Aussie aid worker's film taken to Cannes
AAP - Saturday May 17, 12:45 PM
Sean Penn has taken an Australian aid worker's tsunami film to the Cannes festival.

US lawyers want 9/11 charges dropped
AAP - Saturday May 17, 11:43 AM
Charges against five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks should be thrown out.

US Olympian sentenced to 46 months jail
AAP - Saturday May 17, 11:42 AM
Former US Olympic sprinter Tim Montgomery's been sentenced to 46 months in prison for a cheque fraud and money laundering scheme.

Ten die in Sri Lanka suicide blast
AAP - Saturday May 17, 11:09 AM
A suicide bomber crashed his motorbike into a police bus in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, killing 10 people.

Saudis increase oil output slightly
AAP - Saturday May 17, 10:59 AM
US President George W Bush headed to Saudi Arabia to try to shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain Iran's growing regional influence.

Push for Russian gay pride parade
AAP - Saturday May 17, 10:19 AM
A leading Russian gay rights activist urged President Dmitry Medvedev to sanction a gay pride parade in Moscow scheduled for later this month.

Dalai Lama not after Tibet independence
AAP - Saturday May 17, 08:49 AM
The Dalai Lama insisted on Friday he is not seeking independence for Tibet.

Death toll uncertain in pipeline blast
AAP - Saturday May 17, 08:15 AM
Thousands gathered on Friday around charred destruction from a deadly pipeline explosion.

China buries dead as new aftershock hits
AAP - Saturday May 17, 07:35 AM
An aftershock brought new havoc to the earthquake-stricken region of China on Friday, as it struggled to bury some of its estimated 50,000 dead.

NYC campaign shows dark side of fakes
AAP - Saturday May 17, 07:24 AM
New York City is unveiling an ad campaign warning consumers of the human cost of indulging in knockoffs.

UN's Holmes to arrive in Burma on Sunday
AAP - Saturday May 17, 06:42 AM
UN humanitarian affairs chief, John Holmes, has secured a visa for cyclone-hit Burma and will arrive in Rangoon for talks on relief aid Sunday.

Boys record rape of girl, 10, on mobile
AAP - Saturday May 17, 06:36 AM
Two boys have been charged in France for the rape of a 10-year-old girl that they recorded on mobile phone video and showed to friends.

Chile defends top cop accused of abuses
AAP - Saturday May 17, 05:56 AM
Chile defended one of its top police officials on Friday after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez charged he was being probed for dictatorship-era abuses.