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Poems for Europe: 10 national portraits in verse
Budget challenges Tony Abbott's claim that states have time before cuts bite
March in May: Tens of thousands across Australia march in budget protest
Mark Haddon's Ethiopian adventure
Thousands flee floods in Bosnia and Serbia as death toll rises
Liberal and Labor premiers vow to fight $80bn cuts to health and education
NSW government to spend $4m on body cameras for frontline police
North Korea offers rare apology over collapse of apartment building
State leaders' emergency meeting in Sydney to discuss budget cuts
China evacuates 3,000 nationals from Vietnam as conflict simmers
Tony Abbott: voters should have expected my budget's sweeping cuts
Three-quarters of voters say they will be worse off after budget
Three-quarters of voters say they will be worse off after budget
Factories forced to close as Vietnamese rage mounts over China oil rig
Madrid: One city, two teams, and a battle for the soul of the city
Rachida Dati warns French to stop far right by turning out in European polls
The facts show it: female CEOs are more likely than men to be fired
Mississippi man arrested for photographing senator's bedridden wife
South Sudan crisis: famine and genocide threaten to engulf nation
Election-winner Narendra Modi: 21st century belongs to India
California wildfires: man charged with arson as firefighters gain ground
Police investigate after woman falls down Fenway Park elevator shaft
US to cut Kenya embassy staff as threat of 'sophisticated' attacks grows
Julian Castro is Obama pick for secretary of housing, report says
Jimmy Carter warns Egypt 'stands on the precipice'

Poems for Europe: 10 national portraits in verse

Posted: 18 May 2014 01:30 AM PDT

What happened when 10 European poets were asked to portray their home country in verse ahead of the European elections? Well, the first thing some of them did was cheat. Then they all became a little melancholic Continue reading...

Budget challenges Tony Abbott's claim that states have time before cuts bite

Posted: 18 May 2014 12:40 AM PDT

Premiers insist cuts will affect frontline services from July, especially in health services

March in May: Tens of thousands across Australia march in budget protest

Posted: 18 May 2014 12:39 AM PDT

Organisers say March in May protests were against Coalition policies and budget cuts

Mark Haddon's Ethiopian adventure

Posted: 18 May 2014 12:00 AM PDT

The curious incident of the novelist who conquered his fear of flying with the help of Valium, Mogwai and Ethiopian Airlines flight 707 to Addis Ababa Continue reading...

Thousands flee floods in Bosnia and Serbia as death toll rises

Posted: 17 May 2014 11:05 PM PDT

At least 25 dead and fears that landmines will be exposed after torrential rain causes 'horrible catastrophe'

Liberal and Labor premiers vow to fight $80bn cuts to health and education

Posted: 17 May 2014 10:59 PM PDT

Leaders demand immediate Council of Australian Governments meeting with Tony Abbott to 'sort this mess out'

NSW government to spend $4m on body cameras for frontline police

Posted: 17 May 2014 09:38 PM PDT

Police Association says cameras are likely to bring swifter justice for victims of crime

North Korea offers rare apology over collapse of apartment building

Posted: 17 May 2014 09:17 PM PDT

An unknown number of people died when a building under construction collapsed in Pyongyang

State leaders' emergency meeting in Sydney to discuss budget cuts

Posted: 17 May 2014 08:38 PM PDT

Alarm voiced about $80bn slice off health and education funding, and fears of 'inevitable' rise in GST

China evacuates 3,000 nationals from Vietnam as conflict simmers

Posted: 17 May 2014 08:28 PM PDT

Vietnamese government clamps down on demonstrations after attacks on Chinese and other foreign businesses

Tony Abbott: voters should have expected my budget's sweeping cuts

Posted: 17 May 2014 07:38 PM PDT

Prime minister says people had been clearly put 'on notice' about what was to come

Three-quarters of voters say they will be worse off after budget

Posted: 17 May 2014 07:12 PM PDT

Support for government falls only slightly despite widespread negativity towards Tuesday's package, poll shows

Three-quarters of voters say they will be worse off after budget

Posted: 17 May 2014 07:12 PM PDT

Support for government falls only slightly despite widespread negativity towards Tuesday's package, poll shows

Factories forced to close as Vietnamese rage mounts over China oil rig

Posted: 17 May 2014 04:58 PM PDT

Hanoi's tolerance of protests against the regime in Beijing has set alarm bells ringing Continue reading...

Madrid: One city, two teams, and a battle for the soul of the city

Posted: 17 May 2014 04:05 PM PDT

When Real Madrid meet Atlético in the Champions League final on Saturday, it will be more than just a historic derby, but a rivalry about power and wealth in 21st-century Spain Continue reading...

Rachida Dati warns French to stop far right by turning out in European polls

Posted: 17 May 2014 04:05 PM PDT

MEP and former Sarkozy protege fears apathy about EU will open door to extremists Continue reading...

The facts show it: female CEOs are more likely than men to be fired

Posted: 17 May 2014 03:41 PM PDT

After high-profile departures at the New York Times and Le Monde, a survey confirms that top businesswomen work on the edge of a glass cliff Continue reading...