Australia on Tuesday announced plans to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2013, a year earlier than planned, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard saying Afghan forces would be ready to take charge of local security earlier than expected.
Pressure has mounted on British and Australian authorities to launch new probes into media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in the wake of allegations the company ran a secret unit that encouraged pirating of pay-TV rivals.
Tech giant Apple offered to refund Australian customers Wednesday after the country's consumer watchdog took Apple to court for false advertising over its new iPad's 4G capabilities, which only works with North American wireless networks.
Pakistani authorities pull down Osama Bin Laden's old compound, less than a year after he was killed in a controversial US mission. Meanwhile, despite security risks, a Chinese village continues to "export" its workers to Africa. Finally, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard weighs up her options after an attempt to oust her as party leader.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 27/02/12: International papers react in different ways to the Syrian constitutional referendum. The Independent calls it "Assad’s ultimate insult" and "a farcical vote". Meanwhile, Putin’s jailed opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky pens a piece for The Guardian and the International Herald Tribune. He says "real political change in Russia is unavoidable."
Former premier Kevin Rudd, who dramatically resigned as foreign minister this week, said he would challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a Monday vote on who should lead the Labour Party, saying Gillard had "lost the trust" of Australians.
We look at tributes to Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times war correspondent killed this week in Syria - and why it's still important for war correspondents to cover this kind of conflict, in her own words.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Thursday that a vote on the leadership of the Labor Party would take place next week, following the dramatic resignation a day earlier of foreign minister and ex-premier Kevin Rudd.
Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister, resigned on Wednesday amid speculation he was seeking to oust Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Gillard toppled Rudd in a Labor Party coup in 2010.
Keeping up appearances is both expensive and time-consuming, but it can also be dangerous for our health. From fillers and fake tans to skin and teeth whitening, this week we check out the health risks involved with looking good.
