THE board of ABC Learning Centres is set for a shake-up as institutional investors seek more representation to reflect their new holdings in the embattled childcare company
OIL prices hit a record high $US107.44 overnight as the White House announced that US Vice President Dick Cheney would head to OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia next week to seek increased production
HOLLYWOOD action star Chuck Norris, known for his martial arts prowess and tough-guy image, has become a cult figure among the US military in Iraq and an unlikely hero for some in Iraq`s security forces
POLICE said they had charged a Jordanian with premeditated murder after his 23-year-old sister and her boyfriend were shot dead in an apparent "honour killing"
THE man intended to be the first South Korean in space has been grounded for violating security protocol and will be replaced by a female biotechnology engineer, the science ministry said
AN Australian soldier in East Timor was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a locked toilet cubicle, hours after a sergeant "dressed him down" for mislaying his rifle, an inquiry has been told
THAI graftbusters filed new corruption charges against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra today, accusing him and other top officials of illegal use of funds from a state lottery
A SHOWBUSINESS lawyer responsible for helping three members of the Bali Nine heroin gang escape the firing squad has demanded an audience with Kevin Rudd during an expected visit by the Prime Minister to Jakarta next month
CHINESE Government employees should be banned from offering or receiving cigarettes on social occasions, a member of parliament said, a move that would reverse an entrenched tradition and is unlikely to see the light of day
MALAYSIA`S prime minister was sworn into office in a colourful traditional ceremony, despite a dramatically reduced majority that makes it tough for his government to push through its projects
Controversy ... booties with high heels have become popular with trend-seeking mums - but critics warn they sexualise children.
A FAMILY who holidays together stays together, with Ozzy and Sharon`s two kids following them to Australia this week
A MELBOURNE teenager has beaten thousands of computer nerds across the world to design singer Britney Spears`s official MySpace page
DENI Hines reportedly unleashed a potty-mouthed rant at the Sydney Kings` final that left spectators "appalled"
THE twists of So You Think You Can Dance have not all been choreographed for the cameras, with claims of back-stabbing and bitterness emerging
