East Australian coast lashed by freak storm
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The east coast of Australia, including Sydney, was battered by a freak storm on Sunday with…
8 years ago
Australia and Oceania
Woman killed by shark ‘bigger than boat’ in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A woman was fatally mauled by a huge shark -- described by witnesses as larger than…
8 years ago
Vietnam war dead return to Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The remains of Australian troops killed in the Vietnam War and their families were returned to…
8 years ago
Latest Ebola outbreak in Guinea is over: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The latest outbreak of Ebola in Guinea has ended, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning…
8 years ago
Fallen Australian soldiers repatriated from Malaysia
(Reuters) -- The remains of 32 fallen Australian soldiers, many of whom were casualties of the Vietnam war, were…
8 years ago
Australian killed fighting IS in Syria: reports
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An Australian man has been killed in Syria fighting Islamic State jihadists, the country's third national…
8 years ago
Crocodile takes woman during night swim in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A woman is feared dead after being taken by a crocodile following a late night swim…
8 years ago
Over 100 firefighters needed to tackle Australian factory fire
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Over 100 firefighters were needed to tackle a fire at a Sydney car dismantling yard on…
8 years ago
Teen arrested over alleged Sydney terror plot
SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) -- An 18-year-old man was arrested in Sydney on Tuesday over an alleged "imminent" terror plot,…
9 years ago
Tourists jump for lives from burning Australia boat
SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) -- More than 40 tourists, many of them elderly Chinese, were recovering Thursday after jumping into…
9 years ago
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