Victims to testify in Afghan war hearing

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Washington, Nov 10 AP - An Afghan National Army guard who reported seeing a US soldier outside a remote base the night 16 civilians were massacred in March said the man did not stop even after being asked three times to do...

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Bikies say arrest figures exaggerated

Rebels national president says there is no organised criminal elements within the outlaw motorcycle club. THERE is no organised criminal element in the Rebels outlaw motorcycle club, its national president says, and the police have...

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Asylum boat with 48 people aboard stopped

AUSTRALIAN authorities have intercepted a boat carrying 48 suspected asylum seekers. HMAS Childers stopped the boat northwest of Christmas Island on Saturday morning after it was spotted from the air. Initial indications suggest there are 48...

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Bouncers regret bashing at Sydney club

BOUNCERS who bashed a teenage patron at Sydney's Ivy club have told a court they were angered a colleague had been punched but now regret their actions. Jason Mendelow, 25, Paul Fenukitau, 42, and Emmanouil Ntaras, 30, have pleaded guilty to assault...

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Childcare molester urges boys to move on

TWELVE young boys molested by a Sydney childcare worker have been transformed into scared, anxious and angry children who now fear being left alone, a court has been told. They also resist the most important men in their lives and hold the highest...

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Tokyo shares close 0.90% lower

TOKYO stocks have closed 0.90 per cent lower, hit by a still-strong yen, while concerns about Europe and the US economic recovery also weighed. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday ended down 79.55 points at 8,757.60...

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Burma says Obama to visit this month

A GOVERNMENT official in Burma says US President Barack Obama will visit the Southeast Asian country later this month. It would be the first-ever visit to Burma by an American president. The official speaking from the capital Naypyidaw said...

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PC maker Lenovo says profit up 13 per cent

PERSONAL computer-maker Lenovo Group says its quarterly profit has risen 13 per cent as mobile and cloud-based businesses expanded. The company earned $US162 million ($A156.20 million), or 1.6 US cents per share, in the three months ended September...

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Good job news amid Qantas cuts: Baillieu

VICTORIAN Premier Ted Baillieu has welcomed the addition of 7000 new jobs as good news amid gloom over Qantas' job cuts in the state. The Qantas move to axe 250 jobs at Avalon in coming months was in line with the airline's previous announcements...

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World leaders welcome Obama win

LEADERS across the world have congratulated US President Barack Obama on winning a second term. In Canberra, Prime Minister Julia Gillard offered Australia's congratulations to Obama after he triumphed over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to...

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Jubilant Obama says 'best is yet to come'

PRESIDENT Barack Obama has told cheering supporters that "the best is yet to come" for the United States as he stormed to a second term by defeating Republican Mitt Romney. After taking the stage at a raucous Chicago victory party early on Wednesday...

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Treasury boss defends dept over costings

A TREASURY investigation into the leaking of coalition policy costings, sparked by a complaint from shadow treasurer Joe Hockey, has found "no breach" of professional standards by department officials. Treasury boss Martin Parkinson on Wednesday...

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China's next PM has mixed record

LI Keqiang, a bureaucrat with an easy smile but a mixed record, will step up China's Communist hierarchy at this week's congress on his way to becoming prime minister of the world's second-largest economy. Vice Premier Li is expected to take over...

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Men charged over white powder haul

NSW Police have charged two men after finding over 150 kilograms of white powder believed to be methamphetamine and more than $100,000 in cash. The men, aged 62 and 28, were stopped on Pyrmont Road in Pyrmont in central Sydney and were taken...

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S. Korea decorates Psy for Gangnam Style

SOUTH Korea has awarded one of its highest cultural honours to the rapper Psy for taking the world by storm with his Gangnam Style hit. The culture ministry announced on Tuesday that the 34-year-old singer, whose real name is Park Jae-Sang,...

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Moses Obeid claims plot to destroy family

CLAIMS that former NSW Labor minister Eric Roozendaal received a discounted car in return for political favours are part of a campaign to "destroy" the Obeids, a corruption inquiry has been told. At the Independent Commission Against Corruption...

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New hope for key car parts maker

AUSTRALIA'S carmakers are breathing more easily, with a troubled key component supplier expected to restart production. Ford and Holden both faced a shutdown later this week if parts maker Autodom Limited could not kick-start production. The...

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Adelaide boy struck by lightning

A TEENAGER has been taken to hospital after being struck by lightning as thunderstorms sweep across South Australia. The SA Ambulance Service said the incident occurred at a Hallet Cove property in Adelaide's southern suburbs on Monday. A spokeswoman...

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Aust, Philippines bolster military drills

THE Philippine defence chief says his Australian counterpart plans to visit early next year to discuss ways to bolster security co-operation and the entry of Australian forces for military exercises under a new pact. The Philippine Senate in...

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More Sri Lankan asylum seekers return home

ANOTHER 11 Sri Lankan men have abandoned their refugee claims and opted to return to their homeland, the immigration department says. This brings the total number of Sri Lankans who have returned home in 2012 to 126. Five of the men left Perth...

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Wildlife safe passage plan launched

WILDLIFE corridors stretching across state borders could be given funding priority under a federal government plan to help Australian fauna adapt to climate change. The corridors will help connect the dots between protected areas, including national...

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