China to send two giant pandas to Australian zoo for joint research
China to send two pandas to Australia BEIJING — China will send two giant pandas to an Australian zoo this Friday as part of a joint research program. Kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacks the pair in Australia
Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner South Australia Premier rejects allegations of sex with staffer
Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner during rescue
Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner Dozens of asylum seekers injured in Australian immigration detention center riot
Dozens of asylum seekers injured in detention riot South Australia Premier silent over barmaid’s sex claimsADELAIDE - South Australian Premier Mike Rann has opted to remain silent and out of the public eye over allegations that he had secret intimate meetings with a married Parliament House barmaid. Bangladeshi mother says formerly conjoined twins should grow up in Australia
Bangladeshi mom wants twins to stay in Australia Bangladeshi mother tells newspaper formerly conjoined twins should grow up in Australia
Report: Bangladeshi mom doesn’t want twins back Sri Lankan asylum seekers leave Australian boat, ending monthlong standoff in Indonesia
Standoff with Sri Lankan asylum seekers ends Britain, Australia apologize for mistreatment of child migrants sent to ‘better life’ overseas
Apology for kids shipped from Britain to colonies Britain to apologize for mistreatment of child migrants sent to ‘better life’ overseas
Britain to apologize to former child migrants Obama says US will join Asia-Pacific free-trade area in strong show against protectionism![]() more images World markets subdued after S&P’s failure to close above 1,100
Australia OKs extradition to Hungary of accused Nazi war criminal
Australia OKs extradition of accused Nazi criminal Asian stock market rally peters out as investors turn cautious; European shares little changed
Asia markets slip as rally peters out; Europe flat Australia reports surprise surge in jobs as unemployment edged up slightly to 5.8 percent
Australian jobs surge; jobless rate at 5.8 percent Bomb-sniffing dog comes back to Australian troops in Afghanistan 14 months after going MIA
MIA dog found in Afghanistan after 14 months Asian stock market rally peters out as investors turn cautious, Tokyo off nearly 1 percent
Asian markets slip as rally peters out TOKYO — Asia’s four-day stock market rally petered out Thursday as investors turned cautious. Rare iceberg spotted off island south of Australia; uncommon sight in such waters
Rare iceberg spotted off island south of Australia Australian men allegedly strip nude, soap up at a car wash as female companions take photos
Australian men undress and soap up at a car wash Body of missing US soldier found by military divers in west Afghanistan river
Missing US soldier’s body found in Afghan river Vodafone 1st half profit up 15 pct, boosted by currency movements, acquisitions and lower tax
Vodafone H1 profit up 15 pct LONDON — Telecommunications company Vodafone Group PLC on Tuesday reported a 15 percent increase in first-half net profit. Results were boosted by favorable currency movements, lower taxes and expansion at its Verizon Wireless venture in the U.S. Au-to naturel: 4 Australian men face charges for nude frolicking at car wash
4 Australians face charges after auto ‘body’ wash Oz PM to visit to India, SingaporeCANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd heads to India and Singapore this week. Stronger relations with New Delhi have been a priority for the Rudd Government, and Rudd will undertake a two-day visit to Mumbai and New Delhi, beginning Wednesday, reports Fox News. Lankans using civil war as excuse to seek asylum: EnvoyCANBERRA - Sri Lankans are using the civil war as an excuse to seek asylum abroad, the country’s high commissioner to Australia has claimed. Female politicians ‘work harder than men’, claims Australian researchBRISBANE - Research conducted in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States has revealed that female politicians work harder than men, but are still judged on their appearance. Australia launches investigation into Timor Sea oil spill to determine its cause, effects
Australia launches probe into massive oil spill AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EST
Sex for survival: Study shows male fiddler crabs will protect female neighbors _ at a price
Study: Fiddler crabs exchange sex for survival Diplomats expelled in deepening row; Australia warns of ‘coup culture’ in the Pacific
Pacific diplomatic row deepens SUVA, Fiji — New Zealand and Australia expelled Fiji’s top diplomats Wednesday after the military-ruled nation threw out their emissaries, and the Australian leader vowed to stay tough on Fiji to prevent a coup culture from spreading. |