SYDNEY: Australian actor Hugo Weaving, best known for his roles in “The Matrix” and “The Lord of the Rings”, will head the jury for next month’s Sydney Film Festival, organisers said Wednesday.Weaving, who stars in murder movie “Mystery Road” which opens ...

SYDNEY -AFP - A Sydney harbour-front mansion has sold to a Chinese-born businessman for $53 million dollars (US$54.3 million), setting a new property record for the city, reports said Thursday.The eight-bedroom, seven-bathroom house “Altona” in prestigious Point Piper had been on the ...

SYDNEY  - When Georg Friedrich Handel composed Semele in the 1740s, he could never have imagined it would be performed by opera singers in outrageous catwalk couture, including towering boots and sequinned kilts.But for Sydney Festival director Lieven Bertels, the combination of beautiful ...

Australia beat India by an innings and 68 runs in the second cricket Test in Sydney to take a 2-0 lead in their four-match series. Australia, which had secured a 468-run first innings lead following captain Michael Clarke’s record-setting 329 not out, bowled out the touring team for 400 in ...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive in Turkey on Thursday for a two-day visit to the neighboring country for talks expected to focus on bilateral ties, including enhancement of energy partnership, and Tehran's nuclear program. Ahmadinejad will meet with Turkish President Abdullah Gul ...

A six-member team has been formed to investigate the bomb blast which killed at least 14 persons including 10 PAF men on Tuesday. The team comprises of SSP Investigation Ghulam Muhammad, SP City Investigation Rab Nawaz, DSP Investigation City Shah Nawaz, COU Kotwali Inayat Allah, COU Bhana Marri ...