Governor-General Quentin Bryce's relationship to Labor MP Bill Shorten does not constitute a conflict of interest in Australia's current political limbo.

Two Channel Nine journalists who were found guilty of breaching the Listening Devices Act have escaped a conviction.

Tiger Woods shares the lead after round one of The Barclays, the first event of the US Tour's FedEx Cup, as he bids to earn a US Ryder Cup wildcard pick.

INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie says he will use meetings with the Prime Minister and Opposition leader to push for reforms on poker machines.

Scientists in Britain decode most of the genome of wheat, an achievement that could prove to be a vital contribution to efforts to secure global food supplies.

The attorney for Michael Enright, the New York City college student charged with attempted murder as a hate crime for allegedly stabbing a Muslim cab driver Tuesday, denied that his client had acted out of hatred for Muslims. "I don't believe that he has any underlying hatred or animosity towards Islam or Muslims in general," said attorney Jason Martin.

Fuel tank design eyed; 3 million Jeep Grand Cherokees could be recalled.

Crimes committed by Rwanda's army and Congolese rebels in Congo during the 1990s could be classified as genocide, a leaked draft U.N. report says.

Chilean television has aired video footage of 33 miners who are facing months trapped underground in a collapsed gold and copper mine.

The brave soldier's parents recall he was proud to save other soldiers' lives.