Two tigers seized at Mexican drug lab

TWO tigers and several deer have been seized at a western Mexico ranch where police also found what appears to be a drug lab. Jalisco state police say officers found precursor chemicals in barrels and buckets and boilers that were probably used...

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Lloyds bank logs losses of STG1.43bn

LLOYDS Banking Group has posted annual losses of STG1.43 billion ($A2.14 billion), hit by huge insurance mis-selling compensation, while it awarded its boss a bonus linked to an eventual sale of the government's stake. The loss after tax, equivalent...

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SKorea leader offers North engagement

SOUTH Korea's new president Park Geun-Hye has offered a "more flexible" engagement with North Korea if Pyongyang chooses a path of trust-building rather than provocation. In an annual speech marking Korea's 1919 uprising against Japan's colonial...

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Workers won't be worse off, Abbott says

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has given a "guarantee" that workers' pay and conditions will be safe under a coalition government, as Labor accused the coalition of hiding its workplace policy. The coalition is reportedly planning to delay any...

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Yancoal to reduce costs, boost production

Yancoal said the short-term focus for the company was to reduce costs across all of its mines. "Lower costs will underpin the future of each of the mines ensuring their longer term lives," the company said in a statement. "Gains in this area are expected...

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Flood funding disappoints Qld premier

The federal government has allocated $85 million in new flood relief funding for Queensland. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has accused the federal government of pork barrelling in western Sydney by unfairly favouring the region...

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Plane crash-lands near Vic school oval

A LIGHT plane has crash-landed near an oval at a Victorian primary school during lunchtime. The plane came down near an oval belonging to the Cape Clear Primary School in Ballarat. It crash-landed after clipping power lines about 1.30pm on...

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Madagascar cyclone death toll climbs to 23

The death toll from tropical cyclone Haruna in Madagascar has risen to at least 23, officials say. Source: AAP THE death toll from tropical cyclone Haruna and heavy rains that have battered Madagascar has risen to 23 with 16 people missing,...

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Compo for clean energy firms: Hockey

SHADOW treasurer Joe Hockey says a coalition government would compensate businesses affected by the abolition of the carbon tax on a case-by-case basis. Many Australian businesses involved in clean energy and other sectors are benefiting from...

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Afghan leader orders US special forces out

AFGHANISTAN'S president has ordered US special forces out of a strategic province over allegations of torture and murder by Afghans working with them, in another sign of deteriorating ties between Kabul and Washington. Hamid Karzai demanded the...

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Macleay River peaks below expectations

The Macleay River at Kempsey in NSW has peaked lower than expected, officials say. Source: AAP THE Macleay River at Kempsey on the NSW mid-north coast has peaked lower than expected, but the local mayor says anxious residents still face a...

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Violence could mar Kenya vote: Annan

THE former head of the United Nations, who helped save Kenya from spiralling deeper into election violence five years ago, is warning intimidation, ethnic rivalry and violence could undermine Kenya's March presidential vote. Kofi Annan said on Saturday...

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