By Martin Smith New Zealand opener breaks all kinds of records on his way to an amazing unbeaten 237 against West Indies in the World Cup quarter-final. New Zealand opener Martin Guptill... Read more »
New Zealand beats West Indies by 143 runs in second quarter final. Thus, it’s time to wave goodbye to the quarter-finals and to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies. Four titans remain:... Read more »
Former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who died today at 84, has been remembered as a “fierce Australian patriot”. Mr Fraser’s office confirmed that Australia’s leader from 1975 to 1983 had passed... Read more »
Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has fallen to the lowest recorded level for the winter season, according to US scientists. The maximum this year was 14.5 million sq km, said the... Read more »
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The planet faces a 40 per cent shortfall in water supplies in 15 years due to urbanization, population growth and increasing demand for water for food production,... Read more »
Social media likes are ruining your life — and now there’s proof. About 58% of people surveyed said “posting the perfect picture has prevented them from enjoying life experiences.” Sound familiar? Trying... Read more »
Hundreds of Bangladesh cricket supporters on Thursday burnt an effigy of Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar and marched in the capital Dhaka after the country was knocked out of the World Cup.... Read more »
Australia withstood a pulsating spell of fast bowling from Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz to set up a meeting with India in the World Cup semi-finals. Australia’s hopes of chasing 214 looked in peril... Read more »
Global innovation has become a three-horse race. Three countries—the US, Japan and China—accounted for over 60% of patent applications in 2014, according to a report released by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) today. The... Read more »
Almost all of the 436 mosques in the Central African Republic have been destroyed by months of vicious fighting between Christians and Muslims, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday,... Read more »
US President Barack Obama has told Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington will “reassess” its ties with Tel Aviv after the Israeli prime minister’s recent provocative statements. Obama delivered the message in a phone call to... Read more »
HONG KONG— Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Asia’s largest international airline by passengers, reported profit that lagged analyst estimates as losses from fuel hedging masked gains in passenger numbers. Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific... Read more »
Australian government has been urged to place US-style regulations on coal-fired power plants to ensure they shut down, as a new analysis highlights the vast scale of emissions pumped out by the... Read more »
Australian researchers have come up with a non-invasive ultrasound technology that clears the brain of neurotoxic amyloid plaques – structures that are responsible for memory loss and a decline in cognitive function... Read more »
TOKYO, (Japan) – Foreign and defense officials from China and Japan kicked off a high-level security meeting on Thursday, the first one between the two sides in more than four years. The... Read more »
Avalon Airport chief executive Justin Giddings believes the airport will survive even if Jetstar pulls its five flights a day to the Lindsay Fox-owned facility. The current agreement between Jetstar and the... Read more »
As the war in Syria enters its fifth year, millions of homes have been destroyed and almost half of the population has been displaced. Hundreds of thousands have been killed and injured-... Read more »
Gunmen killed at least 19 people — including 17 foreign tourists — in an attack on the National Bardo Museum in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, and their accomplices might still be... Read more »
By Aaron Souppouris The FCC’s Open Internet order could be the most important 313 pages in the web’s short history, but “could” is the operative word. Proponents of the order say it’s a landmark document,... Read more »
By Kim Lachance Shandrow Adults can outsource rides to Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. Now parents can outsource their kids’ rides to Shuddle. But is it a good idea? Shuddle, launched last fall just in... Read more »
By Stuart Harris Australia’s foreign policy has been a mix of positives and negatives under the Liberal-National Coalition government, as was true of the previous Labor government. Former prime ministers Gough Whitlam... Read more »
Game of Thrones could be on our screens for ten years, if HBO bosses get their way, but whether or not the hit fantasy drama’s show runners will allow that to happen remains... Read more »
The Ocean Film Festival Australia at the National Film and Sound Archive would held on March 21 and March22. Tickets for adults would cost $30 while for children it costs $22. Canberra... Read more »
The presence of World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh in the Australian squad has helped reassure the players that they can cope with the pressure of entering the knockout stage of their home... Read more »