Rowhani officially becomes Iran president

MODERATE cleric Hassan Rowhani has assumed Iran's presidency with supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei officially endorsing him. "There is a clear message in electing a competent individual with more than three decades of service to the (Islamic...

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Interpol suspects al-Qaeda jailbreak link

INTERPOL says it suspects al-Qaeda was involved in recent jailbreaks across nine countries, including Iraq, Libya and Pakistan. The global police agency said in a statement on Saturday the jailbreaks had "led to the escape of hundreds of terrorists...

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Senior Libya policeman wounded by car bomb

A SENIOR police officer has been seriously wounded in an overnight bomb attack in Libya's restive second city of Benghazi. The blast is the latest in a string of attacks on members of the security forces and judiciary in eastern Libya. "Colonel...

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Facebook above IPO price

SOCIAL networking giant Facebook has breached its 2012 IPO price of $US38 a share for the first time since the company's May 2012 initial public offering. Facebook got as high as $US38.31 on Wednesday shortly after the market opened, before...

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Dell committee rejects voting change

A DELL board committee has rejected a voting rule change Michael Dell attached to an increased buyout offer for the struggling PC maker he founded. A group led by Michael Dell and the investment firm Silver Lake Partners last week raised its...

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Egypt police told to end Islamist sit-in

EGYPT'S cabinet has ordered police to take "all necessary measures" to end protests by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. They warn the demonstrations pose a national security threat. "The continuation of the dangerous situation...

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Spainish princess makes move to Geneva

SPAIN'S Princess Cristina plans to move to Switzerland without her husband, who is under investigation in a corruption case, Spanish media are reporting. The 48-year-old princess, the middle child of King Juan Carlos' three offspring, is to...

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African Union delegation meet Morsi

AN African Union delegation in Cairo has met Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi. "The whole delegation met with Morsi," the interim presidency said in a statement on Wednesday, giving no details on when and where the meeting took place....

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Irish president signs abortions into law

ABORTION has become legal in Ireland in limited cases where the mother's life is at risk, after President Michael D. Higgins signed a law that has exposed deep divisions in the Catholic-majority nation. Irish MPs had overwhelmingly voted through...

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US consumer confidence dips in July

CONSUMER confidence in the United States dipped in July as consumers worried more about the economy and jobs, the Conference Board says. The consumer confidence index retreated to 80.3 from a five-year high reading of 82.1 in June. Analysts...

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Breivik applies to study political science

NORWAY'S jailed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has applied to study political science at the University of Oslo. "It's correct that we've received his application," the university's rector, Ole Petter Ottersen, told AFP. "We don't know whether...

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Eight killed in Iraq violence

VIOLENCE in Iraq has killed eight people, among them seven police as an al-Qaeda front group claimed a wave of attacks that killed dozens the day before. The country is witnessing its worst violence since 2008, when it was emerging from a bloody...

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European stocks close higher

EUROPEAN stock markets have closed slightly higher, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares adding 0.16 per cent to 6570.95 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.15 per cent to 8271.02 points on Tuesday, while the CAC 40 in Paris inched upwards...

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Islamists kill 20 in Nigeria's north

SUSPECTED members of Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram have shot dead more than 20 civilians when a vigilante group attacked them in the northern Borno state. "The suspected sect members came armed and fired sporadic shots that killed over...

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31 drown after boat capsizes off Libya

MORE than half the people aboard a rubber boat carrying 53 African migrants died when it capsized off Libya, Italy's Ansa news agency says. Thirty-one people drowned in the accident that occurred late Friday, and the rest were rescued by a freighter...

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Cambodian PM's party claims election win

THE ruling party of strongman Cambodian premier Hun Sen has claimed victory in Sunday's elections which were marred by allegations of widespread irregularities. Although official results had yet to be announced, the prime minister's Cambodian...

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NSW Labor faces another huge defeat: poll

THE coalition government in NSW would be returned with a similar resounding majority to its 2011 election victory if an election was held today, the latest Newspoll shows. As NSW Labor prepares for the results from reports of inquiries from...

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Next World Youth Day in Krakow in 2016

POPE Francis has announced the next World Youth Day (WYD) will be held in the Polish city of Krakow in 2016. "Dear young friends, we have an appointment for the next World Youth Day in 2016 in Krakow, Poland," he said at the end of Sunday's...

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