Comedian Mel Smith dies in London

TRIBUTES have been paid to comedian Mel Smith after his death at the age of 60, with his sidekick Griff Rhys Jones describing him as someone who "inspired love and utter loyalty". The star of Alas Smith and Jones and Not the Nine O'Clock News...

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$40,000 gold prize to those who enrol

ACTIVIST group GetUp! will give away $40,000 in gold in a bid to encourage people to enrol to vote in the upcoming federal election. GetUp! National Director Sam McLean said 1.4 million people eligible to vote weren't on the electoral role,...

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Pioneering journalist Helen Thomas dies

HELEN Thomas, a long-time White House correspondent and a pioneer for women in journalism, has died aged 92. A friend, Muriel Dobbin, says Thomas died at her apartment in Washington on Saturday morning. Dobbin says Thomas had been ill for a...

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G20 sets growth and jobs priorities

THE G20 has agreed to make boosting growth and jobs, rather than deficit reduction, the short-term priority for the global economy as it battles to consolidate a "fragile and uneven" recovery. Finance chiefs from the G20 group of advanced and...

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Pope sets up body to overhaul Vatican

POPE Francis has set up a special commission of lay experts to overhaul the economic and administrative structure of the Vatican in a radical bid to streamline and clean up the scandal-hit institution. The commission will delve into the workings...

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Briton kidnapped near Lagos airport

A BRITISH national has been kidnapped near Lagos international airport, in Nigeria's commercial capital, the British Consulate-General says. Spokesman Wale Adebayo said on Friday that diplomats were working with Nigerian authorities on the kidnapping,...

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Tens of thousands of Morsi backers rally

TENS of thousands of Islamists have poured onto Egypt's streets demanding the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, despite warnings by the military of a crackdown on violent protests. Friday's rallies come a day after Morsi's army-installed...

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Gunshot victim fronts NSW hospital

A MAN who turned up at a Hunter Valley hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg was targeted by someone he knew, police say. The 34-year-old fronted Muswellbrook Hospital at about 8.30am (AEST) on Friday after suffering a gunshot wound at a...

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Berlusconi allies guilty over prostitutes

A MILAN court has found three of Silvio Berlusconi's associates guilty of procuring prostitutes - including the then underage Ruby - for racy parties held at the former Italian premier's villas. Failed showbusiness agent Lele Mora and television...

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EU wants financial services in US deal

THE European Union wants to include financial services in negotiations on the world's largest free-trade accord with the US despite American opposition. EU Financial Markets Commissioner Michel Barnier said that on a visit earlier this week...

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Britain to review cyber-security agreement

THE British government is looking again at how it safeguards its telecommunications networks from feared security risks posed by Chinese giant Huawei. Britain, the US and Australia have all raised concerns that Huawei's alleged ties to the Chinese...

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Nokia losses narrow in Q2, revenue plunges

NOKIA has reported a reduced loss of 227 million euros ($A325 million) in the second quarter, but sales again fell sharply. The loss was 84 per cent less than in the same period last year, but sales fell by 24 per cent to 5.695 billion euros....

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Indian children poisoned by lunch buried

A CHILDREN'S playing field outside an Indian primary school has been turned into a mass graveyard as victims of a poisoned lunch scandal, which killed 23 youngsters, were laid to rest. As grieving parents spoke of how they relied on the school...

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Deactivate Dreamliner beacons: Fire probe

BRITISH authorities probing a fire on board a parked Boeing Dreamliner at London's Heathrow airport has recommended that Honeywell distress beacons on all 787 planes be deactivated pending further checks. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch...

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European stocks close higher

EUROPEAN stock markets closed higher on Wednesday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares up 0.24 per cent to end at 6,571.93 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 0.65 per cent to 8,254.72 points and in Paris the CAC 40 rose 0.55 per cent to...

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Mandela makes dramatic progress: daughter

NELSON Mandela's daughter says the South African leader has made a "dramatic" progress on the eve of his 95th birthday. Zindzi Mandela said in an interview with Sky TV that her father may be going home soon. Mandela turns 95 on Thursday. She...

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Castro pleads not guilty to new charges

A US man accused of holding three woman captive in his home for a decade has pleaded not guilty to hundreds of new charges, as his lawyers sought a plea deal that would skirt the death penalty. Ariel Castro, a 53-year-old former school bus driver,...

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Extrovert teens 'happier adults': study

YOUNG adults who are more extrovert or more emotionally stable lead happier and healthier lives than their more introverted or less emotionally stable peers, a British study has discovered. The research using data from over five decades examined...

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ArcelorMittal scraps India steel plant

THE world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal has scrapped plans to build a steel plant in eastern India due to delays in acquiring land. The announcement on Wednesday comes a day after South Korean steel giant Posco scrapped a $US5.3 billion...

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DR Congo says 130 dead in clashes

AT least 130 people have been killed, including 10 soldiers, in ongoing clashes between army forces and rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government says. "Our forces have inflicted very heavy losses on the M23 fighters, 120...

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Greens might not support ETS plan

GREENS senator Scott Ludlum says Labor's plan to bring forward the start date for an emissions trading scheme (ETS) is a terrible idea. He says his party might not support it if it comes before parliament. Defence Minister Stephen Smith on Monday...

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Spanish PM refuses to resign

SPAIN'S Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has refused to resign over a corruption scandal rocking his government. He batted off calls from his political opponents to step down over allegations that he received secret payments through his Popular Party...

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Spain on track, risks ahead: IMF

SPAIN'S bad-loan ridden banks, which were thrown a 41.3-billion-euro ($A59.9-billion) European lifeline last year, are stronger but still face high risks, the IMF has warned. "Implementation of Spain's financial sector program remains on track,"...

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Turkey signals rate rise, lira rallies

THE Turkish central bank, which spent about $US6.0 billion ($A6.6 billion) on defending the lira last week, has signalled it might raise interest rates to support the currency. In afternoon trading on Monday the lira, which had fallen by about...

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Aussies struggle to spot diabetes signs

EDS: NOT FOR USE BEFORE 0001 (AEST) MONDAY JULY 15 SYDNEY, July 15 AAP - It's the country's fastest-growing disease, but most Australians don't recognise all the symptoms of diabetes, a new survey shows. On the eve of National Diabetes Week,...

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Financial stress increase for uni students

TWO in three of Australia's university students are living below the poverty line, a report says, as student debt soars. The report from Universities Australia's longitudinal study of student finances, released on Monday, says more than two-thirds...

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Inflation poses awkward policy challenge

NEW Zealand's annual inflation rate probably returned to 14-year lows in the second quarter as a high currency reduced prices of imported clothing and competition drove down telecommunications costs. The consumers price Index rose 0.3 per cent...

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Inflation poses awkward policy challenge

NEW Zealand's annual inflation rate probably returned to 14-year lows in the second quarter as a high currency reduced prices of imported clothing and competition drove down telecommunications costs. The consumers price Index rose 0.3 per cent...

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