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2009-01-06 17:12

Woman accused in fatal burning of sleeping husband (AP)

AP - An Australian woman accused of setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder.

2009-01-06 06:32

Australia wife charged for setting husband on fire (AP)

AP - An Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair.

2009-01-05 14:31

Woman set fire to husband's genitals, Australian court told (AFP)

An Australian woman who allegedly set fire to her husband's genitals because she believed he was having an affair has appeared in court charged with murder.(AFP/File/Anoek De Groot/File)AFP - An Australian woman who allegedly set fire to her husband's genitals because she believed he was having an affair appeared in court on a murder charge Monday.


2009-01-04 10:55

Base jumper survives 60-metre fall with failed parachute (AFP)

File photo shows a base jumper leaping from a tower in Taiwan. A base jumper has survived a 60-metre (200-foot) plunge from an Australian bridge despite his parachute failing during the stunt, officials have said.(AFP/EURO-NEWSROOM.COM/File/Joerg Mitter)AFP - A base jumper survived a 60-metre (200-foot) plunge from an Australian bridge Sunday despite his parachute failing during the stunt, officials said.


2009-01-04 05:34

Put kangaroos, camels on Australian eco-menu: scientists (AFP)

Australians are considering saving the planet by eating kangaroos and wild camels. Environmentalists say the national animal should become a dietary staple in place of cattle and sheep as part of the fight against global warming.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Saving the planet by eating kangaroos and wild camels may seem like pie in the sky, but the offbeat menu comes with a scientific stamp of approval in Australia.


2009-01-04 00:10

Guam, focus of new US strategy, faces hurdles (AP)

In this July 20, 2008 file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, F-22 Raptors join 16 F-15E Strike Eagles on the flight line of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Over the next six years, nearly 25,000 U.S. Marines, soldiers, family members and civilian Defense Department employees are to descend on the tiny Pacific island of Guam, transforming the sleepy tropical outpost into a hub of America's military in the Pacific.  (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt, FILE)AP - Sprawling toward the horizon in every direction, Andersen Air Force Base is surprisingly quiet, leaving the impression of a big, empty parking lot.


2009-01-03 13:29

Australia tells US it won't accept Gitmo detainees (AP)

AP - Australia has told the United States for a second time that it will not resettle detainees freed from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, the acting prime minister said Saturday.

2009-01-03 13:29

Australia rejects Guantanamo resettlement requests (Reuters)

A U.S. flag flies above a razorwire-topped fence at the 'Camp Six' detention facility at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in this December 10, 2008 file photo. Australia has rejected all U.S. requests so far to resettle detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the most recent being on Friday night, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Saturday. (Mandel Ngan/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Australia has rejected all U.S. requests so far to resettle detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the most recent being on Friday night, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Saturday.


2009-01-03 08:08

Anti-whaling activists leave Antarctica to refuel (Reuters)

Reuters - Hardline anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said it has been forced to temporarily abandon its pursuit of Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic while its ship refuels.

2009-01-03 08:08

Australia aviation regulator probes military link to emergencies (AFP)

File photo shows a Royal Australian Air Force FA/18 Hornet. Australia's air safety regulator will examine whether interference from military radio signals prompted a second aircraft emergency over the country's northwest.(AFP/File/Paul Crock)AFP - Australia's air safety regulator will examine whether interference from military radio signals prompted a second aircraft emergency over the country's northwest.


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