News Archive

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AFP) - Some 150 indigenous farmers took over a UN office in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas to demand the release of three jailed leaders, their group said Saturday.November 1, 2009, 10:59 am

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The New York Yankees will lean heavily on CC Sabathia in their chase for a 27th World Series title as manager Joe Girardi said on Saturday the big left-hander would start Sunday's Game Four against Philadelphia.November 1, 2009, 10:58 am

Australia were undone by an expert partnership between Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni as India strode to a six-wicket victory in the third limited overs match at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.November 1, 2009, 10:55 am

More people will be spending Christmas on the streets this year due to the global financial crisis, the Wesley Mission says.November 1, 2009, 10:52 am

Perth Wildcats drew level with Wollongong on top of the NBL ladder after beating the Hawks 87-80 in a heated clash at Challenge Stadium on Saturday night.November 1, 2009, 10:52 am

A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a truck in Rotorua shortly before midday.November 1, 2009, 10:51 am

One of five teens hospitalised following a crash in which two others died remained in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital today.November 1, 2009, 10:51 am

MILAN, Oct 31 (Reuters) - AC Milan have agreed to sign Ghanaian forward Dominic Adiyiah from Norway's Fredrikstad in January while a loan deal for David Beckham will be announced soon, chief executive Adriano Galliani said on Saturday.November 1, 2009, 10:44 am

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's election rival, Abdullah Abdullah, will announce on Sunday whether he will take part in next week's run-off vote, as Western diplomats said he was leaning towards pulling out.November 1, 2009, 10:44 am

An environmental science academic says the estimated 150,000 feral buffalo roaming the Top End should be culled to cut greenhouse gas emissions.November 1, 2009, 10:43 am

NSW pair Ryan Cuskelly and Matthew Karwalski have set up an all-Australian final at the China Open squash tournament.November 1, 2009, 10:38 am

Police are searching for two people they believe started a house fire on Hobart's eastern shore yesterday afternoon.November 1, 2009, 10:38 am

The Department of Environment is trying to find the source of triazine herbicides detected in the Coal River in southern Tasmania.November 1, 2009, 10:38 am

Police attending a traffic accident overnight at Raymond Terrace near Newcastle have been pelted with bricks and bottles.November 1, 2009, 10:27 am

Expensive golf equipment has been stolen from an on-course pro shop ravaged during Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires.November 1, 2009, 10:24 am

The New South Wales Government has released new figures showing Australian men have the highest rate of melanoma in the world.November 1, 2009, 10:07 am

An Auckland man is due to appear in court this week accused of cheating city churches out of hundreds of thousands of dollars on the pretext he needed money for cancer treatment.November 1, 2009, 10:06 am

One person is dead following a crash near Christchurch this morning.November 1, 2009, 10:04 am

Firefighters are dampening down a large area of scrub today after a farmer's burnoff flared out of control in the Far North yesterday.November 1, 2009, 10:04 am

The Federal Government is to introduce safety guidelines and cut the rebate for its $3.9 billion home insulation scheme.November 1, 2009, 10:02 am

Find out what's on Better Homes and Gardens TV this week.November 1, 2009, 9:56 am