Israel counts 800-plus Gaza airstrikes

ISRAEL'S military says it has struck more than 800 targets in the Gaza Strip as it expands a fierce air assault responding to rocket launches from the Palestinian territory. The military's count early on Saturday included 180 overnight airstrikes....

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Ikea sorry for using East German prisoners

IKEA has admitted that political prisoners in communist East Germany were forced to make some of the Swedish home-furnishings giant's products in the 1980s and apologised. Ikea released a report by independent auditors Ernst & Young into allegations...

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China to focus on ASEAN economic ties

CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao is to focus on economic co-operation at the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings this week that will include US President Barack Obama. Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying said on Saturday that China...

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Obeid associates deny sham farm purchases

A NUMBER of figures linked to the Obeid family have denied being part of sham purchases of coal-rich farms that stood to make the Obeids tens of millions of dollars, a corruption inquiry has heard. On another stunning day, the Independent Commission...

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Fears held for missing Vic woman

FEARS have been raised over the disappearance of a young Victorian woman after her abandoned car was found in Melbourne. Sarah Cafferkey, 22, was last seen by her family at her home in Bacchus Marsh, 50km west of Melbourne, on November 9. Police...

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Ex-priest to face Vic court on sex charges

A FORMER Victorian Catholic priest has been committed to stand trial for sexually molesting children. David Edwin Rapson, 59, will fight charges that he abused boys between 1973 and 1990, including at the Salesian College Rupertswood in Sunbury...

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Accused Sydney killer faces third trial

A SYDNEY jury has been told they must not draw any "adverse inference" from the fact a man accused of killing his gay lover is facing a third trial. Philip Wan Por Leung, 51, has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 72-year-old Mario Guzzetti,...

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Baby had suspicious injuries: NSW inquest

THE mother of an eight-month-old baby girl who sustained "highly suspicious" and "traumatic" injuries while in the care of her nanny has wept during a Sydney inquest, telling the coroner she just wants to know what happened. Melissa Pagett told...

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Qld minister pressured over lobbyist lists

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman insists there isn't a problem with nepotism in his government. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman insists there isn't a problem with nepotism in his government and he wouldn't have a problem with...

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Toyota recalls 2.77 million vehicles

Toyota has recalled 2.77 million vehicles worldwide over steering shaft and water pump defects. Source: AAP TOYOTA Motor Corp says it's recalling 2.77 million vehicles across the world for a steering shaft defect that may result in faulty...

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UN 'failed to protect' Sri Lanka civilians

THE United Nations failed to protect civilians in the 2009 close of Sri Lanka's civil war, says an internal review leaked to the BBC and New York Times. "Many senior UN staff simply did not perceive the prevention of killing of civilians as their...

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Software mogul in hiding after murder

Software mogul John McAfee says he fears for his life if he hands himself in to Belize police. Source: AAP ANTI-VIRUS software pioneer John McAfee says he is moving every four hours to avoid Belizean police who want to question him about the...

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Eric Clapton watch sells for $3.47 million

A wristwatch belonging to British guitarist Eric Clapton has sold for $3.47 million at auction. Source: AAP A PLATINUM wristwatch belonging to British guitarist Eric Clapton has sold for 3.4 million Swiss francs ($A3.47 million) in Geneva,...

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Taser use by Qld police improving: report

A new crime watchdog report has found that use of tasers is improving amongst Queensland police. Source: AAP A NEW report from Queensland's crime watchdog has found improvements in police use of Tasers but says some worrying practices persist....

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Obeid told neighbour of $100m 'windfall'

Former NSW Premier Morris Iemma admitted Labor has seen "better days", during an ICAC hearing. Source: AAP THE son of former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid told a neighbour his family stood to make $100 million from buying a rural property...

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Man shot by police at Melbourne stadium

POLICE say they shot a man after he threatened an officer with a handgun during a confrontation in the car park of Melbourne's Etihad Stadium. The man, in his 30s, is being treated in the Royal Melbourne Hospital for gunshot wounds. Commander...

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Tokyo stocks close down 0.93%

TOKYO'S benchmark index has fallen 0.93 per cent on fears over a US budget standoff and worries about the slowing Japanese economy, while a strong yen also weighed on shares. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday closed down...

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US fights for Human Rights Council seat

THE United States is competing with four Western countries for three seats on the Human Rights Council in the only contested election at the UN's top human rights body. The 193-member General Assembly is scheduled to vote on Monday for 18 members...

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Denmark to scrap world's first fat tax

Denmark's government will scrap a fat tax it introduced a little over a year ago in a world first. Source: AAP DENMARK'S government will scrap a fat tax it introduced a little over a year ago in a world first. "The fat tax and the extension...

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Bid to highlight pregnancy depression

MORE needs to be done to spot and support women suffering with antenatal depression, according to British midwives. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said more attention needed to be paid to the condition, which is less known and talked about...

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Dozens arrested in Gold Coast drug blitz

Gold Coast police have arrested almost 50 people during a drug operation in Surfers Paradise. Source: AAP IN a clear warning to school leavers, Gold Coast police have conducted a drug blitz on the glitter strip a week out from schoolies celebrations....

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