The government has imposed a curfew across much of Thailand as fires continue to rage in Bangkok. Yesterday, troops stormed a blockade set up by anti-government protesters and the rest of red-shirt leaders. More than 40 people have died in political...
The standoff in Bangkok continues with the Thai government refusing to hold peace talks with the leaders of the Red Shirt protesters. Earlier the Red Shirts accepted an offer from the Senate speaker to act as a mediator. But the government says it wo...
After a tense night, anti-government protesters in Bangkok have defied a deadline to leave their camp. Since Thursday last clashes have led 36 people dead and more than 200 injured. Troops have used live ammunition to quell about 5,000 protesters in...
The Australian embassy in Bangkok has closed amid increasing violence between anti-government protestors and security forces. Since Thursday, more than 30 people have died in those clashes. Thai authorities have cancelled a curfew to allow women and...
Let's take a look at the satellite picture first, and cloud crossing the northwest in a trough is bringing widespread patchy rain to the Northern Territory and Queensland. And cloud edging south in a trough will cause rain in South Australia. Checkin...
G7 finance ministers have held a telephone conference to discuss the Greek debt crisis in efforts to stabilize the euro. Traders in the Asian market were unconvinced that Europe's economic problems have been laid to rest by one-trillion-dollar rescue...
There's been more bloodshed on the streets of Bangkok. An anti-government demonstrator has been shot dead as Red Shirt protesters clashed with Thai security forces. And a renegade Thai general who backs the protesters has been shot in the head and se...
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron says the country's new coalition will provide strong and stable leadership. The Conservatives will join the Liberal Democrats in Britain's first coalition since World War II. The former foreign secretary David M...
Britain finally has a new prime minister. Conservative leader David Cameron has taken over the job after Gordon Brown resigned a very short time ago. Mr. Brown stepped down after power-sharing talks with the Liberal Democrats collapsed. The Conservat...
The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan is tonight tipped to announce the budget will return to surplus earlier than expected. Improved economic conditions and revenue from the proposed new mining tax are expected to contribute to the forecast. The Oppositi...
A new opinion poll has bad news for the Prime Minister as MPs return to Canberra for the budget sitting of Parliament. The Fairfax poll shows that after a month of new tax announcement(s), Kevin Rudd's support has dropped 14 points to 45 per cent. Bu...
Taking a look at the satellite image first, and cloud is clearing from Victoria and Tasmania due to a broad high pressure system bringing blue skies to most of the country. Low cloud over the northern New South Wales and southern Queensland coast is...
US President Barack Obama says authorities are probing yesterday's unusual stock market plunge. Stocks fell sharply worldwide amid investor fears that Greece's debt crisis could halt the economic recovery. President Obama says he will work with Europ...
In Britain, polls are due to close within the hour in the country's general election.Forty-four million people have registered to vote in whats expected to be one of the country's highest turnouts at around 70%.The Conservatives are on course to rega...
A protest in Athens has descended into violence leaving three people dead. The bodies were found inside a bank that had been set ablaze by petrol bombs. The clashes erupted during a general strike over spending cuts and tax rises that designed to pre...
