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Mafia-style end for Australia's flawed Obama mugs
Australian officials wanted to get rid of some commemorative mugs that misspelled President Barack Obama's name. And boy, did they ever. A Parliament ...
Gibb matriarch loses third son with Robin's death
Her sons were blessed with musical gifts that brought riches and fame. On Monday, Barbara Gibb was living a parent's ultimate nightmare — preparing, ...
Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle
With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era.
World stock markets edge up after G-8 summit
Assurances that world powers want debt-laden Greece to remain in the euro helped support world stock markets Monday after sharp losses over the past ...
World stock markets sink on US, Europe worries
World stocks fell Friday after credit downgrades slapped on Spanish banks unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country ...
Purple, Red and Yellow Wiggles leaving Aussie band
Three members of the children's music quartet The Wiggles will be hanging up their colorful outfits and leaving the Australian band this year, with ...
Asia stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece
Asian stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, ...
Australia pledges $300 million to Afghan forces
Australia will contribute $100 million annually for three years beginning in 2015 toward the $4 billion a year cost of running the Afghan National ...
Around world, Obama's presidency a disappointment
In Europe, where more than 200,000 people thronged a Berlin rally in 2008 to hear Barack Obama speak, there's disappointment that he hasn't kept his ...
Asia stocks fall amid Greek political chaos
Asian stock markets fell Wednesday, spooked by disappointing U.S. corporate earnings and fears that political turmoil in debt-crippled Greece is ...
Australia cuts defense, aid to hit budget surplus
Australia's government said it will rein in defense spending and scale back promised increases in foreign aid as it tries to become the first major ...
Australia forecasting budget surplus in new year
Australia's government is preparing to reveal a spending plan that would make it the first major developed economy to return to a budget surplus after ...
Study ties fertility treatment, birth defect risk
Test-tube babies have higher rates of birth defects, and doctors have long wondered: Is it because of certain fertility treatments or infertility ...
Asia stocks slip on weakness in US retail sales
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Friday after disappointing U.S. retail sales stirred concerns about the robustness of the recovery in the ...
Australia steps up heart checks of its Oympians
The Australian Olympic Committee has instituted enhanced heart checks of its London-bound team after the death of Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen ...
Australia delays delivery of 12 F-35 fighters
Australia announced on Thursday that to cut costs it is pushing back delivery of most of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters it plans to buy from the ...
WADA boss slams Britain over Olympic doping bans
World Anti-Doping Agency President John Fahey criticized the British Olympic Association on Wednesday, saying it has been "grandstanding" since it ...
Asia stocks rise as US manufacturing improves
Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after a burst of manufacturing growth in the U.S. pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to its highest close in ...
Australia's ANZ Bank posts 10 percent profit rise
One of Australia's largest banks, ANZ Banking Group, on Wednesday posted a 10 percent increase in its first half profit to 2.92 billion Australian ...
Far-flung New Zealand sees risk from boat refugees
New Zealand may be one of the most geographically isolated nations on Earth, but its leaders say the country is not immune to the risks of refugees ...
Aussie sport: Marijuana not performance-enhancing
Australia's major sporting organizations have called for marijuana to be removed from the list of performance-enhancing drugs. The Coalition of Major ...
Australia lowers key interest rate to 3.75 percent
Australia's central bank slashed its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point on Tuesday, a larger-than-expected cut that comes amid a slump ...
'Crocodile Dundee' star Paul Hogan ends tax battle
"Crocodile Dundee" star Paul Hogan has resolved his seven-year battle with Australian tax authorities over alleged unpaid taxes dating back to his ...
Australian billionaire: Titanic II to sail in 2016
An Australian billionaire said Monday he'll build a high-tech replica of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard and its maiden voyage in late 2016 will be ...