An unfinished Indian canoe, apparently abandoned 500 years ago, has been discovered in a remote section of an Alaska rainforest, according to officials.. SARAH DYBDAHL / Sealaska Heritage Institute
As the royal tour comes to an end, we look back on Prince William and new wife Kate’s 12-day tour of Canada, California and Hollywood.. ABC/AFP/Mike Nelson/Pool)
The US is calling for an investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation following phone hacking revelations, saying there are fears the scandal may extend to the phones of 9/11 victims.. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Culinary societies are popping up in Pamplona, the Spanish town renowned for its week-long, death-defying bull running festival; and it’s not just paella that’s on the menu.. REUTERS/Susana Vera)
Space shuttle Atlantis has docked at the International Space Station above New Zealand for the last time, and astronauts will now spend a week unloading a year’s worth of supplies.. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme
Conservation groups are urging all nations to ignore Japan’s appeal to resume small-scale commercial whaling off its coast.
The tables have turned as British MPs ply pressure on Rupert Murdoch to drop his bid for TV giant BSkyB amidst mounting allegations in the phone hacking scandal.. REUTERS/Olivia Harris
US chart topper Lady Gaga has been awarded honorary Sydney citizenship thanks to her support of the city’s thriving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.. ABC/AAP/Dean Lewins
Scientists have rediscovered a spindly-legged toad species almost 90 years after it was last sighted in Malaysia’s Borneo jungle.. ABC
Prince William and his new wife Catherine have used their star power to promote British acting talent at a glittering dinner with Hollywood A-listers on the last night of a 12-day north American tour.. POOL New / Reuters
“Green glamour” is returning Berlin’s fashion week to the map of trend-setting capitals, just at a time when consumers are turning to all things eco-friendly.. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
There are fresh allegations a member of the British royal family’s protection force took money from the News of the World, presumably for information about their charges.. Reuters: Luke MacGregor
Armchair astronauts can take their dreams to the dining table on Thursday — NASA is hosting a virtual dinner with the shuttle Atlantis crew.. REUTERS/NASA NASA
Pop shocker Lady Gaga has courted controversy in Sydney after performing in a wheelchair as part of her live show, watched by hundreds of “little monsters”.. Take40/Vodafone All-Time Prepaid/Today Network
The head of Queensland’s reconstruction authority says six months on from the summer of disaster, there are still too many families “living rough” while they wait for their homes to be repaired.. ABC
The FBI has been called in to investigate reports that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation tried to hack the phones of victims of the 9/11 terror attacks.. ABC/Chang W. Lee/AFP
Rupert Murdoch has abandoned his bid to take over British satellite broadcaster BSkyB, as the fallout continues from the News of the World phone hacking scandal.. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
Two American astronauts have wrapped up the last spacewalk of the shuttle era at the International Space Station, where Atlantis is docked on the final mission of the 30-year US program.. REUTERS/NASA TV
In the midst of controversy, the final edition of Rupert Murdoch’s best-selling British tabloid, the News of the World, has been published with the headline “Thank you & Goodbye”. REUTERS/Paul Hackett
Following in the tentacles of Paul the Octopus, New Zealand rugby fans are hoping a newborn calf will steer the nation to world cup glory when the tournament kicks off on home soil in less than two months.. Mark Mitchell
Japan’s prime minister says the decommissioning of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant would take decades, in the first government announcement of a long-term timeframe for the clean-up.. REUTERS/KYODO Kyodo
British author, Alan Shadrake, has left prison in Singapore after 5 weeks and flown home to London, having criticised the city-state’s use of the death penalty.. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
New Zealand has refused entry to a boat load of Sri Lankan asylum seekers, saying it would only open the door to “millions of others” and reward people smugglers.. ABC/Reuters/Tanaya Raras
The crew of NASA’s final space shuttle mission restocked the International Space Station with tons of supplies after waking to the music of Elton John.. ABC
Dressed in cloaks and waving wands, Harry Potter fans have become some of the first in country to see the final film.. ABC/AAP/Paul Miller
World leaders have condemned a suspected terrorist attack in Mumbai that has killed at least 20 people and injured over 100 others.. ABC
Authorities will keep up pressure on BP Plc to ensure it fully compensates victims of last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio said on Monday after the company indicated it wants to limit future claims.. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Australia unveiled its most sweeping economic reform in decades with a plan to tax carbon emissions from the nation’s worst polluters, reviving hopes of stronger global climate action with the largest emissions trade scheme outside Europe.. ABC
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As the royal tour touched down in Hollywood, New Zealand photographer, Mahlon, spent the day with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Here, he writes exclusively for MiNDFOOD.. REUTERS/POOL New
Piracy in the Indian Ocean is hampering the efforts of climate change researchers to the point where they have had to call in the Australian Navy.. ABC
Japan and anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd have swapped angry words at the world whaling conference over the hunting of cetaceans around Antarctica.. REUTERS/Ho New
Oprah Winfrey is adopting a more hands-on approach with her OWN network, after disappointing ratings in the network’s first six months.. REUTERS/Anthony Bolante
The National Gallery has announced a rediscovered painting by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci estimated to be worth US$200 million will go on display in London later this year.. ABC
