15 killed in Pakistan mosque blast
A blast inside a mosque in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border killed at least 15 people on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said. abc.net.au |
19 nails removed from Sri Lankan maid's body
A Sri Lankan housemaid who had 24 nails embedded in her body - allegedly by her Saudi employer - was recovering in hospital on Friday after doctors removed 19 of them during a three-hour surgery. abc.net.au |
Austerity backlash begins in Brussels
Romanian police officer Ciobahu Ahgelih left the home he fears he may lose in Focsani, just a short hop from Odessa on the Black Sea, in the dead of Sunday night. abc.net.au |
Paine falls short of maiden ton
India was finally able to dislodge plucky Australian wicket-keeper Tim Paine shortly after tea on day two of the first Test on Saturday, and finished off the tourists' tail soon after. abc.net.au |
Why tradies are raking in $210,000 a year
SPECIAL payments for doing dirty, dusty and smelly work send workers' wages soaring. heraldsun.com.au |