Time limit on HSU case a worry: Abetz

OPPOSITION frontbencher Eric Abetz says the industrial umpire could have much to answer for if independent MP Craig Thomson avoids a thorough prosecution for allegations of misuse of union funds due to a three-year delay in delivering its damning...

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China begins air carrier training

CHINA has begun flight training on its first aircraft carrier, with photographs posted on websites showing navy pilots practising touch-and-go landing exercises. Military enthusiast websites have posted pictures of a J-15 fighter-bomber executing...

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US stocks lose steam

US stocks lost momentum after opening gains on Monday as investors digested upbeat retail sales data and a weak manufacturing report. After 45 minutes of trade (1415 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 10.06 points, or 0.08 per cent,...

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New version of Flame virus found

A NEW cyberespionage tool linked to the Flame virus has been infecting computers in Lebanon, Iran and elsewhere, security researchers have said. Kaspersky Lab, which was credited with revealing the Flame virus earlier this year, dubbed the new...

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EU adopts new sanctions against Iran

EUROPEAN Union foreign ministers have adopted tough new financial and trade sanctions against Iran aimed at forcing a breakthrough in stalled talks on Tehran's contested nuclear program. The new package of sanctions targets EU dealings with Iran's...

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Wounded Pakistani girl lands in UK

A PAKISTANI teen shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls' education and criticising militants has arrived in Britain, where she is to get specialised care. The attack on 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai a week ago horrified people across...

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Thousands of Aust kids going hungry: SFFA

THOUSANDS of Australian children are suffering from hunger, health organisations have warned as they mark World Food Day on Tuesday. The Sydney Food Fairness Alliance (SFFA) has urged the NSW government to do more to help. "If we don't acknowledge...

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South African strike talks stall

EFFORTS to end a rash of gold mine strikes that have strangled South African production have run into deadlock with no further talks planned, leaving tens of thousands of workers facing the threat of dismissal. Mine owners and union officials...

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