Australian tourists stranded by mudslides in Peru say they are getting little or no assistance from the Australian Government. About 2,000 people are stuck in the town of Aguas Calientes, at the foot of the famous Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, after...

RUGBY league player Todd Carney reportedly injured a man by setting his pants on fire in an incident on New Year’s Eve. The Seven Network reported the footballer, who has a history of behavioural problems, and a companion deliberately set the...

An island-sized iceberg is breaking up as it drifts closer to Australia, producing hundreds of smaller slabs spread over a massive area of ocean, experts said Monday. The 140-square-kilometre (54-square-mile) block of ice, known as B17B, was seen some...

Australia and New Zealand have expelled Fiji’s top envoys. The two countries announced the expulsions a day after Fiji said it would expel their senior diplomats. Fiji’s military leader Frank Bainimarama had alleged the two regional powers...

One in four A-levels taken this year was scored an A grade, according to record results published today as more than 300,000 students received their marks. The proportion awarded an A grade rose for the 27th year running, to 26.7%, while the pass rate...

A JUDGE has questioned if a man who had sex with a drunken woman after she passed out should be “marked for the rest of his days as a rapist”, describing it as a “technical rape”. Sexual assault experts and victims groups last...

Koalas, wombats and baby kangaroos are among the animals that have been rescued from the charred landscape where 173 people died in fires that swept through the state earlier this year. George, an infant koala, was found crawling along a scorched road...

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron Thal is serious about his music – and his hot sauces. With the long-awaited release of “Chinese Democracy” days away, Thal – known professionally as Bumblefoot – talked about his love of all things spicy and his...

What can you do to stop a team from outscoring you by 18 points in a quarter and a half? The Raptors have lost another game in which they had an 18 point lead late in the 3rd quarter. The Nets started to jump passing lanes, grab offensive boards and...

If there is a woman who has never worried about the health of her breasts, chances are no one among her family or friends has had breast cancer. Chances are, too, she has never been told after a mammogram that her breasts are cystic or dense and...