New Wave filmmaker Chabrol dies
Prolific French filmmaker Claude Chabrol, who helped start the New Wave movement in the 1950s and went on to create some of the darkest portrayals on the silver screen, died on Sunday aged 80. abc.net.au |
Council warns 140 jobs in doubt
The Northern Peninsula Area Council on Cape York, in far north Queensland, says it has been short-changed more than $4 million by the federal and state governments. abc.net.au |
MPs ready for Afghan debate
POLITICIANS speaking on this week's Afghanistan debate will do so knowing Australia's troop commitment won't depend on it. heraldsun.com.au |
UN warns N Korea heading for new food crisis
The United Nations says North Korea is heading for a new food crisis, with drought and floods in various parts of the country exacerbated by cuts in international aid. abc.net.au |
Haiti cholera epidemic 'yet to peak'
The World Health Organisation's cholera chief has warned that the epidemic in Haiti, which has so far killed 284 people, had not been contained and had yet to pass its peak. abc.net.au |