Australia

Kylie Minogue''''s Spanish lover ''moves in with her''

Kylie Minogue''''s Spanish lover ''moves in with her''Melbourne, April 6 : It looks like pop princess Kylie Minogue and her lover Spanish model Andres Velencoso are taking their relationship to the next level.

Velencoso reportedly moved into the singer''''s London home in the posh locality of Chelsea, while Minogue was visiting her parents in Australia.

Minogue has cast Velencoso as the face of her new men''''s fragrance, and brought him home to Melbourne to meet her family.

The couple also enjoyed a brief holiday in the Queensland sun.

Australian rugby player dies in South Africa

Shawn MackaySydney - Australian international rugby player Shawn Mackay died Monday in a South

Cathay Pacific named World's best airline

Cathay Pacific named World's best airlineSydney, Apr 6: Cathay Pacific has been honoured with the title of the world''s best airline at the annual Skytrax awards.

The Hong Kong based airline has beaten world’s most renowned passenger aircrafts to grab the top position for the third time in the last 10 years.

The annual Skytrax awards are among the most highly regarded in the industry, with the results based on surveys of more than 16 million air passengers conducted over eight months.

Singapore Airlines was placed at the second position, while Asiana Airlines claimed the third position.

Kids as young as 9 have mobile phones as parents seek safety

Kids as young as 9 have mobile phones as parents seek safetyMelbourne, Apr 6: While parents worry over the link between cell-phone and cancer, mobiles are making their way into the hands of kids as young as nine, according to a study.

The prevalence of mobiles among kids came to the fore at the time when the independence of Australia''s peak mobile phone research group was being questioned.

The group, known as the Australian Centre for RF Bioeffects Research, had earlier denied links between brain cancer and phone use.

Parnell & Steyn Stars for SA Win Over Aussies

Parnell & Steyn Stars for SA Win Over AussiesPowered by a tidy bowling performance, South Africa registered a comprehensive seven wicket win over Australia in a crucial tie here on Sunday. With this win, South Africa has leveled the five-match one-day international (ODI) series at 1-1.

Batting first, the star-studded Aussie batting line-up started a disastrous start as they lost half of their side of mere 19 runs. From Australia, Callum Ferguson scored the highest 50 runs while Mitchell Johnson also contributed a useful 30 runs for the team. Both Ferguson and Johnson scored a crucial 63 runs partnership for the seventh wicket.

High stilettos may increase women''s risk of acute, chronic problems

High stilettos may increase women''s risk of acute, chronic problemsMelbourne, Apr 6 : Modern women''s penchant for high heels is putting them at a higher risk of acute and chronic problems.

With the increasing popularity of high heels shortening of the Achilles tendon, heel pain, pain in the balls of the feet, bunions, calluses, soft corns between the toes, fractures, and sprains have also become quite common.

Podiatrist and spokesperson for Australian Podiatry Association (NSW), Brenden Brown said that wearing stiletto heels brings a raft of acute and chronic problems.

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