The Great Pyramids of Giza, the only surviving structures from the original seven wonders of the ancient world, were assured of retaining their status in addition to the new seven after indignant Egyptian officials said it was a disgrace they had to compe

The Taj Mahal, the 17th Century marble monument, was on Sunday picked as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in the largest-ever online poll conducted by Swiss non-profit group New 7 Wonders Foundation.

SUSPECTS linked to the foiled car bomb attacks in London allegedly planned to blow up the devices using mobile phones in Australia, a British newspaper has reported.

HOBART and Launceston are responsible for most of the greenhouse pollution in Tasmania because of their high levels of consumption, says the Australian Conservation Foundation.

TASMANIA'S drug rehabilitation system is in crisis with addicts unable to access treatment.

A DYING businessman has left his multi-million-dollar company to his staff in a stunning act of generosity.

THE head of France's most celebrated dynasty of bakers has urged her countrymen to end their love affair with the baguette and revert to what she says is the traditional Gallic loaf.

THE chief suspect in an Israeli murder case escaped house arrest and skipped a scheduled court appearance by transferring his electronic tag to his dog, police said.

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Vast areas of ancient Aboriginal rock art dating back to the last ice age will be protected in Australia's northwest, but some may be moved to make way for a major gas terminal, the Australian Government said yesterday.