An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale jolted Solomon Islands at 0416 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

The money gambled on cricket now is astronomical, and if former International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Malcolm Speed is to be believed, at least 500 million dollars was gambled away during the recent

An Indian-born doctor jailed in Australia over fatally bungled surgeries lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence on Thursday with a court saying his crimes could 'hardly be more grave'.

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Asylum seekers and other detainees at an Australian immigration center set fire to several buildings, climbed onto rooftops and hurled tiles at officials who were scrambling on Thursday to bring the c

An Australian state government on Monday dropped a ‘bizarre’ idea to develop a drink for high school students designed to aid their mental alertness.

The Victoria government had advertised for busine

Three passenger planes headed for Sydney airport were targeted by a high-powered laser, with one pilot hit in the eye, police said on Thursday.

The first strike happened on Wednesday evening on the p

A British rower who has paddled across some of the world's biggest seas to raise environmental awareness left Australia on Wednesday hoping to cross the Indian Ocean and complete a personal hat-trick.

The head of Australia's elite military academy has been stood aside and a review of the treatment of women at the college ordered on Monday, after a sex scandal involving a young female cadet.

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An Australian teenager has been charged with using social networking website Facebook to incite brawls at a shopping centre.

Joseph Agius, 19, appeared at a court in New South Wales on Monday. He was

The world's toughest laws on tobacco promotion moved a step closer on Thursday with Australia saying all cigarette packets will need to be plastered with graphic health warnings and a bland olive-gree