US bank Wells Fargo said today it was buying its rival Wachovia for $US15.1 billion, in a deal that emerged after Wachovia had been in talks with Citigroup
A STRUGGLING US economy lost 159,000 jobs in September as the weight of the housing collapse and credit crunch hit a broad swath of industries, government data showed today
THE House of Representatives today re-convened to debate a revised economic rescue package, approved by Senate and sent back to the lower chamber after it kicked it out earlier in the week
A SENIOR Taliban commander today rejected reconciliation with what he called the "puppet" Afghan Government, the latest in a series of pronouncements from both sides on potential peace talks
POPE Benedict XVI today reaffirmed the Catholic Church`s condemnation of artificial birth control, a position that has driven millions of people away from the faith
JURY selection for the murder retrial of Phil Spector got underway in LA today, five years after the legendary music producer allegedly shot dead a blonde actress in his Los Angeles mansion
A RESEARCHER who figured out that Coke explodes sperm and scientists who discovered that people will happily eat stale chips if they crunch loudly enough have won alternative "Ig Nobel" prizes
SHANNON Cole`s fairytale week continued Friday when the dead ball king signed a three-year contract extension at Sydney FC, keeping him at the A-League club until the end of 2012
ALAN Didak`s late season suspension might have cost him a second Copeland Trophy, after consistent midfielder Dane Swan took out the Collingwood best and fairest award on Friday night
AUSTRALIA will kick-off their 2009 Tri-Nations campaign against New Zealand in Auckland next July
Winning combination ... a motorsport commentator, cartoonist and driving instructor have beaten 4000 entrants to win the highly sought-after job hosting Australian Top Gear. Entertainment |
