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Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic
A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 12:49pm
A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 12:49pm
2 patients killed at Aussie psychiatric hospital
A psychiatric patient was charged Thursday with two counts of murder in the overnight stabbing deaths of two men who were also patients at an Australian hospital.
updated: Nov 5th - 12:57am
A psychiatric patient was charged Thursday with two counts of murder in the overnight stabbing deaths of two men who were also patients at an Australian hospital.
updated: Nov 5th - 12:57am
UN food agency says 200 million more people hungry
Most of the developing world is paying more for food despite drops in commodity market prices during the global economic slowdown, with 200 million people joining the ranks of the hungry in the past two years, the U.N. World Food Program said Monday.
updated: Oct 26th - 3:22am
Most of the developing world is paying more for food despite drops in commodity market prices during the global economic slowdown, with 200 million people joining the ranks of the hungry in the past two years, the U.N. World Food Program said Monday.
updated: Oct 26th - 3:22am
Leech leads Australian police to armed robber
A leech found at a crime scene eight years ago led Australian police to a man who admitted robbing an elderly woman in 2001, officials said Tuesday.
updated: Oct 20th - 8:17am
A leech found at a crime scene eight years ago led Australian police to a man who admitted robbing an elderly woman in 2001, officials said Tuesday.
updated: Oct 20th - 8:17am
Australian teen sailor starts round-the-world bid
A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.
updated: Oct 18th - 7:17am
A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.
updated: Oct 18th - 7:17am
Baby OK after train hits stroller in Australia
A 6-month-old baby has miraculously survived a train hitting his stroller, which rolled onto the tracks when his mother let go for an instant.
updated: Oct 16th - 9:23pm
A 6-month-old baby has miraculously survived a train hitting his stroller, which rolled onto the tracks when his mother let go for an instant.
updated: Oct 16th - 9:23pm
NASA flies over Antarctica to measure icemelt
Hoping to better understand how a melting Antarctica could swamp the planet, a NASA plane outfitted with lasers and ground-penetrating radar made its first flight over the icy continent on Friday.
updated: Oct 16th - 3:56pm
Hoping to better understand how a melting Antarctica could swamp the planet, a NASA plane outfitted with lasers and ground-penetrating radar made its first flight over the icy continent on Friday.
updated: Oct 16th - 3:56pm
5 men found guilty of Australian terror plot
Five Muslim men were convicted Friday of plotting Australia's largest terrorist conspiracy as part of a bid to force the government to change its policy on Middle East conflicts.
updated: Oct 16th - 10:02am
Five Muslim men were convicted Friday of plotting Australia's largest terrorist conspiracy as part of a bid to force the government to change its policy on Middle East conflicts.
updated: Oct 16th - 10:02am
New quakes, small tsunami panic Pacific islanders
Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from coastlines after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami Thursday, just over a week after a massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga.
updated: Oct 8th - 12:55pm
Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from coastlines after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami Thursday, just over a week after a massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga.
updated: Oct 8th - 12:55pm
Aussie dad on trial for dropping girl off bridge
A man accused of throwing his 4-year-old daughter off of a Melbourne bridge has pleaded not guilty to her murder.
updated: Oct 8th - 1:45am
A man accused of throwing his 4-year-old daughter off of a Melbourne bridge has pleaded not guilty to her murder.
updated: Oct 8th - 1:45am
Samoans plan new lives away from the sea
Samoans who fled to the hills as a deadly tsunami tore through their villages last week began searching for materials to build new homes far above the sea that washed away their dwellings and many loved ones.
updated: Oct 6th - 2:46am
Samoans who fled to the hills as a deadly tsunami tore through their villages last week began searching for materials to build new homes far above the sea that washed away their dwellings and many loved ones.
updated: Oct 6th - 2:46am
Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga at a glance
Key facts on the Independent State of Samoa, the U.S. territory of American Samoa and Tonga:
updated: Sep 30th - 11:41am
Key facts on the Independent State of Samoa, the U.S. territory of American Samoa and Tonga:
updated: Sep 30th - 11:41am
7.9 quake hits South Pacific, tsunami alert issued
The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck in the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa. A tsunami alert has been issued for the region.
updated: Sep 29th - 2:59pm
The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck in the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa. A tsunami alert has been issued for the region.
updated: Sep 29th - 2:59pm
Stress disease kills Australia's koalas
The koala, Australia's star symbol, is dying of stress.
updated: Sep 29th - 1:23pm
The koala, Australia's star symbol, is dying of stress.
updated: Sep 29th - 1:23pm
Former Qantas worker sentenced for jihad book
An Australian court sentenced a former Qantas Airways baggage handler wanted on terrorism-related charges in Lebanon to 12 years in prison Friday for publishing a do-it-yourself jihad book on the Internet.
updated: Sep 25th - 10:05am
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An Australian court sentenced a former Qantas Airways baggage handler wanted on terrorism-related charges in Lebanon to 12 years in prison Friday for publishing a do-it-yourself jihad book on the Internet.
updated: Sep 25th - 10:05am
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