POPULAR Dutch violinist Andre Rieu was so blown away by Australian support on his last visit Down Under that he recorded Aussie standards such as Tie Me Kangaroo Down and Botany Bay
PALESTINIAN Authority chief Mahmud Abbas began talks today with the US administration on peace negotiations with Israel that remain stalled five months after Washington-led attempts to jumpstart the peace process
A MONTH after Iraqi troops poured into the southern city of Basra to take on militiamen who had overrun five neighbourhoods, the Government says it has regained control of the streets
THE United Nations warned aid distribution would end in the Gaza Strip today unless Israel allows new fuel supplies, but Israel blamed Hamas for the shortages
RICE prices in Thailand, the world`s top exporter, surged to $1000 a tonne today as concerns about food security first triggered by a handful of Asian export bans spread as far as the United States
WATER supplies to Adelaide and many regional towns in South Australia could be threatened by levels of heavy metals in the Murray River system up to 100 times above safe levels
BRITAIN has been hit with what trade unions have called the biggest wave of work stoppages since the Labour government came to power 10 years ago, with up to 400,000 public sector employees going on strike
ARCTIC sea ice is melting "significantly faster" than predicted and is approaching a point of no return, conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned in a new study released today
SURGEON Jayant Patel has won the right in a US court to examine the detailed medical records of the Australian patients he is accused of harming or causing the death of
