THE ABC`s embracing of digital technology with dozens of free online TV shows is leaving commercial networks behind and growing viewers on its traditional channels
SIX American sailors working as prison camp guards in Iraq face courts martial for abusing detainees, some of whom were sealed in a cell with pepper spray
MORE than 50 prisoners, including dozens linked to armed political groups and criminal gangs, have overpowered their guards and escaped from a jail in southern Nepal
THE United Nations estimates $US1.56 million ($1.79 million) of international cyclone aid to Burma has been lost because of the military regime`s complex foreign currency rules
GEORGIAN forces are retaking control of the Georgian city of Gori as the Russian military withdraws, Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said.
POLICE in the Russian-backed rebel province of South Ossetia have executed two "pillagers" in a bid to restore order, Interfax news agency quoted a top official as saying today after attacks on Georgian homes
A SERIES of explosions were heard and smoke was seen around the flashpoint Georgian city of Gori today where Russian and Georgian forces are concentrated, an AFP reporter said
ONE in four cafes, snack bars and seafront restaurants in tourist hotspots across France are breaking hygiene rules or serving food unfit for consumption, the agriculture ministry said today
A FRENCH Jewish group said today it is suing the YouTube video-sharing website over a clip showing a host of Jewish public figures to the soundtrack of a pre-war anti-Semitic song
HIGH scrap prices have led to a sharp rise in the theft of manholes and drain covers, fuelling a boom in metal theft estimated to cost Britain hundreds of million pounds a year
DOCTORS who waited just 75 seconds after the final heartbeat before removing the hearts of dying newborns for transplants said they improved their odds of success but have also raised ethical questions about organ harvesting
PEACHES Geldof cut a solitary figure in London yesterday, without her new husband, amid speculation their wedding was a stunt
