Toyota also boosted by car brisk sales figures.
A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan, injuring at least 99 people and affecting output at some high-tech factories.
An Australian submarine sinks a retired US ship during a test of a new torpedo.
CNN's Sara Sidner explains why tobacco is still extremely popular in India.
Barack Obama has landed in Berlin to begin the European leg of his international tour.
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New evidence is showing more and more young South Australians are refusing to leave home, afraid of meeting mounting living costs.
More Australians have appeared in 'Who' magazine's 2008 list of 100 sexiest people than ever before.
CNN's Alessio Vinci visits where Karadzic lived before his arrest.
With satellite television on offer to billions of viewers around the world, Australian audiences are looking at their options in regard to better access.
CNN's Diana Magnay talks to an African-American gospel singer in Bavaria, Germany, about her U.S. election hopes.
"Slaughterhouse" author David Rieff talks about why people should not forget former Serb President Radovan Karadzic.
Australia's housing affordability crisis is getting worse. Perth rents have jumped by 25 per cent, while households all over the country struggle with fuel and grocery prices.
An Australian snowboarder has died while on holiday at a ski resort in Chile.
ABC reporter Peter Lloyd has met with his lawyer in Singapore after been released on bail on drug charges - he faces up to 20 years jail if convicted of drug possession and trafficking.
Bulgaria's centuries old rose oil industry is used by perfumiers such as Chanel and Dior
At least 90 people have been injured in a powerful earthquake in northern Japan.
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has paid a predawn visit to the holiest place in Judaism. Obama placed a small note inside the ancient Western Wall, then bowed his head in prayer. (July 24)
Hurricane Dolly has hit the Mexico-Texas coast, lashing the region with winds of up to 100mph (161km/h).
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has won parliamentary backing for a crime package.
Max Boot, a foreign policy adviser to US Republican hopeful John McCain, says Barack Obama is being "optimistic" about the Middle East.
Serbia: Radovan Karadzic will fight extradition; Japan: chimpanzee escapes at zoo
Dozens of people have been injured in magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Japan's northern island of Honshu.
Australian Federal Police have re-opened their investigation into a drink driving case involving Canberra Raiders star Todd Carney.
A hot-headed chimpanzee decided to deal with a heatwave in Japan in his own way - by breaking out.
Grief over the death of Heath Ledger is being blamed for Christian Bale's outburst at a London hotel.
China has announced it will be relaxing it's tough stance against demonstrations during the Beijing Olympics.
An Australian man has been killed on a snowboarding holiday in Chile.
The Democratic candidate is grilled on Middle East peace interests and Iran.
Heavy rains causing floods in the central Chinese province of Hubei have killed six people and affected 584-thousand, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday. (July 23)
Former Attorney General Phillip Ruddock has been lobbying the Indonesian government to spare three of the Bali nine members on death row.
Millions of people in East Africa face a humanitarian crisis as soaring food prices and drought take their toll.
Hurricane Dolly's entry into the Gulf of Mexico reminded energy markets and consumers of another risk factor - - - Mother Nature.
Rent in in Australia is more expensive than ever, with property monitors saying rents have risen up to 25% in a year.
Barack Obama says he is committed to the security of Israel. Obama visited Israel and the West Bank in the latest stops on his overseas trip. (July 23)
Shell Australia says petrol stations should have already lowered the cost of fuel, following the drop in global oil prices.
The Canadian government will withdraw its troops from front-line operations in Afghanistan by the end of 2011