Snowden extradition could take years

ATTEMPTS to extradite ex-intelligence technician Edward Snowden, charged with espionage by US authorities, will result in a protracted legal battle in Hong Kong that could last years, experts said. Hong Kong, a former British colony that retained...

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Snowden charge 'intimidation': Assange

THE United States has charged leaker Edward Snowden with espionage in an attempt to bully other countries into abandoning him, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says. US authorities have filed espionage charges against rogue intelligence technician...

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UK fugitive killer arrested in Queensland

A BRITISH killer who escaped prison after being jailed for a frenzied knife attack on his aunt has been captured on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Simon Hennessey, 49, has been on the run since he walked out of an English prison in December 1998....

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British teacher jailed for abduction

A BRITISH teacher was sentenced to five years and six months in jail for having sex with a 15-year-old pupil and running off with her to France, sparking an international manhunt. Jeremy Forrest, a married 30-year-old maths teacher, was convicted...

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Govt to launch discrimination inquiry

THE federal government will set up an inquiry into the treatment of women in the Australian workplace. Prime Minister Julia Gillard told Fairfax Media the inquiry would assess the problems women faced in the workforce and what action could be...

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Govt won't release spin doctor documents

PRIME Minister's Julia Gillard's office is being accused of blocking attempts by media to look at documents relating to the hiring of a Scottish spin doctor. Labor strategist John McTernan is working in Australia on a 457 visa. The Weekend...

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Aust painter Smart was 'larger than life'

AUSTRALIAN artist Jeffrey Smart was a larger than life personality and an outgoing presence, unlike his eerie urban landscapes. Best known for his structured cityscapes and precisionist painting style, Smart died in Italy on Friday (AEST), aged...

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European stocks continue slump

EUROPEAN stock markets briefly rebounded as investors fished for bargains but then resumed a steep slump driven by the Federal Reserve's plans to cut easy-money stimulus. In midday trading, London's benchmark FTSE 100 was up over one per cent,...

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Illegal transfers cost Japanese bank $270m

NEW York state has hit Japan's largest bank, the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi-UFJ, with a $US250 million ($A270 million) fine for handling money transfers that violated sanctions on Iran as well as Sudan and Myanmar. The state's Department of Financial...

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Experts to re-examine Knox DNA clues

CONTRADICTIONS and illogical conclusions in the ruling that freed US student Amanda Knox from jail mean DNA evidence will be re-examined from scratch and witnesses may be re-heard, her lawyer says. "We were very surprised, we took it very badly,"...

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IMF says Spanish recession 'may end soon'

SPAIN'S biting recession may end soon but the outlook is tough and Madrid must do more to battle the country's unacceptably high unemployment rate, the IMF has warned. Spain's economy, still reeling from a 2008 property market crash, fell into...

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Italy court jails Dolce & Gabbana duo

AN Italian court has sentenced fashion house duo Dolce & Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for tax evasion of around one billion euros ($A1.41 billion), according to media reports. Lawyers for Dolce and Gabbana, whose celebrity...

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UK deputy speaker in more assault claims

A DEPUTY speaker of Britain's lower house of parliament, who is already facing accusations of rape and sexual assault, has been re-arrested on three counts of indecent assault. Nigel Evans, 55, an MP in Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative...

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Iceland holds 'informal' talks on Snowden

ICELAND says it has held informal talks with an intermediary of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden who reportedly may want to seek political asylum there. "A representative of his has, to my knowledge... had some informal discussions with...

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Turkey PM claims victory over protests

TURKISH Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators in a bid to stamp out nearly three weeks of unrest. After a weekend...

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Vic police misleading on abuse: church

THE Catholic Church has hit back at claims that not a single case of child sex abuse was reported to Victorian police. Peter O'Callaghan, QC, the independent commissioner in charge of the Catholic Church's Melbourne-based complaints system,...

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Gaddafi son's lawyer blasts Libya

A LAWYER for a son of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi has accused Libyan authorities of showing a "blatant disregard" for the International Criminal Court by announcing they will put Seif al-Islam Gaddafi on trial in August. In an urgent filing...

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Korean Air orders 11 Boeing long-haul jets

BOEING has announced that Korean Air has agreed to buy five 747-8 jumbo jets and six 777 planes in a deal worth $US3.6 billion ($A3.79 billion) at list prices, adding to an already strong order book at the Paris Air Show. The US aviation giant...

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At least 50 plots foiled by spy programs

US surveillance efforts have foiled more than 50 potential terrorist events since the 2001 attacks, the head of a US spy agency argues, defending the programs as vital to national security. "These programs are immensely valuable for protecting...

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