Tony Abbott has lobbied Egypt's new president for the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste. The prime minister says he spoke to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi over the weekend, as a Cairo court prepares to deliver its verdict in Greste's trial later on Monday.

Germany thrash Portugal. Portugal defender Pepe faces a three-match ban for head-butting Thomas Mueller, but the German striker has also come under fire over his theatrical reaction. Real Madrid's Pepe, not amused by what he felt was a case of cheesy ...

As most of the planet was glued to screens watching Brazil play Croatia in the opening match of the World Cup, South Korean electronics giant Samsung chose to launch the Galaxy Tab S, its latest tablet device, to a global audience during an event at New ...

As most of the planet was glued to screens watching Brazil play Croatia in the opening match of the World Cup, South Korean electronics giant Samsung chose to launch the Galaxy Tab S, its latest tablet device, to a global audience during an event at New ...

More World Cup news. FIFA president Sepp Blatter has suggested that football could one day be played on other planets when he made his opening address to delegates at the start of its 64th Congress on Wednesday. Making his opening remarks to ...

Rolf Harris, according to his alleged victims, is a dirty old man, a serial abuser who was so "handy" he eventually earned the nickname "the octopus". ELSEWHERE. CAIRO - Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won 96.9 per cent of votes in Egypt's presidential ...

Kano, Nigeria: A bomb attack in Nigeria's restive north-east has killed at least 40 people, a police officer says. "There has been a bomb explosion at a football field this evening and so far more than 40 people have been killed," said the officer, who requested ...

The Voice Australia coach Will.i.am is to be the recipient of a multimillion-dollar payday, thanks to the $US3 billion ($3.23b) deal under which the technology giant Apple will acquire audio equipment giant Beats Electonics and its subsidiary Beats Music, ...

Soma, Turkey: Turkish prosecutors have charged three people with reckless manslaughter over a mining disaster that left 301 dead and sparked fury at the government and company officials. Rescue operations ended on Saturday in the western town of ...

Soma, Turkey: Turkish prosecutors have charged three people with reckless manslaughter over a mining disaster that left 301 dead and sparked fury at the government and company officials. Rescue operations ended on Saturday in the western town of ...

Around 400 British tourists are being evacuated from the Kenyan resort of Mombasa after Britain stepped up travel warnings following a wave of terrorist attacks, travel agents said on Friday. Thomson and First Choice said they had also decided to cancel all ...

BRAZIL. Brazil remain the hot favourites to win on home soil, having lifted the Confederations Cup last year in convincing style and won seven of their eight games since, but individually many of the players likely to feature are struggling. Coach Luiz Felipe ...

Delhi: Indian markets surged to record highs on Tuesday after exit polls indicated that the pro-business Hindu nationalist coalition led by 63-year-old Narendra Modi would be swept into power after the votes are formally tallied on Friday. With the last phase of ...

In a bizarre outburst, Solange Knowles has been caught on tape trying to attack her brother-in-law, Jay-Z. The incident took place in a hotel elevator following a Met Ball after-party in New York last Monday night. In the footage, obtained by TMZ, Solange is ...

In a bizarre outburst, Solange Knowles has been caught on tape trying to attack her brother-in-law, Jay-Z. The incident took place in a hotel elevator following a Met Ball after-party in New York last Monday night. In the footage, obtained by TMZ, Solange is ...

In a bizarre outburst, Solange Knowles has been caught on tape trying to attack her brother-in-law, Jay-Z. The incident took place in a hotel elevator following a Met Ball after-party in New York last Monday night. In the footage, obtained by TMZ, Solange is ...

In a bizarre outburst, Solange Knowles has been caught on tape trying to attack her brother-in-law, Jay-Z. The incident took place in a hotel elevator following a Met Ball after-party in New York last Monday night. In the footage, obtained by TMZ, Solange is ...

There is at least going to be a partial changing of the guard in England's 2014 World Cup squad, as a few veterans have failed to make Roy Hodgson's 23-man roster for the tournament. Ashley Cole does not feature, as he announced his retirement from ...

Apple has rolled out cheaper, upgraded versions of its MacBook Air laptops amid new reports about its upcoming iPhone 6 and rumoured iWatch. The new MacBook Airs feature improved processors that make the ultra-portable machines faster and more ...

Vatican City: Pope Francis made history on Sunday, elevating to sainthood John XXIII and John Paul II, two of his most famous papal predecessors, in a ceremony bearing themes of hope and reconciliation for the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics.