Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will have an audience with the Pope next week when he travels to Europe to take part in crucial talks on climate change.
Six people, including a three-week-old baby, have been killed in a fire that ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London, emergency services said.
The Latin American nation tops a new global ranking that combines measures of life expectance, happiness and ecological footprint. The UK languishes midway down the table while the US is placed 114th
Music star Cheb Mami has been sentenced to five years in jail for trying to make a former lover undergo a forced abortion.
Roger Federer has reached a record 20th Grand Slam final, and a seventh straight Wimbledon title match.
A teenage geek who dared to 'dis' 50 Cent on YouTube has been flown to New York to hang out with the superstar rapper.
Embattled Brisbane children's hospice, Zoe's Place, is expected to be placed into liquidation following advice from administrators.