Iran hangs drug traffickers, rapists

IRAN has hanged an Afghan drug trafficker and four Iranians, three of them convicted of rape, local media reported. The 27-year-old Afghan from Herat, identified only by his initials MM, was sent to the gallows in the northern city of Damghan...

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Iran to relocate airport after oil found

IRAN plans to relocate an airport in the southwest of the country after discovering oil deposits under its runway, media reported. The National Iranian Oil Company "intends to buy Ahvaz airport due to the existence of oil deposits under the...

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Fifteen tied up and killed in Nigeria

SUSPECTED radical Islamist gunmen have attacked a village in northeast Nigeria, tying up men, women and children before slitting their throats and killing at least 15 in the troubled region's latest attack. The assault happened early on Friday...

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Swine flu kills nine Palestinians

NINE Palestinians have died in an outbreak of the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu, the office of Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad says. "Latest figures and information ... show that 187 cases have so far been recorded, the majority...

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Hanlong to buy Sundance: report

A PRIVATELY-owned Chinese company is finalising the acquisition of an Australian mining firm that controls a major iron ore mine in west Africa, China's official Xinhua News Agency reports. The move would give China a stronger role in setting...

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'Invisible Exhibition' opens eyes to blind

THE darkness is total. Mundane gestures suddenly become complicated. How do you find the door to your room, cook a meal or cross the road? The Invisible Exhibition in the Polish capital Warsaw offers an opportunity to understand what it is like...

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Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover

SINCE captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat. Topping its to-do list in the new year: Set off toward a Martian mountain...

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Don't return to sectarian strife: Iraq PM

IRAQI Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for people to stand together against sectarian strife, warning of a return to the days of bloody conflict when heads were left in the streets. Maliki called in a speech in Baghdad for Iraqis to...

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Egypt VP Mekki resigns: state TV

EGYPTIAN Vice President Mahmud Mekki announced his resignation on Saturday, state television reported, on the day of a referendum on a new constitution that leaves unclear whether his position would be maintained. Mr Mekki, 58, was a respected judge...

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Bomber kills 9 at Pakistan political rally

A SUICIDE bomber in Pakistan has killed nine people including a provincial government official at a political rally, officials say. The rally in Peshawar, the capital of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, was held by the Awami National...

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Bahrain protesters demand departure of PM

THOUSANDS of Shi'ite protesters in Bahrain have demanded a transition government and the removal of Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, who has been premier since 1974, witnesses say. They said the demonstrators marched in the...

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Taliban seek new Afghanistan constitution

AFGHANISTAN'S Taliban has called for a new constitution as a pre-condition for it joining the country's fledgling peace process, according to a declaration issued by representatives at a landmark meeting in France. Representatives from the country's...

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Kenya deputy PM eyes presidential bid

KENYAN Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, charged by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity over deadly 2007-08 election violence, says he will run for president in the March vote. "I have been mandated by (the Jubilee coalition)...

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Punish those who shot UN chopper: Russia

RUSSIA has urged South Sudan to punish those responsible for shooting down a UN peacekeeping helicopter and killing all four Russian crew members aboard, in an attack condemned by the international community. "We call on the government of South...

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Bodies removed from US massacre school

THE bodies of 20 young children and six adults massacred by a lone gunman in a quiet US town were finally removed from the blood-soaked school, police said. The formal identification of the victims in one of America's worst mass shootings marked...

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Police to launch interactive crime map

Police computer boffins are developing software described as like a "Google Maps of crime" that will for the first time show offences street by street. Source: The Courier-Mail QUEENSLANDERS will get a new perspective on crime in their neighbourhoods...

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Allison face-to-face with Gerard's mistress

FLASHPOINT: The Indooroopilly gym where Allison Baden-Clay came face-to-face with her husband's lover Toni McHugh, and Ms McHugh's witness statement detailing the meeting. Source: The Sunday Mail (Qld) FACE to face in a suburban gym, Allison...

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Farmers given all-clear to shoot bats

Environment Department Director Wildlife Rebecca Williams confirmed nine out of 17 applications for lethal Damage Mitigation Permits (DMP) had been approved. Source: The Courier-Mail THE first shots against Queensland's flying fox population...

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Russia breaks up anti-Putin rally

RUSSIAN police have detained dozens of people, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after breaking up an anti-Vladimir Putin rally in Moscow. Scores of Muscovites, many holding white roses, defied authorities by gathering at Lubyanka Square,...

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School gunman 'forced' his way in: police

THE gunman who slaughtered 20 young children and six adults at a US school in Connecticut "forced" his way into the building, police say. Lieutenant Paul Vance of Connecticut State Police said the man - identified widely in media reports as 20-year-old...

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Family mourns after US school tragedy

PUERTO Rican relatives of one of the 20 children shot dead at a US primary school say the family of the 6-year-old girl moved to the mainland just two months earlier. The parents of Ana Grace Marquez had moved from Canada to Connecticut and...

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One dead in Miami airport bus crash

OFFICIALS say a double-decker bus has hit an overpass at Miami International Airport, killing at least one person and injuring more than two-dozen people on board. Airport spokesman Greg Chin says the bus, which was a cruise or tour bus, hit...

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Pope greets clowns, acrobats

POPE Benedict XVI has greeted thousands of clowns, acrobats, puppeteers and even a pair of lion cubs as the circus came to town for an unusual papal performance. Benedict clapped and watched amused as circus workers flipped, flopped, juggled...

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US warns against N.Korean missile launch

THE United States has urged North Korea to scrap plans to launch a rocket later this month, warning the "highly provocative" move would destabilise the region. "Devoting scarce resources to the development of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles...

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Internet resumes in Syria after blackout

INTERNET connections were back up and running in Damascus, after a three-day blackout of Internet and mobile phone communications, according to an AFP journalist in the capital. "Internet is back in Damascus and in parts of Damascus province," the...

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Protesters, police clash in Mexico

HUNDREDS of protesters have clashed with police outside Mexico's congress ahead of Enrique Pena Nieto's presidential inauguration, throwing firebombs while officers responded with tear gas. At least five police officers were injured on Saturday...

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European stealth-combat test drone flies

A PAN-EUROPEAN stealth combat drone has taken its first test flight in southern France. French defence company Dassault-Aviation is lead contractor on the "Neuron" project launched in 2005 involving firms from France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Greece...

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Ram on the lam in Iowa

A SHAGGY brown sheep successfully dodged police, his handlers and a few cars while trotting through downtown Des Moines after escaping from his trailer. But the ram's freedom only lasted about an hour on Friday before he was cornered and tackled...

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Anti-immigration couple lose foster kids

THREE children from ethnic minority groups have been taken away from their foster parents because the couple support the anti-immigration UK Independence Party. The couple from Yorkshire in northern England said they had been fostering children...

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Iran congratulates Hamas 'victory'

IRAN'S President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has congratulated Gaza's Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya on a "great victory" over Israel, the two sides say. Haniya in turn "thanked Iran for its support," they added, days after Tehran confirmed it had...

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Dubai plans world's largest mall, new city

DUBAI famed for its mega-projects before it was hit by the global financial crisis, has announced a new development to open the world's biggest mall and a park larger than London's Hyde Park. The ruler of the Gulf desert city state, Sheikh Mohammed...

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India to log 5.5% quarter growth: minister

INDIA'S economy logged around 5.5 per cent growth in the last financial quarter, a rate that could boost calls for lower interest rates to spur activity. India's once-booming economy has been hit by high interest rates, Europe's debt crisis that...

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Syria rebels attack army in Aleppo

SYRIAN rebels have attacked army positions in the northern province of Aleppo, while Islamist fighters clashed with Kurdish militias on the border with Turkey. Insurgents also attacked troops guarding the strategic Tishrin dam, located on the...

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Probe into attempt to set bear on fire

AN INQUIRY has been ordered into an attempt by a jeering mob to set a terrified bear on fire in northern Indian, a state minister said. Television footage showed the frightened bear scrambling up a tree in the state of Jammu and Kashmir as one...

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Mideast nuclear conference moved to 2013

UN leader Ban Ki-moon says he has given up hope of holding a conference on a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East this year, but hopes it can be held in 2013. Ban and Finnish special envoy Jaakko Laajava have been trying to persuade Middle...

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49 children killed in Egypt bus tragedy

AT least 49 nursery school children have been killed when a train smashed into their bus in central Egypt after a railway signal operator fell asleep, officials say, prompting protests and resignations. Transport Minister Rashad al-Metini stepped...

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ASEAN urges China 'hotline' over sea row

SOUTHEAST Asian nations will propose opening a "hotline" with China aimed at defusing tensions over the South China Sea, ASEAN's chief says. Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said after...

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Obama heads for Asia with stop in Myanmar

PRESIDENT Barack Obama heads to Asia for a tour of three countries on his first foreign trip since winning re-election that will see him make a once unthinkable stop in Myanmar (Burma). The first trip by a US president spent entirely in Southeast...

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Hamas chief in Cairo for talks

HAMAS chief Khaled Meshaal is in Cairo to confer on ending the Gaza conflict, but the Islamist group is reluctant to agree a ceasefire without guarantees Israel will honour it, a senior Hamas official says. Meshaal was scheduled on Saturday...

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UN to hold emergency talks on DR Congo

THE UN Security Council will meet in an emergency session after UN attack helicopters launched missions against rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, diplomats say. France's UN mission announced on its Twitter account on Saturday that...

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Arabs to demand Gaza ceasefire: diplomat

ARAB foreign ministers meeting in Cairo are expected to demand that Israel immediately halt its campaign in Gaza, and to discuss sending a delegation of ministers there, an Arab diplomat says. The pan-Arab body announced on Wednesday its decision...

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Israel air raids kill 10, destroy Hamas HQ

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Nov 17 AFP - Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed 10 Palestinians and destroyed the Hamas government headquarters as Israel called up thousands more reservists for a possible ground war. After Palestinian militants...

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IT tech convicted in 'Vatileaks'

A VATICAN court has convicted a Holy See computer technician of helping the former papal butler in the theft of confidential papal documents and given him a two-month suspended sentence. Claudio Sciarpelletti, an Italian who is a computer program...

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Prince Charles thanks 'kind' Aussies

Prince Charles thanked Australians for being "wonderfully kind", as he and wife Camilla wrapped up a six-day tour which has taken them from the Outback to Bondi Beach. Hundreds of people came to see the royal couple at their final destination...

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China plans manned space launch

CHINA is aiming to launch its next manned space mission as early as June 2013, state media reported, as the country steps up its ambitious exploration program. The Shenzhou-10, with three crew members, is aiming for a primary launch window in...

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Orthodox patriarch visits Bethlehem

RUSSIAN Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visited the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem and met with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, on the second day of his Holy Land trip. After his visit to the Bethlehem church, built over the site where Christians...

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Afghan soldiers attack NATO troops

TWO Afghan soldiers attacked US-led NATO forces (ISAF) in western Afghanistan, in the latest "insider" attack in the country, injuring one foreign soldier, ISAF said. An ISAF spokesman in Kabul said that the attack by two Afghan National Army...

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Rebels fight Syrian troops over airbase

SYRIAN rebels have launched a major assault on a strategic airbase in the north of the country, trying to disrupt strikes by warplanes and helicopters that pound rebel-held towns. The assault, reported by activists, comes a day before the start...

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