Residents in the Queensland town of Charleville endure a nervous night as they wait to see if the levee keeping back the Warrego River will hold.

The New South Wales State Emergency Service says access to the flooded town of Moree in the state's north could be re-opened later today as floodwaters continue to recede.

Protesters have stormed Syrian embassies around the world after reports suggested government forces had killed 200 people in the city of Homs.

Residents in the Queensland town of Charleville endure a nervous night as they wait to see if the levee keeping back the Warrego River will hold.

The New South Wales State Emergency Service says access to the flooded town of Moree in the state's north could be re-opened later today as floodwaters continue to recede.

Protesters have stormed Syrian embassies around the world after reports suggested government forces had killed 200 people in the city of Homs.

Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while thousands of others staged a rally supporting the prime minister.

The Queensland Floods Inquiry has announced that a Deputy Commissioner will not take part in hearings involving dam operator Seqwater after allegations of a conflict of interest were published by the Courier Mail.

Federal Labor MP Dick Adams says today's caucus meeting is not about rallying support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

More than 3,000 civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in 2011, the fifth year in a row the number has risen, the United Nations said on Saturday in a report likely to revive tension between the Afghan government and its Western backers.

Police have captured a man who escaped from a prison in southern New South Wales.

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral service for Diana Bliss, theatre producer and wife of businessman Alan Bond.

Two men have died in a helicopter crash on the New South Wales south coast.

The NRL All Stars defeated the Indigenous All Stars 36-28, but the story of the night was an apparent ankle injury sustained by Greg Inglis.