Monday, January 28, 2008
Foreign aid workers among four dead in Somali blast
Four people, including two foreign aid workers, were killed in an explosion in the southern Somali town of Kismayo, a local official, aid sources and witnesses said.[MORE]
Child 'may have witnessed' Gold Coast shooting
Queensland police believe a child may have been present when a man was shot and killed on the Gold Coast on Monday afternoon.[MORE]
Flowers in bloom with Roberts
Julia Roberts will star in the film adaptation of Margot Berwin's upcoming novel Hothouse Flowers.[MORE]
Militants free 250 children at Pakistan school: ministry
Heavily armed militants took around 250 children hostage at a school in Pakistan Monday but freed them after tense negotiations with tribal elders, the interior ministry said.[MORE]
New Thai PM to 'keep on cooking'
Thai celebrity chef Samak Sundaravej is not going to let a little thing like being Prime Minister interfere with his true passion - cooking.[MORE]
SG trader admitted hiding trades: prosecutor
The former Societe Generale (SG) dealer accused of the worst trading fraud in bank history has confessed to police that he hid his activities from superiors but did not mean to harm the bank, the Paris prosecutor said.[MORE]
Ceremonies mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Ceremonies have been taking place across Europe to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945. [MORE]
French team lends support to Pilbara microbe study
Claims that microbial life began on Earth billions of years ago have been given support from a French team which drilled into mysterious layers of spongey rock in Western Australia.[MORE]
Three dead, 17 injured in Philippine blast: official
Three people were killed and at least 17 injured Monday when an explosion tore through a row of apartments in a town near Manila, the municipal mayor said.[MORE]
Midwifery under microscope at Royal Women's
A study of midwifery services will be carried out at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne.[MORE]
New PM to welcome Thaksin back to Thailand
Thai lawmakers elected Samak Sundaravej, an ally of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, as the nation's new prime minister Monday, restoring civilian leadership after 16 months of military rule.[MORE]
Sri Lanka says weekend death toll 79, 'most rebels'
Sri Lanka's air force bombed Tamil Tiger positions in the far north on Monday and government troops killed 36 rebels in the north on Sunday, the military said.[MORE]
Huge blaze damages Iraq's central bank
A huge fire whipped through the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad, causing serious damage to three floors of the 10-storey building, an interior ministry official said.[MORE]
Sea Shepherd ship out of fuel in whaling chase
Environmentalists who have halted Japan's whaling in the Antarctic Ocean are set to return to shore as they are running out of fuel.[MORE]
South African mines idle for fourth day
A power crisis has forced the suspension of mining operations for a fourth day running in South Africa, as unions express fears the halt in production will lead to large-scale job losses.[MORE]
Foreign workers won't replace Triton crew: owners
The company that owns a Customs ship at the centre of an industrial dispute in Darwin says foreign workers will not be brought in to replace the crew.[MORE]
Lebanese army on high alert after riots
The Lebanese army is on high alert in the capital Beirut following weekend riots that have left at least seven people dead and stoked fears of civil unrest.[MORE]
Corruption case against Suharto will continue: lawyers
Lawyers say a multi-billion-dollar corruption case against late former Indonesian president Suharto will keep going after his death. [MORE]
N Korea releases Canadian held for two months
North Korea has released a Canadian reportedly held by the communist state for two months, a Canadian Embassy official in Seoul says.[MORE]
Police investigate Fremantle death
Police in Western Australia are investigating the suspicious death of a man in Perth's southern suburbs. [MORE]
Cyclone hits Fiji, two dead
A tropical cyclone with winds gusting up to 140 kilometres per hour hit Fiji's main island of Viti Levu, flattening houses, causing flooding and bringing down trees and powerlines, officials say.[MORE]
Eagles fine and suspend young star
West Coast Eagles have fined their number one draft pick Chris Masten $2000 after an incident during Perth's Australia Day fireworks display. [MORE]
Mosul blast killed 60: Iraqi Red Crescent
At least 60 people, mostly women and children, were killed and 280 wounded in a blast that rocked the northern Iraqi city of Mosul last week, the Iraqi Red Crescent has said in a report.[MORE]
Beijing's bubble-wrapped 'Water Cube' unveiled
Olympics officials have unveiled Beijing's bubble-wrapped new National Aquatics Centre.[MORE]
Man released after questioning over vineyard stabbing
A man who was questioned by police over a fatal stabbing near Wangaratta in Victoria has been released without charge.[MORE]
