In midst of Syria war, Jesus statue arises

IN the midst of a conflict rife with sectarianism, a giant bronze statue of Jesus has gone up on a Syrian mountain, apparently under cover of a truce among three warring factions. Jesus stands, arms outstretched, on the Cherubim mountain, overlooking...

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Pakistani Taliban selects new leader

THE Pakistani Taliban has selected Khan Said Sajna as the insurgent group's new leader after Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike, members of the organisation say. Sajna is from a group within the Pakistani Taliban that was in favour...

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Bahrain opposition leader faces prosecutor

BAHRAIN'S main opposition group says its leader has been called to the state prosecutor's office over an exhibition that showed alleged abuses against anti-government protesters. It's unclear whether Ali Salman, the head of the Shi'ite bloc...

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Iran editor jailed for religious article

THE editor of an Iranian reformist newspaper has been jailed for publishing an article on Shia Islam deemed offensive by authorities. The ISNA news agency said Saeed Pourazizi of the Bahar newspaper was taken to Evin prison on Saturday. ISNA...

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Release video, Canada mayor's allies say

BACKERS of embattled Toronto mayor Rob Ford are calling for police to release a video that appears to show him smoking a crack pipe. They also are attacking the police chief for talking about the video even though the mayor is not facing charges....

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Russian piracy charges remain: Greenpeace

GREENPEACE says that, contrary to an earlier statement, Russian investigators have not dropped piracy charges against 28 international activists and 2 journalists detained in the Arctic city of Murmansk. Investigators filed hooliganism charges...

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Bosnia tram collision leaves 45 injured

A COLLISION between two Bosnian trams at a busy downtown intersection in Sarajevo has injured some 45 people, authorities say. Sarajevo police spokesman Irfan Nefic said on Friday experts were still investigating the causes of the accident....

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New German baby gender registration law

A NEW law has gone into effect allowing German parents to register their newborn babies as neither male nor female if they were born with traits of both sexes. The German parliament in January approved the law that went into effect on Friday....

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US drone kills 3 in Pakistan: officials

INTELLIGENCE officials in Pakistan say a suspected US drone strike has killed at least three people in North Waziristan. Two intelligence officials said two missiles hit a house on Friday in the village of Dande Darpa Khel near the main town...

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Israel announces more settlements

ISRAEL has announced plans to build 1500 new homes in east Jerusalem, the part of the city claimed by the Palestinians, just hours after it freed a group of Palestinian prisoners as part of a deal to set peace talks in motion. The settlement...

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Man 'tried to lure girl with lollies'

A MAN has been arrested after allegedly trying to lure a 12-year-old girl back to his house on the NSW mid north coast with promises of CDs and lollies. The girl was sitting outside the library on Victoria St in Taree on Wednesday morning when...

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Prison surge predictable: Victorian bar

VICTORIA'S overcrowded jails and police cells are an entirely predictable problem caused by the state government, a legal group says. Police, magistrates, the state opposition and even those facing charges have expressed outrage over on-going...

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Perth festival patrons feel earth move

A PERTH bar was evacuated after the first floor ceiling looked like it was collapsing during the launch of a cultural festival, according to social media users. Various tweets, accompanied by photographs, say the upper floor of the Flying Scotsman...

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Hugo Boss dumps Myer: report

MYER is reportedly set to lose millions in annual sales after fashion label Hugo Boss ditched the department store in favour of rival David Jones. The German company announced on Wednesday that Hugo Boss products would be sold in every David...

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NSW trucks deregistered for tunnel delays

THREE trucks have had their registration suspended after becoming stuck in Sydney tunnels and causing lengthy traffic delays. Their drivers are the first to be hit by state laws introduced in July. Roads Minister Duncan Gay said one over-height...

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Jackson's doctor released from jail

THE former doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death has been released from jail. Jail records confirmed Conrad Murray's release on Monday and the sheriff's office said he left a downtown Los Angeles jail at 12.01am (1800 AEDT). The...

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Investment outlook rests with govt

HOPES are fading that non-mining sections of the economy will be taking up the slack of a waning resources investment boom any time soon. So an independent forecaster believes government infrastructure spending must be encouraged. In its latest...

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Cyprus president expects positive review

CYPRUS' president says he expects international creditors' latest review to approve the country's handling of its bailout program. Cyprus in March got a 10 billion euro ($A14.5 billion) loan to save it from bankruptcy, but in return it had to...

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Somali journalist dies after shooting

A SOMALI journalist has died after being shot six times by unidentified gunmen as he drove to work. Mohamed Mohamud's death brings the number of journalists killed in Somalia this year to seven. The 26-year-old died in hospital on Saturday...

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Five killed opposition rally in India

FIVE people have died and 83 have been injured in a series of explosions in the eastern Indian city of Patna, where the country's main opposition party was holding a rally. Police say seven blasts went off - one at the railway station and six...

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Italy rescues 400 migrants off Sicily

ITALIAN authorities have rescued more than 400 asylum seekers off the coast of Sicily. About 80 children are among those rescued overnight. The Italian government has stepped up sea patrols in the Mediterranean this month after 366 boat people...

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Thousands protest about ETA ruling

TENS of thousands of people have protested in Madrid against a European Court of Human Rights ruling that frees dozens of imprisoned members of the Basque separatist group ETA. The Spanish Association of Terrorism Victims, the organiser of the...

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Don't boycott UN rights meet, Israel told

GERMANY has warned Israel against boycotting a UN review of its human rights record scheduled for Tuesday if it wants to avert "severe diplomatic damage", an Israeli newspaper reports. The warning came in a letter from German Foreign Minister...

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