The Vatican is expected to decree Mary MacKillop's second miracle between December
21 and December 25, all but confirming her as Australia's first saint, the woman at

Two prison guards have been assaulted during a disturbance at Hobart's Risdon
Prison, barrister and prisoners' rights advocate Greg Barns says.

Kevin Rudd will continue his campaign to rid the world of atomic weapons with the
launch of the report from his international commission on nuclear disarmament during

A trans-Tasman crackdown on alcohol-fuelled behaviour during one of the busiest
party weekends of the year has resulted in thousands of arrests and a jailhouse
attack.

Baku, 13 December (AzerTAc). The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline transported 2.9 million tons of oil in November, according to the SOCAR.

Jeddah, December 13, SPA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has condemned the aggression

Baku, December 13 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijani oil transportation from the Ceyhan seaport was 2.8 million in November, according to the SOCAR.

BANGKOK, Dec 13 (TNA) -- The pilot of a military transport aircraft impounded at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport after Thai authorities seized a huge arms cache it carried told police investigators Su

PHNOM PENH, Dec 13 (TNA) -- Fugitive, ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, now economic adviser to the Cambodian government, arrived in Phnom Penh Sunday and plans to visit the Thai engin

BANGKOK, Dec 13 (TNA) -- Thai police have denied bail for five foreigners detained Saturday after the authorities confiscated a large amount of military armaments aboard their plane, and the govern