Thai protesters use shock tactics

THAI protesters poured their own blood at the gates of the prime minister's residence, but their four-day rally appeared to be running out of steam Wednesday.

17 March 2010 World

6.7 aftershock hits Chile coast

A 6.7-magnitude aftershock has struck off Chile's coast some 72 kilometres from Concepcion, among the cities hardest hit by last month's 8.8-magnitude quake.

16 March 2010 World

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Taliban assault kills 35

THIRTY-FIVE people have been killed in an assault on Kandahar described by the Taliban as a pre-emptive response to Western plans to eradicate them .

15 March 2010 World

Outcry over boxing kangaroo in US

A RED kangaroo that is goaded into fighting a human clown is the star attraction at a festival in the US designed to celebrate Australia.

6 March 2010 World

All Blacks to win World Cup - poll

KIWIS are confident that, 24 years on from their last World Cup triumph, the All Blacks will win on home turf, according to an New Zealand Herald online poll.

4 March 2010 World

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Japan seeks to revive whaling

JAPAN will push for a resumption of commercial whaling, Japanese Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu has confirmed.

2 March 2010 World

Burma court rejects Suu Kyi appeal

BURMA'S Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against an 18-month extension to her house arrest.

26 February 2010 World

Aussie recalls Kabul blast

AN Australian says the windows of his room exploded as suicide bombers attacked in the heart of Kabul, triggering a series of explosions and gunbattles.

26 February 2010 World

Mossad used Aussie passports

A FORMER Mossad officer says he has no doubt Israel's spy agency has forged Australian passports for use regularly in intelligence operations.

26 February 2010 World

US marine park worker killed by whale

A WHALE in the US snatched a trainer from a poolside platform in its jaws and thrashed the woman around underwater, killing her in front of a audience.

25 February 2010 World

Japan insists its whaling is legal

JAPAN insists its whaling program in Antarctic waters complies with international law, following a threat by Australia to take legal action.

22 February 2010 World

NATO airstrike kills 21 civilians

A NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 21 civilians, the Afghan Interior Ministry says.

22 February 2010 World

British PM under pressure over temper

BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown is under fresh pressure amid allegations about his "volcanic" temper.

22 February 2010 World

Tiger Woods: 'I cheated'

AN emotional Tiger Woods apologised for his "selfish behaviour" as the golf superstar broke his silence on the sex scandal that engulfed him last year.

20 February 2010 World

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Tobacco fight goes to Supreme Court

THE Obama administration is seeking almost $US300 billion ($A332.61 billion) from the tobacco industry for half a century of deception.

20 February 2010 World

Obama vows to support Tibetans

US President Barack Obama has vowed support for Tibetans' identity and rights in a meeting with the Dalai Lama, angering China.

19 February 2010 World

BNP 'would welcome Hanson' in UK

THE leader of the British National Party says Pauline Hanson will be welcomed should she decide to play a political role upon moving to the UK.

17 February 2010 World

Top Taliban commander captured

THE Taliban's top commander has been captured in Karachi by Pakistan and United States intelligence forces, according to The New York Times' online edition.

16 February 2010 World

'Thirty-four Toyota-related deaths'

THE US government has received new complaints that bring to 34 the alleged number of deaths in Toyota vehicles due to sudden acceleration since 2000.

16 February 2010 World

Aerial photos of 9/11 released

NEWLY released aerial photos of the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attack show the towers coming down from a dramatic new angle.

11 February 2010 World

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Missionaries in court over kidnapping

THE 10 US Baptist missionaries charged with kidnapping 33 children in the wake of Haiti's massive earthquake appeared together in court on Wednesday.

11 February 2010 World

Aussie's detention 'illegal'

THE ongoing detention of an Australian who has spent 18 months in a squalid Jakarta jail is illegal because an Indonesian court botched his extradition hearing.

10 February 2010 World

Five die in blast at US power plant

AN explosion blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines, killing at least five workers.

8 February 2010 World

Google unEarths WWII images

GOOGLE Earth mapping service is letting people see the ruin that World War II bombings rained on European cities.

6 February 2010 World

Jackson's doctor 'to be arraigned'

MICHAEL Jackson's doctor is set to be arraigned on Friday on a charge connected to the pop singer's death, a source has told The Associated Press.

4 February 2010 World