Tourists have been evacuated from a number of Great Barrier Reef resorts, as tropical cyclone Ului was downgraded to a category two system.
US President Barack Obama is planning a more relaxed visit to Australia when he comes in June, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
Mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd has struck a deal with Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) to develop the Simandou iron ore reserve in West Africa.
Reports of Sandra Bullock's husband's infidelity have gathered steam after details of lewd text messages were published by a tabloid magazine.
Samantha Stosur has reached her first semi-final of the year at the prestigious WTA event in Indian Wells, California.
Robot teachers - who never get angry or make sarcastic remarks - have been a hit with pupils during a pilot project in some South Korean schools.
More US children are becoming extremely obese at a younger age, putting them at risk of dying decades younger than normal-weight children, a study has warned.
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