James Hardie says it is committed to compensating asbestos victims despite failing to contribute to a fund set up for them for two of the past three years.
A disgruntled ex-worker has shot dead one person and wounded five others in an office building in Florida.
Freddie Mac said it lost $US6.3 billion ($A6.91 billion) for shareholders in the third quarter but would not seek any additional bailout funds.
British actor and former 007 Roger Moore has paid for and starred in a poster campaign outside a top London shop, pressing it to stop selling foie gras.
Corey Brown capped a spectacular Melbourne Cup week when he piloted the David Hayes-trained All American to victory in the Emirates Stakes at Flemington.
Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US network CBS says.
People are being warned against eating uncooked semi-dried tomatoes after evidence emerged of a possible link with hepatitis A, NSW Health says.
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