Girl reporter stuns Chinese officials

CHINESE officials accustomed to the tame questions of a compliant state press have been caught out by a plucky 11-year-old reporter during the country's sensitive Communist Party congress. Sun Luyuan, a Beijing sixth-grade student, shook up one...

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Madonna fan guilty of resisting arrest

A FORMER firefighter with a crush on Madonna has been convicted of resisting arrest outside her former New York City apartment building as he spray-painted poster boards with love notes. A jury delivered its verdict on Friday in Robert Linhart's...

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PM concerned about US 'fiscal cliff'

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard stands by forecasts for the budget to return to surplus but says she is concerned about the implications for the Australian economy from the "fiscal cliff" in the United States. The so-called fiscal cliff - the predicted...

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Picasso sells for $40m in New York

AN erotically charged Picasso oil painting of his mistress alongside tulips and fruit has sold for $US41.5 million ($A40m) on an otherwise anemic night for high-end art in New York. "Nature morte aux tulipes," painted in 1932, was the star of...

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Pedophile evidence in Rahma inquest

A SUSPECTED pedophile who lived near missing Sydney toddler Rahma El-Dennaoui deposited $65,000 in his account eight days after the little girl vanished, an inquest has heard. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, talked on the phone...

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Missing Perth man worries police

THE family of a Perth man who has "disappeared off the face of the earth" hold grave fears for his safety after a fruitless month-long police search. Antony Bryan Colquhoun, 26, was last seen at his home in Leake Street, Bayswater, at about...

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Camilla makes a good impression

SEASONED royal-watcher Neville Condron says Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has made a good impression on her first visit to Australia. Mr Condron, who has met several queens, princes and princesses from various countries, says he's pleased...

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New app to remember Remembrance Day

THE ritual of honouring Australia's war heroes is moving into the digital age, with a new app being launched to help young people remember Remembrance Day. The Minute to Remember app will send out an SMS reminder just before 11am on Sunday to...

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Lottery lunacy matches Cup fever

THE really big money on Melbourne Cup day rests not with 24 horses but 45 numbered balls. Oz Lotto's record $100 million jackpot dwarfs anything on offer at Flemington on Tuesday. The Melbourne Cup prize pool of $6 million includes $3.6 million...

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ACT airport hub still possible: NSW govt

THE NSW government has rejected federal government claims a decision to build homes near Canberra Airport will stymie its use as a second airport for Sydney. The state government is set to approve the rezoning of the Tralee Housing Development...

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PM announces $60m for Laos programs

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has announced $60 million in assistance for a number of programs to help impoverished people in Laos gain skills and have access to small business loans. Ms Gillard, in Vientiane for the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM),...

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Obama, Romney still neck-and-neck

PRESIDENT Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney remain in a virtual tie in the latest opinion poll released just two days before the White House election. The survey by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News gave Obama 48 per cent...

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Aust stocks set for cautious start

AUSTRALIAN stocks look set for a quiet start to the trading week ahead of the US elections and a Melbourne Cup day interest rate decision. CommSec chief economist Craig James says the battle for the White House between Democratic president Barack...

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NAB CEO says funding costs on the rise

NATIONAL Australia Bank chief executive Cameron Clyne says there is little prospect of any official interest rate cut being passed on in full to customers any time soon. Mr Clyne says funding costs for NAB are continuing to rise amid competition...

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