Boat may have been sabotaged: Indonesia
4:24pm An asylum-seeker boat which sunk en route to Australia was sabotaged by those aboard the vessel, an Indonesian official says.
32,000 flee as Colorado wildfire spreads
3:39pm 32,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes as a wildfire in the US state of Colorado burns out of control.
'The nightmare ends today': mother of four accused of being multimillion-dollar madam released from jail
2:31pm A suburban New York mother charged with moonlighting as a big-city madam was released from a US jail on bond on Tuesday night, after four months behind bars in a case laced with claims of prominent clients and law-enforcement protectors.
Leishman in doubt for British Open golf
Ben Everill 1:04pm Australian golfer Marc Leishman is in the box seat to qualify for the British Open, but red tape could prevent him teeing up in the UK.
19-car pile-up north of LA injures 17 people
1:09pm A big-rig truck and 19 cars collided on Tuesday on a freeway in the mountains north of Los Angeles, leaving at least 17 people injured, including two critically, authorities said.
Goss targets Tour and Olympics
Roger Vaughan 11:04am Australian sprinter Matt Goss is set to make his mark at the Tour de France and the London Olympics despite a heavy workload.
Remarkable fall from grace for polo-playing businessman who met the Queen
Matthew Day in Warsaw 10:37am A Polish businessman who met Queen Elizabeth, mingled with the polo-playing elite and enjoyed a life in British high society has been jailed for three and a half years for corruption.
Queen prays for peace in Northern Ireland
7:54am The Queen has prayed with Catholic and Protestant leaders from across Northern Ireland and braced for a peacemaking milestone.
US-led cybercrime finance sting nabs 24
2:39pm At least 24 people have been arrested in the US and abroad in a sting targeting cyber criminals buying and selling stolen credit card information.
Cyprus latest eurozone nation calling for help
Larry Elliott, Giles Tremlett LONDON: Cyprus has become the fifth eurozone country to seek outside financial help to shore up its ailing economy after a day of heavy selling on financial markets prompted by fear that this week's European summit will end without a blueprint to rescue the single currency.
Swine flu death toll revised to nearly 300,000 people
PARIS: The influenza A subtype H1N1 ''swine flu'' 2009 pandemic probably claimed more than a quarter of a million lives - 15 times more than the 18,500 reported, according to a paper in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
Fukushima's fishermen ready to test the waters once again
Unease about radiation levels could catch the industry out.
India holds suspect of 2008 terror in Mumbai
Mark Magnier, Delhi Indian police say they have arrested an Indian national allegedly involved in helping plan and provide real-time directions for the deadly Mumbai terror attack in 2008.
Arab Spring 'luring jihadis'
Tom Whitehead, London The last 18 months of upheavals in the Arab world have spawned a new generation of British-born terrorists after al-Qaeda moved into unstable countries and began training potential bombers, Britain's domestic intelligence chief has warned.
Analysis
Arizona law gutted but colour code stays
NICK O'MALLEY According to its own wording, Arizona's anti-immigration law partially struck down by the US Supreme Court yesterday followed the doctrine of ''attrition through enforcement''.
Firefighters battle to contain Colorado blazes
Thousands of US firefighters are battling some of the worst Colorado blazes in a decade, with more than 350 square kilometres burnt along with 248 houses.
Thai suspects re-enact fatal stabbing of Perth woman
Craig Skehan AN ANGRY crowd of Australian and other foreign tourists, along with Thai locals, had to be held back from attacking two Thai men accused of murdering 60-year-old Perth mother-of-three Michelle Smith.
'Take tips, gentlemen' - Obama's lessons on love
Mark Hughes, London NEW YORK: Barack Obama has revealed how he swept his wife Michelle off her feet on their first date with lunch at an art museum followed by a leisurely walk and then a Spike Lee film.
Arab Spring has produced new generation of British terrorists, warns MI5 chief
LONDON: The Arab Spring has spawned a new generation of British-born terrorists after al-Qaeda moved into unstable countries and began training potential bombers for possible attacks on Britain, the head of MI5 has warned.
Arizona's illegals have little to celebrate, but White House can claim win
Nick O'Malley WASHINGTON: According to its own wording Arizona's anti-immigration law partially struck down by the US Supreme Court yesterday followed the doctrine of ''attrition through enforcement''.
Fukushima's fishermen back to work at last, but there's a catch
Hiroko Tabuchi SOMA: The first seafood has gone on sale at local supermarkets since commercial fishing resumed off Fukushima since last year's nuclear catastrophe.
Iranian drinkers sentenced to death
Saeed Kamali Dehghan TWO Iranians have been sentenced to death for persistent consumption of alcohol under the country's Islamic law, which forbids the use, manufacturing and trading of all types of alcoholic drinks.
Turkey puts armed forces on alert over Syrian attack
TURKEY'S armed forces have toughened their rules of engagement in response to Syria's ''heinous'' destruction of an air force jet, the Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said.
Leaders unveil plan to give EU budget control
EUROPEAN leaders have drafted a plan that proposes giving the EU Commission the final say over national budgets in the eurozone and banking supervision across the single market.
Cummins to send shudders through English
Tom Wald 11:24am David Hussey believes footage of speedster Pat Cummins will send shudders through the English camp before Friday's series opener against England at Lord's.
Aussie men in worst Wimbledon since 1938
Darren Walton 1:04pm Australia has no man in the Wimbledon second round for the first time since World War II after losses for Lleyton Hewitt, Bernard Tomic and Matt Ebden.
Kvitova reaches second round at Wimbledon
12:14am Defending champion Petra Kvitova is through to the Wimbledon second round after beating Akgul Amanmuradova.
Struggling Tomic blames personal issues
Darren Walton 10:59am Bernard Tomic says he is battling for motivation after his shock opening round loss at Wimbledon.
Writer sacked after first lady criticism
Ian Sparks and Chris Irvine ONE of France’s best known journalists has been sacked by his newspaper for writing too many ‘‘offensive’’ articles about Valerie Trierweiler, the new first lady, it has been reported.
Tomic bombs out at Wimbledon
Darren Walton 11:39pm Australian teenager Bernard Tomic has suffered a four-set first-round loss at Wimbledon to Belgian giantkiller David Goffin.