Prime Minister Julia Gillard is heading to Chicago for a major international summit focusing on Afghanistan's post-war future.
A California woman has taken a two-month-old puppy into her home after seeing it being dropped from the sky by a hawk.
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Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has married girlfriend Kyly Boldy at an intimate service.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal stepped up their preparations for the French Open a gear as both advanced without any problems in their opening matches at the Rome Masters here on Wednesday.
Evidence is mounting that the next generation of Apple's iPhone will have a bigger screen than current models, the Wall Street Journal reported.
A new US Agriculture Department study counters a popular notion that junk food is cheaper than a well balanced meal.
A New York man has drowned more than three hours after pulling himself out of the water in what doctors say is a rare case of secondary drowning.