At least 62 bodies found: Syria watchdog

THE bodies of at least 62 murdered residents have been found in a Sunni neighbourhood of the Syrian city of Banias, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. "The bodies of dozens of citizens killed on Friday during an assault by the army...

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Two dead in Belgian train accident

TWO people died and 14 were injured when a train carrying chemicals derailed in Belgium, causing a major fire near the city of Ghent. Jan Briers, governor of eastern Flanders, gave the death toll to the Belga news agency after the accident and...

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Iceland to resume disputed fin whale hunt

ICELAND plans to resume its disputed commercial fin whale hunt in June with a quota of at least 154 whales, the head of the only company that catches the giant mammals says. Two vessels are being prepared for the hunt and they will head out...

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Egypt mob lynches teenager over killing

AN EGYPTIAN mob has lynched the teenage son of a Muslim Brotherhood leader, saying he killed a man over Facebook comments critical of the movement. The violence that took place on Thursday in the Nile Delta was the latest in a spate of vigilante...

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Nigerian religious unrest claims 39 lives

THIRTY-NINE people have died and 30 were injured in fierce fighting between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria's Taraba state, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, police say. Scores of houses were set ablaze and destroyed during the...

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Fears over man-made hybrid bird flu virus

IMMUNOLOGISTS are concerned about the "dangerous" work of Chinese scientists in creating a hybrid bird flu virus able to spread in the air between guinea pigs, and now living in a lab freezer. The team from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural...

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Eurozone recession to continue in 2013: EU

RECESSION in the crisis-hit eurozone will continue unabated for the rest of the year with unemployment remaining at record levels, the EU warns, though signs of recovery could emerge in 2014. Economic output in the 17-nation area - home to 340...

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Boston bombing suspect's remains claimed

The body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev will be released to his family. Source: AAP A FUNERAL home has claimed the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died in a gunbattle with police after an...

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Indonesia jails two foreigners over drugs

AN Indonesian court has sentenced a German man and a South African woman to life in prison for attempting to smuggle drugs into a resort island in two separate cases, a judge says. Rolf Oskar Josef Schweikert, 57, was caught trying to smuggle...

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Man charged over Sydney strip club fire

A MAN has been charged over a suspicious fire that badly damaged a Kings Cross strip club just after a female employee was assaulted. Firefighters and police were called to The Love Machine on Darlinghurst Road about 3.15am (AEST) on Friday...

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Cardboard in shower drain where boys died

CARDBOARD was found inside a shower drain where two young boys died when they were left alone for 10 hours, an inquest in Perth has heard. The West Australian coroner is examining the deaths of Lochlan James Stevens, aged two, and Malachi Isaac...

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Nathan Tinkler faces fresh legal action

Liquidators have begun legal action against Nathan Tinkler and the directors of Mulsanne Resources. Source: AAP LIQUIDATORS and a major creditor have begun legal action against Nathan Tinkler and the directors of Mulsanne Resources over allegations...

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NSW neighbours win holiday rental ban

GOSFORD Council has failed its constituents by not resolving the issue of an illegal holiday house rental in Terrigal, a judge has ruled. At the Land and Environment Court on Thursday, Justice Rachael Ann Pepper ruled that Rhonda Bennic's short-term...

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More infrastructure funds needed: report

THE federal government must establish a department dedicated to the infrastructure needs of Australian cities to address a $500 billion backlog in urban development, building groups say. The suggestion is among a raft of ideas in a report -...

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Kriss Kross rapper Chris Kelly dead at 34

Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly, who made the 90s hits Jump and Warm It Up, has died aged 34. Source: AAP CHRIS Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs with the frenetic Jump, has died,...

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Suspect saw child porn day April vanished

THE man accused of murdering five-year-old British girl April Jones watched child pornography on the day of her disappearance and exchanged text messages with his ex-girlfriend over their break-up, his trial has heard. Mark Bridger, 47, watched...

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May Day protests against austerity

TENS of thousands of angry protesters have staged traditional May Day rallies in several countries of the crisis-wracked eurozone as fury erupted at demonstrations in Bangladesh after a deadly building collapse. Thousands took to the street in...

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Eurozone rescue fund nears capital target

A MASSIVE rescue fund created to ward off further crisis in the eurozone has reached more than half its capital target and is on pace to become the world's richest financial institution, the European Stability Mechanism says. "Thanks to the...

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India sex crime laws not tough enough: UN

INDIA'S new sex crime laws do not go far enough to protect women or tackle gender inequality, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women says. The legislation was passed following the fatal gang rape of a student on a Delhi bus in mid-December...

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US police arrest three suspects in Boston

US police have announced that they have arrested three more suspects as part of their investigation into a bomb attack on the Boston marathon that left three dead and more than 260 wounded. "Three additional suspects taken into custody in Marathon...

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Mum forced 14-year-old to get pregnant

A WOMAN desperate for another child forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant using syringes of donor sperm, a British judge says. In a ruling reported for the first time on Monday, High Court judge Peter Jackson said the mother had behaved...

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New PM vows to save Italy from austerity

ITALY'S new Prime Minister Enrico Letta says his coalition government will act fast to reverse an austerity policy he argues is killing Italy and has called on Europe to become a motor for growth. "Italy is dying from austerity alone. Growth...

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Google pushes personal assistant on Apple

GOOGLE has announced it will offer its personal assistant app Google Now to users of Apple devices, stepping up its challenge to its rival's Siri program. "Google Now is about giving you just the right information at just the right time," Google's...

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UN appeals for Syria chemical arms inquiry

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has made a new plea to Syria to stop blocking an international inquiry into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the country's conflict. Ban met the head of the investigation team, Ake Sellstrom, as international suspicions...

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Santander bank chief resigns: company

THE Spanish banking giant Santander has announced the resignation of chief executive Alfredo Saenz, who was convicted in 2011 for irregularities in a debt-recovery case. He will be replaced by Javier Marin, Santander's current head of insurance,...

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