Chinese tourists victims of crime in Paris

MASS muggings and attacks on Chinese tourists in Paris have spawned alarm and warnings of a decline in the number of free-spending visitors from the Asian giant who swarm to France. More than one million Chinese visitors come every year to France,...

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Bombings kill 23, wound dozens in Iraq

Bombings targeting Shi'ite mosques in Iraq have killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens. Source: AAP A STRING of bombings targeting Shi'ite mosques in Iraq have killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens, officials say. Friday's...

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Qld's deadly Easter takes toll to 12

FOUR people have been killed in three separate road crashes in Queensland, the worst of the states' additions to the national Easter holiday road toll. A German tourist and a police officer were among the fatalities, which all occurred on Friday....

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Displaced Rohingya face monsoon threat

TENS of thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in squalid, flood-prone camps in western Myanmar (Burma) after fleeing communal unrest face "imminent danger" from looming monsoon rains, the UN warns. An estimated 125,000 Rohingya and other Muslims...

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Elderly talent reject threatens TV show

A 70-YEAR-OLD Japanese man was so enraged at being rejected by a TV talent show that he allegedly threatened to blow up the program's broadcaster, police said Friday. Kazumi Yaoita applied for a spot in an NHK singing contest that is shown nationally...

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Four injured in NSW south coast boat crash

FOUR men have been injured in a boat crash on rocks on the NSW's south coast. Police said that just after 2pm (AEDT) on Friday the five-metre aluminium vessel ran aground near Target Beach on Jervis Bay, southeast of Nowra, after being hit by...

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WA sculpture parking fines top $100,000

VISITORS to Western Australia's Sculpture by the Sea exhibition on Cottesloe Beach have been slugged more than $100,000 in parking fines, the local council has revealed. Billed as Perth's largest free outdoor art exhibition, this year's array...

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Ryder fighting for life after assault

NZ cricketer Jesse Ryder is in intensive care after an attack left him with a fractured skull. Source: AAP THE cricket community is in shock as Jesse Ryder fights for his life in hospital after he was attacked twice while out in Christchurch,...

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Nufarm down sharply on poor profit

SHARES in Nufarm have plummeted to an 18-month low after $215 million was wiped from its market capitalisation in the wake of a big fall in its profit, and a disappointing outlook. Shares in the agricultural chemicals supplier were 82 cents,...

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Chinese ETS will be here in months: Combet

AUSTRALIA is in talks with China, California and South Korea as it pushes for an Asia-Pacific carbon market, Climate Change Minister Greg Combet says. Mr Combet says Australia has worked closely with China as it developed its carbon price plans...

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Aust share market closes higher

THE Australian share market closed almost one per cent higher as investors took their cues from positive news in the US. On Wall Street overnight on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 111.90 points, or 0.77 per cent, to a fresh record...

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Teens questioned over Litchfield murder

SEVERAL juveniles are being questioned by police over the murder of a good Samaritan in Western Australian. Tauri Litchfield, 28, was found unconscious in a Mandurah car park, south of Perth, with severe head injuries on March 17. He was rushed...

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Wharfies rally over workplace safety

HUNDREDS of wharfies and union workers have rallied across the country calling on industry to support waterfront safety reforms. The protests are part of a national campaign by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUW) to push the Australian Chamber...

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Judge emotional as she jails axe murderer

A SUPREME Court judge became visibly upset as she consoled the family of an axe-murdered prostitute whose last moments must have been "spent in terror, horrific pain and despair". Justice Christine Adamson had to pause for a moment as she sentenced...

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Knives, ropes used to butcher Qld cows

KNIVES, bows and arrows and ropes were used to mutilate and kill two cows in a horrific case of animal cruelty in Queensland. Stock squad officers say the attack is one of the most cowardly and appalling cases they've ever seen. The remains...

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Union rally against chambers of commerce

MARITIME Union of Australia members are planning rallies around the country to urge the business community to back waterfront safety reforms. Rallies are planned outside chamber of commerce offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Darwin...

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Syd man acquitted of strip club shooting

A MAN accused of shooting another man in the shoulder in a crowded strip club has been found not guilty by a Sydney jury. Ricky Anthony Ciano, 31, was acquitted of wounding Amer Tashman with intent to cause grievous bodily harm at Bada Bing...

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Ex-AFL agent Nixon must do community work

Former AFL player agent Ricky Nixon pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-fiancee in Melbourne. Source: AAP FORMER AFL player agent Ricky Nixon must complete 200 hours of unpaid community work as part of his sentence for punching his ex-fiancee...

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WA residents to get gas supplier choice

WEST Australian company Kleenheat Gas has entered the state's natural gas market, providing a first-time retail alternative. Kleenheat Gas, a subsidiary of Wesfarmers, will now compete with Alinta in the domestic gas market, potentially servicing...

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Leaders urge end to Myanmar clashes

BUDDHIST and Muslim religious leaders are calling for calm in violence-hit central Myanmar (Burma), while urging the government to step up security for both communities. The outbreak of religious violence in the town of Meiktila has claimed at...

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Five boot camps for Qld young offenders

FIVE boot camps designed to put young offenders on the straight and narrow will be running in Queensland within six months. Premier Campbell Newman announced on Sunday that boot camps for convicted youths will be open in Townsville, Rockhampton...

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