Police and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday as an estimated 1 million Brazilians swarmed through more than…
Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and…
Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof Tuesday to honor Israeli Pr…
The administrator of a multibillion-dollar settlement arising from the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf pledged Friday to thoro…
Seeking to win over public trust, the Obama administration has been throwing around a lot of numbers as it tries to describe…
The International Committee of the Red Cross urged a military judge Tuesday to refuse a request to open its confidential com…
FBI agents with jackhammers and shovels were digging Tuesday under a New York City house once occupied by a famed gangster w…
Nik Wallenda, the Florida-based daredevil, acrobat and heir to the famed Flying Wallendas circus family, is afraid of only o…
Water levels from heavy flooding in western Canada were expected to peak around noon on Friday possibly forcing as many as 1…
Upon seeing his photo splashed across the cover of Time magazine with the words "Face of Buddhist Terror," Myanmar's most-ta…
Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago. Jame…
They've hardly become allies, but Cuba and the U.S. have taken some baby steps toward rapprochement in recent weeks that hav…
Italy's squad is staying inside the team hotel at the Confederations Cup after anti-government demonstrations occurred nearb…
The Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed Thursday that a body removed from the burned wreckage of a crashed car was…
American officials are hailing the election of an Iranian president who vows to seek relief from international sanctions as …
Police are investigating if a convicted murderer, accused of attacking a woman while on parole on Wednesday night, also broke…
A coroner will examine if there were failures by authorities ahead of a woman's brutal stabbing murder in Adelaide.…
Australia's newest war memorial has opened in far north Queensland to honour the 39 diggers who have been killed in Afghanist…
The Food Network said Friday it's dumping Paula Deen, barely an hour after the celebrity cook posted a videotaped apology onl…
Cabinet minister and Labor factional leader Bill Shorten says he does not believe there will be a leadership ballot next week…
New South Wales Police has admitted all records of a senior officer's involvement with a key Catholic Church body set up to d…
A convicted murderer released on parole after 22 years in jail has been refused bail after allegedly stabbing and attempting …
There are to be cutbacks on court circuits for regional South Australia to save money. District Court Judge Paul Muscat comm…
Community groups have raised concerns about the conditions for women inside Canberra's jail.…
A Palm Island woman has lost her High Court appeal against her conviction for smuggling alcohol into a restricted area.…
Management at Brisbane's Wesley Hospital say it was a mistake not to tell the public about a man's death from legionnaires' d…
An Australian businessman and former senior DFAT diplomat is being held in Indonesia after a business deal turned sour, despi…
A social media expert has praised a new website designed to connect Tasmanians during natural disasters.…
The man who killed a woman in a hit and run accident outside Canberra Hospital has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in priso…
Senior federal ministers have rallied behind Prime Minister Julia Gillard as MPs begin the final sittings of Parliament befor…
The Federal Group is considering hiring armed guards.…
A Senate inquiry has heard extraordinary allegations that Tasmanian forestry contractors who were paid by the Government to l…
A western Queensland drover says history will be made when 18,000 cattle are walked from Queensland to New South Wales over t…
A fire at the headquarters of collapsed Tasmanian timber company Gunns is being treated as suspicious.…
A Tasmanian woman who sustained a head injury that left her speaking with what sounds like a French accent says the rare cond…
Europe's indebted countries have seen their borrowing costs edge higher after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it could start phasing…
Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and…
Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Friday its Nigerian joint venture will spend $3.9 billion on investments in the Niger delta, incl…
Ghana's traditional liquor akpeteshie tastes like fire to the uninitiated, burning all the way down the throat to a nervous …
The UK is introducing a labelling scheme which colour codes foods according to how healthy they are.…
The Victorian Government says it will take court action if a huge advertisement near Melbourne Airport, which shows two anima…
The government is moving toward easing restrictions on airline passengers using electronic devices to listen to music, play …
Mercedes and drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were cleared Friday to keep chasing the Formula One championship after …
The stock market is edging lower in midday trading as investors regroup following the biggest drop of the year. The Dow Jones…
When the Concorde started flying in the 1970s, hopes were high that the traveling masses would soon streak through the air f…
Here's a look at some innovations from this week's Paris Air Show: JET-LAG CURE? You know how you feel — and look — when…
The administrator of a multibillion-dollar settlement arising from the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf pledged Friday to thoro…
The Yallourn power station in eastern Victoria could remain closed for several days after a fire forced the plant offline.…
Unemployment rates fell in half of U.S. states last month, led by drops in California, West Virginia, New York and Hawaii. T…
Far-reaching immigration legislation offering the prize of U.S. citizenship to millions is swiftly gaining ground in the Sen…
Three weeks of protest have taken a political toll on Turkey's prime minister that could upend key parts of his political ag…
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says a warning from Holden executives about the company's future has triggered a s…
Stevie Wonder has offered to sing live for international negotiators who are in Morocco trying to forge a deal to give the v…
Political parties in Albania entered their final day of campaigning for Sunday's general elections, considered a test for th…
Massive nationwide protests that Egypt's opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge. Opponents of Islamist President …
Secretary of State John Kerry begins an overseas trip plunging into two thorny foreign policy problems facing the Obama admi…
President Vladimir Putin pledged on Friday that Russia would invest at least $43 billion to upgrade the country's roads and …
After a week of mass protests, Brazilians won the world's attention and a pull-back on the subway and bus fare hikes that ha…
Germany offered to fly jailed former Premier Yulia Tymoshenko out of Ukraine to provide medical treatment for a back problem…
Seeking to win over public trust, the Obama administration has been throwing around a lot of numbers as it tries to describe…
Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and…
Police and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday as an estimated 1 million Brazilians swarmed through…
The International Committee of the Red Cross urged a military judge Tuesday to refuse a request to open its confidential com…
Upon seeing his photo splashed across the cover of Time magazine with the words "Face of Buddhist Terror," Myanmar's most-ta…
Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago. Jame…
They've hardly become allies, but Cuba and the U.S. have taken some baby steps toward rapprochement in recent weeks that hav…
American officials are hailing the election of an Iranian president who vows to seek relief from international sanctions as …
China's new leader Xi Jinping is commanding wayward Communist Party cadres to purify themselves of corruption, and he's summ…
Cu Huy Ha Vu's books come with pages torn out by prison guards. Only some of his letters reach home. He is not allowed to ac…
The chairman of the federal oversight board that President Barack Obama said will meet with him to discuss the National Secu…
China's new leader Xi Jinping is commanding wayward Communist Party cadres to purify themselves of corruption, and he's summ…
The Victorian Government says it will take court action if a huge advertisement near Melbourne Airport, which shows two anima…
When the Concorde started flying in the 1970s, hopes were high that the traveling masses would soon streak through the air f…
A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded spec…
Winger Ben Smith scored one try and created another in a rugged but disjointed match Saturday as New Zealand beat France 24-…
Cu Huy Ha Vu's books come with pages torn out by prison guards. Only some of his letters reach home. He is not allowed to ac…
The government is moving toward easing restrictions on airline passengers using electronic devices to listen to music, play …
Here's a look at some innovations from this week's Paris Air Show: JET-LAG CURE? You know how you feel — and look — when…
Wearing gold-sequined Uggs, a bright smile and flawless brown skin that belies her 82 years, Faith Ringgold explains her "co…
Texas' Nelson Cruz snapped a ninth-inning tie with a two-run single through a drawn-in infield to give the Rangers a 6-4 win…
The chairman of the federal oversight board that President Barack Obama said will meet with him to discuss the National Secu…
Mercedes and drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were cleared Friday to keep chasing the Formula One championship after …
A US man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr.Steven C Swanson from East …
Police and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday as an estimated 1 million Brazilians swarmed through…
Stevie Wonder has offered to sing live for international negotiators who are in Morocco trying to forge a deal to give the visually im…
Rolling Stones fans know you can't always get what you want. But they may get what they need, with agreement reportedly near…
Wearing gold-sequined Uggs, a bright smile and flawless brown skin that belies her 82 years, Faith Ringgold explains her "co…
Producers say British visual artist and filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson has been signed to direct the movie version of erotic b…
This is the end. Unless that is the end. Since opening last week, the apocalyptic comedy "This Is the End" has earned $33 mi…
When the Concorde started flying in the 1970s, hopes were high that the traveling masses would soon streak through the air f…
Here's a look at some innovations from this week's Paris Air Show: JET-LAG CURE? You know how you feel — and look — when…
A US man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr.Steven C Swanson from East …
Lebanon's world famous Baalbek International Festival is looking to move away from the ancient city with its Roman ruins bec…
An autopsy on James Gandolfini has found that the "Sopranos" star died of a heart attack, with no evidence of substance abus…
Michael Jackson's inability to learn new dance moves and remember the lyrics to his songs were symptoms that the singer was …
Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof Tuesday to honor Israeli Pr…
Was Kanye West inspired by One Direction? Kim Kardashian and Kanye West named their daughter North West, according to their …
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have taken a new direction in naming their baby girl. They're calling her North — as in Nort…
A Dark MOFO exhibit has been closed after seven people suffered seizures over the past week. The patients were taken to the …
Within an hour of the new Transformers ride opening at Universal Studios on Thursday, hundreds of people stood in the swelte…
A French court has fined Gerard Depardieu 4,000 euros ($5,300) and suspended his driver's license for six months in a drunk-…
An American jazz legend Cecil Taylor was among three winners of an annual Japanese award for global achievement. The Inamori…
Ghana's traditional liquor akpeteshie tastes like fire to the uninitiated, burning all the way down the throat to a nervous …
After most of the world's population is wiped off the map by a wayward meteorite or hail of nuclear missiles, the survival o…
Wearing gold-sequined Uggs, a bright smile and flawless brown skin that belies her 82 years, Faith Ringgold explains her "confrontatio…
Educators in Australia can expect a surge of Chinese students over the next decade, a new survey has found.An HSBC survey con…
Well, that was close. Or was it? Shortly after wrapping up one of the most peaceful Group of Eight summits in recent memory,…
The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate lens…
Grooming cows so they look like unusually large poodles is a well-known beautification practice in the show cattle industry.…
Seems Warner Bros. has taken movie marketing to a whole new level — even higher than a bird or a plane. The studio enliste…
The Oregon House passed a bill Tuesday that would set up a public database to track 19 toxic chemicals used in children's to…
The minute professional diver Mohammed Ibrahim, a Syrian, heard that Egypt's president had cut relations with Syria and clos…
The newest piece of Chicago's vast transit puzzle will not rumble between skyscrapers on its 100-year-old elevated rail line…
A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded spec…
The zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia's third-largest city, is home to a unique animal — the liliger. That's a big cat breed where…
When the Concorde started flying in the 1970s, hopes were high that the traveling masses would soon streak through the air f…
Church groups should be ready to cop heavy criticism in the wake of the royal commission into child sex abuse, Brisbane's Ang…
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has put the vexed issue of gender equality back on the agenda by asking the Human Rights Commiss…
The WA Youth Affairs Council has voiced its support for the State Opposition's proposed community forum to tackle alcohol-rel…
Police and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday as an estimated 1 million Brazilians swarmed through…
Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and…
After most of the world's population is wiped off the map by a wayward meteorite or hail of nuclear missiles, the survival o…
A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this…
The UK is introducing a labelling scheme which colour codes foods according to how healthy they are.…
The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate lens…
The Queensland Nurses Union says Queensland Health should take a closer look at the Wesley Hospital's reporting history follo…
The WA Youth Affairs Council has voiced its support for the State Opposition's proposed community forum to tackle alcohol-rel…
Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and t…
A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeol…
Scientists have a new brain atlas to help them study their favorite organ. It's a digital, three-dimensional model called "B…
The anti-vaccination group that goes under the name Australian Vaccination Network (AVN) has failed to comply with a Governme…
An American jazz legend Cecil Taylor was among three winners of an annual Japanese award for global achievement. The Inamori…
Research at Bond University on Queensland's Gold Coast could lead to improved anti-doping tests for sport.…
A far north Queensland trial aimed at tackling the spread of dengue fever will be extended next month.…
When the Concorde started flying in the 1970s, hopes were high that the traveling masses would soon streak through the air faster than…
The government is moving toward easing restrictions on airline passengers using electronic devices to listen to music, play …
It's the kind of electronic junk that piles up in basements and garages — an old computer motherboard with wires sticking …
Australian scientists are listening to oyster hearts and monitoring cows online as part of plans to dramatically increase foo…
The Age newspaper has taken the unusual step of calling for Prime Minister Julia Gillard to stand aside "for the good of the …
Traders decided that the stock market has suffered enough, at least for now. After a two-day plunge, stocks ended the week wi…
If you think Instagram snapshots of lunch plates, drooling babies and random desk objects are exciting, just wait until your…
Scientists have a new brain atlas to help them study their favorite organ. It's a digital, three-dimensional model called "B…
An American jazz legend Cecil Taylor was among three winners of an annual Japanese award for global achievement. The Inamori…
Yahoo has completed its $1.1 billion acquisition of online blogging forum Tumblr. The move represents Yahoo CEO Marissa Maye…
A Swede who is in prison for involvement with file-sharing site Pirate Bay has been found guilty of fraud, hacking into Swed…
France is giving Google three months to be more upfront about the data it collects from users — or be fined. Other Europea…
Sony Corp. needs more time to study a key proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to spin off a part of its entertainment unit as a …
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was "in tears" after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting f…
On July 1, we say goodbye to Google Reader, a handy tool for bringing headlines and articles from your favorite websites int…
Persuading kids to eat fruit and vegetables may have just got harder.It turns out the produce you buy in the shops is still a…
Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the…
One of India's largest IT companies has been accused of misusing 457 visas to bring foreign workers into Australia. Tata Con…
Wearing gold-sequined Uggs, a bright smile and flawless brown skin that belies her 82 years, Faith Ringgold explains her "co…
A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded spec…
When the Concorde started flying in the 1970s, hopes were high that the traveling masses would soon streak through the air faster than…
Police and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday as an estimated 1 million Brazilians swarmed through…
Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousand…
Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's president and his Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday over his appointmen…
Within an hour of the new Transformers ride opening at Universal Studios on Thursday, hundreds of people stood in the swelte…
For Syrians, no visit to Damascus' Old City is complete without a stop at a more than century-old ice cream parlor in its ma…
After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement t…
A Florida-based thrill ride developer is seeking federal approval for air space to allow a 650-foot-tall roller coaster on t…
We're sorry, sir, but we don't have any cars left. That was my unpleasant welcome to Michigan by Hertz. I had a reservation. …
The Brazilian visitors gawk in wonder as they stroll past shop windows along touristy Florida street in the Argentine capita…
Boeing Co. won major orders from five customers for a stretched-out version of its popular 787 Dreamliner jet at the Paris A…
Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office …
As soon as the decades-old Twin Otter landed at Lukla airport, passengers burst out in applause. They do that for nearly eve…
Preservationists are using computer sensors and other high-tech methods to protect massive iron Civil War guns at a fort in …
From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millio…
Welsh star Leigh Halfpenny scored two tries and kicked 20 points in a flawless display as the British and Irish Lions defeat…
Craig Stadler birdied five of his first 11 holes on Friday to jump into a share of the lead with Duffy Waldorf and Bernhard Langer at …
Former college basketball standout Ed O'Bannon and his lawyers sought on Thursday to dramatically expand his lawsuit challen…
Winger Ben Smith scored one try and created another in a rugged but disjointed match Saturday as New Zealand beat France 24-…
Texas' Nelson Cruz snapped a ninth-inning tie with a two-run single through a drawn-in infield to give the Rangers a 6-4 win…
Tyson Gay dispelled doubts over his fitness by beating Justin Gatlin in Friday's 100 meters final at the U.S. championships.…
Marian Hossa is one of the Chicago Blackhawks' top scorers, with three game-winning goals already this postseason. And then,…
Ahead of its 100th running starting next Saturday, the Tour de France remains a fantastic idea. Asking riders to pedal aroun…
The Detroit Red Wings accomplished their No. 1 goal of the offseason Tuesday by agreeing to a $22.5 million, three-year deal…
The Wallabies haven't exactly jumped out of the blocks at the start of the last two international seasons, something captain…
Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic have both drawn tough opening-round clashes with seeded players at Wimbledon.Both Australian…
Serena Williams reached out to the family of a victim in a rape case after the tennis star was quoted in a Rolling Stone arti…
The IOC says it is "fully supportive of peaceful protest" in Brazil and confident the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will b…
The puck bounced off the post and rolled across the crease, away from the goal line. The red light flashed briefly, but repl…
St Kilda coach Scott Watters says Stephen Milne's AFL career is not over and he could be playing in three weeks, despite bein…
Australian representative Mo'onia Gerrard will take a break from netball to pursue rugby sevens in the lead up to the 2016 Ol…
Neither skipper Paul Gallen nor impact forward Anthony Watmough completed NSW training on Friday, but the Blues couldn't be m…
The British and Irish Lions play their first test match Saturday against Australia in Brisbane after winning five of six tou…
