Super star Messi accused of tax fraud in Spain
Argentine soccer super star Lionel Messi and his father Jorge were ordered to appear before a Barcelona court in September after Spanish prosecutors accused...
Calgary floods kill 3, force 75,000 from homes
Floodwaters that devastated much of southern Alberta left at least three people dead and forced officials in the western Canadian city of Calgary on...
Corruption among Customs officers at Sydney international airport
A report detailing corruption in the Customs and Border Protection service has revealed a group of officers used inside knowledge to bypass airport surveillance...
Brazil protests expand to over one million people
More than a million Brazilians poured into the streets of at least 80 cities Thursday in this week's largest anti-government demonstrations yet, protests that...
Pension blow for millions as £48billion is wiped off share values
PENSION FUNDS lost billions of pounds yesterday as share prices around the world plummeted.
In London the FTSE 100 Index fell almost three per cent,...
Sao Paulo and Rio roll back bus fares
Brazil's two biggest cities agreed to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against...
South Australia seeks to legalise gay marriage
Labor backbencher Susan Close has introduced a bill to the South Australian Parliament seeking to allow same-sex marriage.
Dr Close said the traditional rules of...
North Korea has threatened to kill the authors of a report
North Korea has threatened to kill the authors of a report claiming Kim Jong-un used Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf as a leadership guide.
The article...
Thousands camp in the Peruvian Andes to protect a lake from major gold mining...
Thousands of opponents of a 5 billion dollars gold project of Newmont Mining circled a lake high in the Andes, in Cajamarca province vowing...