THE Rudd Government is cracking down on fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemptions in a move expected to raise more than $1.3 billion in extra revenue over four years
LESS than half of Australia`s privately-held businesses take precautions against fraud - an activity that costs firms billions of dollars each year worldwide, a new survey has found
WALL Street opened modestly higher on Tuesday in a holiday-shortened trading week as oil prices rallied near record highs after a pipeline attack in Nigeria, raising inflation jitters
BURMA`S military rulers tightened security around the home of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today, the day her latest year-long stretch of house arrest is due to expire
THE Philippines ordered nine members of an elite police unit to face an inquiry today after they were accused by the human rights commission of executing three men suspected of a bloody bank robbery
CHINESE soldiers are working round the clock to dig a giant channel to ease pressure on a swelling "quake lake", with plans to evacuate 100,000 people to avert a new disaster, state media have said
THE Nepali Government has warned that it could use force to throw unpopular King Gyanendra out of the royal palace if he refuses to leave voluntarily after the 239-year-old monarchy is abolished
SURVIVORS of China`s earthquake huddled inside tents near their devastated homes today as they awaited a predicted thunderstorm, wondering how they would cope
A ROADSIDE bomb ripped through a bus in south-west Afghanistan today, killing 12 passengers and wounding several others, a senior provincial official said
POLLUTION levels in Beijing hit the top of the scale today, just 73 days before the Olympics, prompting a government warning for residents with respiratory problems to stay indoors
A BOMB has exploded in Nepal`s capital, injuring at least one person, in the latest attack that has raised tensions ahead of a historic vote for a new assembly to abolish the 239-year monarchy
TELEVISION personality Patti Newton was carrying jewellery and other items worth $130,000 in a handbag snatched while she drank coffee in a Melbourne shopping centre, court documents allege