AUSTRALIA

Having just weathered a blizzard of economic reports, investors and traders can look ahead to a fairly light calendar next week.

The last known member of the species died in a zoo in Hobart, Tasmania, in September 1936.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is running for the Australian Senate this year, despite being cooped up in an Ecuadorean Embassy in London.

A man's risk for future heart disease and premature death increased with severity of his erectile dysfunction, a new study found.

Perry lived out her dream of being a talk show host on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" last Friday.

International Business Machines will partner with Germany’s SAP in a new global service for the cloud and “big data."

Emigration spiked by 85 percent in 2011, with people between the ages of 25 and 29 forming the bulk of those departing.

The Serbian star defeated Andy Murray in four sets.

The leaders of the Hilton and Marriott hotel chains used the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to promote “smart visas.”

Of the three living species of this creature, the northern hairy-nosed wombat is at most risk of extinction.

Arckaringa Basin could be sitting on the equivalent of anywhere between 3.5 billion and 233 billion barrels of oil.

The United States will join only a handful of countries that allow women to serve in direct combat positions.

The Justice JS Verma committee, set up to propose amendments to existing Indian laws relating to crime against women.

A Chinese military officer warned Australia not to side with the U.S. and Japan if the East China Sea conflict leads to war.

62-year-old tourist Paul Marshallsea may have saved a group of children when he wrestled away a shark lurking in the water.

Rio Tinto Group, the mining giant that just admitted that it’s worth $14 billion less than previously stated, is at a crossroads.

Roger Federer’s clash with Bernard Tomic highlights the sixth day’s play at the Australian Open

Goats represent more of a commitment than either bees or chickens, so it’s unlikely they’ll ever become as common as rooftop vegetable gardens.

The story of Manti Te'o's fake dead girlfriend, Lenny Kekua, is one of the biggest sports hoaxes of all time.

The 12-pound gold nugget uncovered by an Australian prospector is the find of a lifetime. The massive gold nugget could fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars based on market value alone, but the unique size and shape of the item could make it even more valuable.

Investment demand is expected to drive the price of gold higher in first half 2013, on loose monetary policies and burgeoning sovereign debt.