US stocks gain in opening trade

US stocks have headed solidly higher in opening trade following gains in Europe's markets, which came on the back of a surge in German investor sentiment to a seven-month high. Ten minutes into trade the Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained...

23.32 | 0 komentar | Read More

Arrests as police storm tent embassy

More than 30 police officers have arrived at Musgrave Park where Indigenous activists have vowed to defend the sacred flame that they have re-lit after the site was cleared late Tuesday afternoon. Picture: Brittany Vonow Source: The Courier-Mail...

23.32 | 0 komentar | Read More

Egypt seeks to delay loan request: IMF

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Egypt has asked to delay its request for a $US4.8 billion ($A4.60 billion) loan agreed in November as violent protests mount in Cairo ahead of a referendum on the constitution. "In light of the unfolding...

23.32 | 0 komentar | Read More

Fallen police officer to be honoured

THOUSANDS of Sydneysiders are expected to join dignitaries and the state's top brass as they farewell fallen Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson. The 45-year-old father of three will be mourned at a ceremony with full police honours at St Patrick's...

23.31 | 0 komentar | Read More

Yemeni offensive on al-Qaeda kills 24

A MAJOR offensive launched by the Yemeni army against al-Qaeda following the assassination of a top officer has killed at least 24 people, including 17 soldiers, a military official says. "Troops backed by air forces launched a wide operation...

23.31 | 0 komentar | Read More

Ghana opposition to challenge vote results

GHANA'S main opposition party says it plans to challenge presidential election results in court after it alleged a "pattern of fraud" in incumbent John Dramani Mahama's victory. "We are going to court," New Patriotic Party chairman Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey...

23.31 | 0 komentar | Read More

Egypt protesters breach president's palace

SEVERAL hundred Egyptian protesters have breached a concrete and metal barricade outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Tuesday, forcing back the soldiers manning it, AFP correspondents report. There was no violent confrontation despite the...

23.31 | 0 komentar | Read More