A VINTAGE Aston Martin from 1960 has fetched a world-record price of more than STG3 million at auction in Britain.

A CAR bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus has killed at least three people, state TV reports.

THOUSANDS of Italians have joined an anti-austerity march in the centre of Rome as unemployment continues to rise.

AN investigation has begun into a train crash along a key route between the US cities of Boston and New York, with the line to be closed for two days.

IN an interview with an Argentinian newspaper, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stated again he will not step down, putting any peace process in doubt.

A RUSSIAN plane caught fire as it landed in Moscow, but the passengers and crew escaped unhurt.

A backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say.

Greens leader Christine Milne is being accused of running a dysfunctional office and allowing a culture of intimidation, after the sudden resignation of a highly regarded senior employee.

Thousands of parents trusted prominent Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies as he told them he could make their children famous.

Sooner or later, every Australian household must face an agonising decision: what to do with all the videocassettes they have accumulated in the past 30 years.

Imogen Kelly's breasts are a vital part of her business, which makes her decision all the more critical.

While principals concede the odd bulked-up pupil shows there are failures, schools try to steer young rugby players clear of drugs, writes David Sygall.

A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead outside her home in the city of Karachi.

Thousands of protesters have rallied in Rome against the policies of Italy's new coalition government.

A Facebook hate-page vilifying Tasmanian teachers has sparked fresh concerns about the way young people use social media.

A Saudi Arabian woman has scaled the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women's sports are severely restricted.

Hoarding, gambling and marijuana withdrawal are among the newly-expanded disorders contained in a revision of a leading psychiatric manual.

The $25 million revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual happens only once in a generation and comes after nearly two decades of debate, deliberation and change in clinical practice.

A 58-year-old hiker who spent five days in bushland north-west of Sydney has been rescued by emergency services.

Cricket Australia (CA) is investigating a Twitter rant by cricketer David Warner, who launched a scathing attack on reputed Australian cricket writers Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. "CA is aware of comments made on David Warner's twitter account overnight. CA is attempting to contact Warner and will continue to investigate the matter. CA will make further comment once it has conducted a ...

Greens leader Christine Milne is being accused of running a dysfunctional office and allowing a culture of intimidation, after the sudden resignation of a highly regarded senior employee. Alexandra Lamb, a media adviser to Senator Milne, quit her job last Sunday after professional clashes with the party's new communications director, Georgie Klug. Ms Lamb was given half an hour to leave ...

Sooner or later, every Australian household must face an agonising decision: what to do with all the videocassettes they have accumulated in the past 30 years. The videos we used to watch repeatedly have great sentimental value because they represent the history of a family's changing tastes. But we can never share that pleasure again because the VCR broke down two years ago and has long ...

Burlesque queen reveals cancer scare Imogen Kelly speaks out about how her family's battles with breast cancer affected her decision to undergo a double ...

Anti-doping authorities might never interrogate headmasters or first XV rugby coaches. There will be no raids on classrooms or government ministers staging shocking news conferences about drugs and organised crime in the schoolyard. But to ignore whispers about the use, and potential for use, of performance-enhancing drugs and supplements in schools may be as naive as believing Australian ...

For almost a decade thousands of parents trusted prominent Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies as he told them he could make their children famous. But for almost the entire time Mr Davies operated his RG Dance studio in the city's inner west, police claim he was taking naked photographs of female students. In recent years Mr Davies, whose students have gone on to perform in major ...

A 58-year-old hiker who spent five days in bushland north-west of Sydney has been rescued by emergency services.

No bats have been found on a southern Queensland property where a horse died from the deadly bat-borne lyssavirus.

Supporters of marriage equality gathered in Tony Abbott's Sydney electorate to call on the Liberal Party to allow their members to have a conscience vote.

The operator of Melbourne's Citylink tollway has defended the road's safety record after an accident left a truck hanging off an overpass on Friday morning.

Bob Katter says flying foxes must be removed or culled after a horse contracted the lyssavirus.

Victoria Police is investigating the suspicious death of a baby in Melbourne.

Labor can defeat Abbott at the next election, Gillard says

A woman who fell from a cliff in southeast Queensland may have tumbled 40 metres.

Halfway through the media launch of Sydney's first connection to the network, it cut out.

British actress Keira Knightley has married singer James Righton in a discreet ceremony in the southern French village of Mazan, according to the mayor.

A fun day at the beach turned sour for a Sydney grandfather and his six-year-old granddaughter after somebody saw the little girl swimming naked and called police.