AFP - Australian lawmakers on Monday debated asking Britain for an official pardon for two soldiers, executed during the Boer War, whose story has become a cause celebre.
2010-03-15 14:00
Australia debates pardon for Boer War soldiers (AFP)
2010-03-15 08:35
Australia debates pardon for Boer War's Morant (AFP)
AFP - Australian lawmakers on Monday debated asking Britain for an official pardon for two soldiers, executed during the Boer War, whose story has become a cause celebre.
2010-03-15 08:35
Woman, 92, charged in death of 98-year-old husband (AP)
AP - Police in Australia have charged a 92-year-old woman with killing her 98-year-old husband.
2010-03-15 08:35
Australian says Aborigine recognition is tokenism (AP)
AP - A government routine of acknowledging Australia's indigenous people was criticized as mere political correctness Monday by the federal opposition leader, offending some Aborigines and sparking a political debate.
2010-03-14 10:54
Miracle baby elephant makes public debut (AFP)
AFP - A baby elephant thought to have died in the womb made its first public appearance at Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Sunday, amid predictions it will make a full recovery from its arduous birth.
2010-03-14 05:28
Parents take body of boy, three, home to India (AFP)
AFP - The parents of a three-year-old Indian boy whose body was found dumped by the side of the road have left Australia after an emotional memorial service in Melbourne, reports said Sunday.
2010-03-12 20:56
Obama delays Pacific trip for healthcare (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay home and focus on his final push for a healthcare overhaul, White House officials said on Friday.
2010-03-12 15:33
Aussie cabbie to take tourists on 4,000-mile drive (AP)
AP - A Western Australian taxi driver named the state's favorite cabbie in an online contest has won the right to take 22 passengers on a 4,000-mile (6,500-kilometer) ride.
2010-03-12 15:33
Grave likely holds East Timorese freedom fighters (AP)
AP - Nine blindfolded and buried bodies found during construction of a beachfront luxury hotel likely were East Timorese freedom fighters executed and put in a mass grave early in the Indonesian occupation, experts said Friday.
2010-03-12 10:03
Dead Indian toddler loved Australia, says mother (AFP)
AFP - A three-year-old Indian boy whose body was found dumped in Melbourne loved living in Australia, his grief-stricken mother said, admitting that she cannot come to terms with her child's death.
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- Australia debates pardon for Boer War soldiers (AFP)
- Australia debates pardon for Boer War's Morant (AFP)
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- Australian says Aborigine recognition is tokenism (AP)
- Miracle baby elephant makes public debut (AFP)
- Parents take body of boy, three, home to India (AFP)
- Obama delays Pacific trip for healthcare (Reuters)
- Aussie cabbie to take tourists on 4,000-mile drive (AP)
- Grave likely holds East Timorese freedom fighters (AP)
- Dead Indian toddler loved Australia, says mother (AFP)
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