BHP Billiton, the world`s biggest mining group, has formally filed with the European Commission for clearance to take over rival Rio Tinto, a Commission list of M&A cases showed today
A BLIND seven-year-old student at an Islamic school in eastern Pakistan has died after his teacher punished him for not learning the Koran, police said today
RESIDENTS on both sides of the NSW and Queensland border are preparing for a weekend of wild weather, with torrential rainfalls already recorded on the Sunshine Coast
FRANCE plunged into a heated debate about its marriage laws today after learning that a court had annulled the union of two Muslims because the husband said the wife was not the virgin she had claimed to be
A LANDMARK international convention banning cluster munitions was formally adopted by some 111 countries today, in a move supporters hope will stigmatise the lethal weapons as much as landmines
ENGLAND`S Stonehenge was used as a burial site from its inception 5000 years ago and remained so for more than 500 years, says a study that may shed some light on the ancient monument
A BLIND seven-year-old student at an Islamic school in eastern Pakistan has died after his teacher punished him for not learning the Koran, police said today
ORIGIN Energy shares surged to a record high after it knocked back an improved $13.6 billion takeover offer from British giant BG Group, citing the increased value of its gas reserves
Bone to pick ... former Nine Network chief Eddie McGuire has been accused of queue-jumping after claims he demanded star treatment twice last week when renewing his driving licence / Graham Crouch
NIGHTCLUB owners who provide extra door security are allowed to let in people after 2am following a state government compromise
AL-QAEDA has been essentially beaten in Iraq and the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, says CIA chief
A PERFORMANCE tracking device for skiing enthusiasts bagged the top Australian International Design Award prize
