Afghan ambush leaves 18 policemen dead

INSURGENTS have killed 18 Afghan policemen and wounded 13 in an ambush this week in a remote northern part of the country, the interior ministry says. The ambush took place on Wednesday in the Wurduj district of Badakshan province. The Taliban...

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New Sea World addition too cute to 'bear'

HE'S so cute he melts women's hearts and even grown men can't bear it. Meet Henry - an adorable 19-week-old polar bear who is about to make a big splash at Sea World on the Gold Coast. Staff at the theme park have fallen in love with Henry...

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NASA gives up on Deep Impact comet mission

NASA has given up on the Deep Impact spacecraft, which suddenly went silent after nine years of exploration. The US space agency said on Friday the mission is over for Deep Impact, which in 2005 smashed a comet with a projectile to give scientists...

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Nantrepreneurs take the lead in business

FORGET knitting and pie-baking - Aussie grandmas are going into business. Australian women aged over 65 have been starting their own businesses at a rate higher than any other age group over the last decade, with nantrepreneurs setting up 18,500...

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USPS may need emergency rate hike

THE US Postal Service may need an emergency rate increase to stay afloat. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, who's testifying before a US Senate committee, says the agency's cash balance next month likely will cover only five days of its average...

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Nantrepreneurs take the lead in business

FORGET knitting and pie-baking - Aussie grandmas are going into business. Australian women aged over 65 have been starting their own businesses at a rate higher than any other age group, with nantrepreneurs setting up 18,500 businesses in the...

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Abbott must look at GST: Barnett

AFTER just one day in office Prime Minister Tony Abbott has faced a call from within his own party to "take some leadership" and the raise Australia's Goods and Services Tax. West Australian Liberal Premier Colin Barnett, still reeling in the...

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Economy-wide spending bounced in August

ECONOMY-WIDE spending bounced in August and is expected to rise further now that the federal election is out of the way. Sales increased by 3.0 per cent last month, seasonally adjusted, after dropping by 1.9 per cent in July, according to the...

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John Key hails UK-NZ relationship

NEW Zealand Prime Minister John Key has praised Britain for the friendship and support it showed his country after a deadly earthquake. Mr Key met Prime Minister David Cameron in Downing Street on Wednesday, with the rebuilding of Christchurch...

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Indonesia offended by coalition policy

A MEMBER of Indonesian parliament has labelled as offensive the coalition's lack of consultation on asylum seeker policy, indicating one-sided management of people smuggling could cause a rift between the two countries. Tantowi Yahya is a member...

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Merkel launches minimum wage plan

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet has agreed to introduce a minimum wage for four million workers in 12 industry branches in its last meeting before Sunday's general election. Launching a minimum wage emerged as a key election issue,...

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Air France to cut 2800 jobs

AIR France says it needs to cut 2800 jobs to return to health after years of falling demand and increased competition from low-cost carriers. The French airline, which is part of the loss-making Franco-Dutch group Air France-KLM, says it will...

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Blackberry unveils all-touch phone

BLACKBERRY has officially unveiled its new all-touch smartphone as it ramps up attempts to claw back its share of the market. Featuring BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2, the new all-touch BlackBerry Z30 smartphone, comes with a 13cm display and...

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Council to make big difference: Mundine

THE coalition government's planned Indigenous Advisory Council will make a difference to the quality of Aboriginal life in as little as five years, says incoming chairman Warren Mundine. The former ALP president was scathing of high spending in...

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Harper Lee settles copyright lawsuit

HARPER Lee has settled the lawsuit she filed to secure the copyright to her classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. A federal judge in New York City approved the order last week dismissing the case against Samuel L. Pinkus, the son-in-law of Lee's...

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Small business sees long haul to recovery

AUSTRALIA faces a long road to economic recovery, even if business gains a short-term boost in confidence from the election of a majority coalition government, new research suggests. A survey of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in August...

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World's oldest man dies at 112

SPANISH-BORN Salustiano "Shorty" Sanchez, considered the world's oldest man, has died in Grand Island, New York. He was 112. The M.J. Colucci and Sons funeral home says Sanchez, who was born in El Tejado de Bejar, Salamanca, Spain, died on Friday....

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Quad bikes too dangerous for kids: report

CHILDREN should never be allowed to ride quad bikes, says an agricultural safety expert. "There is no way in the world would I allow a child onto one," says Associate Professor Tony Lower of the Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety....

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Depressed workers suffer in silence

ALMOST nine out of 10 people living with depression would rather "suffer in silence" than confide in their work colleagues, research shows. This is because many fear that revealing their problem will harm their career prospects, a new report has...

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Housing lots shrink by up to one third

NEW houses in Australia's capital cities are being built on plots of land that are up to one third smaller than 10 years ago, says industry analyst BIS Shrapnel. BIS Shrapnel's report, Outlook for Residential Land, says property developers are...

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Abbott set to unveil his frontbench

TONY Abbott is set to unveil his frontbench, as Labor's national executive meets to discuss the leadership contest between Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten. Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott is expected to announce a largely unchanged team on...

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