Sydney - Australians were Monday savouring the conviction of former judge Marcus Einfeld on charges of making a false statement and acting to pervert the course of justice.
Einfeld, who 10 years ago was proclaimed a National Living Treasure for his devotion to justice, faces jail for lying to a magistrate in order to get out of paying a 77-Australian-dollar (50-US-dollar) speeding fine.
The millionaire former Human Rights and Equal Opportunity commissioner falsely claimed that a female friend, who proved to be dead at that time, was driving his car when it was snapped by a police speed camera.
Hong Kong - Wealthy Hong Kong may be teetering on the brink of a global recession but a prestige car number plate can still fetch more than 46,000 US dollars, auctioneers said Monday.
Taipei - Chinese negotiator Chen Unlin arrived in Taipei Monday for the highest-level talks between Taipei and Beijing in half a century.
Tehran, Nov 3: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said in Tehran that India's nuclear deal with the United States will in no way adversely impact a project to import Iranian gas via Pakistan.
Hamburg, Germany - If you don't get enough sleep at night, be sure to drink a strong cup of coffee before trying to remember important facts - otherwise your sleep-deprived mind will play tricks with your memory, according to a team of German researchers.
Hamburg - There is new evidence that a virus could be the cause of irregular heartbeat in millions of patients who otherwise exhibit no diagnosed reason for atrial or ventricular fibrillation, according to a team of German scientists.
