Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday called a ballot on the leadership of the ruling Labor party, bringing to a head an ugly row with predecessor Kevin Rudd.

She said a vote would be h

Mining giant Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it has unearthed a ‘remarkable’ 12.76 carat pink diamond in Australia, the largest of the rare and precious stones ever found in the resources-rich nation.

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Young Virat Kohli and Umesh Yadav have emerged as two notable bright spots in an otherwise disastrous Australian tour during which India's reputation as a cricketing giant took a beating.

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Australia's foreign minister Kevin Rudd resigned on Wednesday, saying he was unable to continue without Prime Minister Julia Gillard's support, paving the way for a challenge to her leadership.

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A woman from Texas contributed 255,000 dollars to the William J. Clinton Foundation last year to spend a day with its Presidential leader Bill Clinton and provided charity-auction organizer Charitybuz

Former skipper Ricky Ponting said Tuesday he intended to continue playing Test cricket for Australia despite his dumping from the one-day team.

Ponting said he had been told by selectors that he did

Australia's two-time World Cup winning cricket captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday conceded that his one-day career is over but stopped short of announcing a formal retirement from the format.

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Former captain Ricky Ponting was dropped from Australia's team for the tri one-day series against India and Sri Lanka, selectors said on Monday.

Chief selector John Inverarity said Ponting, the secon

Australia won the toss and chose to bat in the tri-series one-day international against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

The home side, led by former captain Ricky Ponting in place o

Australia captain Michael Clarke said on Friday he was unlikely to recover in time for Sunday's tri one-day series international against India in Brisbane.

Clarke, who injured his hamstring during th