It turns out the woman who's taken George Clooney off the market has an Australian connection. Not much of one, it must be added, but we'll take any consolation we can in the face of news such as this, which thrust an icy spear of disappointment into the ...

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.

Wallabies halfback Will Genia was a major casualty as Queensland's flagging Super Rugby finals hopes were unceremoniously blown away by the Hurricanes 35-21 in Wellington. Genia limped off with a worrying ankle injury and halves partner Quade ...

Washington: The Pentagon said late on Friday that Russian aircraft had entered Ukrainian airspace "on several occasions in the last 24 hours" and called on Moscow to take "immediate steps" to de-escalate rising tensions. The air incursions, which officials ...

Cairo: The United States said it was "disappointed" and Israel convened an extraordinary meeting of its security cabinet to consider sanctions after the rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas announced plans for a unity government of the Palestinian ...

Cairo: The United States said it was "disappointed" and Israel convened an extraordinary meeting of its security cabinet to consider sanctions after the rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas announced plans for a unity government of the Palestinian ...

Boston: As respectful as the moving tributes and inspirational words have been, Tuesday could not come soon enough for those who survived the Boston Marathon bombings. On Monday, 1 million people were expected to cheer on 36,000 as they race from ...

Sky-watchers are expected to forgo Creedence Clearwater Revival's warning and venture out for a "bad moon on the rise" on Tuesday night. Eyes will be watching the horizon to the east as they try to capture a glimpse of a totally eclipsed moon rising at ...

His account was emotional, detailed and at times extremely compelling, but Oscar Pistorius is expected to face the first of many tough questions on Wednesday as his version of what happened the night he shot and killed his girlfriend is rigorously tested by ...

Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported it had not yet been determined whether the signal was related to the missing plane, citing the China Maritime Search and Rescue Centre. Xinhua said a black box detector deployed by the ship, Haixun 01, picked ...

Mumbai/New Delhi: Three men were sentenced to death on Friday for two gang-rapes last year in Mumbai, including an attack on a photojournalist that sparked protests in the city and raised fresh questions about attitudes to women in the world's largest ...

Scientists have uncovered a vast ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's little moon Enceladus. Italian and American researchers made the discovery using Cassini, a NASA-European spacecraft still exploring Saturn and its rings 17 years after its launch ...

Prime Minister Tony Abbott remains hopeful that delicately poised Free Trade Agreement negotiations with Tokyo will not be derailed by Australia's win in the International Court of Justice against ''scientific'' whaling. Japan said it was ''deeply disappointed'' ...

Japan will respect an International Court of Justice order to end its annual Antarctic whale hunt despite "deep disappointment" with the landmark decision, it said on Monday. The Court decided in favour of Australia, ruling that Japan's whale hunt in the ...

Designer L'Wren Scott, who committed suicide March 17 at age 49, left her entire estate to her partner of 13 years, Mick Jagger. According to court filings reported by the New York Daily News, Scott's estate was valued at approximately $US9 million ($9.7 ...

In its continuing quest to make its service more attractive to casual users, Twitter has added the ability for users to post multiple pictures at once as well as tag friends in their photos. Users can tag up to 10 people in their photos. More importantly, Twitter said ...

Oscar Pistorius trial. Pretoria: A week before her violent death, Reeva Steenkamp was on the arm of her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius, smiling as the cameras focused on South Africa's hottest new couple. But soon after they left the sports awards event on ...

Oscar Pistorius trial. Pretoria: A week before her violent death, Reeva Steenkamp was on the arm of her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius, smiling as the cameras focused on South Africa's hottest new couple. But soon after they left the sports awards event on ...

South Africa defeated New Zealand by two runs in a dramatic finish in their crucial Group One match in the World Twenty20 tournament on Monday. Jean-Paul Duminy, who hit an unbeaten 43-ball 86 with 10 boundaries and three sixes, helped his team to ...

The protracted search for flight MH370, now into its third week, has strained ties between China and Malaysia. Beijing has repeatedly applied pressure on the Malaysian government to step up its hunt and do a better job of looking after the welfare of the ...