Brisbane Times World Headlines

Student accidentally shot and killed by police officer

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:01:11 GMT

A university student being held at gunpoint by a masked intruder has been accidentally shot and killed by a New York police officer responding to the attack.

Rolf Harris plays to fans in first show since arrest

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:32:57 GMT

Rolf Harris made an odd choice for a final encore, considering.

Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:51:16 GMT

Myanmar President Thein Sein has begun the first visit to Washington by a leader of his country in nearly 50 years with the United States throwing its support behind his reforms.

Backpacker dies on Indonesian island

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:43:56 GMT

A backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say.

Show goes on for Harris amid sex assault inquiry

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Rolf Harris was scheduled to go ahead with a concert on Saturday night, even as he waited to discover whether he would face charges over sex assault allegations.

The truth about Benghazi

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

The shelling of the US embassy in Libya is dividing opinion, writes Chief Correspondent Paul McGeough in Washington.

Meteor strike with moon causes massive explosion

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:58:01 GMT

The most powerful meteor strike on the moon ever observed has just been announced by NASA.

New leads in missing toddler case

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:24:42 GMT

British police say they have more than 20 suspects in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who vanished from a family holiday in Portugal six years ago.

Blurred lines mar Afghanistan mission

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:59:52 GMT

Details have emerged of Australia's treatment of prisoners.

Asylum seekers vanish after seeking help for sinking boat

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Two men are dead after a desperate act to save their friends, writes Michael Bachelard.

Afghans captive to murky ADF protocols

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

As Australia gradually winds down in Afghan the challenge of war will only get harder.

A week in the life of killing in America

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

New York Times columnist Joe Nocera recently started a blog called the Gun Report, documenting the extent of violence since the Newtown school massacre last December.

Two more asylum seekers die trying to reach Australia

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:05:44 GMT

Two more would-be asylum seekers have died on the ocean trying to get to Australia while their 46 shipmates survived a boat journey that contained equal parts tragedy and luck.

Bear eats GoPro

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:31:27 GMT

In the unlikely event you've been wondering what it might be like to be a bear's dentist - or a bear's breakfast, for that matter - some footage has come our way that will leave you with a) no further questions, and b) backing away, nice and slow, before running for your life.

Pope blasts "cult of money" in world today

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:17:25 GMT

Pope Francis has attacked the ‘‘dictatorship’’ of the global financial system and warned that the ‘‘cult of money’’ was making life a misery for millions.

US slams Japanese mayor's sex-slave comments

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:10:09 GMT

The United States condemned as "outrageous and offensive" comments by the mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka who said this week that Japan's military brothels during World War Two were "necessary" to provide respite for soldiers.

Hatchet-wielding YouTube star sought for murder

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:33:14 GMT

A self-proclaimed "home-free" hitchhiker who became an internet celebrity earlier this year for using a hatchet to stop a fight is suspected of beating a New Jersey lawyer to death, US authorities said on Thursday

Hatchet wielding YouTube-star sought for murder

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:52:19 GMT

A self-proclaimed "home-free" hitchhiker who became an Internet celebrity earlier this year for using a hatchet to stop a fight is suspected of beating a New Jersey lawyer to death, authorities said Thursday.

US man tricked girlfriend into abortion

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:12:31 GMT

The 28-year-old son of a Florida fertility doctor has been charged by federal authorities with tricking his girlfriend into taking a pill used to induce labour and cause an abortion, killing the fetus she was carrying.

Man tried for tricking girlfriend into abortion

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:57:29 GMT

The 28-year-old son of a Florida fertility doctor has been charged by federal authorities with tricking his girlfriend into taking a pill used to induce labor and cause an abortion, killing the fetus she was carrying.

Show goes on for Harris despite abuse probe

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:01:59 GMT

Rolf Harris is going ahead with his second concert of the year, organisers say, even as he waits to discover whether he will face charges over sex assault allegations.

Pope blasts "cult of money" that tyrannises poor

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:08:08 GMT

Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the "cult of money" that he says is tyrannizing the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods.

Boston bombings revenge against US: Tsarnaev

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:49:05 GMT

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found hiding in a boat days after the blasts, left a handwritten message describing the attack as retribution for US wars in Muslim countries, CBS News reported on Thursday.

Monster tornado rips Texas, kills six

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:38:10 GMT

Six people were dead and seven missing after a powerful tornado ripped through a neighbourhood that included housing for the poor in the north

Google ditches gimmicks, launches own music streaming service

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:45:20 GMT

Google has steered the focus at this year's developers' conference away from gimmicks and back to its core online offerings.