INDONESIA`S richest man, Aburizal Bakrie, says a firm linked to his family is not responsible for a massive mud disaster in East Java, but will still pay victims compensation
THREE female international aid workers and their Afghan colleague were killed today when gunmen opened fire on their car in Logar province near Kabul, a provincial police chief said
A SUSPECTED US missile strike on an Islamist training camp in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan killed at least 10 militants, security officials said today
THERE is confusion over a power-sharing deal reportedly agreed to and signed by a breakaway faction of Zimbabwe`s Opposition MDC and President Robert Mugabe
TWO men and a woman were killed and another man seriously injured in an attack at an ice cream parlour in the German town of Ruesselsheim near Frankfurt yesterday
PRINCE Charles said the widespread use of genetically modified crops would the "biggest disaster environmentally of all time" in a newspaper interview published today
BRITAIN has accused Russia of blatant aggression in its military incursion into Georgia and warned that it faced political consequences if it failed to uphold its international responsibilities
THE Greek coastguard has suspended a staff member reported to have witnessed the fatal beating of Australian tourist Doujon Zammit without going to his aid
JAILED Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui, charged with trying to murder US officials in Afghanistan, is a "terrorist Mata Hari" and "treasure trove" of information on al-Qaeda, US officials say
AN optimistic federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has met the campaign teams of both US presidential candidates - despite doubts over how long he will remain leader
AUSTRALIA coach Robbie Deans has foreshadowed changes to the Wallabies for the first Test against South Africa on Saturday week when he hopes his team will remove the "lingering ache" from their heavy last start loss to New Zealand
RECUPERATING Parramatta coach Michael Hagan is taking heart from his side`s gutsy win over the Sydney Roosters, but won`t be drawing on the Eels` miracle run to the NRL finals under Jason Taylor two years ago
FULL-BACK Brett Morris and five-eighth Jamie Soward have been ruled out with injury for St George Illawarra`s NRL clash with Brisbane on Friday night at Suncorp Stadium
Booted again ... pedophile and former glam rocker is struggling to find a country that will accept him, having been rejected by Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and now Hong Kong / AFP
RESCUE teams had to free HOME and Away star Todd Lasance from a car after he was involved in a serious accident
