• Australian Associated Press

    Titans can turn around worst ever season start: Foran

    After setting an unwanted Gold Coast record for losing last week, the Titans clash with the Warriors in Auckland on Anzac Day confident of causing an upset.

  • Australian Associated Press

    Elderly mother blasts 'selfish' driver who killed nurse

    A man who deliberately drove head-on into another car killing a mother-of-four has been sentenced after pleading guilty over the "appalling and callous act".

  • Reuters

    GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares jump on tech boost; fragile yen on intervention watch

    Asian stocks rose sharply on Wednesday led by tech stocks as investors' focus shifts to earnings from U.S. tech bellwethers this week, while the yen remained mired near 34-year lows, keeping traders wary of intervention from Japanese authorities. An after-hours surge in shares of EV maker Tesla following its promise of new models, and upbeat earnings from some U.S. companies lifted sentiment, spurring a rally in tech stocks across Asia, with Taiwan, South Korean and Japan's Nikkei leading the charge. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 1.6% higher, having climbed 1% on Tuesday, as stocks rebounded from last week's steep selloff.