Dark renditions of childhood classics put young movie-goers at risk, child experts warn.

Decision not to build storage facility leading to more waste entombed under developments, critics claim.

Banks, smaller rivals fuel credit crisis by pushing mortgages on people who can't afford them: report.

Mark Vaile becomes third member of John Howard's old guard to quit politics since the 2007 election.

Pope Benedict XVI apologises to Australia's victims of sexual abuse by clergy and people in religious orders.

The State Government's decision not to build a new hazardous waste storage facility has created a policy vacuum that critics claim is leading to more toxic waste being entombed under inner-city developments.

With much-anticipated words, Pope Benedict XVI has apologised to Australia's victims of sexual abuse by clergy and people in religious orders, declaring abuse an "evil" whose perpetrators must be "brought to justice".

Pope Benedict yesterday had stern words for liberal Catholics who rejected the institutional church in favour of their own vision of how it should be.

The papal apology to the thousands of Australians who have been victims of predatory priests was genuine and heartfelt.

Matthew Baldwin was inspired to become a priest after the previous WYD.

President George Bush has agreed to a "general time horizon" for withdrawals of US combat troops from Iraq, the White House has announced, marking a softening of his longstanding opposition to deadlines for reducing the US presence.

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Perth next Thursday and Friday.

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ROME. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has declared he has "civilised" Naples by ending its long-running rubbish crisis — although photographs showed that the mounds of waste had simply been moved into the suburbs.

JAKARTA. Indonesia has executed three convicted murderers, including a mother and son, the latest in a spate of executions bucking a downward trend in the death penalty globally.

St Kilda kept hold of their spot in the AFL's top eight with a 30-point upset win over Hawthorn at Telstra Dome thanks to Nick Riewoldt's magnificent kicking.

Steve Daniels is back in the Goulburn Valley, this time as the enemy.

Cadel Evans is bracing himself for three days of tortuous defence of his Tour de France lead in the Alps, starting today.

It was wild and dramatic, but in the end the Wallabies were able to enjoy one of their most courageous wins last night over the world champions.

Which sports get the Olympic nod, and which don't?

Edward Yang captured the urban experience like no other director, writes Philippa Hawker.

The US real estate market might be slumping, but not for Donald Trump, who sold his Florida mansion for $US100m.

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood enters a rehabilitation facility for help with alcoholism.

Baseball fans poke fun at Madonna's 'affair'& Ronnie beds a Russian teen waitress.

Devonte Hynes tries out a new musical style, writes Anthony Carew.

The online host of a new reality program say it is changing the way advertisers think, writes Paul McIntyre.

In under a year, Ben Huh has become an unlikely web hero whose obtuse sense of humour has spawned a legion of cult websites fed for free by an army of loyal geek followers.

Google's earnings growth bogged down more than investors anticipated during the second quarter, raising worries that the ailing US economy is starting to sap the internet search leader.

Schools software finds an overseas market, reports Garry Barker.

Faced with the danger of online predators, fraudsters and bullies, a group of Australian teenagers are putting their heads together with others from around the world to tackle internet crime.