Israeli aircraft have carried out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another.

Nepal's parliament failed for the sixth time to elect a prime minister, as the house speaker warned of a "serious crisis" if a new government is not in place soon.

Police in El Salvador have found more than $9 million in cash buried in an oil drum on a farm close to the capital San Salvador.

Christchurch residents have been told to prepare for a hard grind ahead after Saturday's 7.1-magnitude earthquake, as strong aftershocks continue to shake the city.

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy says the State Government's compulsory acquisition of land in the Kimberley for a gas processing hub will bring opportunities to the local community.

A China Airlines flight bound for Sydney has been grounded for safety checks following an alleged bomb threat, airport police say.

US president Barack Obama has promised new stimulus measures after a weak August jobs report showed unemployment has increased slightly.

A developer is blaming a lack of support from the Tasmanian Government for the demise of an affordable housing group.

A national men's group is claiming victory over what it calls a feminist agenda on domestic violence.

Women in central and far west New South Wales are taking part in a national internet forum to learn more about health in the 40s.

The New South Wales Health Department says it is confident all hospitals across the state will now have better procedures for administering epidural anaesthesia.

Queensland Opposition health spokesman Mark McArdle has repeated his call for maternity services to be reinstated at Beaudesert, on the state's Gold Coast hinterland.

West Australian doctors say articles published in the Medical Journal of Australia highlight the need for action to reduce overcrowding in hospitals.

More than 100 motorbike riders are meeting in Sydney's inner-west this morning before they take off on a drive to Alice Springs in a bid to raise awareness about depression.

A total of 87 children had to be hospitalised after eating yoghurt at a kindergarten in north-west China, state media reported, as local officials called for better food safety supervision.

The New South Wales Government has been accused of hiding disappointing health figures on its new Your Health Service website.

The bodies of three Australians and a New Zealander killed in a Papua New Guinea plane crash have arrived in Brisbane.

The remains of the four people killed in Tuesday's plane crash in PNG have been recovered from the crash site.

The sole survivor of a plane crash in Papua New Guinea recovers in a north Queensland hospital as the first pictures of the crash site emerge.

CASA had concerns about the Australian operations of the firm involved in the air crash in PNG that killed four people.