Chelsea Clinton collects Oxford doctorate

FORMER US president Bill Clinton says he "couldn't be prouder" of his daughter after attending her doctorate graduation ceremony at Oxford University. Chelsea Clinton, who is pregnant with her first child, was accompanied at the Saturday ceremony...

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US postal service reports quarterly loss

THE Postal Service says it lost $US1.9 billion ($A2.1 billion) over the first three months of this year and is pleading again for Congress to pass reforms to its financial system. The agency said on Friday that the loss for the quarter ended...

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McDonald's tests seasoned french fries

MCDONALD'S says it plans to start testing seasoned french fries at select US locations. The world's biggest hamburger chain says the test of its Shakin' Flavour Fries will take place at restaurants in northern California and St Louis from Friday....

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NSW govt slammed for train announcement

THE NSW government has been accused of showing "callous disregard" for local manufacturing jobs after it refused to commit to building the state's next generation of trains in Australia. Premier Mike Baird on Thursday pledged $2.8 billion for...

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Mama panda shows off Canberra babies

Four-month-old twin red pandas are shown off for the first time at the National Zoo in Canberra. Source: AAP IT'LL be a bittersweet Mother's Day for second-time mum Eilish. The National Zoo's prized red panda lost one of her cubs the...

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WA debt rises amid infrastructure splurge

THE West Australian government's debt projections show the state sliding deeper into the red as huge spending on infrastructure overshadows revenue raising and cost cutting measures. The 2014/15 state budget handed down on Thursday shows the goal...

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Brand wins damages over cheat slur

COMEDIAN Russell Brand has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper claim that he had cheated on girlfriend Jemima Khan. Brand was not at London's High Court for the settlement of his action against News Group Newspapers...

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Vic govt must do more on abuse: victims

The Victorian government will remove time limits that stop some child abuse cases going to court. Source: AAP VICTORIAN child abuse victims will no longer be constrained by time limits in seeking compensation from the organisations that harboured...

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German art trove left to Swiss museum

A CONTROVERSIAL collection of art masterpieces has been willed to the Museum of Fine Arts in Bern, Switzerland, reports the institution, which said it received confirmation from the deceased owner's lawyer. "Despite media speculation that the...

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Ice harm spikes, especially in Vic regions

ACUTE health problems caused by crystal methamphetamine use have spiked sharply across Victoria in recent years, but especially in regional areas, research shows. Ambulance crews attended 198 per cent more call-outs to deal with acute health effects...

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Deficit levy makes sense: Deloitte

IMPOSING a deficit levy would show the Abbott government is serious about repairing the budget. So says economist Chris Richardson, a long-time critic of government spending by both sides of politics, who believes a levy targeted at the top...

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Nintendo says no to virtual equality

NINTENDO isn't allowing gamers to play as gay in an upcoming life simulator game. The gaming company said on Tuesday it wouldn't bow to pressure to allow players to woo characters of the same sex in English editions of Tomodachi Life. The announcement...

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Jobless rate tipped to rise

AUSTRALIA'S unemployment rate is expected to have risen in April, and economists warn a tough budget could see further deterioration in the jobs market. Jobs data to be released on Thursday is expected to show the unemployment rate rose to 5.9...

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Aviation experts plan next MH370 searches

AVIATION experts will meet in Canberra to plan further underwater searches for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The expert panel, under the auspices of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), will meet on Wednesday to review data...

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US circus acrobats remain in hospital

EIGHT circus acrobats remain hospitalised in the US after an accident during a hair-hanging stunt sent them plummeting to the ground. Rhode Island Hospital officials said on Tuesday that four of the women are in serious condition and four are...

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Twitter stock slumps as lock-up expires

TWITTER'S stock is down to an all-time low after a post-IPO lock-up period preventing employees and early investors from selling expired. Lock-up periods prevent company insiders from selling stock following an initial public offering. CEO...

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Police defend Gerry Adams arrest

NORTHERN Ireland's police chief has defended the decision to arrest Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams over a 1972 IRA killing, saying the evidence warranted his interrogation even though no charges have been filed. In his first public comments since...

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Business leaders fine-tune G20 agenda

BUSINESS leaders have met in Paris to fine-tune their policy recommendations for this year's G20 leaders summit in Australia. Representatives of the B20 - the business advisory forum attached to the G20 - joined other prominent members of the...

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Indon Navy finds rejected asylum seekers

THE Indonesian navy says it has found a group of 20 stranded asylum seekers whose boat was apparently turned back by Australian authorities. The discovery follows Prime Minister Tony Abbott postponing a meeting with Indonesia's President Susilo...

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Number of children in Japan falls again

THE number of children in Japan has fallen for the 33rd-consecutive year to 16.33 million as of April 1. It's down 0.1 per cent from the same time a year earlier, the government says, as it struggles to raise the declining birth rate. The number...

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Focus turns to Afghan landslide families

AS Afghans observe a day of mourning for the hundreds of people killed in a horrific landslide, authorities are trying to help the 700 families displaced by the torrent of mud that swept through their village. The families left their homes due...

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French mountain climber dies in Nepal

A FRENCH mountain climber has died in Nepal due to altitude sickness. Yannick Claude Sylvain Gagneret, 39, was climbing the 8481-metre-tall Mount Makalu in Sankhuwasabha district in northeastern Nepal when he died at its Camp One on Friday....

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