Forrest donates $65m to WA universities

MINING billionaire Andrew Forrest has gifted a staggering $65 million - believed to be the nation's largest single philanthropic donation - to attract the world's best minds to Western Australia's universities. News+ Oops! Please register or...

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Sea cucumber overfishing could hurt reef

OVERFISHING is putting sea cucumbers in a pickle on the Great Barrier Reef, marine biologists say. Sydney University's Professor Maria Byrne and Dr Hampus Eriksson, a post-doctoral researcher at Stockholm University, say more than 24 sea cucumber...

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Union to protest Telstra job cuts at AGM

Newman rolls dice on casinos THE Newman Government has bet on up to three new mega casinos to reclaim Queensland's status as an international tourism mecca. Travel claims remain in compo laws COMPO fraudsters could face up to five years'...

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Knifeman nabbed at Buckingham Palace gates

A MAN has been arrested after trying to get into Buckingham Palace with a knife, Scotland Yard says. The 44-year-old was held around 11.30am on Monday (2130 AEDT Monday) when he attempted to get through the north centre gate and was stopped...

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Questions over Labor's factional control

Newman rolls dice on casinos THE Newman Government has bet on up to three new mega casinos to reclaim Queensland's status as an international tourism mecca. Travel claims remain in compo laws COMPO fraudsters could face up to five years'...

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Bacon portrait could sell for $100m

Newman rolls dice on casinos THE Newman Government has bet on up to three new mega casinos to reclaim Queensland's status as an international tourism mecca. Travel claims remain in compo laws COMPO fraudsters could face up to five years'...

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US senior survives 3 weeks lost in woods

Newman rolls dice on casinos THE Newman Government has bet on up to three new mega casinos to reclaim Queensland's status as an international tourism mecca. Travel claims remain in compo laws COMPO fraudsters could face up to five years'...

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EU sets out post-horsemeat food standards

THE European Commission has set out what it says will be a revolution in food safety from farm to fork, drawn up in response to the scandal of horsemeat sold as beef. But the EU executive was careful to underline that the new rules would not in...

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Hollande marks unhappy victory anniversary

BELEAGUERED French President Francois Hollande marked the first anniversary of his election win with a promise to launch a major investment programme that will transform the country. Under fire from right and left, Hollande outlined what amounts...

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Bangladesh building collapse murder probe

BANGLADESHI police are considering murder charges against the owner of a shoddily built factory that collapsed nearly two weeks ago, after the wife of a garment worker crushed in the accident filed a complaint. The development comes as officials...

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Germany arrests 'Auschwitz guard'

GERMAN authorities have arrested a 93-year-old alleged former guard at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz on charges of complicity in the mass murder of prisoners. Prosecutors in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg said the man was believed...

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European stocks close lower

EUROPE'S leading stock markets closed with small losses on Monday, with London shut for a bank holiday. In Frankfurt the DAX 30 index of leading German shares eased back from a new record on Friday, giving up 0.13 percent to 8,112.08 points, while...

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RBA's cash rate 'likely to stay on hold'

THE Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to keep the cash rate unchanged at three per cent on Tuesday. None of the 13 economists surveyed by AAP last week expect the RBA to cut its interest rate at its board meeting, though most say rate cuts...

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Vic budget aimed at growing economy

VICTORIANS can expect a budget custom-made for growing the economy, growing employment and growing surpluses, state treasurer Michael O'Brien says. Mr O'Brien is expected to deliver a $225 million surplus for 2013/14 when he hands down his first...

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New PM vows to save Italy from austerity

ITALY'S new Prime Minister Enrico Letta says his coalition government will act fast to reverse an austerity policy he argues is killing Italy and has called on Europe to become a motor for growth. "Italy is dying from austerity alone. Growth...

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Google pushes personal assistant on Apple

GOOGLE has announced it will offer its personal assistant app Google Now to users of Apple devices, stepping up its challenge to its rival's Siri program. "Google Now is about giving you just the right information at just the right time," Google's...

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UN appeals for Syria chemical arms inquiry

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has made a new plea to Syria to stop blocking an international inquiry into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the country's conflict. Ban met the head of the investigation team, Ake Sellstrom, as international suspicions...

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Santander bank chief resigns: company

THE Spanish banking giant Santander has announced the resignation of chief executive Alfredo Saenz, who was convicted in 2011 for irregularities in a debt-recovery case. He will be replaced by Javier Marin, Santander's current head of insurance,...

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Botswana president clawed by cheetah

BOTSWANA'S President Ian Khama has received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah, a government spokesman says. The incident occurred last week at a Botswana Defence Force facility where soldiers enlisted in the battle against...

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S Africa TV shows new images of Mandela

THE first images of Nelson Mandela in almost nine months show the South African icon looking thin but sitting upright after his latest hospitalisation. The 94-year-old appeared slightly gaunt and showing little expression in brief images captured...

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Ex-pope set to return to Vatican this week

POPE emeritus Benedict XVI will "probably" return to the Vatican on Thursday, a spokesman for the Holy See says, two months after the German pontiff's resignation stunned the world. For the first time in history, a retired pope and a serving...

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Doctor's daughter who wed 'bomber'

THE wife of one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects is a doctor's daughter who apparently led the life of a typical American high school student before she converted to Islam. Katherine Russell Tsarnaev is said to have enjoyed a comfortable middle-class...

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EU ends Myanmar sanctions

EU foreign ministers have agreed to lift the last of the bloc's trade, economic and individual sanctions against Myanmar (Burma), hailing "a new chapter" with the once pariah state. "In response to the changes that have taken place and in the...

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BBC urged to remove Gill sculpture

THE BBC has been urged to remove a figure of a naked boy, sculpted by a British man who sexually abused two of his daughters, from the front of its headquarters Broadcasting House. The carvings of a man and a naked child were the creation of Eric...

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Spanish minister sees deeper contraction

SPAIN'S economy will shrink by between 1.0 per cent and 1.5 per cent this year, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has revealed in an interview in the Wall Street Journal. The prediction revises the government's official forecast of a 0.5 per...

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French Polynesia votes for veteran

GASTON Flosse, the 81-year-old veteran of French Polynesian politics, topped the polls in the first round of a vote that will determine who next governs the Pacific paradise. The French territory, which enjoys a high degree of autonomy, has...

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More funding for Somme remembrance trail

AUSTRALIA will help fund new memorial facilities and walking trails in Somme to highlight one of the nation's greatest military achievements in World War I. Veterans Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon announced in Paris on Monday an initial 200,000...

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US airport delays as budget cuts hit

SOME US airports are experiencing significant flight delays in the wake of US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs due to budget cuts that are forcing staffing cutbacks. In addition to some wind-related delays, New York's La Guardia...

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Sydney girl dies after being hit by car

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl has died in hospital after being hit by a car in Sydney's west last week. Police said the girl was run down by the car in Wilga Street, Fairfield about 6pm last Thursday. She was taken to Liverpool Hospital and had been...

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NSW man trapped under car for three days

AN elderly man has been rescued after spending three days stuck under a crashed car in NSW's central west. Police said neighbours found the man, 76, trapped under the Honda CRV about 6.30pm on Monday (AEST). The vehicle had crashed into a tree...

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Welfare tragic for indigenous: Pearson

ABORIGINAL leader Noel Pearson says welfare entitlement has been "a tragic disability" for his people. Mr Pearson has backed comments by indigenous academic Marcia Langton that a sense of entitlement had poisoned Aboriginal society. "It's been...

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Aussies fret more, but drink less: study

AUSTRALIANS have cut down on smoking and drinking, but they have gained weight and become more anxious, a major research project shows. A survey of 50,000 Australians has found 1.1 million fewer glasses of alcoholic beverages are being consumed...

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NSW govt to fast-track new homes

COUNCILS could be forced to approve development applications for new homes in just 10 days under proposed reforms to NSW planning laws. A government white paper out Tuesday recommends forcing councils to give rulings on DAs within 10 days or...

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Mubarak still behind bars after ruling

AN Egyptian court has ordered the release of ousted president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of protesters but he'll remain in custody over fraud charges, state media report. The Cairo court ordered "the release of former president Hosni Mubarak,...

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Most support coalition on super: Newspoll

DESPITE Labor introducing Australia's modern superannuation system, most people do not trust party on the issue and are opposed to any tax increases after the federal government's pre-budget announcement of cuts to retirement concessions for the...

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Thatcher triggered cultural revolution

AS well as overhauling Britain's economy, Margaret Thatcher triggered a cultural revolution by igniting a creative burst of anger at her policies, including slashing arts funding. Thatcher "had a phenomenal impact on the cultural landscape of...

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Friends and foes pay tribute to Thatcher

FORMER friends and foes alike from across the world have paid tribute to the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, remembering an "extraordinary leader" who stamped her authority everywhere. The "Iron Lady" was a polarising figure in...

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Reports of star's demise premature

MARGARET Thatcher's death caused paroxysms of confusion on Twitter where some users were apparently left with the impression that the singer Cher had died. Members began posting comments on the microblogging site with the hashtag #nowthatchersdead...

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Labor up, but still on track for a loss

LABOR has regained some ground since the Gillard leadership spill, but remains in an election-losing position, the latest Newspoll shows. Labor's primary vote is at 32 per cent - two points above its result two weeks ago - while the coalition...

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Thatcher's beliefs 'half-baked': Robertson

AUSTRALIAN human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson says it is wrong to eulogise Margaret Thatcher as a conviction politician because her beliefs have since proven to be "half-baked". Instead, the London-based barrister, who lived through the Thatcher...

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Kalashnikov gunmen rob Italy security van

KALASHNIKOV-TOTING gunmen have robbed a security van in Italy, blocking traffic with a blazing truck, firing into the air and setting off a smoke bomb before escaping with cash and gold. The highly organised robbery happened on a busy stretch...

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Thatcher's death 'best birthday' for miner

BRITAIN'S coal miners were among the biggest of Margaret Thatcher's foes - and for one senior mining official marking his birthday on Monday, the former prime minister's death is the icing on the cake. "I'm having a drink to it right now," said...

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Missing Vic teenager returns home

VICTORIAN teenager Sherridyn Rutland has returned home safe and well after being reported missing for more than a week. The Brookfield 16-year-old had not been seen since leaving her Burrawang Close home about 11am (AEDT) on Sunday, March 24....

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Pioneering rock writer Paul Williams dies

PAUL Williams, a pioneering rock music journalist whose Crawdaddy! magazine is considered the first US publication to write seriously about rock 'n roll, has died in California aged 64. The Union-Tribune of San Diego says Williams died in an...

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Man dies in hospital after crash in NSW

A MAN has died in hospital, four days after being critically injured in a collision in northern NSW. The crash happened on the Pacific Highway at midday (AEDT) on Wednesday at Tabbimoble, about 60km south of Ballina, when a southbound VW Passat...

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Prosecutors seek death in cinema shooting

PROSECUTORS in the US state of Colorado say they will seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing 12 people in a crowded cinema in July last year. "For James Holmes in this case, justice is death," district attorney George Brauchler...

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Driver disqualified until 2062 caught

A WOMAN who has been disqualified from driving for almost 50 years faces a NSW court on driving and other charges. Police say highway patrol officers approached a 37-year-old woman near a random breath test site on Campbelltown Road at Woodbine,...

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Two dead and two injured in Vic crash

TWO people have died and two others have been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a single vehicle accident in central Victoria. Police say a people mover was headed south on the Hume Freeway near Winton about 11pm...

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Korea leader vows to strike back at North

SOUTH Korea's new president has promised a strong military response to any North Korean provocation after Pyongyang announced the two countries are now in a state of war. President Park Geun-Hye's warning came as North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament...

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Sarkozy slams 'unfair' corruption charge

FORMER French president Nicolas Sarkozy has denounced charges against him in connection with a probe into illegal party funding as "unfair and unfounded". In his first personal reaction to the charge laid on Thursday, Sarkozy used his Facebook...

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Jolie visits Rwanda war rape victims

ANGELINA Jolie has joined British Foreign Secretary William Hague to visit Rwanda in a bid to encourage world powers to do more on tackling rape and sexual assault in war zones. Britain's Foreign Office released a picture of the US film star...

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Kenya court orders presidential recount

KENYA'S Supreme Court has ordered a recount of votes cast at 22 polling centres, after presidential elections in which a second-round run off was only avoided by the narrowest of margins. "Retallying is to be done in 22 polling stations," said...

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Killer Spanish bull called Mouse dies

SPAIN'S most feared bull, who killed three people and injured dozens of others at bullfighting fiestas, has died, with its owner wanting to have the half-tonne beast embalmed and put on display at a museum. "It all happened within 24 hours....

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Dutch must compensate Srebrenica soldier

THE Dutch state must compensate a former soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after his deployment to the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica in 1995, a top judicial body has ruled. The Centrale Raad van Beroep (CRvB), the Netherlands'...

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Nazi submarine found off Norway

THE wreck of a German World War II submarine that was sunk with 48 people on board has been found off Norway's coast during work on an oil pipe, a maritime museum official says. The U-486 was torpedoed and broken in two by a British submarine...

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EU suspends most Zimbabwe sanctions

THE European Union has suspended most of its sanctions against Zimbabwe following a "peaceful, successful and credible" referendum on a new constitution earlier this month. However, 89-year-old President Robert Mugabe remained among 10 Zimbabweans...

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