Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will have an audience with the Pope next week when he travels to Europe to take part in crucial talks on climate change.
Six people, including a three-week-old baby, have been killed in a fire that ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London, emergency services said.
China's financial capital Shanghai plans to build a bigger version of New York's charging bull statue that sits near Wall Street.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes made a surprise appearance at the MCG last night to watch a blockbuster AFL clash alongside good friend James Packer.
Roger Federer has reached a record 20th Grand Slam final, and a seventh straight Wimbledon title match.
A teenage geek who dared to 'dis' 50 Cent on YouTube has been flown to New York to hang out with the superstar rapper.
The federal chief medical officer has defended the national response to swine flu after stinging criticism from a Melbourne doctor.