Anti-nuclear rally held in Tokyo

THOUSANDS of anti-nuclear demonstrators have rallied in Tokyo ahead of the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, urging Japan's new government to abandon nuclear power. Saturday's gathering of some 15,000 people,...

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Malta votes in general election

Malta's Labour party, led by Joseph Muscat, is ahead by 12 points in a general election. Source: AAP MALTA has gone to the polls in a general election expected to bring the opposition Labour party to power in the eurozone's smallest member...

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Pakistan PM arrives in India

Pakistan's PM Raja Pervez Ashraf (R) arrived in India for a pilgrimage to a revered Muslim shrine. Source: AAP PAKISTAN'S premier Raja Pervez Ashraf has arrived in India for a pilgrimage to a revered Muslim shrine, with Indian Foreign Minister...

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Nine dead in South Korea fishing boat fire

Nine people have died after their 20-tonne fishing vessel caught fire off South Korea. Source: AAP NINE people have died after jumping off a fishing boat that caught fire off South Korea's west coast, with efforts under way to rescue one...

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North Korea scraps peace pacts

The US says it is "fully capable" of defending itself against any North Korean missile strike. Source: AAP AN enraged North Korea responded to new UN sanctions with fresh threats of nuclear war, vowing to scrap peace pacts with South Korea...

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Qld premier accused of contempt over CMC

Campbell Newman called on the CMC chairman to consider resigning, saying he's failed the state. Source: AAP THE head of Queensland's top crime fighting body, the Crime and Misconduct Commission, has resigned as he continues his battle with...

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Bin Laden's son-in-law to face US court

OSAMA bin Laden's son-in-law was due to appear in a New York court on Friday to face charges that he conspired to kill Americans in his role as al-Qaeda's top propagandist, as a landmark prosecution on US soil takes aim at one of the terror network's...

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Asian markets rise as GFC recedes

ASIAN markets climbed following another record-breaking close for Wall Street's Dow Jones index, while Tokyo hit its highest level since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. The Japanese currency fell on Friday to a three-and-a-half-year low...

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European stocks rise at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets rose at the start of trading, as traders looked ahead to monetary policy decisions due from both the ECB and Bank of England. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index on Thursday morning gained 0.29 per cent to 6,446.38 points,...

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Infighting, insults plague NT government

THE Northern Territory's ruling Country Liberal Party (CLP) is dealing with infighting and insults in the wake of a failed leadership bid. On Thursday NT Chief Minister Terry Mills admitted that Transport Minister Adam Giles challenged him for...

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Family shocked as death driver walks free

A WEST Australian family has greeted with shock the suspended jail term handed over to a young P-plate driver who killed their elderly relative. Christopher Ryan Caddick, 24, was convicted of causing the death of wheelchair-bound Joan Woodcock,...

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Jailed Pussy Riot punk seeks parole

JAILED Pussy Riot performer Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, serving a two-year sentence in a Russian prison camp, has asked to be released on parole, Russian media quoted her lawyer as saying. Tolokonnikova, 23, has asked a regional court that she be...

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Victorian govt not in crisis: Ryan

Victorian Deputy Premier Peter Ryan says he does not believe the government is in crisis. Source: AAP VICTORIAN Deputy Premier Peter Ryan says he does not believe the government is in crisis following MP Geoff Shaw's resignation from the...

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Carr critical of DFAT over Zygier case

Foreign Minister Bob Carr says his department's handling of the Ben Zygier case was unsatisfactory. Source: AAP KEVIN Rudd and Stephen Smith don't remember ever being briefed about the arrest of Melbourne man and suspected Israeli spy Ben Zygier...

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SA economy to grow, premier says

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says the state's economy is robust. Source: AAP THE South Australian economy will continue to grow this year as it has for the past decade, Premier Jay Weatherill says. Brushing off grim spending...

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Sharp announces share sale to Samsung

SHARP has announced a Y10.4 billion ($A109 million) deal with South Korean rival Samsung. In a rare move for a Japanese firm, it will sell a three per cent stake to the South Korean company. The deal, announced after the markets closed on Wednesday,...

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WA premier set to add to the PM's problems

UNBACKABLE: Premier Colin Barnett, a firm favourite to win the state election, will give the federal Labor leadership another headache. Source: The Sunday Times AS if the polls, the carbon tax, the mining tax, the lack of a budget surplus and...

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WA Labor's Wyatt targets two Lib ministers

WEST Australian opposition young gun Ben Wyatt has taken rapid fire aim at two government ministers, calling for one to be sacked and warning that the other has his eye on the state's top job. Mr Wyatt was swift to decry corrective services minister...

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WA court dismisses Puddy killer appeal

CONVICTED murderer Cameron Mansell has had an appeal against his conviction for contempt of court dismissed. Mansell was sentenced to life in prison with an 18-year minimum in November 2011 after a jury found him guilty of murdering Perth multi-millionaire...

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No evidence of 457 visa rorts: coalition

THE federal government's crackdown on 457 visas amid claims of rorting is based purely on union rhetoric, not evidence, the opposition says. PM Julia Gillard and Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor have failed to produce any departmental report...

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PM says she understands families' problems

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard "understands" how bleak life can be for families and says it's unfortunate Labor's attempts to help people deal with cost-of-living pressures will be contested at the federal election. Ms Gillard told the Nine Network...

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PM says she understands families' problems

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard "understands" how bleak life can be for families and says it's unfortunate Labor's attempts to help people deal with cost-of-living pressures will be contested at the federal election. Ms Gillard told the Nine Network...

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Wife's photo helped Qld skipper survive

WITH nothing but a small, blinking light to illuminate the inside of his capsized boat, fisherman David Burger says a photo of his wife prompted him to fight for his life. Mr Burger was the skipper of the 15-metre prawn trawler which capsized...

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Focus on long-term weather changes: Hunt

Opposition spokesman Greg Hunt says the long-term weather trends are what matter on climate change. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S summer may have been the hottest on record but it's the long-term trends that matter, not figures for one season, opposition...

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