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6mn hectares gutted, Australia blaze may intensify further

IMAGE: A burnt paw of a brushtail possum is pictured as it is nursed by WIRES volunteers in Merimbula, Australia. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/Reuters Bushfires continued to pose serious threat in......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world. Are you kitten me? Is this the world’s largest cat? An Australian house cat three times the size of a normal feline......

10 unbelievably odd images from across the world!

Here’s a look at some of the weirdest photos from out there! A ‘Pokeburg’ hamburger with the name ‘Peakachu, inspired by the Pokemon Go phenomenon, at Down N’ Out......

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

Ten images that show it’s an odd, odd world we live in. Participants run at the "Half-Naked Marathon" at Olympic Forest park in Beijing, China. This annual running event which requires......

Sydney bids farewell to seige victims at memorial service

Two victims of the deadly Sydney siege were remembered on Tuesday by tearful mourners at private memorial services in Melbourne, a week after a gunman held them hostage inside a downtown cafe in......

Modi to meet top business leaders at Melbourne roundtable

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet top Australian business leaders, including BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie and HSBC Bank Australia CEO Tony Cripps, at a roundtable in Melbourne next......

Paris protests muted but world speaks up for climate change

The French have scored a diplomatic coup by reversing the order of proceedings in such summits. Beginning with Rio de Janeiro in 1992, national leaders arrive at the end of the summit to ratify......

The man who dreamt the multiplex dream

It all began with an e-mail exchange between father Shyam Shroff and his son Shravan. In 1996 Shravan Shroff, then managing director of Fame India, sensed a gap in the cinema exhibition business......

Infosys deal draws Telstra staff ire

Just a few days after Infosys Technologies bagged a five-year, $50 million software development and maintenance contract from leading Australian telecom vendor Telstra, the deal has come under fire......

A pat on the back for Satyam from Qantas

Australian airline Qantas has hailed the troubled outsourcing partner Mahindra Satyam stating that it maintained its level of service even during the tumultuous period. In a report published in......

Joint wedding for Minogue sisters?

Pop star Kylie Minogue is planning to walk down the aisle at the same time when younger sis Dannii ties the knot, it has emerged. Kylie, 41, is seeing Spanish model Andres Velencoso and has......

Halle Berry and Eric Benet separate!

Hollywood is famed for its movies and infamousfor the broken marriages among its glamorous denizens.BruceWillis and Demi Moore,Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Sadie Frost and Jude Law andSharon Stone......

The 330 films I saw in 2015

'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem......

Class and Crime in India in Zurich's Top 10 Films

Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival. Ten years ago, two enterprising Swiss nationals decided to bring some films......

American Greg Bell, oldest living Olympic gold medallist dies

IMAGE: American Greg Bell was the 1956 Olympic long jump gold medallist. Photograph: World Athletics/X American long jump great Greg Bell, who had been the oldest living Olympic gold medallist......

Head, Sutherland bag top honours at Australian Cricket Awards

IMAGE: Travis Head, who is in Sri Lanka for the ongoing two-match Test series, received the Allan Border Medal at the hands of coach Andrew McDonald on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'He flustered India, there's no doubt about that'

IMAGE: Sam Konstas did enough to impress the Australian selectors and confirm his ticket to Sri Lanka for a two-match Test tour beginning at the end of this month. Photograph: ICC/X Former......

Never been to Lord's, but SCG was electric: Jim Courier

IMAGE: Jim Courier is a commentator with Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). He comes to Melbourne every year for season's first Grand Slam. Photograph: SCG/X Jim Courier watched cricket on......

Ponting backs Cameron Bancroft to succeed David Warner

IMAGE: Ricky Ponting backed Cameron Bancroft to succeed David Warner at the top of the order. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters ICC Hall of Famer and former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting......

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