China bird flu spreads to new province

CHINA says the H7N9 bird flu has spread to a new area as it confirmed the first case in the eastern province of Shandong in an outbreak which has so far killed 22 people. Since China announced on March 31 that the virus had been discovered in...

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UK fails again to deport radical cleric

THE British government has suffered a fresh setback in its long-running legal battle to deport radical preacher Abu Qatada, but insists it will not give up trying to send him to Jordan. The Court of Appeal refused ministers permission to challenge...

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Sydney protest over uni Dalai Lama snub

STUDENTS will protest at Sydney University on Wednesday over what they claim is the uni's withdrawal of support for a talk by the Dalai Lama. The university says it did not receive any official request for an appearance by the Tibetan spiritual...

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EU plan to buy rebel oil aggressive: Syria

A EUROPEAN Union plan to buy oil from rebel-held areas of Syria is illegal and an "act of aggression," the Syrian foreign ministry has warned in letters to the United Nations. "In an unprecedented decision that contradicts international law and...

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Two Iraq ministers quit after deadly clash

TWO Sunni members of the Iraqi cabinet have resigned after security forces moved in against Sunni protesters in the north of the country, sparking clashes that left dozens dead, officials say. "The minister of education, Mohammed Ali Tamim,...

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UN atomic agency, Iran to meet May 15

THE UN atomic agency says it will hold a new round of talks with Iran on May 15 in Vienna on suspected nuclear bomb-making efforts by Tehran. "The Agency and Iran have agreed to hold further talks in Vienna on 15 May," International Atomic Energy...

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Inflation expected to stay benign

INFLATION figures to be released on Wednesday are expected to be low enough to allow for more interest rate cuts. The consumer price index, the key measure of inflation, is expected to rise by 0.6 per cent in the first three months of 2013 for...

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