Couples want ‘no online flirting’ in wedding vows
Modern couples believe a vow to avoid flirting online should be a matrimonial promise, while 34 per cent refuse to say the traditional “till death do us part” at the altar, a new Australian survey has
Australian Open offers record prize money
The 2013 Australian Open will offer a record USD 31.1 million in prize money, as organisers respond to threats of a boycott from players agitating for a greater share of revenue.
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Oz firm cuts ties with contractor
An Australian football company that had outsourced some of its work to India has ended its contract with the Indian sub-contractor amid media reports that alleged child labour was being employed in th
India requires more foreign service officials: Tharoor
Citing that India is in need of a robust foreign policy with a focus on the world of the 21st century, former diplomat-turned politician Shashi Tharoor has said the country requires more foreign servi
Taliban pose as ‘attractive women’ on Facebook for spying
Taliban insurgents are posing as ‘attractive women’ on Facebook to befriend coalition soldiers for gathering sensitive intelligence about operations in Afghanistan, an Australian government report has
No Indians or Asians job ad triggers outrage in Australia
A contractor of Australia's supermarket chain Coles has come under fire for publishing a job advertisement, which barred Indians or Asians from applying.
Face yoga could help lose wrinkles
Ladies, you might want to give those expensive moisturisers and painful botox injections a miss as face yoga might be the simplest and fun way to get rid of wrinkles, experts have claimed.
Togo women on 7 day sex strike to force men to overthrow government!
The female wing of a civil rights group is urging women in Togo to call for a week-long sex strike to demand the resignation of the country's president Faure Gnassingbe.
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Usain Bolt could play Twenty20 in Australia
Negotiations are underway for cricket-mad sprint king Usain Bolt to play in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League, with Shane Warne leading the campaign to bring him to Melbourne.
Dramatic rescue of two men encircled by sharks
In a dramatic rescue, helicopters on Friday plucked out two of the three men encircled by sharks in deep-ocean waters 270 kilometres north of the Australian port city of Perth.
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