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Thousands attend Gaza conflict protests
A PROTESTER burnt an Israeli flag and others carried coffins as thousands staged demonstrations against the Gaza conflict today.
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Baby boomers will extend global crisis
AFTER a buying boom over the past 20 years, it looks as though the Baby boomers are done spending.
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LCD television prices predicted to fall
THE price of LCD television sets could fall in coming months as manufacturers continue to cut prices, a leading economist says.
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Feeding sharks terrorise popular beach
HUNDREDS of swimmers at a popular beach were rushed out of the water after a lifesaver helicopter spotted sharks feeding.
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Vatican blames the pill for male infertility
THE Vatican says the contraceptive pill is polluting the environment and is responsible for male infertility.
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No takers for $110,000 a year chef's job
THE salary is $110,000, commuting takes 10 seconds, and the cafe is packed all day. So why doesn't anyone want this job?
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Backpackers used cardboard numberplate
BACKPACKERS who used a cardboard number plate, a man who claimed he was "slip-streaming" to save fuel and another who did a burnout in front of a police camera have been nominated as the worst drivers of 2008 by Queensland Police.
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No takers for $110k chef's job
THE salary is $110,000, commuting takes 10 seconds, and the cafe is packed all day. So why doesn't anyone want this job?
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Dr Who? Unknown becomes the Doctor
MATT Smith will be the 11th Doctor Who and the youngest actor ever to play the cult television time traveller, the BBC said today.
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Ground war begins in Gaza Strip
Israeli troops enter Gaza Ground fighting breaks out 11 killed in attack on mosque
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Driver incinerated in horror smash
POLICE are battling to identify the body of a person incinerated after their car crashed into a pole, splitting it in two, early this morning.
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The Pill 'polluting the environment'
THE Vatican says the contraceptive pill is polluting the environment and is responsible for male infertility.
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1.6kg challenge for beef-eaters
IT'S the mammoth meat competition to test the hungriest of carnivores.
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Drug traffickers hanged in prison
IRAN has hanged two men in prison in the south-eastern city of Zahedan after they were convicted of drug trafficking, the state broadcaster reported.
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Hope tattoo will identify mystery body
POLICE are hoping a distinctive tattoo will idenitfy a badly decomposed body found off a dirt road.
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Mugabe moves to form solo government
ZIMBABWE'S President Robert Mugabe has started preparations to form a government despite opposition objections, firing a dozen ministers from his ZANU-PF party to clear the way for a new cabinet, state media says.
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Clashes break out in free trade debate
CLASHES broke out in South Korea when security guards tried to break up a protest by Opposition MPs that has paralysed the country's parliament for weeks.
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Europe shivers as gas row widens
RUSSIAN gas flows to four European Union countries were below normal levels yesterday after Moscow cut off supplies to Ukraine in a pricing dispute, and there were no talks in sight to resolve the dispute.
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Hoons goad police with vanity videos
POLICE are scouring the internet for bragging hoons and have one message: "We're onto you".
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John Travolta's son dies
JOHN Travolta's 16-year-old son has died after an accident at the movie star's holiday home.

