If you just want to get away - far away - a trip to one of these remote islands is about as far out as you can get. If you just want to get away - far away - a trip to one of these remote islands is about as far out as you can get.

AUSTRALIAN users of credit and debit cards will soon be able to choose whether to use a personal identification number (PIN) or signature to authorise transactions.

AN Australian doctor has called for laws preventing the sale of organs to be overturned, saying young healthy people should be paid $50,000 for a kidney in a move that would save lives.

KUALA LUMPUR: Etihad Airways, like many other global airlines, may be hard-pressed to maintain profitability in the next two years if fuel prices continue to stay at current high levels.

BUDGET airline Virgin Blue could be the next to cut flights to Queensland, following recent cuts by Qantas and Jetstar to the state's popular holiday destinations.