Australian soldier killed in road accident

POLICE are investigating the death of an off-duty Australian soldier who was killed by a truck and trailer near Christchurch. The soldier, who had been working with the New Zealand Army, was walking along State Highway 1 near Rolleston when...

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No buried Spitfires in Myanmar

THE sponsor of a British-led team hunting for dozens of rare World War II Spitfires said to have been buried in Myanmar has abandoned the search, saying stories of the stashed planes are merely "legend". Rumours that dozens of the iconic single-seat...

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Little change for urgent Vic patients: AMA

HOSPITAL waiting times for urgent patients have hardly changed in Victoria, as the health funding dispute between the federal and state governments drags on. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) annual report on public hospitals released on...

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Asteroid to whiz past Oz

STARGAZERS are preparing to watch an asteroid hurtle past Earth as a scientist says the discovery of one of the largest ever ancient asteroid strikes in Australia could help better understand future impacts. NASA says there's no chance the travelling...

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Roses are red, but romance is dead

RED chocolate Valentine's Day roses travelled mysteriously around parliament, but failed to spark an outbreak of cross-party romance. Not that Thursday's question time - the last for a month - was particularly raucous. Opposition Chief Whip Warren...

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US to introduce medal for cyber warriors

THE US military is to introduce a medal for drone pilots and cyber warriors, says outgoing defence head Leon Panetta. US military personnel working in cyber warfare and piloting drones were not previously eligible for combat medals because they...

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Senior clergy to testify over child abuse

THREE senior Catholic Church officials - including the Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson - will testify at an inquiry into the alleged cover-up of child sex abuse in a NSW diocese. The inquiry, headed by Commissioner Margaret Cunneen, SC,...

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Businessman paid $10,000 deposit for 'hit'

AN elderly businessman plotting the murder of a woman he hated paid an undercover policeman a $10,000 deposit to carry out the killing, thinking he was a hitman, a court has been told. Brian Vincent Attwell, 73, has been charged with the rare...

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China warned N Korea against blast: envoy

NORTH Korea ignored a "strong warning" from China against staging its suspected nuclear weapon test, a UN diplomat says. The 15-nation UN Security Council warned the North in a resolution passed last month that it would take "significant" action...

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Church ponders choices for next pope

WHO will be the next pope? Cardinals who elect Benedict XVI's successor later this month must choose a leader capable of guiding the church through a difficult period, marred by scandals, internal tensions and growing secularism. Benedict's rule...

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17 dead as bus falls into Bangladesh river

Seventeen pilgrims were killed when the bus they were on plunged into a dry river bed in Bangladesh. Source: AAP A BUS carrying pilgrims to Bangladesh's beach resort town of Cox's Bazaar has plunged into a dried-up river, killing at least...

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Low rates but first home buyers cautious

DEMAND for home loans from first time buyers has sunk to the lowest level in eight and a half years, despite the benefits of lower mortgage rates. However, lower rates are having a positive effect in other parts of the building industry, by encouraging...

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Millions of Indians bathe in Ganges river

Millions of Hindus are expected to participate in a bathing ritual at India's river Ganges. Source: AAP TENS of millions of Hindus have gathered to bathe in India's sacred river Ganges on the most auspicious day of the world's largest religious...

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More horse meat cases possible: UK govt

MORE cases of contaminated meat could be revealed within days, the British government has warned, raising fears that an international criminal conspiracy is behind the horse meat scandal. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson says the next set of...

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