News Archive

HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a laboratory in China's southern city of Guangzhou, scientists are trying to enhance the rare sweet wormwood shrub, from which artemisinin -- the best drug to fight malaria -- is derived.November 6, 2009, 12:59 pm

Queensland's attorney-general has failed in a bid to lengthen the jail time of a drug addict who injected a 10-year-old boy with morphine.November 6, 2009, 12:58 pm

A body, believed to be that of missing man Christopher Derek John Purdy, has been found in Picton Harbour.November 6, 2009, 12:56 pm

A tsunami warning system for Samoa and other Pacific islands may be part of New Zealand's aid package after a tsunami killed 183 people in Samoa five weeks ago.November 6, 2009, 12:56 pm

TOKYO (Hollywood Reporter) - A priest's son embarks on a path of sin and panty photography motivated by confession-compulsion in "Love Exposure."November 6, 2009, 12:56 pm

A man accused of deliberately killing a woman by driving his car into hers has been found guilty of murder.November 6, 2009, 12:53 pm

US state-controlled mortgage lender Fannie Mae has posted another multi-billion-dollar quarterly loss and said it needed an additional $US15 billion ($A16.46 billion) in taxpayer funds.November 6, 2009, 12:52 pm

The group opposed to the Traveston Crossing dam has rejected claims that the project, in south-east Queensland, would stimulate long-term employment and economic growth in the region.November 6, 2009, 12:50 pm

Bags of old clothes, boxes of books and furniture are typical Salvation Army donations, so volunteers were shocked to find one donation stuffed with a fortune.November 6, 2009, 12:49 pm

Mark Wilhelm will face a second manslaughter trial next year over the cruise ship death of Dianne Brimble.November 6, 2009, 12:48 pm

Holden's Garth Tander has fired a sharp psychological barb at V8 Supercar series leader Jamie Whincup ahead of this weekend's Phillip Island round.November 6, 2009, 12:47 pm

Christchurch police say there has been a positive sighting of a teenage runaway, but they still have concerns for her safety.November 6, 2009, 12:47 pm

A homeless man accused of the rape and murder of a student who plunged to her death from a balcony in Sydney is expected to plead guilty to a number of charges.November 6, 2009, 12:46 pm

A rise in the number of Malaysian visitors to Australia has propped up short-term arrival numbers for September.November 6, 2009, 12:46 pm

Hayden Shaw looks unlikely to play for New Zealand in tomorrow's opening match of the men's Hockey World Cup qualifiers in Invercargill.November 6, 2009, 12:45 pm

The Australian Association of Social Workers is calling for a national plan to reverse a decline in workforce numbers.November 6, 2009, 12:44 pm

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Newell's Old Boys midfielder Cristian Sanchez Prette was suspended for five matches on Thursday for a tackle that could end the World Cup hopes of Racing Club defender Marcos Caceres.November 6, 2009, 12:43 pm

Sachin Tendulkar's glorious 175 in the 5th limited-overs clash with Australia on Thursday evoked memories of his two innings against Steve Waugh's team in 1998.November 6, 2009, 12:42 pm

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In what might be an industry record, CBS' freshman drama series "NCIS: Los Angeles" has been sold into syndication after seven weeks on the air.November 6, 2009, 12:40 pm

Michelle Wilson has called on the federal government to adopt all 50 recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry into the role of carers.November 6, 2009, 12:40 pm

Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says Cairns should look to Papua New Guinea to create new economic opportunities for the far north.November 6, 2009, 12:39 pm