French forces stop Mali Islamist advance

MALIAN troops were poised on Saturday to reclaim a key town from Islamists threatening to advance on the capital after France sent in its air force, opening a dramatic new phase in the months-old conflict. Witnesses and the Malian army said dozens...

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Arthur Highway to reopen Sunday night

TASMANIAN police are planning to reopen the Arthur Highway on the bushfire-ravaged Tasman Peninsular for general access from 6pm on Sunday. They say the opening will be confirmed after an assessment of prevailing fire and wind conditions during...

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Zeman, Schwarzenberg top Czech vote

CZECH rivals Milos Zeman, a former premier and veteran left-winger, and right-wing Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, topped the results of the presidential election Saturday and will face off in a run-off later this month. Zeman, 68, garnered...

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200 dead from violence in Kenya: Red Cross

AT least 200 people have been killed in violence in Kenya's southeast since August in fighting that could be related to political tensions ahead of March elections, the Red Cross says. Red Cross Secretary General Abbas Gullet said that in the...

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Obama's second inauguration to be smaller

US President Barack Obama's second inauguration is going to be smaller than his historic first swearing-in, but still full of glamour and pomp. Estimates of turnout are 600,000 to 800,000, compared with a record 1.8 million in 2009. Yet recent...

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France hunts Kurd killers amid feud claim

POLICE are hunting down the assassins of three Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris even as Turkey said an internal feud in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was most likely behind the slayings. Judicial sources say the three female...

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Catherine 'delighted' with first portrait

THE first official portrait of Prince William's wife, Catherine, has been unveiled in London, with the Duchess giving the work a royal thumbs up. Catherine, 31, attended the National Portrait Gallery on Friday where artist Paul Emsley's work was...

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US trade deficit balloons in November

THE US trade deficit widened sharply in November, posting its highest level in seven months amid a jump in consumer-goods imports, according to Department of Commerce data. The US trade deficit expanded to $US48.7 billion ($A46.16 billion),...

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Honda axes 800 British jobs on weak demand

HONDA has announced it intends to cut 800 jobs this year at its Swindon plant in Britain owing to weakening demand for its vehicles in Europe. "Honda Motor Europe has today announced changes to its UK car manufacturing operation to ensure the...

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Cabinet push for dole rise: report

THERE'S growing support within federal cabinet for the Gillard government to increase dole payments in this year's budget. The Weekend Australian reports that the government has begun modelling a number of measures to help people who are receiving...

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US stocks higher after strong Chinese data

US stocks have opened higher after stronger-than-expected Chinese trade data that boosted growth hopes for the world's second-biggest economy. After 25 minutes of trade on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 39.47 points, or 0.29...

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UK detective guilty in hacking scandal

A SENIOR British counter-terrorism detective has been found guilty of trying to sell information to Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid. Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn was charged with misconduct for allegedly phoning the newspaper...

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Assange protest organiser faces taunts

A BRITISH university student has become a victim of social media abuse for organising a protest against Julian Assange, partly for his evasion of sexual assault allegations. Simone Webb is gathering support for a January 23 rally at Oxford University...

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Honoured Aussie stamp collection for sale

AN award-winning Australian stamp collection has attracted global interest following news it will go on sale in London. Originally compiled by Briton Guybon John Hutson, who died in 1963, the stamps are for sale following the 2012 death of the...

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Lawyer says cops beat Delhi rape suspects

A DEFENCE lawyer in the New Delhi gang-rape and murder case has accused police of beating confessions out of the suspects as they appeared in court for a second time. Speaking ahead of the closed hearing before a city magistrate, Supreme Court...

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British flag raised in Belfast

THE British flag has been hoisted over Belfast's City Hall for the first time since the decision not to fly it permanently sparked riots in Northern Ireland. On a sixth consecutive night of violence in the British province, protesters pelted police...

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US stocks open higher

STOCKS have opened higher, one day after aluminum producer Alcoa kicked off the quarterly earnings season with a report that met expectations. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 33.55 points (0.25 per cent) at 13,362.40....

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French honour Malala, father urges peace

THE Taliban are fighting a lost cause and must accept peace talks, the father of Malala Yousafzai says, accepting a key French award for the Pakistani schoolgirl shot for campaigning for girls' education. In an impassioned speech after accepting...

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30 to 50 reported hurt in NY ferry crash

POLICE and fire officials say 30 to 50 people have been injured when a ferry struck a dock during rush hour in New York City's financial district. News reports say the Seastreak Wall Street ferry from New Jersey banged into the mooring as it...

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Nine killed in Kenyan clash

NINE people have been killed in the latest unrest in southeast Kenya, officials said, raising concern over security less than two months before the first polls since deadly post-electoral violence five years ago. Violence in the Tana River region...

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British flag raised in Belfast

THE British flag has been hoisted over Belfast's City Hall for the first time since the decision not to fly it permanently sparked riots in Northern Ireland. On a sixth consecutive night of violence in the British province, protesters pelted police...

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US stocks open higher

STOCKS have opened higher, one day after aluminum producer Alcoa kicked off the quarterly earnings season with a report that met expectations. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 33.55 points (0.25 per cent) at 13,362.40....

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French honour Malala, father urges peace

THE Taliban are fighting a lost cause and must accept peace talks, the father of Malala Yousafzai says, accepting a key French award for the Pakistani schoolgirl shot for campaigning for girls' education. In an impassioned speech after accepting...

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30 to 50 reported hurt in NY ferry crash

POLICE and fire officials say 30 to 50 people have been injured when a ferry struck a dock during rush hour in New York City's financial district. News reports say the Seastreak Wall Street ferry from New Jersey banged into the mooring as it...

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Nine killed in Kenyan clash

NINE people have been killed in the latest unrest in southeast Kenya, officials said, raising concern over security less than two months before the first polls since deadly post-electoral violence five years ago. Violence in the Tana River region...

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US stocks open lower

US stocks opened lower on Tuesday as earnings season was set to begin, with investors cautious after the economy plodded along during the fourth quarter of 2012. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 28.68 points...

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Respite on the way for bushfire-weary Tas

SOME much-needed respite is on the way for bushfire-weary Tasmanians who have endured six days of fires, with temperatures expected to drop into the high teens on Wednesday and even the chance of snow in the higher peaks. However, the state...

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Fire threat not over despite cool change

DESPITE cooler weather forecast for NSW, fire services warn the threat is far from over with more blazes predicted to start. Dozens of homes remained under threat in NSW overnight on Tuesday as firefighters fought more than 140 blazes, 30 of which...

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Carngham fire contained

MEMBERS of a farming community in western Victoria who were forced from their homes because of a massive grassfire have breathed a sigh of relief after firefighters brought it under control late on Tuesday night. The scattered farming community...

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Poland probes art with Holocaust ashes

POLISH prosecutors are investigating a Swedish artist's claim that he used the ashes of Holocaust victims to make a painting, an act that could carry a prison term. The artist, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, wrote on the website of a gallery in...

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Fire threat worsens in Victoria

VICTORIA'S fire services will be stretched on two fronts on Tuesday - in the southwest, where it's feared the Kentbruck blaze could double in size because of strong winds, and in the north where temperatures will be in the 40s. Fire services...

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Ahmadinejad aide replaced as news boss

A TOP aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has been jailed since September has been replaced as the head of Iran's state Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). Ali Akbar Javanfekr, who is being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, was...

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Fire-weary Tasmania faces more anxiety

SEVERE bushfire conditions are predicted to continue in Tasmania, where a man has been accused of starting a 10,000 hectare blaze. A total fire ban has been declared for Tuesday, with strong northerly winds predicted across the state. Police...

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Restaurant bill sparks deadly Indian riot

A ROW over an unpaid restaurant bill in a western Indian city has escalated into a riot between Hindus and Muslims that's left four people dead and 175 injured. The unrest broke out in Dhule in Maharashtra state on Sunday, special inspector-general...

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Orthodox Patriarch urges Russians to adopt

THE head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has urged Russians to adopt orphans in a Christmas message after Russia banned adoptions by citizens of the United States. "I would like to talk especially about children in these days,"...

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Myanmar rebels say troops attack HQ

ETHNIC Kachin rebels in Myanmar (Burma) have accused government troops of launching two artillery attacks against the city that serves as their headquarters, but there have been no casualties or significant damage. Army forces based at a nearby...

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More hot, dry weather for Tassie

AUTHORITIES are warning more hot weather in Tasmania could rekindle the danger level of bushfires that have ravaged the southeast of the state. The island state won't see a repeat of the record temperatures of last Friday when fires on the Tasman...

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Vic police shoot at suspected stolen car

POLICE in Melbourne are investigating if a woman with a gunshot wound was involved in an incident in which officers fired shots at an allegedly stolen car. Two officers were walking towards a black Commodore in Chifley Drive, Maribyrnong about...

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Tehran air pollution leaves 4460 dead

AIR pollution in Tehran has left 4460 people dead in a year, an Iranian health official says in reports, with another sounding the alarm over a high dose of carcinogens in domestically made petrol. Hassan Aqajani, an adviser to the health minister,...

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Abbas orders use of 'State of Palestine'

PALESTINIAN president Mahmoud Abbas has given orders for work to begin on new passports, ID cards, driver's licences and stamps reading State of Palestine, official media say. The decree, carried by the official WAFA news agency on Sunday, came...

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