Meares on track to save Aussie gold blushes

Olympic sprint queen Anna Meares put Australia on the track cycling map for the second consecutive Games. Read more

Man 'shot wife of 45yrs in mercy killing'

A US man will be arraigned tomorrow on a charge that he walked to his wife's bedside in an Ohio hospital intensive care unit and shot her in what police say was possibly a mercy killing.

Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers

By Herbert Lash
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets edged lower on Friday on worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb its stimulus program, while the dollar recovered against th...

Sailor Slingsby hopes to spark Aussie gold rush

Sailor Tom Slingsby wins Australia's second gold medal of the Olympics and hopes his success will inspire his country's flagging campaign. Read more

Seven dead in US temple shooting

Update: 3.30am At least six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple near the US city of Milwaukee.

Pullback on FTSE deepens as HSBC declines

By Sudip Kar-Gupta
LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100, which had raced to its highest level in nearly 13 years this week, fell sharply for the second straight session on Friday as a declin...

Not so smart getaway in high-speed chase

A driver in a Smart Car has made a dumb move, leading police on a high-speed pursuit along a US highway.

Human Immortality by 2045?

Those of us young enough to hang on for another 33 years may be able to extend those three decades into eternity.

Games shine light on badminton intrigue

Match-throwing has a long history in badminton, but the London Olympics format made the women's doubles scandal an accident waiting to happen. Read more

Pastor refuses to wed black couple

A Mississippi couple was told by a pastor that they could not get married at their church because they were black.

Bet plunge mars Lauren Jackson's flag-waving

11-year-old boards flight without ticket or passport

An 11-year-old boy has boarded an Italy-bound flight in Britain without tickets or a passport, while unaccompanied, just days before the Olympics.