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Zara Phillips-Mike Tindall Wedding: A Low-Key Event Rather Than a Royal Wedding

British royal Zara Phillips and England rugby star Mike Tindall have agreed on a private wedding ceremony as they tie the knot on Saturday in Edinburgh.

Screening has little impact on breast cancer deaths: study

A woman undergoes a mammograms, a special type of X-ray of the breasts, which is used to detect tumours as part of a regular cancer prevention medical check-up at a clinic in Nice

Falling breast cancer death rates have little to do with breast screening but are down to better treatment and health systems, scientists said on Friday, in a study likely to fuel a long-running row over the merits of mammograms.

'World Hepatitis Day': Singers Join in Fight Against Soaring Hepatitis Rates

In support of rock legend Gregg Allman and R&B artist Natalie Cole's battle with Hepatitis C, the Allman Brothers Band put on a star-studded benefit show at New York's Beacon Theatre. Roughly 130 million injection drug users worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, according to a study published online by World Health Organization said on Tuesday, "World Hepatitis Day."

Lochte breaks record, Magnussen ends wait

Ryan Lochte became the first swimmer to break a long course world record since controversial polyurethane swimsuits were banned last year while James Magnussen ended a far longer Australian wait at the world championships Thursday.

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Air Canada plane returns safely to Sydney after smoke

An Air Canada plane bound for Vancouver was forced to dump fuel and return to Sydney on Thursday after crew reported smoke coming from an oven in the galley, the airline said.

Euro dumped vs yen, USD, Swissy and Aussie

The euro struggled to find any friends in Asia on Thursday, on renewed fears of contagion in Europe, while the U.S. dollar remained on the defensive as Washington showed no signs of progress in debt agreement.

Housing 'severely unaffordable' despite declines

Housing in Australia has become "severely unaffordable", and it will take 10 years of flat-lined prices to rectify, a study has found.

China boosts naval power with carrier program: sources

China is building two aircraft carriers as part of a military modernization program that is causing concern among other Asian countries, sources said on Wednesday.

South Africa: Is the Sun Setting on Afrikaners?

Afrikaners have lived in South Africa so long that they regard themselves as ?Africans? or ?the white tribe of Africa.?

UK man wins fight to make "Stormtrooper" helmets

A British prop designer who makes replicas of the menacing Stormtrooper helmets featured in Star Wars films won a legal battle Wednesday against director George Lucas, who took him to the High Court in 2008 over copyright infringement.

Kickstart founders Charles Adler, Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler(l to r) are seen in this hondout photo.

Kickstarter making noise with crowd-funding

Perry Chen was working in the New Orleans' music industry when he faced a cash-crunch during the city's JazzFest. He wanted to bring a European musician to perform at the festival but couldn't raise the money. A decade later, other artists are now reaping the benefits of Chen's brainstorm: online fundraising site Kickstarter.

The 6df Galaxy Survey data, each dot is a galaxy and Earth is at the centre of the sphere.

The Expansion of The Universe: A New Way to Measure its Speed

How fast does the universe expand? A new measurement, the most accurate one to date, was introduced by a PhD student in Australia.

Universe Size and Expansion Calculation Method Refined by PhD Candidate

A PhD candidate at The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) at University of Western Australia in Perth has made the daunting task of calculating the size of the universe by refining the method of figuring out how quickly it is expanding.

How to Measure Galaxy's Distance From Earth?

The speed and direction of a distant galaxy can be easily measured by analyzing light coming from the galaxy. But to determine the galaxy's distance from Earth was much more difficult.

Five days to become MPA Top Commercial Broker

There are only 5 days left to enter MPA?s prestigious Top Commercial Brokers list, recognising the top-performing advisers in the non-residential space.

Dollar falls, gold rises with no US debt progress

Asian stocks and the U.S. dollar fell on Wednesday while gold hit a record high at more than $1,623 an ounce, as a drip feed of news out of Washington indicated politicians were making little progress on a plan to lift the U.S. debt ceiling.

Australia’s Cadel Evans rules 2011 Tour de France

Cadel Evans’ Galibier Chase of Schleck Was the Defining Moment of Tour de France 2011

As the Tour de France approached the Alps, Cadel Evans was in the perfect position to win the entire race, since he only needed to keep up with his rivals on the mountains and then put in a good time trial performance which he was capable of doing.

Gold flat after hitting record

Gold held steady on Tuesday after the last session's record high, as investors stayed on the sidelines, watching the stalemate in Washington's budget talks to avert a ratings downgrade or default.

Mine workers emerge from the pithead at the Harmony Gold mine in Carletonville, west of Johannesburg,

South African strikes to spread to gold sector

South African gold miners will this week join thousands of workers seeking pay rises in widening nationwide strikes, threatening to hurt exports from Africa's largest economy at a time when bullion is at record highs.

Gold steady below record; debt talks eyed

Gold held steady below its record high on Tuesday as investors waited to see if President Barack Obama's appeal for lawmakers to break a deadlock in U.S. debt talks would succeed, while the euro zone debt crisis lent support.

Video: Dog Bites Shark in Australia -- See the Video That Has Gone Viral

The video capturing a dog biting a shark has received a great deal of attention.

Photos of the Week: Beautiful Photos of the Universe

Milky Way Over Abandoned Kilns, NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis, Noctilucent Clouds Over Edmonton, Atlantis Farewell from Parkes

Swiss franc hit all-time high vs USD

The U.S. dollar remained on the defensive in early Asia-Pacific having hit record lows on the safe-haven Swiss franc as the market awaited the latest attempt by President Barack Obama to break the deadlock on debt talks.

Adrian, Weber-Gale, Lezak and Phelps of the U.S. pose with their bronze medals for the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai

Australia relay team cause upset at world swim championship

Australia's inexperienced men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay team provided a massive boilover on the first day of pool competition, while China completed their sweep of titles in the diving at the world swimming championships Sunday.

Planking is an Internet Sensation but Owling is the Rage Now (MOST POPULAR PLANKING AND OWLING PHOTOS)

Planking has become an Internet sensation within a short period of time despite the fact that it's dangerous and it's facing a new threat now - Owling.

Cone-ing is the Newest Internet Prank After Planking and Owling Trends [PHOTOS] [VIDEO]

Cone-ing is a video fad where participants order an ice cream cone at a fast food drive-through. The first cone-ing video was uploaded to YouTube by Stevens through his user stevensalki on May 18th, 2009, and has received around 130,000 views as of June 2011.

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