Online Retailer Defies Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales Ban, Apple Threat
An online consumer electronics retailer continues to sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1in Australia despite a court ban on its sale in the country and is now facing a lawsuit threat from Apple Inc.
Descendant to Give Ned Kelly Private Funeral
Ned Kelly will finally get his last wish, burial on consecrated ground, 131 years after his execution.
Sydney University Teen Selling Virginity Causes Outrage
An escort agency selling the virginity of a 19-year-old Chinese student of Sydney University has outraged the Australian Family Association (AFA) and the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL).
Dreamliner Has Landing Gear Malfunction in Japan Flight
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the first airliner made mainly from carbon composite materials, suffered its first trouble on Monday when one used by a Japanese airline failed to release its landing gear and the pilot had to manually deploy it.
Gaddafi Spent Last Days Scavenging, Hiding, Reading Books
A security aide of slain Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi detained in Misrata has told CNN and BBC that the longest-serving leader of Africa was forced to scavenge for food and hide in abandoned homes in his hometown Sirte during his last days.
Mountain Worshippers Lose Ancient Ritual After Death of Last Priest
In Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest peak, so-called worshipers could no longer conduct an 800-year-old ritual honoring the mountain they consider sacred because the last and only priest who knows the rite had died.
Tularemia Cases in Tasmania First in Southern Hemisphere
The two cases of tularemia infection in Tasmania confirmed by local health officials last week were the first appearance of the disease in the southern hemisphere.
Jury Finds Bar Boss Murder Suspect Guilty
A jury has found a bar manager guilty of murdering his multi-millionaire boss in his home and dumping his body somewhere.
Update: Rescue Starts for 2,000 Stranded Mt. Everest Tourists
Small planes and army helicopters on Sunday began rescuing tourists stranded since Tuesday in the town of Lukla in northeastern Nepal due to bad weather.
Wrong Hack: French Rugby Club’s Fan Site Mistaken As Germany Bourse
Anonymous hackers reportedly retaliating from a cyber attack on the DAX, Germany's blue chip stock index, brought down a French rugby club's fan site instead because the latter's URL contained the word "dax."
Bangkok Flood Nears Bus Terminals, Train Stations
Floodwater in Bangkok has crossed the Lat Phrao intersection on the northern edge of the city center and is closing in on bus terminals, subway stations and Skytrain stations on Sunday, according to reports.
Qantas Tempts Stranded Passengers With Free Flights
Qantas passengers stranded last week by the grounding of the airline's fleet can get a free return economy flight to any destination within Australia, or a trans-Tasman flight to New Zealand and back.
Book Tells SEALs’ Version of Bin Laden Slaying
The U.S. special forces members who killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in his Pakistan hideout on May 1 have revealed how they killed the 9/11 mastermind in a book.
TV Deal with Bali Boy’s Parents Cancelled
A TV deal between Nine Network and the parents of the 14-year-old boy on trial in Bali, Indonesia for buying marijuana was cancelled on Sunday.
Australian Defence Secrets on USB Device Stolen
Secret Defense documents of Australia's most senior commander in the Middle East, Major-General John Cantwell, were contained in a USB drive that was stolen from his aide's checked in bag at Kuwait's airport on February 28, according to a report on the investigation of the incident.
China Achieves its First Spacecraft Docking
China achieved another milestone in its space program with the successful docking of its two spacecrafts on Thursday.
The Shenzhou-8 and space lab module Tiangong-1 made the historic docking at 1:36 a.m. local time, according to Wu Ping, spokeswoman for the country's manned space program.
Woman Loses 59 Kilos After Stomach Reduction Surgery
A severely obese American woman cut nearly one-third of her weight a year after undergoing an operation that removed 85 percent of her stomach.
Myanmar Airlifts Relief Goods to Flooded Cambodia
Myanmar airlifted Thursday eight tons of emergency relief goods to Cambodia, which is suffering the same flood miseries for months as neighboring Thailand.
How Online Reviews Can Kill Your Business in 5 Minutes
A Briton revealed that Google has finally removed a fake online review of his business on Google's Places that mentioned him as a pedophile after his request to delete it have been ignored for 18 months. Unfortunately, the damage had been done.
Qantas to Pay ‘Reasonable Losses’ to All Stranded Passengers
Qantas said it will compensate all reasonable losses of passengers stranded during the two-day grounding of its planes over the weekend on top of giving refunds and re-booking affected customers.
Syria Accepts Arab League Plan to End Crackdown on Protesters
The Arab League announced Wednesday that Syria has agreed to its proposal to defuse the political unrest in the country during a meeting of the group's ministers in Cairo, Egypt.
Website Streams Live Video of Migrating Polar Bears
An animal welfare group and philanthropic organization are showing live online the migration of polar bears in Canada only previously seen by locals, tourists and scientists.
Football Star Jim Stynes is Pioneer Australian Patient for New Cancer Drug
Cancer-stricken football legend Jim Stynes is trying a drug that destroys only cancer cells and not healthy cells, the first person in Australia to do so.
Google to Charge Top Map Users
Google Maps will start charging heavy users starting January 2012.
Robertson Warns of Unfair Trial of Assange in Sweden, Calls for Canberra Aid
The Australian legal advisor of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called on the Federal Government to help him get a fair trial in Sweden following the British High Court's decision to extradite him to the Scandinavian country to face rape charges.
Woolworths to Open 39 New Supermarkets, Add 10,000 Jobs
Supermarket chain giant Woolworths will open 39 new stores in Australia and New Zealand in fiscal 2012 and create 10,000 new jobs, the company announced Tuesday.
Qantas Luring Back Customers With Lower Fare, Special Deals
Qantas hopes to appease angry customers and lure them back to its fold with lower domestic and international fares, double frequent flyer points and other special deals.
Asylum Boat Overturns, 17 Drown
A wooden boat packed with 70 suspected asylum seekers capsized off the coast of West Java in Indonesia on Tuesday drowning 17 people.
U.K. High Court to Rule on Assange Extradition
The U.K.'s High Court will rule on Wednesday whether or not to extradite controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden so he could be questioned by police about two women's allegations that he raped them.
Google Street View to Feature Building Interiors
Google's Street View will not be showing just streets and roads but the inside of selected business establishments as well.