Astronomers claimed to have discovered a planet that is twice the size of earth and may be capable of supporting human life.

Ricky Ponting could break Steve Waugh's record as Australia's most-capped Test cricketer in front of his home fans at Hobart after the international summer schedule was announced on Thursday.

Flagship Australian airline Qantas said Thursday it was ditching BlackBerry for Apple's iPhone and rolling out in-flight iPad entertainment streaming, dealing a blow to the US firm's rivals.

The Australia one-day and Twenty20 international squads named on Monday to play Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates from August 28 to September 10.

A dozen cricketers are still waiting to be paid by the Bangladesh Premier League, in a situation which is now being described as a 'joke' by the players' union.

Australians Brad Hogg, Brad Hodge and

A six year-old girl has survived a fall from the 18th floor of a building in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin.

Medical staff said that the child is in 'grave' but 'stable' condition.

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Mining magnate Gina Rinehart on Friday laid down an ultimatum to the chairman of troubled Australia media giant Fairfax -- meet a number of performance targets or resign.

Rinehart, Fairfax's biggest

Australian state side New South Wales lost two more top players to a rival on Friday, with former Test players Usman Khawaja and Nathan Hauritz joining reigning Sheffield Shield champions Queensland.

A massive hunt was underway in northern Australia on Wednesday for a fugitive accused of decapitating a man and leaving only a hat where his head should have been.

More than 100 police officers, wit

An asylum-seeker boat carrying an estimated 150 people sank Wednesday en route to Australia's Christmas Island, barely a week after another vessel went down in the same area, killing up to 90.

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