US trade deficit shrinks to $43bn in Feb

THE US trade deficit edged lower in February after a big jump in January, government data released on Friday shows. The Commerce Department reported the trade gap shrank to $US43 billion ($A41.4 billion), down from the revised $US44.5 billion...

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Canada unemployment rate rises to 7.2%

A LOSS of 55,000 jobs in March pushed Canada's unemployment rate up 0.2 per centage points to 7.2 per cent, its government statistics agency says. Fewer people were working in accommodation and food services, public administration and manufacturing,...

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US stocks plunge after disappointing jobs

US stocks have pared back sharp losses as traders digested a surprisingly weak March labour report and watched rising global tensions with North Korea. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 40.86 points (0.28 per cent) to 14,565.25. The broad-based...

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Fidel Castro breaks 9-month hiatus

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has called for North Korea and the US to avoid hostilities. Source: AAP CUBAN revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has called for long-time ally North Korea and the United States to avoid hostilities on...

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Strong 6.2 quake rocks Russia near NKorea

A POWERFUL 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck in eastern Russia near the border with China and North Korea. The US Geological Survey says the epicentre of the quake was southwest of Vladivostok, around nine kilometres from the Russian border...

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US trade deficit shrinks to $43bn in Feb

THE US trade deficit edged lower in February after a big jump in January, government data released on Friday shows. The Commerce Department reported the trade gap shrank to $US43 billion ($A41.4 billion), down from the revised $US44.5 billion...

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US to return some Okinawa land to Japan

THE United States has agreed on a plan to return land occupied by its military to Japan in a bid to break the deadlock in a long-stalled deal. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador John Roos issued a joint statement on the agreement on...

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US stocks plunge after disappointing jobs

US stocks are plunging after a surprisingly weak labour report showing a sharp deceleration in job creation in March. In the first 45 minutes of Friday trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 154.50 points (1.06 per cent) to 14,451.61....

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Gillard to meet with IMF's Lagarde

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will start her first full day of meetings in China on Saturday with a briefing from Australia's ambassador Frances Adamson and a meeting with International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde. Ms Gillard flew into...

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Morning-after pill for all, says US judge

IN a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration, a US judge has ruled that age restrictions on over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill are "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable" and must end within 30 days. The ruling by US District...

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Man kills nine in axe rampage in India

AN Indian villager has axed to death four women and five young girls while apparently mentally disturbed after his wife left him, police say. Pandu Nagesia, 35, killed nine of his neighbours during his rampage through Behratoli village in the...

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ECB can't replace govt action: Draghi

THE European Central Bank cannot step into the breach left by a lack of action by eurozone governments to solve the region's debt crisis, but is ready to do whatever it can to play its part, ECB chief Mario Draghi says. "We cannot replace lack...

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Prince Harry appoints private secretary

PRINCE Harry has appointed a former army officer to be his first dedicated private secretary. Edward Lane Fox, who served in the prince's regiment, the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals, before moving into public relations, will take up the...

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Clinton to pen 'ultimate book' on world

HILLARY Clinton, whose every move is being scrutinised for signs she might make a 2016 presidential run, has announced she's penning a book outlining her views on the United States' role in the world. The ex-secretary of state's first book since...

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Londoners bemused by snow in April

DO snow showers bring May flowers? Londoners had to wonder on Thursday after looking at the calendar and looking out the window. Snow flurries swirled through the British capital, failing to stick but giving residents the sense that winter...

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French government hit by tax fraud scandal

FRANCE'S Socialist government is reeling from an explosive tax fraud scandal as critics question how much President Francois Hollande knew about a former budget minister's secret foreign bank account. Jerome Cahuzac - the minister responsible...

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Taliban kill 44 in attack on Afghan court

TALIBAN militants have stormed an Afghan court, killing at least 44 people in a bid to free insurgents standing trial in the deadliest attack for more than a year. It was not immediately clear whether the accused men had escaped the court complex...

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Another death in China from new bird flu

A MAN in the Chinese province of Zhejiang has died of the H7N9 strain of bird flu, state media says, bringing the total deaths attributed to the virus to three since the first human cases. He was one of two H7N9 avian influenza infections reported...

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Flooding in Argentina kills 25

AT least 25 people have died in flooding in the Argentine city of La Plata as torrential rain hit the region. The deaths raised the number of people killed this week to 33 following record heavy rain in Argentina. A powerful storm that earlier...

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European stocks close with sharp losses

LEADING European stock markets fell sharply on Wednesday as dealers locked in profits from a technical spike a day earlier and investors took note of disappointing US economic data. European equities had rallied in thin trading on Tuesday, with...

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Parents guilty over six fire deaths in UK

THE parents of six children who died in a house fire in the UK have been found guilty of their manslaughter. Mick and Mairead Philpott were convicted by jurors at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday of the unlawful killing of the six siblings...

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Amnesty criticises Kuwait over executions

AMNESTY International has criticised Kuwait for resuming executions after a six-year pause, describing the decision as a "real setback". "These are the first executions carried out in Kuwait since 2007 and mark a deplorable setback for human...

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European stocks close sharply higher

EUROPE'S main stock markets have closed sharply higher in low volume trade, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies rising 1.23 per cent to 6490.66 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 jumped 1.91 per cent to 7943.87 points on Tuesday, while...

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UN General Assembly adopts arms treaty

THE UN General Assembly has adopted the first-ever treaty to regulate the $US80-billion-a-year conventional arms trade. The assembly voted 154-3 for a resolution that will open the treaty for signature from June. Syria, North Korea and Iran...

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EU countries take action against Google

GOOGLE'S new privacy policy is under legal attack from regulators in its largest European markets, who want the company to overhaul practices they say let it create a data goldmine at the expense of unwitting users. Led by the French, organisations...

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Prosecutors seek death in cinema shooting

PROSECUTORS in the US state of Colorado say they will seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing 12 people in a crowded cinema in July last year. "For James Holmes in this case, justice is death," district attorney George Brauchler...

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Driver disqualified until 2062 caught

A WOMAN who has been disqualified from driving for almost 50 years faces a NSW court on driving and other charges. Police say highway patrol officers approached a 37-year-old woman near a random breath test site on Campbelltown Road at Woodbine,...

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Two dead and two injured in Vic crash

TWO people have died and two others have been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a single vehicle accident in central Victoria. Police say a people mover was headed south on the Hume Freeway near Winton about 11pm...

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Missing Vic teenager returns home

VICTORIAN teenager Sherridyn Rutland has returned home safe and well after being reported missing for more than a week. The Brookfield 16-year-old had not been seen since leaving her Burrawang Close home about 11am (AEDT) on Sunday, March 24....

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Korea leader vows to strike back at North

SOUTH Korea's new president has promised a strong military response to any North Korean provocation after Pyongyang announced the two countries are now in a state of war. President Park Geun-Hye's warning came as North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament...

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Tanzanian building collapse toll hits 25

THE death toll from a building that collapsed in Tanzania's economic capital, Dar es Salaam, has reached 25, officials said, as hope faded of finding those missing two days after the accident. "Six bodies were found between Saturday night and...

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Egypt comedian bailed on insult complaints

EGYPTIAN satirist Bassem Youssef has been released on bail after nearly five hours of questioning over alleged insults to the president and religion, highlighting concerns over freedom of expression in post-revolt Egypt. Youssef, whose weekly...

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Five children under 10 die in France fire

FIVE children between the ages of two and 10 died when a fire ravaged their home in northern France while staying with their divorced father, who was seriously burned trying to save them. In Saint-Quentin, a town about 130km northeast of Paris,...

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US prosecutor murdered with wife

A TEXAS district attorney and his wife have been found dead in their home - the second murder of a US prosecutor in the same office in less than two months, sparking fears of a larger plot. In January, Kaufman County assistant district attorney...

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Chavez heir vows probe into leader's death

VENEZUELA'S acting president, Nicolas Maduro, says his mentor, Hugo Chavez, fought for his life "until the last second" and called for an inquiry into the leader's death. "Until the last second of his life he believed that he would live and he...

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