THESE newly-wed couples prove that it's unwise to let love blind you to the potential years of humiliation from hyphenating last names.
THE US Navy aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk has arrived in Sydney Harbour welcomed by sightseers and anti-war protesters.
A 23-year-old American has won Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating contest by gobbling a whopping 66 weiners in a mere 12 minutes.
TORRENTIAL rain and delayed matches have not stopped tennis's hottest stars shining on the courts at Wimbledon.
BLANKETS, jumpers and boots are the fashion at Wimbledon this year as appalling weather plagues the tournament.
EIGHT people have been arrested over the car bombing plot in London and the attack in Glasgow in an investigation spreading all the way to Brisbane.
After two unsuccessful attempts the coal transported, Pasha Bulker, is finally freed from the reef off Nobbys Beach, Newcastle, and towed back to sea
EUROPEAN royalty gathers in Denmark to celebrate the christening of Princess Mary's daughter, Princess Isabella.
Images from Innisfail where a driver careered across the bowsers of a service station. Read the full story of the driver's lucky escape in tomorrow's Cairns Post
The second night time salvage attempt to re-float the stricken coal transporter Pasha Bulker from Nobbys beach, Newcastle, New South Wales
FEARS for the world's most famous polar bear were allayed after an infrared camera showed Knut was keeping his cool in the German summer.
THE worst floods to hit Victoria caused havoc across much of the state with towns cut off and residents trapped inside their homes.
A MAN is killed when winds from the strong storms that have hit parts of Victoria send a 30m tree crashing through his bedroom roof.
Former British PM Tony Blair ended his term in familiar style - with a strong parliamentary performance, family moments, protests and the odd insincere smile.
GOLFING sensation Tiger Woods gleams with pride as he unveils his brand new baby bundle - a little daughter - with his wife Elin at their home in Florida.
THE "Canadian Crippler", Chris Benoit, has strangled his wife, smothered his young son then hanged himself, authorities have said.
DRAG queens strut their stuff, fires rage in California, New Yorkers cool off and more weird and wonderful happenings from around the globe.
A FOREST fire has destroyed at least 220 homes and forced up to 1000 people to evacuate the popular resort of Lake Tahoe, California.
THE latest pictures from NEWS.com.au readers from the stranded bulk carrier in Newcastle and more wild weather images from the rain-drenched state.
A 2.7 kilogram Chinese Crested dog named Elwood won the dubious honour of being named the world's ugliest dog in California today.
AUTHOR JK Rowling stepped out with the stars of the latest Harry Potter movie, Order of the Phoenix, for its London premiere.
KATIE Holmes, Justin Timberlake and Brad Angelina are among the 19 famous movers and shakers on OK! magazine's list of most influential celebrities.
PRINCES Harry and William have partied - and even danced - with a crowd of 60,000 at a star-studded concert in memory of their mother, Diana.
THERE is plenty for Boeing to crow about with its 787 Dreamliner, so climb about for a look-see before the new jet's launch.
SAND carvers from all over the world present their works themed "Time Travel through the History of Men" at the Sand World festival in Germany.
UNTIL now it has been the preserve of bad-boy rock stars, but 40 stressed-out bankers, teachers and other workers have trashed an up-market Madrid hotel.
CHRISTIAN Lacroix celebrates his 20th year with a sumptuous line-up that swathed the body in folds of rich velvet and featherlight chiffon.
MODELS brave Chanel's rain-soaked runway as designer Karl Lagerfeld reinvents the style that makes the Paris haute couture house an icon of chic.
STARS of the supermodel era parade sumptuous Dior designed evening gowns and 1940s-style tailored skirtsuits for the Paris haute couture shows.
MONSTROUS piranha caught in US waters, denting the fisherman's blade with its teeth.