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• — Teen set alight during Sydney brawl

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:33)

  A 15-year-old boy has been charged after another teenager was set alight during a fight in south-western Sydney.

• — Veteran actor Ben Gazzara dies

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:28)

  Ben Gazzara, known for his tough-guy presence in dozens of films, TV shows and stage productions over his long career, has died of cancer.

• — Russia, China block UN vote on Syria

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 12:32)

  Russia and China have joined forces in a double veto to knock down a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step aside.

• — Charleville levee holds steady but flood threat remains

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 12:08)

  Work continues on maintaining a temporary flood levee that has so far managed to protect the south-west Queensland town of Charleville.

• — Syrian embassies stormed after Homs 'massacre'

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 07:59)

  Protesters have stormed Syrian embassies around the world after reports suggested government forces had killed 200 people in the city of Homs.

• — Flood inquiry addresses conflict of interest claims

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 07:25)

  Queensland's floods inquiry will continue extended hearings today, but in a remarkable development one deputy commissioner will not be there.

• — Moree floods ease as threat moves west

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 06:46)

  The New South Wales State Emergency Service says access to the flooded town of Moree in the state's north could be re-opened later today as floodwaters continue to recede.

• — Rival Putin protests rally in Moscow

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:24)

  Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while thousands of others staged a rally supporting the prime minister.

• — Charleville levee holds as waters remain steady

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 03:20)

  Residents in the Queensland town of Charleville endure a nervous night as they wait to see if the levee keeping back the Warrego River will hold.

• — GI injured, as NRL All Stars triumph

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 03:05)

  The NRL All Stars defeated the Indigenous All Stars 36-28, but the story of the night was an apparent ankle injury sustained by Greg Inglis.

• — Afghan civilian casualties rise in 2011

     (Saturday, 04 February 2012 01:55)

  More than 3,000 civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in 2011, the fifth year in a row the number has risen, the United Nations said on Saturday in a report likely to revive tension between the Afghan government...

• — Two dead in NSW helicopter crash

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 22:57)

  Two men have died in a helicopter crash on the New South Wales south coast.

• — Police arrest Goulburn prison escapee

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 21:33)

  Police have captured a man who escaped from a prison in southern New South Wales.

• — US dismisses last charges over Afghan killings

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 20:51)

  The US army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face court martial in the slaying of unarmed Afghan civilians, according to an army statement.

• — Family, friends farewell Diana Bliss

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 19:55)

  Hundreds of people have attended the funeral service for Diana Bliss, theatre producer and wife of businessman Alan Bond.

• — Australian takes diving to new depths

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 19:37)

  Professional free-diver Christina Saenz de Santamaria, on what it takes to reach depths of up to 60 metres on a single breath.

• — US confirms Manning to face court martial

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 19:34)

  The US army has confirmed private Bradley Manning will face a court martial for allegedly leaking military and diplomatic secrets.

• — Flood inquiry hits back at newspaper report

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 19:29)

  Queensland's Floods commissioner has attacked a report in today's Courier Mail newspaper, which she says threatens to undermine public confidence in the floods inquiry.

• — Opposition releases Nauru detention costings

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 19:19)

  The Federal Opposition has released its costings for reopening a detention centre on Nauru, saying it could do it for a third of the price the Government has quoted.

• — Inmates plaster pig on over 30 police cars

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 18:30)

  Inmates working at a correctional unit's print shop in Vermont in the United States have succeeded in plastering a prank image of a pig onto the state police crest emblazoned on police cars, with over 30 cruisers sporting the design...

• — MP plays down Labor leadership speculation

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 17:34)

  Federal Labor MP Dick Adams says today's caucus meeting is not about rallying support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

• — WA announces billion-dollar native title offer

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 17:00)

  The Premier Colin Barnett has announced details of a $1 billion money-and-land offer to native-title claimants in Western Australia.

  If accepted, it will settle the long-running dispute involving claimants in Perth and the South-West.

• — Critically endangered parrot on brink of extinction

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 16:58)

  The critically endangered orange-bellied parrot appears to be moving closer to extinction.

• — Anxious wait as hope fades for PNG ferry missing

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 16:38)

  There are conflicting scenes of relief and anxiety in Papua New Guinea after a ferry carrying over 350 people went down in rough seas on Thursday.

• — Man to face tribal punishment over desert death

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 16:15)

  Police say a man who got lost in a West Australian desert with an eight-year-old girl who later died is unlikely to be charged but will return to his community to face tribal punishment.

• — At least 200 killed in latest Syrian bloodshed

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 14:38)

  Reports say at least 200 people have been killed across Syria as protestors commemorate the massacre of tens of thousands of people in Hama in 1982.

• — Solariums banned across NSW

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 14:05)

  The New South Wales Government has become the first in the country to announce it is banning all solariums.

• — Surprise jobs growth in US

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 13:47)

  New figures from the United States show there has been an unexpected drop in unemployment.

• — Attention turns downstream as Moree floodwaters peak

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 13:01)

  Authorities says heavy rain is easing across northern New South Wales, offering some relief to flood-stricken communities.

• — Authorities fear Charleville levee will break

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 12:05)

  Authorities in Charleville in Queensland's south-west build a second levee in the hope that it will save the town if the first wall collapses under the pressure of the swollen Warrego River.

• — New clashes as anger in Egypt boils over

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 06:28)

  Three people are dead and as many as 1,500 are injured as clashes between protesters and riot police continue in Egypt's capital, reports say.

• — Premier seeks help as flood disaster unfolds

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 05:09)

  Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says she has asked the Defence Force for help with the state's unfolding flood disaster in the south.

• — UN unable to agree on Syrian resolution

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 03:53)

  United Nations Security Council ambassadors have again been unable to agree on a resolution backing an Arab League plan to end the crisis in Syria.

• — India rebounds with T20 win

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 03:50)

  India posted its first win over Australia this summer with an eight-wicket triumph in the second Twenty20 international at the MCG.

• — NSW flood clean-up could take months

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 03:20)

  The clean-up from flooding in northern NSW, which has left more than 10,000 people isolated, could take months to complete.

• — Thomson findings may not be made public

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 01:57)

  Fair Work Australia has indicated it may not release the findings of its investigation into federal Labor MP Craig Thomson.

• — Parents outraged over disabled transport bungle

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 01:39)

  Parents of disabled children in New South Wales who have been left without transport to and from school say the Government has had months to solve the problem.

• — Dam engineers accused of flood report collusion

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 00:50)

  Queensland's flood inquiry has heard extraordinary allegations that engineers who controlled Brisbane's Wivenhoe Dam during last summer's disaster colluded to hide the truth.

• — Most ferry survivors escape serious injury

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 23:48)

  Hospital staff in Papua New Guinea say they are amazed only three out of 250 survivors of yesterday's ferry disaster have serious injuries.

• — Holden reveals jump in car sales

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 22:35)

  Holden has announced a jump in car sales just days after axing its afternoon general assembly shift at its Adelaide factory.

• — Shares dip as investors eye US jobs data

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 22:25)

  The Australian share market has closed lower after a mixed day of trade as investors await employment data from the United States and Greece's debt-swap deal remains in the balance.

• — Legal win for ABC Learning creditors

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 21:24)

  The Federal Court has ruled that banks that lent to collapsed childcare provider ABC Learning must provide access to key documents.

• — UN court extends sentence for Khmer Rouge jailer

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 21:06)

  Duch, the former Khmer Rouge jailer who oversaw the deaths of 15,000 people, will spend the rest of his life in jail after losing an appeal.

• — Inflexible workplaces 'see more sickies'

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 20:38)

  Official figures show 2.6 per cent of workers are absent on any given day but a workplace expert says staff are stressed and more should be done to change workplace culture.

• — Hunt for escapee who carjacked elderly couple

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 20:34)

  New South Wales police say a man who escaped from Goulburn Prison on Friday is armed and dangerous.

• — Drug charges hearing for wounded bikie

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 20:31)

  A lawyer says he will apply for bail when bikie Vincenzo Focarelli faces another court hearing next week on drug charges.

• — Turbulent times continue for major airlines

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 20:29)

  The aviation sector is still struggling to recover from the global financial crisis, with two of the world's largest airlines revealing how difficult the industry can be.

• — Disabled NSW school students still stranded

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 20:03)

  The New South Wales Education Minister has admitted problems that have stranded disabled students have still not been fixed.

• — Australian-made wreath to grace London memorial

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 19:40)

  A bronze wreath honouring the Allied World War II Bomber Command has started a journey from Australia to London.

• — Man jailed for AIDS threats against children

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 19:36)

  A Sydney man who tried to extort money from families with threats, including to inject children with AIDS, has been sentenced to at least two-and-a-half years in prison.