Miners trapped after cave-in

Nineteen people have been pulled to safety after a mine collapsed after a quake in Poland. Above, rescuers search for miners in China, which is frequently hit by deadly mine accidents. Picture: AFP Source: AFP NINETEEN copper miners in Poland...

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Law reform package passes NSW Parliament

LAW reforms aimed at making criminal trials more efficient have passed through NSW Parliament. In a statement, the government said the reform package, which passed parliament on Wednesday night, was a key part of its fight against organised...

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3000 Afghan troops, police killed in year

ALMOST 3,000 Afghan police and soldiers have been killed in the past 12 months, nearly the same as the number of NATO deaths in Afghanistan in the past 11 years of war, Kabul says. In statistics marking the end of the lunar year in Afghanistan,...

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Cyprus fails to win Russia's help

DEBT-HIT Cyprus is scrambling to draw up a Plan B to secure an EU bailout after MPs rejected an unprecedented bank deposit levy, while also seeking to limit the amount of money leaving the island. In an early setback, however, Finance Minister...

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19 miners rescued after cave-in in Poland

NINETEEN copper miners in Poland have been rescued after being trapped underground for more than seven hours by a cave-in caused by an earthquake. The workers crawled their way to the surface of the Rudna copper mine, the deepest in Europe, after...

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Pope promises 'respect' for all religions

POPE Francis has promised "friendship and respect" for all faiths at a meeting with representatives of major world religions in the Vatican in which he said he felt "close" to non-believers. The Roman Catholic Church would "promote friendship...

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Britain sticks to austerity path in budget

BRITAIN will stick firmly to a barrage of austerity measures, finance minister George Osborne has insisted in a budget that also slashes economic growth forecasts, while offering plans to boost the weak economy as the eurozone crisis reignites. ...

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PM to apologise to forced adoption victims

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will offer a national apology to victims of past forced adoption practices on Thursday. Between the 1950s and 1970s an estimated 150,000 unwed Australian mothers had their babies forcibly adopted under a practice...

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