Australian woman pleads guilty to decapitating mouse
July 15, 2011 - 1:20pm
An Australian woman has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty by filming herself hacking off a mouse's head and posting the footage on Facebook.
Infectious risks haunt flooded Queensland
January 16, 2011 - 11:23pm
A couple of people were being tested for possible flood-related infections, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said today, reminding of the risks of a possible infectious breakout in the wake of the flood.
Soaked Australia focuses on flood clean-up
January 16, 2011 - 10:01am
Some Australian communities remained isolated by floodwaters and others braced for a new river peak Sunday as the nation's third-largest city struggled to clean up the putrid sludge left behind by the receding Brisbane...
Australia floods recede to reveal extent of damage
January 14, 2011 - 10:25am
Parts of Australia's third-largest city reopened Friday as deadly floodwaters that had swamped entire neighborhoods receded, revealing streets and thousands of homes covered in a thick layer of putrid sludge.
Floods hit Brisbane, Australia's 3rd-largest city
January 12, 2011 - 7:13am
For weeks, the flooding in eastern Australia has been a slow-motion disaster, with drenching rain devastating wide swaths of farmland and small towns. Now, rivers are rising in Brisbane, the country's third-largest...
PAL expects flat growth in passenger traffic in fiscal year ending March 31
March 14, 2010 - 12:00am
Philippine Airlines (PAL) expects the growth in its traffic volume to be almost flat, with total passengers carried expected to reach nine million by the end of its fiscal year on March 31, or almost the same as...
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Monfils withdraws from Sydney International
January 11, 2010 - 12:46pm
Top-seeded Gael Monfils has withdrawn from the Sydney International with a shoulder injury a week before the start of the Australian Open.
Roddick beats Ball, advances to Brisbane Int'l quarters
January 6, 2010 - 5:42pm
Top-seeded Andy Roddick won a serving duel against Carsten Ball and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International, 7-6 (0), 6-3 on Wednesday.
PAL to expand Australian operations
December 7, 2009 - 12:00am
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will expand its Australian operations when it returns to Brisbane in March 2010.
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Australian woman with A/H1N1 flu fully recovered: officer
May 9, 2009 - 12:05pm
CANBERRA (Xinhua) -- The Australian woman who contracted A/H1N1 flu was no longer infectious and was free to return home, Queensland's chief health officer Jeannette Young said on Saturday.
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