Arlene Paredes

The Beatles singer and songwriter Paul McCartney has finally wed Nancy Shevell, a family friend of his and his first wife Linda. The couple looked relaxed and beaming with delight before and after the wedding, respectively.

A Hong Kong student's tweaking of the Apple logo in commemoration of Steve Jobs has gone viral on the Internet.

Maritime New Zealand said some fuel from hydraulic pumps on the Rena, a Liberia-flagged 235m vessel, had leaked, but its fuel tanks were still intact.

A 21-year-old New Zealand man, Kane Tupuolamoui, gets 13 years in prison for his "colossal" bashing of an Irish man in Sydney three years ago. The judge considered Tupuolamoui's guilty plea but stressed that he had fled to Darwin after the bashing.

The Age talked to surgeons at Box Hill Hospital, where elective surgery load will reportedly be reduced by 8 per cent this financial year despite a very high demand. The Box Hill plan was brought up after The Age revealed the complaints of an emergency doctor at the Austin Hospital, who said the department was overwhelmed and that he feared being sued for inadequate care.

Women who wait until they are in late 30s before trying to get pregnant are causing unnecessary burden to their babies who would later take care of geriatric parents, says Barry Walters of King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australian workers, not migrants, should be prioritized in filling employment requirements. For his part, Jobs Minister Chris Evans warned against reducing skilled migration numbers as this could affect pace of work at the industry, noting jobs are "moving north and west" and there are some areas which are "doing it tough".

Here is a compilation of quotes from the man who has inspired many to "stay hungry" and "stay foolish."

A man tried to jump off NZ Parliament's gallery viewing balcony Wednesday afternoon, causing quite a stir at the House. Auckland solicitor Matthew Piper lauded the guards for the quick preventive action, but there was little damage control on the effects of the PM's words.

A 56-ft whale which became stranded on a beach in the Western Isles has died, rescuers said. Navigational error and sickness are both possibilities.

"Gossip Girl" star Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio have split up, their publicists confirmed Tuesday. In an interview with Glamour magazine, Lively had previously said long ago that she does not dwell on the drama when a relationship ends.

A container ship carrying around 1700 tonnes of fuel has crashed into a reef off the coast of Tauranga. New Zealand Dive and Salvage general manager Howard Saunders says Rena looks to be "well stuck."

The Tasmanian devil could become extinct in 25 years if an infectious cancer would not be properly managed, experts predict. A study's findings on the threat to the devils were reported in the Journal of Applied Ecology, published by the British Ecological Society.

Scientists will launch the Solar Orbiter in 2017 to fly closer to the Sun than ever before in the history of space exploration. In another endeavor, European Space Agency will also launch a space telescope called Euclid in 2019 to explore the "Dark Energy."

A man has died while trying to save his son in an accident on a hike in Western Australia's Karijini National Park.

A team of Taiwanese researchers have developed an invisible key which would unlock doors through hand gestures. The technology won a gold medal at the four-day Taipei International Invention Show and Technomart.

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has recommended that telcos be banned from using confusing words in advertising materials, that confused subscribers.

Environment Minister Vicky Darling has admitted water quality could have contributed to the poor health of fish in the Gladstone Harbour, as fishing and environmental groups have questioned the reliability of her report showing no significant changes were observed in the water analysis,

Scientists from various countries are joining forces in their search for the Siberian Yeti. Scientists estimate that there is a current population of at least several dozen Yeti in Kemerovo and the Altai region, considering reported sightings have tripled since 20 years ago.

A five-year-old boy died and his young sister was injured when a brick wall collapsed and fell on them. Police said the children's parents were devastated.

Flaws in the HTC Android smartphone gives hackers easy access to steal important user data, a security researcher said Friday. The flaw, which affects, multiple models of HTC smartphones running Android, could allow attackers to steal a user's GPS location, SMS data, and phone numbers.

NASA said it expects commercial operators to start transporting cargo to space within months. Both NASA and the European Space Agency said governments are still keen on space development efforts even as there is a rise of private business in the industry.

A fatal crash north of Melbourne claimed the life of one man, while three others fight for survival. Names of the victims were not yet available, and police has yet to determine the cause of the crash.

Researchers warn that the cost of treating brain disorders has more than doubled in just six years. In 2010, a survey revealed that one in three people in Europe suffers a brain disorder or care for somebody with one, bringing to almost 800 billion euro (£689 billion) the amount spent annually across Europe for brain disorder treatments.

Tens of thousands of new mothers in England and Wales alone are quietly suffering from postnatal depression but do not seek professional help, with first-time mothers less likely than those with several children to do so. The report also criticised primary care trusts (PCTs) and the Department of Health for not collecting data on the prevalence of postnatal depression.

A Dutch study finds evidence that faulty genes in children with low IQ came from older fathers. The findings are published online in the Journal of Medical Genetics.

Stall owners at local markets are facing twin challenges today, that of a thinning market and skyrocketing rent. Traders agree to find ways to attract local shoppers back.

Not long after announcements were made for the Nobel Prize for medicine Monday, the Nobel committee learned that one of its awardees has passed on just three days ago. An emergency meeting followed, after which the committee decided to give the award nonetheless, as it was "done in good faith."

Testosterone Replacement Treatment (TRT) may now be officially recommended to men suffering "male menopause," technically known as andropause, a testosterone deficiency syndrome, which causes extreme tiredness, depression, weight gain, brain fog, memory loss, sleep disturbance or lower sex drive that may result in erectile dysfunction.