Topless trio target Davos forum

THREE topless feminist activists have set off pink flares and staged a noisy protest in the bitter cold outside the Davos forum for the global elite. Braving sub-zero temperatures in the Swiss ski resort, the women from the Ukrainian group Femen...

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NATO missile defence in Turkey operational

THE first of six Patriot missile batteries being deployed to Turkey to protect against attack from Syria has been declared operational and placed under Turkish command, NATO says. The battery, provided by the Netherlands, is meant to protect...

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Kyrgyzstan tougher on bride-kidnapping

THE president of Kyrgyzstan has approved legislation toughening the penalty for the broadly practiced custom of bride-kidnapping. President Almazbek Atamabyev's office said in a statement on its website on Saturday that sentences for forcing...

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Ten workers die in Russia building fire

A FIRE has ripped through a new Moscow building's underground parking lot, killing 10 migrant workers and injuring 13 others who had been working and living there. All those who died on Saturday were citizens of Tajikistan, Moscow police said...

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Attack kills 10 police in Afghanistan

AT least 10 policemen have been killed and 18 others, mostly civilians, wounded in a suicide attack in a crowded area of the northeast Afghan city of Kunduz. "We have 10 dead, including the counter terrorism police chief and head of traffic...

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Egypt police fire tear gas in Alexandria

POLICE in the Egyptian city of Alexandria have fired tear gas at protesters, witnesses say, as nationwide rallies mark the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak. Clashes erupted in two neighbourhoods of Egypt's second...

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Obama picks new chief of staff

US President Barack Obama has chosen trusted adviser and national security expert Denis McDonough as his fifth chief of staff. A White House official said in a statement that Obama will announce McDonough's appointment on Friday. McDonough,...

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Indonesia tries to control flooding

INDONESIAN authorities will use generators and cloud-seeding measures to defuse and push away rain-laden clouds to avoid more flooding that has paralysed Jakarta, an official says. Heavy rain over the mega-city last week caused 32 deaths and...

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P&G outlook boost helps US stocks

US stocks have opened higher helped by Procter & Gamble's 2.4 per cent gain after it beat quarterly earnings estimates and raised its outlook for 2013. Positive quarterly reports from Oshkosh (+14.8 per cent) and Halliburton (+4.6 per cent)...

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Oil prices climb on weak US dollar

GLOBAL oil prices have advanced, buoyed by a weakening US dollar, upbeat German economic data and gains on European stock markets, dealers said. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in March rose 41 cents to $US113.69 a barrel in London midday...

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Fire rips through Hobart's Queens Domain

A LARGE fire is spreading from hilly bushland just northeast of Hobart's CBD. The fire was moving uphill from the northeast side of the Queens Domain, fanned by strong winds, Tasmania Police said at 10.30pm (AEDT) on Thursday. Motorists are...

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Man set to be charged over Sydney shooting

A MAN is expected to be charged over the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man in broad daylight in Sydney's southwest. Joshua George died after being shot once to the chest at Claymore about 1.30pm (AEDT) on Sunday. After the shooting, police...

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Apple's plunge hits Nasdaq

APPLE'S plunge on disappointing earnings has pulled the Nasdaq lower in opening trade, but the other key indices managed to stay in positive territory. Five minutes into trade on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 34.79 points,...

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Downpours set to continue after Oswald

HEAVY rainfall is expected to hit much of the Queensland coast, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning that six-hour rainfalls of up to 200mm are possible. Torrential rain generated by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald has lashed coastal north Queensland,...

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Fire threat for eastern Vic

WARM weather and powerful winds are poised to spur on two large bushfires burning in Victoria's east from the early morning. Fires in the Alpine and Gippsland regions, east of Melbourne, could both surge in the early hours of Friday, authorities...

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Mali army accused of summary killings

A LEADING rights group accused Malian soldiers on Wednesday of summary killings and serious abuses in the course of a French-led assault against al-Qaeda-linked groups, as concerns rose over the conflict's civilian toll. Japan, which lost seven...

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US charges East European cyber virus gang

US law enforcement officials have announced charges against three alleged East European cyber thieves accused of stealing banking information from computers across Europe and the United States, including at the space agency NASA. The "alleged...

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Spanish recession deepens: central bank

SPAIN'S economy took its steepest dive in more than three years in the final quarter of 2012 as high unemployment and biting austerity measures slashed demand, a Bank of Spain report showed on Wednesday. Available data pointed to gross domestic...

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Spanish academy urged to drop racist words

URUGUAYANS are petitioning the Royal Spanish Academy to expunge as discriminatory the expression "to work like a black" from its dictionary, the ultimate authority on the Spanish language. "We ask that you review this expression's remaining...

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Clinton warns of dangers of militancy

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned of rising militancy in the wake of the Arab Spring, in an emotional and at times heated testimony into the deadly Benghazi attack. "Benghazi didn't happen in a vacuum," Clinton said on Wednesday...

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Remains of last king returned to Serbia

THE remains of Yugoslavia's last king - Peter II Karadjordjevic, who died in the US in 1970 - have been flown back to Serbia in a solemn ceremony despite protests by Serb royalists in America. The former king fled the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia...

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Assange protesters to push on

THE organiser of a peaceful protest against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will push ahead with rally plans despite widespread criticism and alleged authoritarian links. British university student Simone Webb is the driving force behind a gathering...

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US begins transporting French troops

THE US military has started airlifting French troops and equipment into Mali to assist their operation against Al-Qaeda-linked rebels, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) says. "At the request of the French government, we have begun flying equipment...

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Indonesia sentences UK drug gran to death

A 56-YEAR-OLD British grandmother was sentenced to death for smuggling cocaine into the Indonesian island of Bali, in a shock verdict after prosecutors recommended 15 years imprisonment. Lindsay Sandiford sobbed on Tuesday as the court in Bali's...

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Buy 'funny fruit' to help feed the world

MAKE a shopping list and buy "funny fruit" to cut food waste and help the world "shape a sustainable future," two UN agencies have urged. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and partners on Tuesday...

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Berlusconi verdict after Italy elections

THE verdict in former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's trial for underage sex will not come before the February elections, a court in northern Italy says. The decision marks a partial victory for the media magnate, who will be a candidate...

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37 foreigners killed in Algeria attack

ALGIERS says 37 foreigners of eight different nationalities, as well as an Algerian, were killed by hostage-takers in a well-planned attack on a remote gas plant. Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal says five other foreigners are still missing and...

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European banks optimistic on outlook

EUROPEAN banks are optimistic about their business outlook for the next six months, even though the economy is set to deteriorate further in a number of countries, a study has found. Consultants Ernst & Young found in a survey that 37 per...

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Man shot at Brisbane caravan park

A MAN has been wounded in a shooting at a caravan park in Brisbane's north. Police were called to Gympie Road, Aspley about 9.15pm (AEST) on Monday. A 35-year-old man was taken to the Royal Brisbane Hospital with suspected gunshot wounds, they...

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Incoming euro chief cites new market trust

THE incoming head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers, Holland's Jeroen Dijsselbloem, says markets now "trust" that the eurozone has put the debt crisis behind it. The 46-year-old, set to succeed Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker...

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Too much money spent on fires: researcher

AN Australian researcher has suggested too much money is being spent on bushfire prevention and more lives could be saved if some of that money goes elsewhere. Insurance researcher Brian Ashe concedes his findings might upset some people, but...

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Gandhi seeks to woo 'young and impatient'

RAHUL Gandhi, newly named to the No.2 post in India's ruling Congress party, has delivered a powerful call for change to meet the aspirations of the nation's "young and impatient" population. "We have to rethink and transform our system and the...

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Boeing battery did not overheat: US

THE US agency in charge of transportation safety says a fire sparked after a Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed in Boston was not caused by an overcharged battery. The risk of fire from overheating powerpacks emerged as a major concern for Boeing's...

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Snow causes more cancellations at Heathrow

LONDON'S Heathrow Airport has warned of further flight cancellations, which would leave thousands more passengers stranded in the fourth day of delays after heavy snow swept across Britain. The airport, one of the world's busiest, cancelled...

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French troops advance towards Mali's north

FRENCH troops have advanced towards Mali's Islamist-held north as Russia and Canada offered to help transport French and African soldiers to boost the Paris-led offensive. The progress towards the jihadist strongholds came amid reports that the...

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