A young man, understood to be an Irish backpacker, was rescued by Australian emergency services after going for a nap on a roof and becoming stranded.

Jason Day ended up on his knees in pain but fought on to beat Graeme McDowell 3 and 2 on the opening day of the WGC-Dell Match Play at Austin Country Club in Texas.

Despite many claiming that the World Rugby statement about Craig Joubert’s decision at the weekend is unprecedented, it is not the case.

Hometown golfer Michael Putnam is expecting a lot of noise from the Chambers Bay galleries this week if the decibel levels at Seattle Seahawks NFL games are any guide.

Prince Harry has emerged from a farewell walkabout in the shadow of the famous Sydney Opera House with a kiss and a marriage proposal.

After great anticipation that went on for months, Doctor Who finally landed in New York. This is what happened. Or maybe not.

The 14-year-old girl was separated from her family during the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami.

THE insidious subtext of the argument against same-sex marriage is that children, currently being raised by gay and lesbian couples, are harmed by the experience.

Two Welsh tourists who broke into an Australian theme park and stole a penguin following a drunken night out have each been fined AUS$1,000 (€786).

AN engine problem forced a Boeing 767 operated by the Australian airline Qantas to turn back to Perth yesterday, Australia’s AAP news agency reported.

THE failure to provide stab vests to ambulance crews means that it’s just a matter of time before somebody is killed or seriously injured while on duty, paramedics warn.

Celebrity couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have been reunited in the Oscar-winning actress’s home town of Sydney, Australia, after her singer husband completed treatment in the United States for alcohol abuse, media revealed today.

A fleet of six Japanese whalers left port today for their annual hunt in the Antarctic, where they hope to kill 860 whales for a controversial research programme.

A GOVERNMENT minister in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, has been sacked after he was charged by police with 30 child sex and drug offences.

Violent scuffles broke out between police and pro-Lebanon protesters who mobbed Australia’s prime minister today, demanding more government action to bring peace in the Middle East.

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman said she enjoyed a “boring” 39th birthday with family in Australia today ahead of her widely-anticipated weekend wedding to country music star Keith Urban.

The buzzing electric toothbrush of the former wife of James Bond star Sean Connery sparked a security alert at an Australian airport today.

A British tourist plunged to her death today after her parachute malfunctioned during a skydive near the southeastern Australian city of Melbourne, police said.