names Jeff Zucker as new chief

CNN has named former NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker as its new top executive. Mr Zucker is replacing Jim Walton, who announced he was leaving this past summer. Mr Zucker takes over a network that was the first in cable news but has lagged...

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Syria 'shuts off the internet'

TWO US-based internet-monitoring companies say Syria has shut off the Internet nationwide. Activists in Syria reached Thursday by satellite telephone confirmed the unprecedented blackout, which comes amid intense fighting in the capital, Damascus....

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S&P affirms China's credit rating

STANDARD & Poor's has affirmed China's sovereign credit rating, another sign that the world's second largest economy is rebounding as Beijing prepares to usher in new leaders. The ratings agency said China's "exceptional growth prospects"...

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Halloween stampede claims fifth victim

A FIFTH young woman has died from injuries sustained in a stampede during a Halloween dance party in Madrid arena. Spanish National Radio said 20-year-old Maria Teresa Alonso died in Madrid's Fundacion Jimenez Diaz hospital from brain injuries....

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Australian witness praises Leveson report

MORE than seven years after becoming embroiled in a phone hacking scandal that rocked the world's media, Australian woman Mary-Ellen Field has welcomed a British report into the affair. The former business adviser to fashionista Elle Macpherson...

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Cameron mum on press regulation

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron failed to offer any clues on whether he will support new more stringent regulation of Britain's press following the conclusion of a yearlong inquiry into the country's unruly tabloids. Mr Cameron got a sneak...

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Italian teacher jailed for killing rabbits

AN Italian teacher has been sentenced to eight months in prison for killing two rabbits with a hammer in front of his pupils in an anatomy class, the animal protection association LAV said on Wednesday. Carlo Rando, a trained surgeon, had ordered...

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UN vote on Palestinian status: likely yes

A LARGE majority of the 193 member states of the United Nations are expected to vote in favour of an upgraded status for the Palestinians at the world body's General Assembly on Thursday. Among the 'no' votes will figure those of Israel, and its...

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Obama, Romney to have lunch

US President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House today, their first meeting since the election. Mr Obama promised in his victory speech earlier this month to engage with Mr Romney...

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NYC nanny pleads not guilty in deaths

A NANNY accused in the stabbing deaths of two children at their upscale Manhattan home has pleaded not guilty at a hospital where she's been treated for self-inflicted stab wounds. Yoselyn Ortega, who was handcuffed to her hospital bed and wearing...

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US stocks open lower despite Greek deal

US stocks have opened lower after Greece secured a revised bailout deal that will help it again avert a default on its huge debt load. Doubts remained about the new deal, which allows Athens to trim its debt load through bond buybacks and reduced...

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Pot-loving defendant asks for final toke

AN AVID marijuana user has agreed to give up his favourite pastime to avoid a jail sentence, but not before asking a judge if he could have just one more toke. Nineteen-year-old Damaine Mitchell got credit for time served for marijuana possession,...

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Amazon deforestation at record low

DEFORESTATION of Brazil's Amazon has slowed for a fourth consecutive year to its lowest rate since authorities began monitoring the world's largest rainforest, officials said. The National Institute of Space Research found that the Amazon lost...

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Gunmen kill 10 in Nigerian pub

GUNMEN said to be dressed as soldiers have opened fire on a central Nigeria pub, killing 10 people in a region hit by waves of clashes between Christian and Muslim ethnic groups, authorities say. The incident occurred in the Barkin Ladi area...

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Gunmen on the run after fatal shooting

POLICE are still searching for the gunmen who shot one man dead and seriously injured another in Sydney's southwest on Tuesday. Police found the dead man's body at the back of a house in Lumeah Avenue at Punchbowl after receiving reports of...

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Thousands at funeral for Egypt activist

THOUSANDS of Egyptians have turned out for the funeral of an activist who died overnight after he was critically injured in clashes near Cairo's Tahrir Square last week. Gaber Salah, a member of the April 6 movement known by his nickname "Jika",...

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Secret confetti confounds New York police

IT rained confetti - and secrets - on last week's Thanksgiving parade in New York. The traditional deluge of shredded paper over the Macy's parade in Manhattan on Thursday turned out to include legible snippets of police files, including a mention...

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Soft drink raises prostate cancer risk

MEN who drink one normal-sized soft drink per day are at greater risk of getting more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, according to a Swedish study. "Among the men who drank a lot of soft drinks or other drinks with added sugar, we saw an...

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Indian, Chinese companies sign deals

INDIAN and Chinese companies have signed agreements worth billions of dollars as the two emerging market giants sought to broaden commercial ties despite political tensions. The deals inked in New Delhi during the countries' second strategic economic...

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Obama drafts in Geithner for budget talks

US President Barack Obama has made Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner lead White House negotiator in budget talks with Congress aimed at averting the fiscal cliff, a report says. The Wall Street Journal said Geithner was viewed on Capitol Hill...

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Driver dies as US band's bus overturns

SWISS police say a bus carrying the Marcus Miller Band, an American jazz group, has overturned - killing the driver and injuring several musicians. Police in the central canton (state) of Uri said the German-registered private bus tipped over...

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China in first aircraft carrier landing

CHINA has conducted the first landing of a fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier in a move that extends Beijing's ability to project its growing military might in territorial disputes. The Chinese-made J-15 made the successful landing on the...

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Newman says rest of LNP MPs are loyal

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has refused to say whether he's checking his MPs loyalties after one defected to Katter's Australian Party (KAP). Veteran MP Ray Hopper, the member for the rural seat of Condamine, resigned from the Liberal...

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Merkel defends snip with angry Jews

ANGELA Merkel sought to ease the concerns of Germany's Jews over a disputed ruling against circumcision. Ms Merkel became the first chancellor to address the Jewish community's annual council meeting in a bid to ease concerns about the ruling....

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Europe mulls Greece 'haircut' in 2015

EUROZONE finance ministers are considering a possible "haircut" for Greece in 2015, a German newspaper reports, in a bid to reduce the recession-wracked country's debt mountain. Other eurozone countries and institutions like the European Central...

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