Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2119 world Australia & Oceania en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:26:42 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2119 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_dinosaurs ap/20090703/as_australia_dinosaurs AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:26:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_dinosaurs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.f1f69fc6510644f7a0168d8223750577.australia_dinosaurs_win101.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=bhsrO.y0iC4OPZMlIBIIww--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="In this undated photo supplied by Queensland Museum, paleontologist Scott Hocknull analyses the Diamantinasaurus fossils in Winton, in central Queensland, Australia. Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and has a name like something from an Arnold Schwazennegger movie. Meet the Australovenator. (AP Photo/Queensland Museum, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Meet the Australovenator.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_dinosaurs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.f1f69fc6510644f7a0168d8223750577.australia_dinosaurs_win101.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=bhsrO.y0iC4OPZMlIBIIww--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this undated photo supplied by Queensland Museum, paleontologist Scott Hocknull analyses the Diamantinasaurus fossils in Winton, in central Queensland, Australia. Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and has a name like something from an Arnold Schwazennegger movie. Meet the Australovenator. (AP Photo/Queensland Museum, HO)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_au_an/as_odd_new_zealand_flying_nude ap/20090703/as_odd_new_zealand_flying_nude AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:05:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_au_an/as_odd_new_zealand_flying_nude"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.d5f76f94a13a420fb4907dbafc9d540a.new_zealand_flying_nude_nzl103.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=xxiofrjDh5NV_y5nDbFA1w--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="In this undated photo supplied by Air New Zealand Friday, July 3, 2009, its staff is seen with body paint on in the airlines latest safety video call the 'Bare Essentials of Safety.' The video shows three cabin staff and the pilot, all in uniform-colored full body paint, talking viewers through the aircraft's safety procedures. New Zealand's national airline has adopted the cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint. (AP Photo/Air New Zealand, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_au_an/as_odd_new_zealand_flying_nude"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.d5f76f94a13a420fb4907dbafc9d540a.new_zealand_flying_nude_nzl103.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=xxiofrjDh5NV_y5nDbFA1w--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this undated photo supplied by Air New Zealand Friday, July 3, 2009, its staff is seen with body paint on in the airlines latest safety video call the 'Bare Essentials of Safety.' The video shows three cabin staff and the pilot, all in uniform-colored full body paint, talking viewers through the aircraft's safety procedures. New Zealand's national airline has adopted the cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint. (AP Photo/Air New Zealand, HO)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/australianativeaboriginepolitics afp/20090703/australianativeaboriginepolitics AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:32:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/australianativeaboriginepolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246613261037-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=02OYOQ2g0hfBPDwzz_1zvg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Aboriginal children playing beside a fishing net at Yirrkala in the Northern Territory.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australia announced a 155 million US dollar package for isolated Aboriginal communities on Friday, after a new report revealed shocking levels of child abuse among the downtrodden minority.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/australianativeaboriginepolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246613261037-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=02OYOQ2g0hfBPDwzz_1zvg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Aboriginal children playing beside a fishing net at Yirrkala in the Northern Territory.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/australiabritainchinaminingcompanystructure afp/20090703/australiabritainchinaminingcompanystructure AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:30:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/australiabritainchinaminingcompanystructure"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1242277337906-1-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=EAhA7vkv0_sClbBC07fsxA--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Rio Tinto's Kwinana pig iron plant in Perth, Western Australia. Mining giant Rio Tinto has confirmed a huge take-up for its record rights offering after investors snapped up the Australian portion, allowing it to pay off a large chunk of its heavy debt.(AFP/File/Tony Ashby)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Mining giant Rio Tinto on Friday confirmed a huge take-up for its record rights offering after investors snapped up the Australian portion, allowing it to pay off a large chunk of its heavy debt.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/australiabritainchinaminingcompanystructure"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1242277337906-1-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=EAhA7vkv0_sClbBC07fsxA--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="Rio Tinto's Kwinana pig iron plant in Perth, Western Australia. Mining giant Rio Tinto has confirmed a huge take-up for its record rights offering after investors snapped up the Australian portion, allowing it to pay off a large chunk of its heavy debt.(AFP/File/Tony Ashby)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/ts_nm/us_australia_dinosaurs nm/20090703/us_australia_dinosaurs Reuters science Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:51:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/ts_nm/us_australia_dinosaurs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246609387228-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=43&q=85&sig=suSrZA5Be68oSp9Ns96ydg--" align="left" height="43" width="130" alt="A handout image released by the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History shows 'Banjo' Australovenator wintonensis. Australian scientists hailed the country's most significant dinosaur discovery in decades on Friday after three new species were unearthed in a Queensland billabong.(AFP/Travis Tischler)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/ts_nm/us_australia_dinosaurs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246609387228-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=43&q=85&sig=suSrZA5Be68oSp9Ns96ydg--" align="left" height="43" width="130" alt="photo" title="A handout image released by the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History shows 'Banjo' Australovenator wintonensis. Australian scientists hailed the country's most significant dinosaur discovery in decades on Friday after three new species were unearthed in a Queensland billabong.(AFP/Travis Tischler)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_sthasia_afp/australiaindiaeducationcrime afp/20090702/australiaindiaeducationcrime AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:11:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_sthasia_afp/australiaindiaeducationcrime"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246528757234-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=Xhj.ycFJSfyMm1KSjxuOuQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Activists of the Punjab Students Union and the Progressive Democratic Students Union shout anti-Australia slogans during a protest in New Delhi in June 2009 against the attacks on students. A high-level Australian delegation will travel to India next week to give safety assurances following a wave of attacks on Indian students, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Prakash Singh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A high-level Australian delegation will travel to India next week to give safety assurances following a wave of attacks on Indian students, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_sthasia_afp/australiaindiaeducationcrime"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246528757234-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=Xhj.ycFJSfyMm1KSjxuOuQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Activists of the Punjab Students Union and the Progressive Democratic Students Union shout anti-Australia slogans during a protest in New Delhi in June 2009 against the attacks on students. A high-level Australian delegation will travel to India next week to give safety assurances following a wave of attacks on Indian students, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Prakash Singh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/australiaweatherfires afp/20090702/australiaweatherfires AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:18:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/australiaweatherfires"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246523947082-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=bL3_UNTlqDe1JJEtotem9Q--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="A firefighter battles to put out a fire during deadly in north Melbourne during deadly bushfires in the Victoria region in February 2009. An inquiry into Australia's worst bush blazes heard that a top firefighter did not warn residents properly as flames bore down on their homes, engulfing entire towns and killing 173.(AFP/File/William West)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An inquiry into Australia's worst bush blazes heard that a top firefighter did not warn residents properly as flames bore down on their homes, engulfing entire towns and killing 173.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/australiaweatherfires"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246523947082-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=bL3_UNTlqDe1JJEtotem9Q--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="photo" title="A firefighter battles to put out a fire during deadly in north Melbourne during deadly bushfires in the Victoria region in February 2009. An inquiry into Australia's worst bush blazes heard that a top firefighter did not warn residents properly as flames bore down on their homes, engulfing entire towns and killing 173.(AFP/File/William West)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_indigenous_gap ap/20090702/as_australia_indigenous_gap AP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:13:34 GMT AP - Children in Australia's Aboriginal communities are six times as likely to be abused or neglected than the country's non-indigenous children, a government report said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_world_s_best_job ap/20090701/as_australia_world_s_best_job AP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:26:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_world_s_best_job"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r3002594234.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=o37x.QkORR3V7cRGr3RiLA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Winner of "The Best Job in the World" competition Ben Southall (R) of Britain and his girlfriend Breanna Watkins pose in their house on Hamilton Island, about 950km (590 miles) north of Brisbane, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Queensland Tourism/Eddie Safarik/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - Briton Ben Southall said he'll miss his mom's Sunday roast as he began what's been dubbed the "Best Job in the World" — a six-month contract to serve as caretaker of a tropical Australian island.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_world_s_best_job"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r3002594234.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=o37x.QkORR3V7cRGr3RiLA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Winner of "The Best Job in the World" competition Ben Southall (R) of Britain and his girlfriend Breanna Watkins pose in their house on Hamilton Island, about 950km (590 miles) north of Brisbane, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Queensland Tourism/Eddie Safarik/Handout" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_as/as_new_zealand_bird_colors ap/20090701/as_new_zealand_bird_colors AP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:16:19 GMT AP - Australian and New Zealand scientists have used prehistoric feathers to help map the color of giant extinct birds and said Wednesday they believe their method could help reconstruct the appearance of other extinct bird species. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/australiaimmigrationrefugees afp/20090701/australiaimmigrationrefugees AFP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:08:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/australiaimmigrationrefugees"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246429318316-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=AfdwUpWwz1aDQgQr6o_kKQ--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, pictured, has pledged a "hardline" approach on illegal immigrants following reports that thousands of refugees were headed for the country.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday pledged a "hardline" approach on illegal immigrants following reports that thousands of refugees were headed for the country.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/australiaimmigrationrefugees"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246429318316-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=AfdwUpWwz1aDQgQr6o_kKQ--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="photo" title="Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, pictured, has pledged a "hardline" approach on illegal immigrants following reports that thousands of refugees were headed for the country.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wl_nm/us_nino_australia nm/20090701/us_nino_australia Reuters world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:02:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wl_nm/us_nino_australia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r184320509.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=5yaAfg9tcx7bK5ju_g3Y9w--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Office workers walk past a mural of a drought scene in the business district of Melbourne July 1, 2008. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An El Nino weather pattern this year appears almost certain, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Wednesday in a revised forecast, raising the prospect of drought in Australia and a even weaker monsoon in India.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wl_nm/us_nino_australia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r184320509.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=5yaAfg9tcx7bK5ju_g3Y9w--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="Office workers walk past a mural of a drought scene in the business district of Melbourne July 1, 2008. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_sthasia_afp/australiapakistanafghanistanaid afp/20090701/australiapakistanafghanistanaid AFP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:10:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_sthasia_afp/australiapakistanafghanistanaid"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246431479015-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=IvBuS0K.dmENgO6YuurYVw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Local residents flee from Mingora, the capital of Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, in May. Australia on Wednesday committed an extra five million dollars (four million US) to humanitarian assistance in Pakistan and one million dollars to support elections in Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Pervez Alam)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australia on Wednesday committed an extra five million dollars (four million US) to humanitarian assistance in Pakistan and one million dollars to support elections in Afghanistan.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_sthasia_afp/australiapakistanafghanistanaid"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246431479015-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=IvBuS0K.dmENgO6YuurYVw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Local residents flee from Mingora, the capital of Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, in May. Australia on Wednesday committed an extra five million dollars (four million US) to humanitarian assistance in Pakistan and one million dollars to support elections in Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Pervez Alam)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/australialotteryoffbeat afp/20090701/australialotteryoffbeat AFP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:21:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/australialotteryoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246421995490-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=4QI9j3zkWwTsYXSxOA9AhQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Australian currency. Two Australian households were in shock after winning the nation's biggest-ever lottery jackpot, worth more than 100 million dollars (80 million US).(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Two Australian households were in shock after winning the nation's biggest-ever lottery jackpot, worth more than 100 million dollars (80 million US).</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/australialotteryoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246421995490-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=4QI9j3zkWwTsYXSxOA9AhQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Australian currency. Two Australian households were in shock after winning the nation's biggest-ever lottery jackpot, worth more than 100 million dollars (80 million US).(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/australiacrimegangs afp/20090630/australiacrimegangs AFP world Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:07:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/australiacrimegangs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246349078098-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=CeTrZTCtkjvNKA8afOE1vA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="The crime scene where a gang of bikers killed a rival at Sydney Airport's Domestic Terminal in late March. Mahmoud "Mick" Hawi, the head of Australia's Comanchero motorcycle gang, has been charged with the murder of Anthony Zervas who was killed in front of horrified passengers at the transport hub.(AFP/Pool/File/Steven Siewert)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The head of Australia's Comanchero motorcycle gang has been charged with murder over a deadly brawl fought in front of horrified passengers at Sydney airport, police have said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/australiacrimegangs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246349078098-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=CeTrZTCtkjvNKA8afOE1vA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="The crime scene where a gang of bikers killed a rival at Sydney Airport's Domestic Terminal in late March. Mahmoud "Mick" Hawi, the head of Australia's Comanchero motorcycle gang, has been charged with the murder of Anthony Zervas who was killed in front of horrified passengers at the transport hub.(AFP/Pool/File/Steven Siewert)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/australiacourtcrimerape afp/20090630/australiacourtcrimerape AFP world Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:32:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/australiacourtcrimerape"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246343530283-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=.OoLmqQW2UqtVBDVIn4qsQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="File photo shows an Australian policeman outside the Supreme Court in Melbourne. An Australian serial rapist who dressed his unconscious victims in his collection of women's underwear and filmed assaults on them has been jailed at the court for 28 years.(AFP/File/William West)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An Australian serial rapist who dressed his unconscious victims in his collection of women's underwear and filmed assaults on them has been jailed for 28 years.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/australiacourtcrimerape"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246343530283-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=.OoLmqQW2UqtVBDVIn4qsQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="File photo shows an Australian policeman outside the Supreme Court in Melbourne. An Australian serial rapist who dressed his unconscious victims in his collection of women's underwear and filmed assaults on them has been jailed at the court for 28 years.(AFP/File/William West)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/australiachinacrimemurder afp/20090630/australiachinacrimemurder AFP world Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:51:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/australiachinacrimemurder"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246341003790-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=uMsxzr01p8yjhN2qsPKs3w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Police officers seal off a road in Sydney, Australia. Two men in the Australian state of Tasmania have been charged with the murder of a female student from China who went missing after a night out.(AFP/File/Anoek De Groot)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Two Australian men have been charged with the murder of a female student from China who went missing after a night out in Tasmania.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/australiachinacrimemurder"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246341003790-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=uMsxzr01p8yjhN2qsPKs3w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Police officers seal off a road in Sydney, Australia. Two men in the Australian state of Tasmania have been charged with the murder of a female student from China who went missing after a night out.(AFP/File/Anoek De Groot)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090629/ts_nm/us_cancer_australia nm/20090629/us_cancer_australia Reuters topstories Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:57:53 GMT Reuters - Australian scientists have developed a "trojan horse" therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy drugs. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/wl_asia_afp/australiapoliticsturnbull afp/20090629/australiapoliticsturnbull AFP world Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:54:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/wl_asia_afp/australiapoliticsturnbull"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246254821129-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=p6xzXk3r.PQhciQmGs0fLw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Australia's opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull, pictured, has suffered a huge drop in popularity since his bungled attempt to force Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to resign, opinion polls have shown.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australia's opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has suffered a huge drop in popularity since his bungled attempt to force Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to resign, opinion polls have shown.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/wl_asia_afp/australiapoliticsturnbull"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246254821129-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=p6xzXk3r.PQhciQmGs0fLw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Australia's opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull, pictured, has suffered a huge drop in popularity since his bungled attempt to force Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to resign, opinion polls have shown.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oceania/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090628/ts_nm/us_australia_moon nm/20090628/us_australia_moon Reuters topstories Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:44:39 GMT Reuters - Radio hams and amateur astronomers around the world spent the weekend bouncing radio conversations off the Moon to one another in commemoration of the Apollo 11 landings 40 years ago, organizers in Australia said Sunday.