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- + Body found in bushland was shot—DETECTIVES are appealing for information about the shooting death of a man whose body was found in bushland in NSW.
- + Army to fight mosquitoes in Delhi—AUSSIE Commonwealth Games team to be warned of dengue outbreak as Delhi's government calls the army to combat mosquitoes.
- + New Zealand doubles quake bill estimate—THE repair bill from the Christchurch earthquake is likely to reach $NZ4 billion ($3.16 billion), doubling previous official estimates.
- + NSW government 'fails on ad cuts'—THE NSW Treasurer has failed to deliver on a pledge to cut spending on government advertising by 25 per cent, the state opposition says.
- + Alan Griffin moving to backbench—VETERANS Affairs Minister Alan Griffin plans to move to the backbench, giving Julia Gillard more options for her new-look ministry.
- + Three guilty of footy oval killing—THREE people have been found guilty of manslaughter over a fatal brawl at an outer-suburban Melbourne football oval.
- + Thai flight lands in US after threat—A THAI Airways flight from Bangkok has landed safely in Los Angeles after a written bomb threat was found on board the plane, the FBI says.
- + AFP bungled evidence - Solomons judge—A SOLOMON Islands' judge has thrown out evidence in a murder trial as investigating Australian Federal Police "forgot" basic procedures.
- + Former teacher on sex charges—A FORMER teacher at a leading Adelaide girl's school asked to keep a student's underwear after a sexual encounter with her, court hears.
- + Police launch battle against the bottle—THOUSANDS of extra police will be deployed over the weekend as part of a trans-Tasman blitz on alcohol abuse and violence.
- + Rio, Kobe reach iron ore deal—JAPAN'S Kobe Steel confirms a deal with Rio Tinto for a 13 per cent cut in the price of iron ore.
- + Greens to leave mining tax alone—THE Greens will seek to beef up the Federal Government's new mining tax through consultation, rather than in the Parliament.
- + Sundance shares up on Chinese rail deal—SHARES in Sundance rose after a deal with Chinese firm on rail facilities for its flagship project in West Africa.
- + Sleeping woman woken up by sex assault—POLICE are looking for a man who who broke into a Melbourne home and sexually assaulted a young woman.
- + 18 students share needle in science class—SCHOOL students were put at risk of contracting various diseases when they shared a needle during a science class last month.
- + Nurses halt industrial action over staffing—SOUTH Australian nurses have called off industrial action over public hospital staffing levels.
- + JetBlue Airways attendant faces court—THE flight attendant accused of onboard antics that captured world attention will undergo a mental health evaluation.
- + Handover to Afghans 'to start in 2011'—NATO chief says he hopes US-led troops would begin handing over responsibility to Afghan security forces sometime next year.
- + China rescues 34 after oil rig accident—TEAMS rescued 34 workers today from an oil drilling platform that was leaning dangerously and searched for two others still missing.
- + Bash victim Rodney King to marry his juror—RODNEY King, whose violent beating by police officers in 1991 helped trigger the LA riots, is to marry one of the jurors from his civil trial.
- + Phone app warns of high radiation levels—A FIRM has developed software that monitors a mobile phone's radiation levels and alerts the user if the levels becomes excessive.
- + Market for make-believe merchandise on rise—SOCIAL networkers and gamers are spending more cash than ever on virtual goods that are only used online.
- + Man ban - hotel's 5th floor for women only—MEN have been banned from the floor of a hotel, with its owners creating a "Ladies Only" level.
- + Stig gig up as driver forced to walk—BRITISH racing driver Ben Collins has been "sacked" from his Top Gear gig after revealing he is the mystery driver known as the Stig.
- + Fish swallower slapped with ban—A RUSSIAN circus has been forced to cancel an act in which a woman swallows a live fish and then regurgitates it.
- + Dozens trapped on oil rig—TWO workers were missing and more than 30 others were trapped on an oil rig after the platform leaned dramatically.
- + Home loan weakness continues—SUSTAINED weakness remains in the home lending sector, giving the central bank room to keep interest rates on hold, economists say.
- + Shares down thanks to banks, miners—SHARES were lower at noon, with financials and miners dragging down the market.
- + Dollar subdued after US shares dip—THE dollar was weaker at noon after a poor night on US shares carried over into the domestic session.
- + Royal Showgoers' eyes 'stung by cow urine'—THE dairy cattle pavillion at the Royal Adelaide Show has been closed down after people suffered serious eye irritations, some requiring hospital trea...
- + Bill to recognise primacy of Aborigines—NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has introduced a Bill seeking to recognise Aborigines as the state's first people, saying such a symbolic gesture is lon...
- + Men arrested for eating during Ramadan—TWO young Algerian men face up to two years in jail after allegedly eating in the middle of the day during the holy month of Ramadan. [Link to media]
- + Yogi declares flood crisis over—WANGARATTA residents have smiles on their faces today, after their trusted floodwater measure, Yogi Bear, declared an end to the crisis.
- + Mining tax to go ahead - Wayne Swan—TREASURER Wayne Swan says he wants Labor's mining tax legislation drafted as quickly as possible. [Link to media]
- + Independents urged to block mining tax—THE rural independents who backed a minority Labor government have been urged to block Labor's proposed mining tax.
- + Housing finance up 1.7pc in July—Housing finance commitments for owner-occupied housing rose 1.7 per cent in July, seasonally adjusted, to 47,511, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...
- + Toyota recalls 116,507 vehicles—TOYOTA issues safety recall of more than 116,000 four-wheel-drive HiLux vehicles across Australia.
- + Mike Munro fined for speeding—TELEVISION presenter Mike Munro has been fined $300 for driving at double the speed limit through Sydney's Lane Cove Tunnel.
- + Gunmen kill 15 in shoe factory massacre—MEN armed with assault rifles burst into a shoe factory and opened fire today, killing at least 15 workers and wounding eight.
- + First tray of mangoes sells for $30,000—THE first tray of mangoes of the season has been bought for a cool $30,000 at Sydney Markets' annual charity auction.
- + Shares open lower on US jitters—THE share market followed Wall Street lower in opening trade, as the nation's minority government prepares to begin operations.
- + Swedish police target Pirate Bay servers—POLICE in 14 European countries today launched a series of raids against an online film pirating network.
- + Novelty bear to stand for election—A GIANT foam bear has been unveiled as a candidate to stand in Latvia's upcoming parliamentary elections.
- + Herman Rockefeller killers jailed—THE pair who killed multi-millionaire businessman Herman Rockefeller have been jailed for long terms.
- + UK PM's media chief faces police queries—POLICE likely to question David Cameron's media chief following a claim he knew about illegal phone hacking at a newspaper he edited.
- + Obama congratulates Julia Gillard—BARACK Obama has congratulated Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on forming a new government.
- + Swan says Labor committed to mining tax—WAYNE Swan says the mining tax would not be on the tax summit's agenda next year.
- + Elite cops disciplined for nude romp—SIX elite Queensland police officers caught taking an off-duty nude romp on a public road have been disciplined.
- + Morning sickness cures 'a waste of time'—PREGNANT women wanting to prevent morning sickness are wasting their time with pills and potions that do not work.
- + Case against 'stupidest bankers' dropped—GERMAN prosecutors drop probe into six bankers for transferring $445 million to Lehman Brothers after it had collapsed. [Link to media]
- + The xx win UK's Mercury Prize—LONDON band The xx today won the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for its self-titled debut album.
- + US paedophile sentenced to 21 years' jail—A CHILD porn investigation has led to a hefty jail sentence being handed down to a pedophile who preyed on a two-year-old girl.
- + HP sues ex-CEO over new job with Oracle—HEWLETT-PACKARD is suing the chief executive it ousted last month, Mark Hurd, to stop him from taking a top job at rival Oracle Corp.
- + Potash says BHP won't be only bidder—Potash CEO says a number of parties have expressed an interest in alternative bids for the world's largest fertiliser company.
- + Victorian floodwaters could rise more—RESIDENTS of more than 500 homes isolated by floods could be inundated today if the swollen rivers converge on the area.
- + Woman dies in home, man held for murder—A MAN will face court charged with the murder of a woman at her Gold Coast home yesterday.
- + Car plunges into suburban pool—A PREGNANT woman and her son are lucky to have escaped serious injury after their car plunged into a suburban pool. [Link to media]
- + Strong aftershock rattles Christchurch—A 5.1-magnitude aftershock has hit Christchurch causing more damage and another evacuation of the city's CBD.
- + Human torso found in shark belly—POLICE are trying to identify human remains found in the stomach of a tiger shark caught off the Bahamas.
- + Dollar down, investors move away from risk—THE dollar has opened lower as investors moved away from risk assets on concerns about European debt and the US economy.
- + Search resumes for swimmer—POLICE have resumed the search for a man feared drowned after trying to swim across a central Queensland river.
- + Gaga meat bikini draws animal rights ire—LADY Gaga’s latest stunt - appearing on the cover of the September issue of Men's Vogue Japan clad in a bikini made of raw meat - was a fashion ...
- + Oakeshott not worried about losing seat—INDEPENDENT MP Rob Oakeshott, who helped keep Prime Minister Julia Gillard in the top job, says he is not worried about losing his own lower house sea...
- + US stocks fall on debt worries—US stocks have closed lower following new worries about Europe's debt problems.
- + Man to face court after baby abducted—A MAN will appear in court after a nine-week-old baby was allegedly taken from a southern NSW home.
- + Man stabbed in car jack attempt—A MAN is in hospital after being stabbed in the stomach during an attempted car jacking in Sydney's southwest.
- + Obama in 9/11 service at Pentagon—US President Barack Obama will commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by attending a memorial service at the Pentagon, the White House said o...
- + Men arrested for eating during Ramadan—TWO Algerian men face up to two years in jail after they were arrested for allegedly eating in the middle of the day during the holy month of Ramadan.
- + Jacko 'love child' seeks inheritance—A WOMAN who claimed to be Michael Jackson’s love child and was seeking a share of his inheritance and custody of the late singer’s three c...
- + French workers stage mass protest—MORE than a million French workers took to the streets overnight to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62, the ...
- + World's 'smallest' man tours Big Apple—A NEPALESE teenager set to be declared the planet's smallest person got the big star treatment on Tuesday on a tour of New York.
- + Russia lays claim to sunken treasures—RUSSIA has laid claim to Catherine II's collection of precious objects found in a 1771 shipwreck near the Finnish coast, the president of Russia's cul...
- + Lennon's killer denied parole again—JOHN Lennon's killer has been denied parole for the sixth time since he was locked up for murdering the Beatle superstar in New York three decades ago...
- + Two US soldiers gunned down—TWO American soldiers were killed and nine others wounded when a gunman wearing an Iraqi army uniform opened fire on them, the US army says.
- + WikiLeaks founder requests new lawyer—WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has requested a new lawyer to represent him in the ongoing Swedish rape investigation and suggested the allegations a...
- + Church vows Koran burning will continue—A FLORIDA evangelical church has vowed to go ahead with plans to burn the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary, despite fears it may fuel an angry backlash a...
- + US stocks slip—US stocks slipped overnight on the back of fresh concerns over the health of the European economy which weighed on last week's optimism as traders ret...
- + Population a challenge for retailers—RETAILERS have reason to be optimistic, but slower population growth will pose a more challenging time than in the past decade, an independent forecas...
- + Mangoes up for grabs at charity auction—THE season's first mangoes ought to live up to their reputation as the king of fruits when they go under the hammer at Sydney Markets' annual charity ...
- + Raging rivers threaten Shepparton homes—MORE than 500 homes have been isolated by floods and could be inundated as the swollen Broken and Goulburn rivers converge on Shepparton's southern ou...
- + Terror group urged to 'give up weapons'—SPANISH Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero called on ETA yesterday to "give up weapons forever," after the Basque separatist group ...
- + Flight attendant seeks therapy to avoid jail—FED-UP former flight attendant Steven Slater appeared in court yesterday to work out a possible plea deal that would sentence him to alcohol rehabilit...
- + More arrests in male prostitute ring saga—SPANISH police arrested five suspected members of a gang that imported men from Brazil to offer sexual services and drugs across the country.
- + Palestinians, Israelis cautious about talks—PALESTINIAN and Israeli officials remained cautious last night about the latest round of peace talks but indicated the US-backed negotiations were unl...
- + US imposes new tax on Aussie travellers—TRAVELLERS from countries which do not require visas for the United States - such as Australia, New Zealand, Britain, France and South Korea - must pa...
- + Pakistan bomb blast kills 12, injures 50—AT least 12 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in a bomb attack targeting a police headquarters in Pakistan's northwestern city of Kohat this...
- + Man charged with murder of 3-year-old—A MAN has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual assault over the death of a three-year-old boy in northern NSW.
- + Officer jailed for assaulting woman in cell—A BRITISH policeman who was filmed on a security camera dragging a 57-year-old woman across the floor and leaving her bleeding and unconscious in a ce...
- + US pastor promises to hold Koran burning—THE pastor of a small Florida church said he will go ahead with his plans to hold a Koran burning this week, despite warnings by the US commander of t...
- + Rodney King to marry juror from trial—AMERICAN man Rodney King, who was the victim of a 1991 beating by Los Angeles police, is set to marry one of the jurors from his controversial civil t...
- + Oksana asks Gibson to pay her PR bill—MEL Gibson's ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva has asked a judge to order the star to pay her back tens of thousands of dollars she spent on public rela...
- + Man's giant trees can seen from space—A NIGHTMARE neighbour is refusing to chop down trees in his front yard that are so big they can be seen easily on Google Earth satellite images.
- + Doctor 'sucked nipple for diagnosis'—A FINNISH court is to hear a sexual molestation case against a doctor who says he sucked a patient's nipple to diagnose a medical problem.
- + Stoning labelled 'barbaric beyond words'—THE European Union has condemned the stoning to death sentence passed against an Iranian woman convicted for adultery, saying it was "barbaric ...
- + China concerned over fishing boat crash—CHINA has expressed "great concern" over a collision between a Japanese coastguard vessel and Chinese fishing boat in disputed waters and ur...
- + Pepsi dumps 'healthy' version of drink—COLA giant PepsiCo has axed its "healthy" cola Pepsi Raw from its product range in Britain amid dwindling sales.
- + Japan to make energy from couch potatoes—IN a bid to capture and exploit wasted heat, a consortium of Japan’s biggest companies plans to use body warmth generated by lazing around into ...
- + Balloon ban unlawful, judge decides—CHILD protection group Bravehearts has permission to fly its white balloons as it likes.
- + Hundreds flee fast-moving fires in the US—A WIND-whipped wildfire has sent flames roaring through a rugged canyon in the Colorado foothills, forcing hundreds of people to flee. [Link to media]
- + Nepal parliament to hold seventh vote—NEPAL'S parliament will make its seventh attempt to elect a new prime minister and end a stalemate that has held up vital government spending and thre...
- + Hundreds flee fast-moving fires in the US—A WIND-whipped wildfire sent flames roaring through a rugged canyon in the Colorado foothills, forcing hundreds of people to flee and destroying an un...
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