India building collapse kills 13

THIRTEEN bodies have been pulled from the wreckage of a building under construction that collapsed "like a house of cards" in a coastal village in the Indian tourist state of Goa. The residential building caved in on Saturday mid-afternoon, when...

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China reports drop in mining deaths

SAFETY at China's coal mines improved in 2013, with the numbers of accidents and deaths decreasing from the previous year, the government says. China has the world's deadliest coal mines, and authorities have made it a priority to improve safety...

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Digital music downloads fall

DIGITAL music sales fell 5.7 per cent in 2013, with experts attributing the drop to an increase in online streaming services. Individual song downloads dropped from 1.34 billion in 2012 to 1.26 billion in 2013, the largest drop since the launch...

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Officers critical after Melbourne blast

THREE police officers are in critical conditions and two firefighters are injured following an explosion in Melbourne's south. Emergency services were called to a Hambleton Street flat in Middle Park at 9.15pm on Saturday following reports of...

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Antarctic passengers resume journey home

AN Australian icebreaker carrying the 52 passengers retrieved from an icebound ship in the Antarctic has resumed its journey home. The Aurora Australis will continue its interrupted resupply mission to Australia's Antarctic base Casey Station...

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Two killed in Egypt clashes

AT least six people have been killed in clashes across Egypt as police dispersed thousands of protesters demanding deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi be reinstated. The protests on Friday came after an Islamist alliance that backs Morsi...

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Five dead in Cambodia as police open fire

FIVE people have been killed in Phnom Penh as police opened fire on hundreds of garment workers demonstrating for a higher minimum wage, a local rights group says. About 200 military police armed with assault rifles clashed with the protesters,...

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UK's Robber Biggs defiant to the last

GREAT Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, who spent much of his life cocking a snook at authority, has been given an appropriate send off. When he was last seen in public, at the funeral of robbery mastermind Bruce Reynolds, Biggs stuck two fingers up...

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Germany WWII bomb blast kills one

THE driver of an excavator has been killed and eight other people injured after a World War II-era bomb blew up during earthworks in Germany. The blast wave from the sleeper bomb on Friday blew out the windows of surrounding buildings and could...

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More than 1000 migrants rescued off Italy

MORE than 1000 would-be migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea over the course of 24 hours, the Italian navy says. A total of 823 migrants, who were travelling on four overcrowded and barely seaworthy boats, were picked up near...

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Adelaide needs more retirement villages

MORE retirement accommodation is needed in Adelaide's inner suburbs to allow seniors to downsize but stay in their communities, the retirement industry's peak body says. Property advisory group MacroPlan Dimasi analysed census data to determine...

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Greenpeace activist arrives home

AUSTRALIAN activist Colin Russell has arrived home saying he has no regrets about his time spent in a Russian jail and that Greenpeace will campaign the "same as ever". The 59-year-old flew into Hobart on Thursday night after being detained by...

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Macau casinos score $US45bn in revenue

THE tiny Chinese city of Macau has again smashed its annual record for casino earnings as revenues last year hit a staggering $US45 billion ($A50.7 billion), further underlining its position as the world's biggest gambling market. Macau's nearly...

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Kerry in Middle East for peace talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in the Middle East to try and promote a framework peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Kerry landed in Tel Aviv on Thursday afternoon, US Embassy spokesman Geoffrey Anisman said, and...

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford files to run again

TORONTO Mayor Rob Ford has put his name on the ballot to run for another term. Ford was the first candidate to show up at City Hall when registration opened on Thursday for the city's municipal election October 2. The conservative mayor of...

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Pope stresses courage, hope in new year

POPE Francis, laying out his hopes for the just-begun year, has urged people to work for a world where everyone accepts each other's differences and where enemies recognise that they are brothers. "We are all children of one heavenly father,...

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Problems linger for Greece in 2014

GREECE has assumed the presidency of the European Union, starting 2014 with a promise by the government to pull the country out of a six-year recession, keep a balanced budget, and effectively end a financial crisis that rattled the euro. "In...

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Putin visits bomb-hit Volgograd

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has made a pre-dawn visit to the city reeling from two suicide bombings this week, bringing gestures of sympathy for the victims and questions for the officials he has ordered to beef up security. The bombings...

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Palestinian envoy dies after Prague blast

THE Palestinian ambassador to Prague, Jamal al-Jamal, has died after a blast in his residence. "With regret we confirm this information provided by the emergency service," Prague police spokeswoman Andrea Zoulova said on Wednesday. Jamal took...

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Trapped Aussies celebrate New Year's Eve

PASSENGERS and crew aboard a research ship trapped in Antarctic ice for a week have been keeping their spirits up by filming themselves celebrating the new year and posting them on the internet. In one, the lively bunch squeeze together in a small...

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Joh's cabinet anxious about Labor rise

THE Bjelke-Petersen era was at its peak in 1983, but the rise of Labor governments in Canberra and WA put Sir Joh's cabinet on the defensive. The staunchly conservative government was worried that the rise of Labor would put Queensland and the...

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Sinking boats dampen Sydney festivities

MORE than 100 New Year's Eve revellers have been helped from two sinking boats in Sydney Harbour. Police say 100 party-goers were rescued from a yacht near Garden Island about 8pm (AEDT) when the vessel began taking on water. The police boat...

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Australia celebrates 2014 with a bang

A DAZZLING fireworks display capped Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations on Sydney Harbour as hundreds of thousands of onlookers saw in 2014. The harbour exploded in a kaleidoscope of colour at midnight as fireworks launched from seven barges...

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Vic fireworks attract about 500,000

MORE than 500,000 partygoers have enjoyed a spectacular fireworks show in central Melbourne to celebrate the New Year. On a mild and pleasant evening, Melbourne's skyline was lit up from 22 locations across the city. The 7.5-tonne fireworks display...

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Sydney NYE to be 'absolutely spectacular'

SYDNEYSIDERS are in for "absolutely spectacular" fireworks this New Year's Eve as the harbour city gears up to ring in 2014. Tuesday night's fireworks will include 11,000 aerial shells and 25,000 shooting comets that will explode from seven...

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Crocs CEO leaving ahead of investment

THE company that makes Crocs shoes is getting a $US200 million ($A226.3 million) bailout from a private equity fund, and its CEO is retiring. Crocs shares peaked in 2007 as buyers snapped up the clogs known for being comfortable but ugly. But...

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Shots fired at German ambassador's home

GERMAN Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has condemned an attack on the residence of the German ambassador in Athens, saying the act would not affect German-Greek relations. "This is an act that we are taking very seriously. Nothing,...

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