NSW man attacks police with samurai sword

POLICE have been attacked with a samurai sword by a man they were trying to arrest on the NSW mid-north coast. About 2.30 pm (AEST) Friday four officers went to a home in Eungai Creek to arrest a man after a warrant was issued by Macksville...

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Man dies after rolling ute in Queensland

A MAN has died after rolling his ute in central Queensland. Police say they found a male driver, believed to be in his 30s, dead at the scene of the crash south of Mitchell about 9pm (AEST). The forensic crash unit is investigating. No further...

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Crean scathing of Gillard leadership

FORMER minister Simon Crean has made a scathing assessment of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's leadership, saying she has a "tin ear" for sound political strategy. Mr Crean says Ms Gillard is engaging in class warfare by playing off interest groups,...

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Iraq bombs against Sunnis kill 12

BOMBS against Sunni Muslim worshippers in Baghdad and north of the capital killed 12 people on Friday, officials said, the latest in an uptick in violence ahead of provincial elections next week. In the deadliest single blast, a roadside bomb...

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European stocks close lower

EUROPE'S main stock markets have closed lower, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies dropping 0.49 per cent to 6,384.39 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 slumped 1.61 per cent to 7,744.77 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 lost 1.23 per...

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Thatcher street debate rages in Paris

A PROPOSAL to rename a Paris street after late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has divided politicians in the French capital, Le Figaro newspaper reports. The proposal to honour the "Iron Lady", who regularly jousted with French leaders...

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Mali PM urges French troops to stay

MALI'S prime minister has urged France to maintain a military presence in its former colony, as troops began an early withdrawal three months after ousting armed Islamists from the country's north. Diango Cissoko made the plea on a tour of Gao,...

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Pistorius out and about while on bail

THE family of athlete Oscar Pistorius says the South African runner has been spending time with people who were close to the girlfriend he shot and killed in February. A statement from the family of the double-amputee Olympian also said Thursday...

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OECD report recommends My School changes

AUSTRALIAN schools are performing well by international standards despite a recent "significant" decline in reading performance, a global agency says. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in a report published on...

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Teachers behind kids with mobile devices

STUDENTS want to use their smart devices to learn, but many of their teachers don't have the smarts to teach them. A doctorate thesis by New Zealand student Kathryn MacCallum found tertiary students were very comfortable using smartphones and...

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France acquits mum over son's Jihad shirt

A COURT in southern France has acquitted a mother on trial for dressing her three-year-old son in a T-shirt reading "I am a bomb" and "Jihad, Born on September 11." Bouchra Bagour, 35, was on trial in Avignon on charges of defending terrorism...

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Dane cleared of crimes due to 'sexsomnia'

A DANISH man has been acquitted of molesting two 17-year-old girls after he was found to suffer from a rare sleep disorder known as "sexsomnia". The Glostrup court said Wednesday that the man fondled the teenagers while sleeping in his suburban...

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Google expands superfast internet in US

WHILE Australians debate the merits of faster broadband, Google is extending its "super-fast" service to Texas. Google Fiber debuted in Kansas City and in November began providing users there with internet service that moves data at a blazing...

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European stocks close sharply higher

EUROPE'S main stock markets closed with strong gains on Wednesday, boosted by Wall Street where the Dow continued its push into record territory. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies gained 1.17 per cent to finish at 6,387.37 points, while...

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New horsemeat scandal in the Netherlands

THE Netherlands' food watchdog had asked hundreds of companies across Europe, supplied by a Dutch wholesaler suspected of mixing beef and horsemeat, to check 50,000 tonnes of suspect meat. The organisation sent a letter to 130 Dutch companies...

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One screen not enough for US viewers

AMERICAN television viewers are increasingly finding that one screen won't do: almost all have a second-screen device and 87 per cent use it while watching shows, a survey shows. The NPD survey said multi-tasking consumers were splitting their...

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Quake near Iran nuclear plant kills 20

A POWERFUL earthquake has struck near Iran's Gulf port city of Bushehr, killing at least 20 people and injuring 650 but leaving Iran's only nuclear power plant intact, officials say. Shocks from the quake were felt across the Gulf in Bahrain,...

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US nun admits taking $125K from churches

A ROMAN Catholic nun with a gambling addiction has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $US130,000 ($A125,430) from two parishes in rural western New York state. The Daily News of Batavia reports 68-year-old Sister Mary Anne Rapp pleaded guilty...

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Killer mum on her way back to Sydney

KILLER mum Allyson McConnell is set to touch down in Sydney this morning, leaving behind shattered lives and a political firestorm in Canada. McConnell, 34, who was sentenced to six years' jail for drowning her two young sons in a bathtub in her...

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Reagan-Thatcher: allies but often at odds

WHEN US president Ronald Reagan ordered the 1983 invasion of the small Caribbean island of Grenada after a coup, he got an earful from an angry world leader: his closest ally, Britain's Margaret Thatcher. Friends with her fellow conservative confidante...

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Thatcher triggered cultural revolution

AS well as overhauling Britain's economy, Margaret Thatcher triggered a cultural revolution by igniting a creative burst of anger at her policies, including slashing arts funding. Thatcher "had a phenomenal impact on the cultural landscape of...

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Friends and foes pay tribute to Thatcher

FORMER friends and foes alike from across the world have paid tribute to the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, remembering an "extraordinary leader" who stamped her authority everywhere. The "Iron Lady" was a polarising figure in...

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Climate change blamed for bumpier flights

FLIGHTS will become bumpier as global warming destabilises air currents at altitudes used by commercial airliners, climate scientists warn. Already, atmospheric turbulence injures hundreds of airline passengers each year, sometimes fatally, damaging...

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Reports of star's demise premature

MARGARET Thatcher's death caused paroxysms of confusion on Twitter where some users were apparently left with the impression that the singer Cher had died. Members began posting comments on the microblogging site with the hashtag #nowthatchersdead...

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Thatcher's beliefs 'half-baked': Robertson

AUSTRALIAN human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson says it is wrong to eulogise Margaret Thatcher as a conviction politician because her beliefs have since proven to be "half-baked". Instead, the London-based barrister, who lived through the Thatcher...

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Direct trade for Aust, China currency

AUSTRALIAN and Chinese currency will be traded in China for the first time under a deal to be announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. And a major tourism and investment campaign will be run in Shanghai in late 2014 to take advantage of China's...

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Joy for Ten as Keddie wins Gold

OFFSPRING star Asher Keddie has given Network Ten something to celebrate after winning the Gold Logie. Keddie had been twice nominated for a Gold Logie before claiming the highest individual honour at the annual television awards night in Melbourne....

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Syria's Homs besieged for 300 days: oppn

A SIEGE of Syria's central city of Homs has entered its 300th day, as troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad wage a campaign to oust rebel groups holed up there, the opposition says. "Three hundred days have gone by since the start of the siege...

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Sudan army men jailed over coup plot

A GROUP of Sudanese military officers have been sentenced to between two and five years in prison for their role in an alleged coup against the Sudanese government last year, a lawyer says. "Today the military court issued its decision about...

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Lagarde says euro has long-standing future

INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has told an audience in China the euro has a solid future and she hopes no more countries in Europe will need bailouts. "I think the collective political will ... to maintain, defend, protect...

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