Zumba teacher guilty plea to prostitution

A US Zumba instructor who has pleaded guilty to using her studio as a front for prostitution. Source: AAP A DANCE instructor accused of using her Zumba fitness studio as a front for prostitution has pleaded guilty to 20 counts in a scandal...

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Charges over China school stabbing frenzy

A MAN who allegedly hacked and injured 23 school children in central China will be tried on charges of intentional homicide and jeopardising public safety. The municipal prosecutor's office for the city of Xinyang in Henan province said in a...

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Woman burned in gas explosion

A WOMAN has suffered burns in a gas cylinder explosion at Berowra Waters in Sydney's north. The woman, believed to be aged in her 20s, was standing near a barbecue when the cylinder exploded at about 1pm (AEDT) on Friday. Police said the woman...

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Neighbour Day celebrated on Sunday

A DECADE since an elderly woman's remains were found in her Melbourne home two years after she died, Australians are being urged to celebrate Neighbour Day in tribute to her. The special annual celebration of community was launched in 2003 just...

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Traffic heavy south of Sydney

TRAFFIC is backed up for around eight kilometres south of Sydney as motorists head off for the Easter long weekend. The NSW Transport Management Centre (TMC) said motorists travelling south on the Princes Highway through Gerringong were currently...

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Newman backflips on Cape York reforms

QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman has backflipped on a decision to end indigenous welfare reform trials in Cape York. Earlier this week Mr Newman said the state couldn't justify the cost of the program, even though it had been successful, and...

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UK may freeze for another month

THE big freeze gripping the UK could last until almost the end of April, weather forecasters predict. Temperatures are unlikely to recover to normal averages for the time of year until the latter part of next month, the Met Office suggested...

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Man in custody after Sydney siege

A MAN is in police custody after a brief siege in the inner Sydney suburb of Surry Hills. Police in bulletproof vests locked down part of Devonshire Street near a housing commission block after 4.25pm (AEDT) on Wednesday when it was feared a...

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Seven suicide bombers attack Afghan police

Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for a group suicide bombing in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Source: AAP A GROUP of seven suicide bombers have attacked a police base in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing five officers, police...

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Emus tracked in WA for plant research

GPS devices will be placed on emus in WA to examine their role in seed dispersal for certain plants. Source: AAP GPS devices will be placed on six emus to track their habits in a jarrah forest in Western Australia and examine the animals'...

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Storms continue across the southeast

BRISBANE has now been included in warnings as thunderstorms continue to menace southeast Queensland. The latest update from the Bureau of Meteorology warned of damaging wind, heavy rainfall and large hail for people in Logan, Ipswich, the Scenic...

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Thousands celebrate Greek Independence

POLITICIANS and prominent Greek Australians have joined with thousands in a central Sydney park to celebrate Greece's independence from the Ottoman Empire. Prime Minister Julia Gillard, environment minister Tony Burke, opposition immigration...

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