Baku (AzerTAc) - President of Azerbaijan on February 9 familiarized with the construction works done on Yevlakh-Ganja road, a part of Baku-Georgia border highway.

(AAP) - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has spent less than 30 minutes in court, refusing to take part in the first day of his trial on terrorism charges because he was not given the require

(AAP) - Indigenous Australians with land rights in parts of Queensland will be able to start developing the areas should draft laws reintroduced to the Senate be passed.

(AAP) A man is accused of stealing a flood-relief donation bucket from a shopping centre in Sydney's inner west.

(AAP) The latest jobs figures highlight the fundamental strength of the economy, despite the impact of this summer's floods, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.

(AAP) NSW voters will need to be patient with the opposition if it wins government because implementing its infrastructure plans won't happen "overnight", shadow treasurer Mike Baird says.

(AAP) - Japan's trade minister will visit Australia over the next two days to continue negotiations regarding a free trade agreement between the two countries.

(AAP) - The mother of a woman killed when her car collided with a police van in northern NSW says she feel sorry for the officers involved.

(AAP) The debate over the government's flood levy has turned personal, as the opposition accused Labor of unfairly taxing retirement savings to pay for the recovery.

(AAP) The federal government's revamped My School website will finally be available for parents and teachers from early March, after a three-month delay.