Militants kill two police in India Kashmir

TWO Indian policemen have been shot dead by suspected militants in a high security area of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, police say. The policemen were shot from point blank range when they were on a regular patrol near the...

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Kerry calls for end to Syria 'imbalance'

US Secretary of State John Kerry says supporters of the Syrian opposition will step up military and other aid in a bid to end an "imbalance" on the ground in President Bashar al-Assad's favour. Kerry, speaking at a conference of foreign ministers...

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Attacks kill NATO soldier, 2 Afghan police

TALIBAN militants attacked local security checkpoints in a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing two policemen in a fight that also left 18 insurgents dead, Afghan officials say. NATO said a coalition service member also died in...

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Dutch boys, 5 and 7, joyride in nan's car

DUTCH police have briefly detained two brothers aged five and seven who crashed a car after a short joyride. "A police patrol this morning saw a car with the doors open and two young boys stood next to it," in Bloemendael, west of Amsterdam,...

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Snowden extradition could take years

ATTEMPTS to extradite ex-intelligence technician Edward Snowden, charged with espionage by US authorities, will result in a protracted legal battle in Hong Kong that could last years, experts said. Hong Kong, a former British colony that retained...

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Snowden charge 'intimidation': Assange

THE United States has charged leaker Edward Snowden with espionage in an attempt to bully other countries into abandoning him, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says. US authorities have filed espionage charges against rogue intelligence technician...

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Spain care home worker gets 127 years jail

A SECURITY guard at a Spanish retirement home has been sentenced to 127 years in prison for killing 11 elderly residents, three of whom he forced to drink bleach. Joan Vila Dilme, dubbed "the angel of death", was found guilty of the crimes on...

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9/11 linked to increase in smoking

A MILLION former smokers in the US took up the habit again after 9/11, new research has shown. They were driven back to tobacco by stress, experts believe. Returning smokers accounted for a "significant" 2.3 per cent rise in smoking rates across...

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Tutu backs South Africa opposition leader

SOUTH Africa's peace icon Desmond Tutu has welcomed renowned anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele's entry into opposition politics. "Few thinking South Africans would not welcome the entry into South African politics of someone of the calibre,...

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The Age calls for Gillard's head

THE Age newspaper in Melbourne has called on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to resign before the September 14 election and accept she has failed as leader. The editorial said she must step down now in the interests of her party, the nation and...

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CSIRO unveils boost for food production

AUSTRALIAN scientists are listening to oyster hearts and monitoring cows online as part of plans to dramatically increase food production, with early findings showing yields could double in size. Domestic and overseas demand for Australian-grown...

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US stocks mostly higher

US stocks have opened mostly higher as global markets steadied one day after recording steep declines in most markets. About 40 minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 52.75 (0.36 per cent) to 14,811.07. The broad-based S&P...

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Facebook broke Indonesian terror case

SEFA Riano didn't try to hide his plans or his beliefs. A Facebook page police traced to him is plastered with photos of bearded men in camouflage uniforms holding rifles and banners hailing "The Spirit of Jihad." One status update in late April...

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Life sentence for Rwandan genocide

A RWANDAN-BORN man has been sentenced to life in prison by a Swedish court for committing massacres and crimes against humanity during the 1994 genocide in the Central African country. Stanislas Mbanenande, 54, a Hutu who holds Swedish citizenship,...

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SKorean airlines ban shark fin as cargo

South Korea's two largest airlines have both imposed a ban on the shipment of shark fin. Source: AAP SOUTH Korea's two largest airlines, Korean Air and Asiana, have both decided to ban shark fin from their cargo flights as part of a growing...

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Betting scandal case doomed to fail: court

A Sydney magistrate has thrown out a betting scandal case against three rugby league identities. Source: AAP THE case against three rugby league identities embroiled in an alleged betting scandal was doomed to fail, says the Sydney magistrate...

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Nigella's case raises politicians' hackles

BRITISH politicians have questioned the way police treated Nigella Lawson's husband after he admitted assaulting the celebrity chef in a restaurant. Opposition Labour Party MP Sandra Osborne asked in the House of Commons on Thursday if there is...

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Judge summons Messi in tax fraud case

A SPANISH judge has named Barcelona star Lionel Messi as a suspect in a tax fraud probe and summoned him to appear in court on September 17, a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office in Barcelona says. The 25-year-old four-time World Player...

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