News Archive

Michael Jackson's death has led to skyrocketing sales of his music and videos, with major retailers like Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble selling out of products that have regained immense popularity overnight.June 27, 2009, 1:45 pm

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a popular astrologer who predicted the president would be ousted from office, police say, fanning fears of a government crackdown on dissent following its victory over separatist rebels last month.June 27, 2009, 1:45 pm

A senior cleric yesterday urged Iran's protest leaders to be punished "without mercy" and said some should face execution — harsh calls that signal a nasty new turn in the regime's crackdown on demonstrators two weeks after its disputed election.June 27, 2009, 1:45 pm

Gary Barlow is organising a star-studded charity show.June 27, 2009, 1:30 pm

Sarah Jessica Parker has taken her new twin daughters home.June 27, 2009, 1:15 pm

A military court has sentenced nine former members of the Nazi SS to life in prison for a series of World War II massacres and ordered Germany to pay damages to some of the families of the hundreds of victims, news reports say.June 27, 2009, 1:15 pm

More deaths of people with swine flu are inevitable but the growing list of fatalities should not trigger alarm, health authorities say.June 27, 2009, 1:00 pm

Holiday-makers headed to Rottnest yesterday had to change their plans after ferry companies cancelled their services because of severe weather.June 27, 2009, 1:00 pm

The 'Harry Potter' actor, 20, claims he is not interested in girls younger than him because they need more attention.June 27, 2009, 1:00 pm

In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives narrowly passed sweeping legislation on Friday that establishes the United States' first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy.June 27, 2009, 1:00 pm

Britain's diminutive king of fashion, John Galliano, paid homage to another vertically challenged emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte of France.June 27, 2009, 1:00 pm

Leonardo DiCaprio has been spotted flirting with two women.June 27, 2009, 12:45 pm

It has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 but weighs less than a small car.June 27, 2009, 12:45 pm

The award-winning actor - who rose to fame in 1984's 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' - finds it strange when people refer to him as a "celebrity" and prefers to hide away from the public spotlight.June 27, 2009, 12:45 pm

Wittenoom's few diehard residents can expect to get an improved offer of more money from the State Government to persuade them to move out of the asbestos contaminated settlement.June 27, 2009, 12:30 pm

For the first time in her life, 20-year-old Ann-Marie has a stable home to call her own after years of living in group homes, hostels and even sleeping rough on the streets.June 27, 2009, 12:15 pm

Doctors say the latest report card on public hospitals shows the system is overstretched and running about 400 beds short with no improvement over six months.June 27, 2009, 12:00 pm

Hollywood screen legend Elizabeth Taylor has broken her silence on the death of Michael Jackson, saying her "heart and mind" are broken by her close friend's demise.June 27, 2009, 12:00 pm

Councils are forging ahead with increases of up to 35 per cent to rubbish charges from next week despite the State Government's decision to postpone its 300 per cent landfill levy increase until January.June 27, 2009, 12:00 pm

Renewed bikie-related violence has prompted NSW police to offer a $100,000 reward over the murder of a Sydney man with alleged links to organised crime.June 27, 2009, 12:00 pm

A Canadian suspected of heading a North American paedophilia ring has been arrested in Mexico in possession of four million photographs and videos of children shown naked or striking suggestive poses.June 27, 2009, 12:00 pm