Monday, March 03, 2008
India to pay families cash to protect girls
India is offering to pay poor families nearly $3,100 to bring up their girl children, and discourage the widespread practice of aborting the female foetus which has led to a skewed gender balance in parts of the country.[MORE]
15 killed in Rift Valley attack: police
At least 15 people were killed and several wounded when raiders attacked a village in Kenya's Rift Valley, which has been widely affected by post-electoral violence, police said.[MORE]
China dust storms reach S Korea
Severe dust storms from the Gobi Desert that have affected large parts of northern China have now reached South Korea and Japan. [MORE]
Daly River MP may get cold shoulder
A remote Daly River community is warning their local member Rob Knight to expect a frosty reception when he visits later this year.[MORE]
Relations in tatters after Colombia raids Ecuador
Colombia's foreign minister has expressed regret about the weekend's cross-border raid into Ecuador, but insists it was necessary to combat terrorism. [MORE]
Uncle beheads toddler in Saudi supermarket: report
A man has allegedly beheaded his 15-month-old nephew in front of his mother in a supermarket in Saudi Arabia following a family dispute.Arab News said the 25-year-old Syrian national picked up a knife from the store in the Red Sea city of Jeddah and decapitated the little boy in full view of shoppers.[MORE]
Indig group pushes for Aboriginal male equality
An Indigenous men's group has met in Darwin today as part of a move to strengthen the role of Aboriginal men in communities. [MORE]
Matildas take series over NZ
The Matildas took series honours against New Zealand at Stockland Park on Queensland's Sunshine Coast tonight, beating the tourists 2-1 in their second match.[MORE]
3yo run over in driveway accident
A three-year-old girl has been seriously injured after being run over by a car, near Geelong in Victoria.[MORE]
Pair charged with $1m copper theft
Victorian police have charged two people over the theft of $1 million worth of copper.[MORE]
Corby may serve 9 more years before transfer: Indonesia
The convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby could still spend another nine years in an Indonesian prison under a prisoner transfer treaty being negotiated with Australia.[MORE]
Matildas cruise home against NZ
The Matildas comfortably dispatched a strong New Zealand team 2-0 in the first game of their three-match series on Queensland's Sunshine Coast tonight.[MORE]
Rudd's housing measures not enough: QCOSS
The Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's measures to tackle housing affordability are two of many that need to be put in place.[MORE]
Monitors criticise Russian election
Western observers have criticised Russia's weekend presidential election, saying it was not fully fair or democratic, but said its outcome broadly reflected the will of the people.[MORE]
Missing Canadian students found
Four Canadian exchange students missing in the Morialta Conservation Park, east of Adelaide, for almost eight hours, have been found safe and well.[MORE]
Smith concerned by Gaza humanitarian situation
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith has urged the Palestinian Authority and Israel to resume peace talks.[MORE]
Southern road fatality
A woman has died in hospital after being critically injured in a single-vehicle accident in Southern Tasmania last night. [MORE]
Discussions on health plan
The first in a series of community forums to discuss the implementation of Tasmania's health plan was held in Hobart today. [MORE]
WA welcomes federal moves to ease housing stress
The West Australian Housing Industry (HIA) says the housing affordability crisis is set to worsen in the state and has welcomed a federal scheme to ease the burden.[MORE]
PM forecasts changes to donation rules
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he wants to cap the amount of money citizens and corporations can donate to political parties.[MORE]
WA's boom creates brain drain: economist.
Western Australia's economic boom is creating a significant shortage of highly skilled academics at universities.[MORE]
Harbhajan cleared of racist gestures
Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has been cleared of making racist gestures and spitting at fans during his team's one-day tri-series win over Australia on Sunday.[MORE]
Police injured in French suburb clashes
Four French police officers were injured with lead shot in clashes with masked youths in a south Paris suburb, in what Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie described as an "ambush".[MORE]
Sri Lankan Navy rescues 71 from drifting trawler
Sri Lanka's Navy has rescued 71 Burmese and Bangladeshi people from a boat adrift in the Bay of Bengal. [MORE]
At least 16 killed in Baghdad bombings
At least 16 people have been killed in two bombings in Baghdad, despite increased security across the capital for the landmark visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[MORE]
