Australia Wildfires: High Temperatures and Wind Cause Fire Alerts

The Australia wildfires are raging on today with record breaking temperatures that have caused about 100 fires across the country. The severly high temperatures and the strong winds have added fuel to the blazes,...

Australia Wildfires: Homes Threatened in NSW and Queensland

The Australia wildfire season is underway once again with about 20 fires currently burning across Queensland and homes being threatened in Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Residents near...

Accused Australian Arsonist Outed on Facebook, Death Toll at 189

A 39-year-old alleged arsonist's identity was revealed on Monday after being outed on Facebook and Myspace. Brendan Sokaluk, an unemployed former gardener, is the target of a massive internet campaign that includes...

Suspect charged with arson and child porn in Australian wildfire

A man has been charged with arson in the case of the Australian Wildfires, but he has also been charged with one count of child pornography.  Police have put him in protective custody as firefighters are still...

Man arrested in connection to arson fires in Australia

A man has been arrested in connection to the arson fires in Australia, but police are not releasing any more details yet. Previously: The suspicion that some of the Australia Wildfires that killed about 180 people...

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