AUSTRALIA

Earlier this week, we reported about a stranded penguin that swam up onto a New Zealand Beach. Now, it looks like he is fighting for his life.

The name “Ai Weiwei” has joined a long list of sensitive words in this country, and associating yourself with the artist has become tantamount to asking for trouble.

Hollywood star Cameron Diaz has agreed to join the next series of 'Man vs. Wild', a survival television series hosted by Bear Grylls on the Discovery Channel, a report said on Thursday.

No new Harry Potter books on the way.

Australia's problems with high-speed Internet can be summed up in one word: Margaret.

Keith Allen’s controversial documentary film ‘Unlawful Killing’ on Princess Diana will be shown in the theaters soon.

Australia's plan to build a $38 billion national broadband network cleared a major hurdle on Thursday with a deal to pay top telecoms firm Telstra A$11 billion ($11.6 billion) for using its infrastructure.

Wildlife experts are astonished at the appearance of an Emperor Penguin in New Zealand, some 3000 kilometers (1,900 miles) from his Antarctic home.

On June 21, starting at dusk, over 150 musicians featured performances along Water Street in Gastown. Every kind of music was heard - from jazz, classical, and acoustic to heavy metal, indie and pop. Founded in France in 1982, throughout the years Fete de la Mausique has become an international musical festival celebrated in Canada, the USA, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Australia, Vietnam, Congo, Cameroon, Fiji, Colombia, Chile, Nepal, and Japan.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) just posted a video of Tracy Morgan's apology at a Nashville conference yesterday.

The head of PIMCO, the world's biggest bond fund, predicted that Greece and other European economies would default on their debts to resolve their problems as the euro area deals with its debt crisis.

Music fans in Australia can now watch live performance from the iTunes Festival in London without buying a ticket.

Australia's government unveiled legislation on Wednesday to crack down on cybercrime in the wake of recent cyber attacks on multinational companies and institutions, from Google to the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Senate.

The volcanic ash cloud over the eastern part of Australia is costing the tourism sector more than $10 million a day, an industry group says.

Korean Air announced Tuesday at the Paris Air Show, to buy Bombardier's C series aircraft, the value of the order is valued at US$616-million based on list price, but could swell upto US$1-billion if all the orders comes to a definitive.

Here is an interesting fact about the Summer Solstice. The longest day of the year is not normally the warmest.

A wrap up of Wimbledon Day one and the day two schedule, which was rescheduled because of rains on day one, that canceled 31 matches.

While SlutWalk is getting enormous popularity and support all around the world, there are people who have criticized the concept, saying that women taking part in SlutWalk in provocative outfits are simply fighting for their right to be dirty.

Foster's Group on Tuesday rejected a A$9.5 billion ($10.1 billion) cash takeover offer from SABMiller as too low after the global brewing giant offered only a slim premium for Australia's largest brewer.

Australia is in for round 2 of the menacing Chilean ash cloud. Thousands of air passengers will be left stranded as flights to and from South Australia are cancelled due to volcanic ash from Chile’s Puyehue volcano again this week.

Today is actress Nicole Kidman's 44th birthday.