text

TPG ups bid for Australia's Fairfax Media

AconsortiumledbyprivateequitygiantTPGCapitaluppeditsofferfortroubledFairfaxMediaMondayandnowwantstobuyouttheentirefirm.LastweekTPGandtheOntarioTeachers'PensionP

text

Aussie media lifts lid on oil industry corruption

Australian media has lifted the lid on allegations of corruption in the oil industry dating back decades, implicating global companies, officials and ministers, likely renewing investigations that had stalled.

text

"Comfort women" memorials constant reminder of Japan's wartime past

​Anchored by butterfly-shaped benches, an unassuming boulder displaying a brass plaque stands in a large expanse of green grass here in Northern Virginia, half-an-hour drive away from the U.S. capital.

text

BlackBerry calls off sale, replaces CEO

Blackberry Ltd will be getting a 1- billion U.S. dollars injection instead of a direct buyout for now.

text

Australian embassies part of U.S. spying network: media

Australian embassies are part of a U.S.-led global spying network and are being secretly used to intercept calls and data across Asia, local media reported on Thursday.