Australia

Markets open higher as traders await regional service-sector data amid eurozone finance ministers meet.

Glencore announces third extension of $33bn tie-up as both parties await approval from authorities in China.

RBA keeps interest rate on hold at 3% as it sees improvement in non-mining sectors of the economy.

A video posted online, showing the Barminco workers at an Australian gold mine doing the viral dance, has reportedly lost them their jobs.

Japan's LNG dependence has soared after the 2011 disaster.

Apple suffers another setback in its legal battle with Samsung with a reduction in $1bn damages awarded in 2012.

Conman scammed investors out of $8.5m by pretending to be friends with Queen, Pope, Bush and Clinton.

Federal Aviation Administration concerned after viral new dance performed during flight - with crew's blessing.

Australia face India in the second Test at Hyderabad. What do the Aussies need to learn from England to win in India?

With this physics paper, I thee wed, Australian scientist tells Christie Nelan.

Guinness World Records recognises Misao Okawa of Japan as the oldest living woman in the world

Multibillion-dollar mining area spared worst of cyclone but heavy rain and flooding expected.

Company policy changed after Mayer 'didn't like what she saw from her office window'.

Country on alert as heavy rainfall and 120 mph winds expected to batter west coast of Australia

Twilight star Kristen Stewart parties with Robert Pattinson's best friend, Marcus Foster.

British boy band One Direction kick off Take Me Home world tour at O2 Arena

Air accident-traumatised musician accused by Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah for refusing to play Australia show.

Markets recover from losses as traders await key German IFO business climate index.

Asian markets trade lower as weak eurozone economic indicators sparked concerns on the bloc's recovery.

While the Blade Runner/Reeva Steenkamp case grips the nation, expat Cath Everett samples a less stressful South African institution.

The former Australian captain signs temporary deal with Division One side

The Australian central bank feels that lower interest rates have begun to help economic growth.

Laura Trott has praised Elinor Barker ahead of her World Championships debut in Minsk

Israeli Knesset probe opened into claims dead prisoner was a double agent.

Meyler, 21, died a week after being stabbed in the neck in a drunken fight.

As the 2012 DA14 became the largest asteroid to pass within 17,200 miles of Earth, scientists have warned of the danger of future impacts.

Twilight star Kristen Stewart believes Robert Pattinson is her soul mate

Woodhead’s mother says contact lens solution saved her son’s life after he went missing in Queensland.

Earth gets another close encounter with flying space rock when asteroid 2012 da14 whizzes past our planet later - hours after a meteor burned up over the Urals in Russia.

Edwards Leads England to World Cup Third Place