The 38th G8 Summit will get underway at the presidential retreat of Camp David in Maryland today, with the leaders of the world's eight richest industrialised countries in attendance....[more]

The symbolic Olympic Flame will arrive in the United Kingdom today after an eight-day tour of historic Greece, where legend says the tradition originated with the very first Olympic Games....[more]

Facebook could raise as much as $US10 billion in the largest ever flotation by an internet company on Wall Street as the multi-billion-dollar company prepares to release its Initial Public Offering (IPO) today....[more]

Discredited Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, Peter Slipper, is currently facing a Fair Work Act claim that alleges he discriminated against a former aide - a case which will be heard by the Federal Court today....[more]

This international day of observance aims to raise awareness of how important museums are in the development of society....[more]

This national event aims to encourage children to lead a healthier and more active lifestyle through regular walking, create regular walking habits and reinforce safe pedestrian behaviour....[more]