Sydney -
Goodbye Mr Shuffles, hello Pathi Ham. Taronga Zoo’s miracle baby elephant has been formally named in a ceremony today. The meaning of the name in Thai? Miracle.
Canberra -
Four people have died in another high speed police chase in Canberra, Australia, including a four-month-old baby boy. Police say the chase was "done by the book". The deaths come less than three months after another child died due to a police pursuit.
Three men have been convicted by a Krakow court for stealing the infamous “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign that hung above the entrance of the former Auschwitz death camp.
London -
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has admitted that he was incorrect in his claim to the Chilcot Inquiry that defence spending has increased every year. He must now correct his evidence in the inquiry.
Cyclone Tomas has drifted away from the Pacific Island nation, leaving behind destroyed houses and crops. With reports of deaths and 17 missing Australian citizens, the country is now trying to repair the devastation the cyclone has reaped.
Khartoum -
Two French aid workers of the aid group Triangle Generation Humanitaire were released in Darfur, Sudan after being seized by gunmen on 22 November 2009 in the Central African Republic.
Sydney -
Taronga Zoo's newest elephant addition, Mr. Shuffles, has taken his first steps outside of the heated barn in the elephant's enclosure, with some enthusiastic visitors able to catch the first glimpse of the miracle baby.
With controversy marking her every move, Katherine Heigl has gone from one of the most loved characters on popular TV show Grey's Anatomy to one of the most hated.
Rome -
The Vatican has criticised a Rome high school for their plan to install condom machines. While the school says it will help prevent and educate student-pregnancies, the Vatican believes it will trivialize sex.
The Indian Film Festival, Bollywood and Beyond, has hit Melbourne, with the aim of improving Australian-Indian relations and to promote Indian films to the wider market. With the "Queen of Bollywood" already there, every Australian politician is watching.