Rafael Nadal is in the running for his second Australian Open title after narrowly beating Roger Federer 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4 Thursday night. The 2009 champion will face off against either Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray.
Europe is our focus for the international press review today ahead of Monday's summit. The British, Spanish and German weigh in on the future of the Union - and what it's done for us.
Fourth seed Maria Sharapova has booked a place in the Australian Open women's final, after knocking out Petra Kvitova with a 6-2 3-6 6-4 victory on Thursday. The Russian will face Belarusian Victoria Azarenka on Saturday.
Millions of revellers around the world bade farewell to 2011 and celebrated the start of a new year, watching spectacular firework displays in Sydney, Tokyo, and Dubai, and the famous crystal-ball drop in New York.
Women march in Cairo to protest against the Egyptian military’s use of violence;
North Korea’s online propaganda;
And a hotel chain is encouraging web users to steal a Banksy print …
An industrial dispute between Qantas Airways and its pilots, baggage handlers and caterers will go to arbitration, after talks failed on Monday. All sides will now have to accept a settlement imposed by Australia's industrial umpire.
Tiger Woods clinched The Presidents Cup for the US team with the winning point over the Internationals in the singles of the teams match play event at Royal Melbourne on Sunday.
Australia's papers go crazy for President Obama - and so does PM Julia Gillard. We also look at Germany's bout of soul searching after the discovery of a neo-Nazi group that killed 10 people, and why the latest Benetton ad has sparked such controversy.
Australia has agreed to host 2,500 US marines in the north of the country, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced at a news conference with US President Barack Obama on Tuesday. The deployment is seen as a move to counter China's rising influence.
Qantas Airways resumed its first passenger flights Monday after an Australian labour tribunal ordered the company and trade unions to end a bitter industrial row that prompted the airline to ground its entire fleet.
