News Archive

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bizarre in life, Michael Jackson's complex personal affairs are taking even stranger twists in death, with sketchy reports on Tuesday of plans for an elaborate public memorial and questions over the parentage of his children.July 1, 2009, 11:59 am

A person has been struck and killed by a train in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket.July 1, 2009, 11:58 am

Debt-laden drilling services provider Boart Longyear says it has sold some of its Sub-Saharan African operations to Tranter Energy and Mining Services.July 1, 2009, 11:45 am

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group may buy Royal Bank of Scotland Group units in at least five Asian countries as Britain's biggest government- controlled bank splits its assets in the region to attract buyers, three people familiar with the plan said.July 1, 2009, 11:45 am

Ricky Ponting is surprised former England captain Michael Vaughan has retired but has no thoughts about when he will bow out of the game...July 1, 2009, 11:41 am

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Discount appliance retailer Clive Peeters says it has abandoned a strategic review of the company after failing to find "an acceptable outcome".July 1, 2009, 11:30 am

Shoppers have been using their Federal Government tax cheques to blitz the nation's stores, new figures show.July 1, 2009, 11:30 am

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West Brom have appointed Roberto Di Matteo as their new head coach.July 1, 2009, 11:30 am

Five controversies of Ashes past from Bodyline to England's substitute fielder.July 1, 2009, 11:27 am

Oil prices sank from eight-month peaks on Tuesday after new data signalled a plunge in consumer confidence in the United States, the world's largest energy consumer.July 1, 2009, 11:15 am

World bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko has vowed to beat up Australia's Vic Darchinyan in the same manner Azumah Nelson pummelled Jeff Fenech 17 years ago.July 1, 2009, 11:15 am

Scottish international striker Steven Fletcher became newly-promoted English Premier League side Burnley's record signing overnight when they agreed a £3 million ($A6.15 million) fee with Scottish club Hibernian.July 1, 2009, 11:15 am

WA Football Commission officials will check the contracts of five Perth senior squad members to determine whether the Demons have made an error in their player-payments report or are guilty of serial salary-cap rorting.July 1, 2009, 11:15 am

Skilled job vacancies fell again in June, dropping 3.7 per cent from May, new data shows.July 1, 2009, 11:15 am

Unions and business must show restraint in these tough economic times, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.July 1, 2009, 11:15 am

Yahoo!Xtra Sports editors have been watching the Tour de France for close on 20 years. Here's those who've won (and lost) the race in that time.July 1, 2009, 11:12 am

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Whitewater paddlers hit the Swan and Avon rivers for one of the first runs this season after storms dumped 73mm on Perth in the past week.July 1, 2009, 11:00 am

George Clooney is in final talks on a two-year agreement to move his film production company to Sony Pictures Entertainment from Warner Bros.July 1, 2009, 11:00 am