Missing autistic boy found alive in WA

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy with autism and cerebral palsy who was reported missing at the weekend has been found alive in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region. Dennis Dear was riding his quad bike with his father in Flint, about 80km southeast of Perth,...

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Aust stocks close 0.5% down

AUSTRALIAN shares closed almost half a per cent lower on the final trading day of 2013, as investors locked in profits following a negative lead from Wall Street. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed a shortened session down 22.4 points,...

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Train kills five elephants in east India

A passenger train has hit a herd of elephants at a railway crossing in eastern India, killing five. Source: AAP A PASSENGER train killed five elephants when it ploughed into a herd crossing railway tracks in eastern India. R.N. Mohapatra,...

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GPS to track WA's worst sex predators

THE new year will bring new powers to allow West Australian authorities to electronically monitor the state's most dangerous sex offenders. Among several pieces of controversial new legislation to come into force in the state on January 1 or...

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Firefighter dies on job in Gisborne

VICTORIANS have expressed condolences to family and colleagues of a CFA firefighter who died while battling a house fire northwest of Melbourne. The 45-year-old married father of two was attending a house fire in Gisborne just before midnight...

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NDIS, education before election: Gillard

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says her government has two major items to implement in 2013 before going to an election - introducing the National Disability Insurance Scheme and undertaking further major education reforms. Ms Gillard took time...

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Man charged over Christmas Eve stabbing

A MAN has been charged over a Christmas Eve stabbing outside a Sydney restaurant. Police say an argument between two men, aged 29 and 33, in Strathfield's Everton Road, turned violent shortly before midnight (AEDT) on Monday. The younger man...

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Kylie gears up for a special Sydney NYE

POP princess Kylie Minogue will meet with Sydney New Year's Eve planners to put the finishing touches on plans for the big night. As creative ambassador for the event in 2012, the UK-based singer developed the event's theme "embrace" and chose...

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Australia condemns Japan whale hunt

The Australian government has vowed to continue its fight against Japan's whale hunt. Source: AAP THE Australian government has vowed to continue its fight against all forms of whaling as Japan's whaling fleet leaves for its annual hunt in...

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Vietnam police arrest dissident lawyer

VIETNAMESE police have detained a well-known dissident lawyer as part of a continuing government crackdown on opposition to its rule. State-run Tuoi Tre newspaper reported that Le Quoc Quan was taken into police custody in Hanoi on Thursday...

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Apple must pay on copyright: Chinese court

A CHINESE court has ordered Apple Inc to pay 1.03 million yuan ($A159,740) to eight Chinese writers and two companies who say unlicensed copies of their work were distributed through Apple's online store. The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's...

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Leighton wins two LNG contracts

LEIGHTON Holdings has secured $1.2 billion worth of contracts linked to the $34 billion Ichthys liquefied natural gas project in Darwin. The first contract, worth $923 million, is to build infrastructure such as roads, foundations and trenches,...

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Student survivors of Hiroshima honoured

HIROSHIMA University says it will bestow honorary doctorates on three former students from South-East Asia who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of the Japanese city. The degrees will be given to former Brunei prime minister Pengiran Yusuf, 91;...

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US childhood obesity falls: study

Obesity rates among small children in the United States may be on the decline, a study suggests. Source: AAP OBESITY rates among small children may finally be on the decline after more than tripling in the United States over the past 30 years,...

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Heatwave and fires continue in Perth

PERTH'S heatwave has already sparked several accidental and deliberate fires in the past couple of days, and with the mercury continuing to hover around 40 degrees until the New Year, authorities are warning people to be extra vigilant of spot fires...

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Fun turns to mishap for some on Xmas Day

NEW toys, goofing around and eating the good stuff are all part of Christmas Day but paramedics know the fun can quickly turn to pain and tears. Ambulance Service of NSW crews were kept busy on Tuesday thanks to skateboards, scooters, trampolines,...

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Students 'missing' after accident in Japan

A GROUP of 15 Japanese students who went missing after a boat accident near Tokyo have all been rescued, public broadcaster NHK and Jiji press news agency report citing police and local officials. A group of 50 students from different high schools...

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Longest bullet train launched in China

The world's longest high-speed rail route has started in China, linking Beijing and Guangzhou. Source: AAP CHINA has started service on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country's rapid and - sometimes troubled...

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Jobs estate pays to free impounded yacht

Steve Jobs' estate has paid a deposit to resolve a dispute that had impounded his superyacht Venus. Source: AAP STEVE Jobs' superyacht Venus is free to leave Amsterdam port after the late Apple co-founder's estate paid a deposit to resolve...

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Russia to renovate Lenin's mausoleum

Russia is carrying out major repair work on the mausoleum for revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin. Source: AAP THE mausoleum for Russia's revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin must undergo major repair work after its foundation suffered water...

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Severe storm warning for NSW

THE Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for large parts of NSW, with emergency authorities urging residents to be prepared for flash flooding and damaging winds. The warnings, issued at 2.06pm (AEDT) on Tuesday are for...

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Aust shares close at 18-month highs

INVESTORS have brought some festive cheer to the Australian sharemarket, sending it back up to 18-month highs on light volumes on Christmas Eve. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed 11.6 points, or 0.25 per cent, higher at 4,635.2, while...

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Santa visits Tas forest defender in tree

SHE may be living in a tree but even conservationist Miranda Gibson isn't away from Santa's line of sight. The 30-year-old, who has spent the past year living at the top of an old eucalyptus in Tasmania's Mount Mueller, west of Hobart, got an...

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Syria jets kill 60 in bakery strike

A military air strike has hit a bakery in a Syrian rebel-held town, leaving at least 60 people dead. Source: AAP A GOVERNMENT airstrike on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria has killed more than 60 people, activists say, casting...

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100,000 prepare for fishy Christmas feast

Tens of thousands of people are expected to stock up on seafood at the Sydney Fish Markets. Source: AAP FORGET the ham - 100,000 Sydneysiders are expected to stock up at the Sydney Fish Markets this Christmas. The doors opened at 5am (AEDT)...

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Govt gets tough on anti-social behaviour

Troublemakers could be banned from all licensed venues as part of a NSW government crackdown. Source: AAP TROUBLEMAKERS could be banned from all licensed venues in their area as part of the NSW government's crackdown on anti-social behaviour....

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Hunting in NSW parks 'will cost lives'

Tourism will suffer if the government allows hunters access to national parks, the opposition says. Source: AAP LIVES will be put at risk and tourism will suffer under a plan by the NSW government to allow amateur hunters access to national...

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Queen's chaplain 'victim of racism'

A CHAPLAIN to Queen Elizabeth tipped as a possible contender to be one of the first women bishops claims she is a victim of racism within the Church of England. The Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who became the first black female chaplain to the House...

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Senate approves $633b defence bill

The US Senate has approved a $A606.41 billion defence spending bill for next year. Source: AAP THE US Senate has approved a $US633 billion ($A606.41 billion) defence spending bill for next year that tightens penalties on Iran, funds the war...

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Two men stabbed outside Xmas party

TWO men have suffered facial and neck wounds after being stabbed with scissors outside a Christmas party on NSW's far north coast. They were talking outside a community hall in Upper Main Arm near Byron Bay about 11.30pm (AEDT) on Friday when...

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Ex-Beatle's widow lauds Ravi Shankar

FORMER Beatle George Harrison's widow Olivia has joined hundreds of fans and family of Ravi Shankar at an open-air memorial to the Indian sitar legend near his California home. Anoushka Shankar, daughter of the late musician who died last week...

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Child abuse inquiry's terms of ref delayed

Settlement of the terms of reference for a Royal Commission into child sex abuse has been delayed. Source: AAP A LEADING child protection advocate group isn't worried the federal government has delayed settlement of the terms of reference for...

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WikiLeaks to release a million files

WikiLeaks plans to release one million documents next year affecting every country in the world. Source: AAP WIKILEAKS will release one million documents next year affecting every country in the world, founder Julian Assange has announced....

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N Ireland loyalists plan rush-hour protest

LOYALISTS could bring Northern Ireland to a standstill on one of the busiest days of the year, it has emerged . Province-wide protests over flags are being planned to coincide with Friday's rush-hour when thousands of people will leave work for...

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UBS faces Hong Kong interest rate probe

THE Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is investigating Swiss bank UBS over possible misconduct related to the Asian financial centre's benchmark interest rate. The city's de facto central bank announced the probe on Thursday. The news comes...

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Head-on crash driver avoids jail

A MAN who drove on the wrong side of the road has been spared jail for a head-on crash which seriously injured an Adelaide woman. Judge Wayne Chivell jailed Udo Ikika Uduma for two years and six months but suspended the term and placed him on...

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Powercor settles Vic bushfire class action

A SETTLEMENT has been reached in a class action against electricity distributor Powercor over a Black Saturday bushfire that destroyed land and property in Victoria's southwest at Pomborneit. The parties reached the settlement on the eve of...

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UK Nissan plant to build luxury model

Carmaker Nissan will create 1000 jobs in the UK with the development of a new luxury model. Source: AAP CAR giant Nissan is to build a new luxury model in the UK, creating 1,000 jobs with a STG250 million ($A388.02 million) investment. ...

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Assange marks six months in Ecuador space

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has marked six months holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London. Source: AAP WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange marks six months holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London on Wednesday, with no end in sight to a diplomatic...

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Asylum boats big election issue for Labor

ASYLUM seeker boats will continue to haunt the Gillard government as it runs for re-election in 2013. Federal Labor this year embraced some tough new asylum seeker policies in a bid to stop the boats but so far, they haven't worked. A series...

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Fed govt cuts forcing bed closures: Vic

THOUSANDS of patients will suffer, with every Victorian hospital copping the brunt of "unprecedented" federal funding cuts, the state government says. Up to 700 Royal Melbourne Hospital patients will be forced to wait longer for elective surgery,...

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New species old threats to Mekong wildlife

FROM a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF says in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011. But from forest loss to the construction of major...

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Nelson starts role as war memorial chief

BRENDAN Nelson professes no encyclopaedic grounding in Australian military history. But the former senior politician and diplomat believes that will be an asset in his new role as director of the Australian War Memorial. "Most of the people working...

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Arson murder accused seeks trial delay

A MAN charged with attempted murder after he allegedly tied a woman to a bed before setting fire to her home has sought to defer his trial by more than half a year. Anto Prawira Bintan, an Indonesian-born Australian citizen, has pleaded guilty...

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PMP retains Woolworths print contract

PRINTING and distribution business PMP has received some welcome good news after it retained the contract to print catalogues for Woolworths. "PMP confirms Woolworths has indicated that, subject to the supply agreement being finalised, it has...

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US returns Guantanamo prisoner's remains

The remains of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who died in September have been returned to Yemen. Source: AAP US authorities say the remains of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who died in September have been returned to his native Yemen. A spokesman...

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