India parliament attack plotter hanged

A man who took part in a plot to attack India's parliament in 2001 has been hanged, authorities say. Source: AAP A FRUIT seller sentenced to death for taking part in a plot to attack India's parliament in 2001 has been executed after his...

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'Unbalanced' woman vandalises Delacroix

Police are holding a mentally ill woman after an attack on one of France's most iconic paintings. Source: AAP FRENCH police are holding a mentally "unbalanced" woman after an attack on one of France's most iconic paintings, Delacroix's Liberty...

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China denies Japan radar incident

BEIJING'S defence ministry has denied Japanese allegations that a Chinese warship's radar system had locked onto one of Japan's vessels, and accused Tokyo of hyping the "China threat". The incident, which Japan said happened last week, marked...

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Swan denies Rudd is on TV too much

ACTING Prime Minister Wayne Swan has curtly dismissed a suggestion that former prime minister Kevin Rudd is making too many media appearances. To mark the fifth anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generation, Mr Rudd has called...

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Vietnam dissident released from jail

A DISSIDENT lawyer jailed in Vietnam for crimes against the state has been released from prison, a rights group says. Le Cong Dinh's release before the lunar New Year holiday, which starts at the weekend, was "an appropriate way" to mark the...

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Postal votes rise in WA state election

THE largest counting centre in West Australian history is being created for the March 9 state election as the Electoral Commission prepares for a 30 per cent increase in postal votes. An area of 7600 square metres is being prepared in the inner...

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8.0 quake hits Solomons, generates tsunami

A MAJOR 8.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the Solomon Islands, reportedly flattening three villages, as small tsunami waves lapped Pacific coastlines and emergency sirens blared evacuation warnings. A quake-generated wave of just under one metre...

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Greens urge Burke to back CSG bill

ENVIRONMENT Minister Tony Burke is being urged to support an Australian Greens bill giving him more power over coal seam gas (CSG) approvals, after expressing frustration at NSW for rejecting new national protections. Key independent MP Tony Windsor...

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Some Bundaberg residents allowed home

SOME Bundaberg residents are being allowed home as authorities open access to the worst affected areas of the flood-devastated city. From 6pm (AEST) Tuesday the Bundaberg Regional Council will lift restrictions to a previously off-limits area...

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NSW cops embarrassed feds: O'Farrell

THE NSW Police embarrassed their federal colleagues by intercepting 220 Glock pistols that had been smuggled into Australia, Premier Barry O'Farrell says. Mr O'Farrell on Tuesday ramped up his attack on cuts to customs operations, saying the...

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Abbott briefs first shadow cabinet meeting

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has urged his colleagues to act more like an "alternative government". Source: AAP FEDERAL Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has kicked off the first shadow cabinet meeting of the year by urging his colleagues to...

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Tour bus overturns in fatal US crash

A TOUR bus has overturned on a rural desert highway in Southern California, killing an unknown number of people. County fire spokesman Eric Sherwin said the bus overturned on Sunday night near the town of Forest Falls, which is about 130 kilometres...

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Call to upgrade deadly rail crossing

THE federal government has offered to hold bipartisan talks in an effort to fix a Melbourne railway crossing that has claimed 16 lives. Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese inspected the St Albans crossing in Melbourne's west on Sunday...

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North Bundaberg locals drained

NORTH Bundaberg residents are running on empty. Physically, they're drained. Emotionally? Even more so. In the space of a week, they've seen their neighbourhood transform from a quiet community into a raging river and, finally, to a disaster...

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