Puppy room set up at Canadian university

A Canadian university has created a "puppy room" to help stressed students calm their nerves. Source: AAP A CANADIAN university has created a "puppy room" to help stressed students calm their nerves. Dalhousie University's student union...

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NSW man charged over 2011 school blaze

A MAN has been charged over a fire that gutted a southern NSW high school building two summers ago. The blaze took hold at Yass High School on Grampian Street, Yass, just before dawn on January 29, 2011. A message to parents on the school's...

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Suu Kyi urges talks to end mine protests

Aung San Suu Kyi is urging for talks to end protests over a military-backed copper mine in Myanmar. Source: AAP OPPOSITION leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging a negotiated resolution to protests over a military-backed copper mine in northwestern...

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Made in Wadeye was inspired by community

AN artwork that was created following the artist's visit to a remote Aboriginal settlement in the Northern Territory has won the $30,000 Dobell Prize for Drawing 2012. Gareth Sansom's work, Made in Wadeye, is a suite of 20 drawings in ink, lead...

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Tony Burke 'honourable', says Joyce

Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce (pic) has heaped praise on Environment Minister Tony Burke. Source: AAP IN a rare moment of bipartisanship during a heated week in federal parliament, Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce has heaped...

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Obama urges pressure on Congress for debt

US President Barack Obama urged Americans to pressure Congress to avert looming austerity measures. Source: AAP US President Barack Obama has urged Americans to pressure Congress to avert looming austerity measures as part of a publicity effort...

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China passport map causes concern

The map in Chinese passports that shows disputed regions as part of China upset several countries. Source: AAP SEVERAL countries are upset about a map in new Chinese passports that shows disputed islands as being part of China. The map,...

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Woman faces fine over jetski death video

A 21-YEAR-OLD Australian woman plans to plead no contest to a charge of destroying evidence after her boyfriend killed a teenager in a jet ski accident in Hawaii. Under a plea by mail submitted to a Honolulu court, Natasha Ryan of Brisbane admitted...

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Baillieu to respond to ombudsman on IBAC

Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says he will respond to the ombudsman, who has criticised the IBAC. Source: AAP VICTORIAN Premier Ted Baillieu says he will respond to the ombudsman over a leaked letter in which the watchdog criticises the government's...

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Sarkozy calls for new vote

Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy called for a vote to resolve the leadership battle in the UMP. Source: AAP EX-PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy has called for a fresh vote to resolve the bitter leadership battle that has left France's main right-wing...

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China in first aircraft carrier landing

China has successfully landed a fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier during military exercises. Source: AAP CHINA has conducted the first landing of a fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier in a move that extends Beijing's ability to project...

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Keli Lane set to appeal against conviction

Keli Lane, jailed for killing her newborn baby, is set to appeal against her conviction. Source: AAP LAWYERS for Keli Lane, who has been jailed for killing her newborn baby, are reportedly set to appeal against her conviction. Former water...

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Bangladesh factory death toll rises to 121

At least nine people have died after a blaze tore through a garment factory in Bangladesh. Source: AAP THE death toll from a fire at a Bangladeshi clothes factory has soared to at least 121 as rescue workers recovered 112 bodies. "We've...

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Vic rolls out CCTV at housing estates

VICTORIA will expand its CCTV network at public housing estates after a one-year trial pointed to reductions in crime and drug use. Premier Ted Baillieu says overall crime around public flats at Richmond in inner Melbourne has dropped by 20...

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