Merkel kicks off German campaigning

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel is highlighting Germany's economic strength and dismissing worries that her party could be dragged down by its struggling coalition partner as she kicks off campaigning for an important state election. Mrs Merkel's...

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Iran building software to control networking sites

IRAN'S police chief says the Islamic Republic is developing new software to control social networking sites. Gen. Esmail Ahmadi Moghadam was quoted in Iranian newspapers as saying the new software will prevent Iranians from being exposed to...

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Obama warns on 'dangerous debt game'

US President Barack Obama warned Congressional Republicans overnight against playing a "dangerous game" with the economy as lawmakers prepared for a new battle over the national debt ceiling. But the Democratic president also congratulated lawmakers...

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Five die in plane crash in French Alps

POLICE say five people have died after their plane crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in the French Alps. The plane crashed in a forest in an uninhabited area outside Grenoble, a city that is the gateway to the mountain resorts...

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Depardieu touches down in Russia

FRENCH actor and tax exile Gerard Depardieu has flown to Russia after receiving Russian citizenship. Mr Putin on Thursday approved the actor's application for Russian citizenship, causing a scandal in France, where Depardieu has been fighting...

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Puerto Rico activates US National Guard

PUERTO Rico's new governor is calling out the National Guard to help prevent drug and weapons smuggling. Alejandro Garcia Padilla says soldiers will be stationed in ports and airports across the US territory to help bolster security. National...

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Iraq anti-govt rallies draw thousands

THOUSANDS of Sunni Muslims have demonstrated in Baghdad, in the latest of nearly two weeks of rallies criticising Iraq's premier and demanding the release of prisoners they say are wrongfully held. Demonstrators gathered at the Abu Hanifa mosque...

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Hadron hiatus sets stage for more discovery

THE world's largest and most powerful atom smasher goes into a two-year hibernation in March, as engineers carry out a revamp to help it reach maximum energy levels that could lead to more stunning discoveries following the detection of the so-called...

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Cops caught egging superior's home

MASSACHUSETTS police responding to reports of teenagers tossing eggs at a house last month got quite a surprise when they tracked down the suspects. A department spokesman tells The MetroWest Daily News the three people who egged the house in...

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Permanent residents first policy: CFMEU

A KEY construction union is pushing for employers to be allowed under law to discriminate in favour of Australian permanent residents over temporary foreign workers. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is demanding that...

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Armed guards at US paper after gun outcry

A NEW York state newspaper that created a public outcry when it published the names and addresses of residents with handgun permits is being protected by armed guards. "The safety of my staff is my top priority," Journal News publisher Janet...

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Man in hospital after Sydney home invasion

A MAN is in hospital after being bashed by three men and stabbed in the arm with a chisel when he answered the front door of his home in Sydney's west. The 45-year-old man was confronted at his front door in Smithfield about 2.45pm (AEDT) on...

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Iraq car bomb kills 12 Shiite pilgrims

IRAQI officials say a car bomb has struck a procession of Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad, killing at least 12 and wounding dozens. A police official says the bomb exploded late Thursday afternoon in the town of Musayyib, about 60 kilometres...

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141 journalists killed in 2012: watchdog

LAST year was one of the deadliest on record for journalists, with 141 killed in 29 different countries and Syria the most dangerous place on earth for reporters, a media watchdog says. The Swiss-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), which fights...

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Bin Laden report out, but not public

A PAKISTAN judicial commission submitted findings Thursday from its investigation into how Osama bin Laden lived in the country undetected for years until his killing by US special forces, officials said, but the report might never be revealed....

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Syria death toll spirals to 60,000

This image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network shows a Free Syrian Army fighter in Taftanaz village, northern Syria, yesterday. Rebels attacked a sprawling air base in an attempt to sideline President Bashar Assad's forces. Source:...

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Egypt journo probed for 'insulting' Morsi

AN EGYPTIAN newspaper editor is under investigation for allegedly insulting President Mohamed Morsi, a prosecution source said, a day after a similar probe was launched against a comedian. State prosecutor Talaat Ibrahim ordered the investigation...

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Mubarak watched uprising on TV: commission

EGYPT'S Hosni Mubarak watched the uprising against him unfold through a live TV feed to his palace, despite his denial he knew the extent of the protests and crackdown against them, a member of a fact-finding mission says. The finding could lead...

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Demand for bullet-proof kid clothes

MIGUEL Caballero has been making bullet-proof clothes for politicians and other bigwigs for 20 years, but not for kids. The latest US school massacre has changed that. This year he plans a line for children - T-shirts, vests, and combination backpack-vests...

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Iran claims it shot down more US drones

IRAN said it had shot down two US-made RQ-11 reconnaissance drones in the past 15 months, adding to a ScanEagle drone and RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft it already claims to have captured. "The army's air defence shot down two... RQ-11 drones,"...

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Syria sees in New Year with more violence

SYRIANS woke up to air strikes near Damascus on New Year's Day as Aleppo airport was closed after repeated rebel attacks, casting doubts on diplomatic drives to end the 21-month conflict. The violence came a day after activists reported finding...

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Russian ban on US adoptions kicks in

RUSSIA'S controversial ban on adoptions of Russian children by American families has come into force, days after its signing by President Vladimir Putin sparked an international outcry. The ban is part of a law rushed through parliament to hit...

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Nigerian officials deny report of massacre

NIGERIA'S emergency agency has denied a report from one of its officials that 15 people were killed at a church in the country's volatile northeast, saying two were dead in unclear circumstances. An official from the National Emergency Management...

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Fires leave 4000 homeless in Cape Town

SEVERAL unrelated fires have ripped through informal settlements in Cape Town, killing at least three people and leaving some 4000 homeless on New Year's Day. "The cause of these fires has not been established, however it is alleged that they...

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Mariah Carey hosts family affair

FOR all the diva demands and high-profile fallouts, Mariah Carey can still hit the high notes when it comes to the real business of singing. The 42-year-old star showed her unique vocal range as she delivered her first Australian concert in...

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Greeks want probe of tax scandal minister

GREEK MPs have called for a probe into former finance minister George Papaconstantinou's alleged role in scrubbing names from a list of accused tax dodgers, days after he was ejected from his party over the scandal. Seventy-one MPs from Prime...

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Venezuela axes New Year's with Chavez sick

VENEZUELA has called off public New Year's Eve festivities and social media sizzled with worry after the government revealed cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez had taken a turn for the worse. The streets of Caracas were quiet as front-page...

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Nine shot dead during party

NINE people have been shot and killed in a rural village in northwest Colombia, apparently during a party, a police official has said. None of the four women and five men who were slain have been identified, no suspects have been arrested and...

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Police searching for missing Sydney man

AN appeal has been issued for information on a 48-year-old man who has gone missing from his Sydney home. Barry Kodesh was last seen between 9am and 10.45am (AEDT) on Sunday at his home in Everton Street, Pymble. Police and family members are...

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Two-year-old boy attacked by dog in Sydney

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy remains in hospital after he was attacked by a Rottweiler while visiting family in Sydney's west. The boy and his parents were visiting a home in Fullerton Street, St Helens Park about 7.30pm (AEDT) on Monday, when he was...

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Man shot in stomach in Sydney's southwest

A MAN has been shot in Sydney's southwest. A 21-year-old man was found with a wound to his stomach after police were called to Green Valley Road, Busby about 11.15pm (AEDT) on Sunday following reports of a shooting. The man was treated by ambulance...

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Benghazi security a 'huge problem': Obama

PRESIDENT Barack Obama has admitted that a probe into a deadly assault on a US consulate in Libya had uncovered a "huge problem" in security procedures at the mission. "We're not going to be defensive about it," Obama said in an interview recorded...

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Russia sends landing ships to Syria

A RUSSIAN warship carrying a marines unit has left its Black Sea port for Syria amid preparations for a possible evacuation of nationals living and working in the strife-torn country, news reports say. The Novocherkassk landing ship is the third...

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Magazine mistakenly publishes Bush obit

GERMANY'S respected news weekly Der Spiegel has mistakenly published an obituary for former US president George Bush senior, hours after a family spokesman said the 88-year-old was recovering from illness. Bush was hospitalised in Houston November...

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Switzerland freezes Mubarak sons' $300m

SWISS authorities have frozen $US300 million ($A290 million) sitting in Credit Suisse accounts in Geneva held by the sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the newspaper Le Matin Dimanche has reported. The funds are held in accounts...

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