Sunday Jul 5 00:03 AEST
5 hours 11 mins agoNorth Korea has fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast, an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.
Saturday Jul 4 22:57 AEST
By Adam Gartrell | 4 Jul 2009In his final pitch to voters before next week's election, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono emphasised his corruption-fighting credentials.
Saturday Jul 4 20:40 AEST
4 Jul 2009A roadside bomb tore through a police vehicle in an insurgent attack in a southern Afghanistan flashpoint, killing seven officers, the interior ministry said.
Saturday Jul 4 20:25 AEST
4 Jul 2009Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari and a number of reformist leaders in Iran will face trial accused of "acting against national security," their lawyer said.
Saturday Jul 4 19:51 AEST
By Wasbir Hussain | 4 Jul 2009Indian rescue teams rushed to an island in one of Asia's largest rivers, where nearly 100,000 people took refuge after heavy monsoon rains flooded their homes.
Saturday Jul 4 18:46 AEST
4 Jul 2009Yemenia is suspending all flights to the Comoros in the aftermath of Tuesday's crash in which 152 died, the airline said.
Saturday Jul 4 18:06 AEST
4 Jul 2009More than 50,000 people were evacuated in south China after the heaviest rains in years led to flooding and swollen rivers in recent days, state media reported.
Saturday Jul 4 18:02 AEST
4 Jul 2009A queen-sized bed with a six-bedroom house thrown in has sold in an online auction in New Zealand for $NZ302,600 ($A240,292).
Saturday Jul 4 16:51 AEST
4 Jul 2009Taliban militants on Saturday claimed responsibility for a military helicopter crash that killed 26 people in the rugged tribal area in the country's north.
Saturday Jul 4 16:15 AEST
4 Jul 2009Thirteen people have been injured, two seriously, when a train derailed near the southwestern French city of Limoges after hitting a trailer, police say.
Saturday Jul 4 15:11 AEST
AFP | 4 Jul 2009A German barman has been jailed for three years and five months after tricking a teenager into downing at least 45 shots of tequila during a drinking bet that resulted in the 16-year-old's death.
Saturday Jul 4 14:56 AEST
4 Jul 2009Two aid workers from Ireland and Uganda have been kidnapped by armed men in Sudan's volatile Darfur region.
Saturday Jul 4 14:07 AEST
4 Jul 2009The Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, Jose Miguel Insulza, says the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya is a "military coup".
Saturday Jul 4 12:05 AEST
AFP | 4 Jul 2009Six people including a newborn baby died in a massive fire at a tower block in London overnight.
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