Iraqis leave Mt Sinjar as IS siege broken

Kurdish Peshmerga forces have broken a months-long siege by IS fighters in northwestern Iraq. Source: AAP KURDISH Peshmerga forces have broken a months-long siege by Islamic State fighters in northwestern Iraq, allowing thousands of trapped...

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Sydney siege families direct donations

Donations made in honour of the Sydney siege victims have been directed to specific charities. Source: AAP THE families of Sydney siege victims Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson have requested funds raised in honour of the slain hostages be...

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US state law shields execution drug source

A new bill will shield the names of companies that provide lethal injection drugs for Ohio prisons. Source: AAP OHIO Governor John Kasich has signed a bill into law shielding the names of companies that provide the US state with lethal injection...

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Search for man at Qld lake called off

Authorities have called off a month-long search for a man feared drowned at a deep Queensland lake. Source: AAP AUTHORITIES have called off a month-long search for a man feared drowned at a deep far north Queensland lake. LOCAL man Maurice...

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Police identify the Manoora child victims

Police have formally identified the eight children killed in a home in the Cairns suburb of Manoora. Source: AAP POLICE have formally identified the eight children killed in a Cairns home. THEY were four girls aged 14, 12, 11 and two,...

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Ex-aide to UK PM denies child porn charges

A FORMER Downing Street aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron has pleaded not guilty to child indecency offences. PATRICK Rock denies six counts of making indecent photographs of children and one count of possessing indecent images of...

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Missing woman's partner arrested on murder

Missing Darwin mother Carlie Sinclair's partner has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. Source: AAP THE partner of missing Darwin woman Carlie Sinclair has been arrested on suspicion of her murder, as police say they have found her...

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Appeal to find alleged Vic attacker

A Victorian man missing part of his ear is evading police over alleged sex crimes. Source: AAP A VICTORIAN man missing part of his ear is evading police over alleged sex crimes. POLICE have appealed for public help to find Wodonga man...

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Man rams car into Spain's ruling party HQ

SPANISH police are searching for possible explosives at the headquarters of the ruling conservative Popular Party after a man rammed his car into the office entrance. THERE were no reports of injuries and National Police spokesman Antonio Nevado...

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Profumo 'temptress' Mandy Rice-Davies dies

MANDY Rice-Davies - one of the women at the centre of the Profumo affair which rocked Harold Macmillan's Tory government in the 1960s - has died aged 70. A SPOKESMAN for the family said Marilyn Foreman, also known as Mandy Rice-Davies, had died...

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US jobless aid applications decline

FEWER Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign of solid job security and growing confidence among employers. WEEKLY unemployment benefit applications dropped 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 289,000, the Labour Department said...

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Aussie slips Java death penalty charges

INDONESIAN prosecutors have revealed they were considering charges carrying the death penalty for a former Australian policeman arrested in a drug raid. ANDREW Roger, alias Roger Yeo, should be jailed for 16 years over the stash of marijuana,...

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Ferouz and other babies to stay in Aust

Scott Morrison says 31 babies born to asylum seekers can stay in Australia despite a court ruling. Source: AAP A BABY born in Brisbane to asylum-seeker parents can stay in Australia despite the Federal Court upholding a decision not to allow...

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German business confidence up

A CLOSELY-WATCHED survey shows business confidence in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, has risen for the second month in a row as lower oil prices and a weaker euro helped brighten managers' outlook for the next six months THE Ifo institute on...

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UK police pursue pedophile link in murders

BRITISH police are investigating the alleged murder of three young boys linked to a Westminster pedophile ring active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. SCOTLAND Yard detectives on Thursday appealed for abuse victims and potential witnesses...

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Probe finds UK troops mistreated Iraqis

BRITISH troops mistreated nine Iraqi detainees following a fierce battle a decade ago, but false allegations of murder and torture came out of "deliberate lies, reckless speculation and ingrained hostility", a judge-led inquiry has found. THE long-running...

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Technical setback in MH370 search

A technical issue could set back the planned finish date for work in the main search zone for MH370. Source: AAP A TECHNICAL problem could set back the planned finish date for work in the main search zone for missing Malaysia Airlines flight...

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US consumer prices fall in November

PLUNGING fuel costs caused US consumer prices to drop in November, muting inflation across the entire economy. THE US Labour Department says the inflation reading fell 0.3 per cent last month, after prices were flat in October. Petrol costs...

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US current account deficit rises to $100bn

THE US current account trade deficit widened slightly in the July-September quarter, largely due to foreign institutions paying less in fines and penalties to the US government. THE Commerce Department says the deficit in the current account...

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Obama offers help after Sydney cafe siege

PRESIDENT Barack Obama is offering US assistance to Australia after the Sydney hostage crisis. THE president called Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday night and offered condolences after a gunman took 17 people hostage inside a...

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Baby found in NSW but father still missing

A man who took his seven-week-old baby from a Canberra home has been urged to contact police. Source: AAP A NINE-WEEK-OLD baby has been found but his father is still missing in the NSW Illawarra region. POLICE say the baby is safe and...

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Consider all bats deadly: doctor

ALL bats should be considered deadly until proven otherwise because even the smallest scratch or bite is capable of killing. THAT'S the warning from the doctor who helped diagnose the first case of deadly lyssavirus in an Australian child. ...

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26 dead, 82 missing in Indon landslide

A landslide in an Indonesian village has killed at least 18 people and 90 are still missing. Source: AAP AT least 26 people have died and 80 are missing after a landslide in central Indonesia, with heavy equipment now being used to look for...

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Boating accidents in NSW leave two dead

A SERIES of boating accidents has left two people dead after a day of rough seas on the NSW coast. A FURTHER 11 people were rescued in five separate incidents on Sunday. In Botany Bay, two men died and a third man was injured after a fishing...

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Wait over for VCE results

THE nervous wait for VCE results is over for more than 47,000 students. THE Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) scores will be available by SMS to registered VCE students and online from 7am on Monday morning. Overall the girls outperformed...

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