Man charged over Qld bomb hoax

A 55-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with making a bomb hoax to a Burleigh Heads shopping centre. The Burleigh Heads man was charged following investigations into a telephone call received at a West Burleigh Road shopping centre on Thursday morning,...

23.44 | 0 komentar | Read More

More readers turning to e-books

US readers are increasingly opting for digital books instead of ink-and-paper editions, according to a Pew Research Centre study. The share of US adults reading electronic books rose to 23 per cent in November from 16 per cent the same time...

23.44 | 0 komentar | Read More

WA bushfire destroys sheds, fences

A NUMBER of sheds and fences have been destroyed in a bushfire east of Perth. The fire in Chidlow was reported shortly before 8pm (WST) on Thursday and took several hours to bring under control. Fire and Rescue Service and Bush Fire Service...

23.44 | 0 komentar | Read More

'Rescue Me' singer Fontella Bass dies

FONTELLA Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, has died The singer's daughter, Neuka Mitchell, says Bass died at a St. Louis hospice Wednesday night of complications from a heart attack...

23.44 | 0 komentar | Read More

Apple CEO takes sharp pay cut

APPLE CEO Tim Cook got a relatively modest $US4.2 million ($4 million) in pay for the latest fiscal year, after the company's board set him up with stock now worth $US510 million for taking the reins in 2011. Mr Cook's pay for fiscal 2012, which...

23.44 | 0 komentar | Read More

Egypt prosecutor orders opposition probe

EGYPT'S public prosecutor has ordered a probe into the top three leaders of the opposition on suspicion of trying to incite followers to overthrow President Mohamed Morsi, a legal source says. The prosecutor, Taalat Ibrahim Abdallah, who was...

23.44 | 0 komentar | Read More

Zuma in doghouse after pet comments

SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma got himself into a spot of bother when he suggested that owning a dog was not African and belonged to white culture. Local media reported that Zuma had remarked that buying a dog, taking it for walks and paying...

23.44 | 0 komentar | Read More