Soldiers patrol riot-hit Myanmar town

TROOPS are patrolling the streets of a central Myanmar (Burma) town after Buddhist-Muslim unrest tore through the area leaving at least 20 dead and spurring the government to declare emergency rule. Around 50 military trucks were deployed in Meiktila...

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NSW north coast to get NBN: Gillard

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the rollout of the NBN to the far north coast of NSW. Source: AAP MURWILLUMBAH will be the first of many towns on the NSW north coast to be connected to the national broadband network under the next...

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Martin Ferguson resigns from cabinet

Kevin Rudd supporter Martin Ferguson (pic) has resigned from PM Julia Gillard's cabinet. Source: AAP KEVIN Rudd supporter Martin Ferguson has resigned from Prime Minister Julia Gillard's cabinet. Mr Ferguson, who was the minister for resources...

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Pope to celebrate mass at juvenile prison

Pope Francis has chosen to celebrate a mass in the run up to Easter at a juvenile prison. Source: AAP POPE Francis has chosen to celebrate one of the traditional masses in the run up to Easter at a juvenile prison. On March 28, Francis...

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ALP figures urge Rudd backers to pull back

SENIOR Labor figures have urged caucus members seeking leadership change to "pull back" for the sake of the federal government's survival. Cabinet minister and former Labor leader Simon Crean intervened on Thursday - the final sitting day of parliament...

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Obama on way to Mideast

US President Barack Obama is heading to the West Bank to meet Palestinian leaders dismayed by his failure to make good on expectations that he can help deliver Middle East peace. Obama was to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas at 0900 GMT...

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Time for supermarkets talks over: farmers

THE peak farmers' body is stepping up pressure on the federal government to stop major supermarkets abusing their market power. The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) on Wednesday said it was time for a mandatory code of conduct for supermarkets,...

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Syria regime, rebels trade chemical claims

THE US and UN are attempting to verify claims and counterclaims by Syrian troops and insurgents that chemical weapons have been used for the first time in the two-year conflict. NATO supreme commander Admiral James Stavridis, decrying the deteriorating...

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'Prince' fraudster jailed for 16 years

A fake Tahitian prince has pleaded guilty to stealing $16 million from Queensland Health. Source: AAP A FAKE Tahitian prince has been jailed for 14 years for stealing $16.6 million from Queensland taxpayers to fund his lavish lifestyle. ...

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Possible Vic teachers dispute breakthrough

THE Victorian government has dropped performance pay as a key sticking point in its pay and conditions dispute with the state's teachers. Premier Denis Napthine said the government was still committed to performance pay but was willing to cut...

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Possible Vic teachers dispute breakthrough

THE Victorian government has dropped performance pay as a key sticking point in its pay and conditions dispute with the state's teachers. Premier Denis Napthine said the government was still committed to performance pay but was willing to cut...

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'Prince' fraudster jailed for 16 years

A fake Tahitian prince has pleaded guilty to stealing $16 million from Queensland Health. Source: AAP A FAKE Tahitian prince has been jailed for 14 years for stealing $16.6 million from Queensland taxpayers to fund his lavish lifestyle. ...

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US arental concerns rise over HPV vaccine

A GROWING number of US parents oppose doctors' recommendations to vaccinate teenage girls against human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer. Parents cited reasons such as believing their child was too young or not sexually...

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Dead pigs in China river exceed 13,000

THE number of dead pigs found in a river running through China's commercial hub Shanghai has reached more than 13,000, as mystery deepened over the hogs' precise origin. Shanghai had pulled 9,460 pigs out of the Huangpu river, which supplies 22...

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UK poll points to rise of anti-EU party

A NEW poll has confirmed a surge in support for Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party, as Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives fall further behind the Labour opposition. UKIP hit 17 per cent - a record high in a ComRes poll - in the...

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Pakistan PM gives farewell address

Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has given his farewell address. Source: AAP PAKISTAN Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has hailed parliament's historic completion of a full term in office as a victory for democracy in his farewell...

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