An earthquake has shaken parts of southern South Australia. The magnitude-4.0 quake struck near Peterborough last night and was felt more than 80 kilometres away in Port Pirie. There have been no reports of damage so far. People well have been warned there could be small aftershocks throughout the morning. 

 

Sydney police are investigating a shooting in the city's west overnight. Police say a 38-year-old man was shot in the upper thigh at a house in Guildford. A search of the area has failed to find who was responsible and police are continuing to speak to witnesses this morning. 

 

Rebels in Libya have captured a close friend of Colonel Gaddafi. Ahmed Abdallah Oun was a general and head of the military college under the Gaddafi regime. He was seized during a raid on his house in Tripoli. A rebel spokesman says they hope he will be able to tell them where Colonel Gaddafi is hiding. 

 

And Typhoon Talas has hit the west of Japan, killing at least 20 people. More than 50 others are missing. Winds of up to 108 kilometres an hour as well as heavy rain lashed the main islands of Shikoku and Honshu, flooding rivers and causing landslides. The typhoon is now slowly moving north into the Sea of Japan.