Australia A thump India A in final

"India A’s batting line-up failed miserably as the hosts crashed to a humiliating 156-run defeat against Australia A in the final of the triangular cricket tournament here on Friday. Much was expected from the Indian team, after its three consecutive wins in the league...

Australia to warm up in Hyderabad

"The BCCI announced that Austrlia will be playing one practice match at Hyderabad against a select India XI from October 2-5. This will be followed by the first test as scheduled and there will be no change due to safety concerns."

Execution looming for Bali nightclub bombers

Time is running out for the Bali nightclub bombers, Amrozi Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Ali Ghufron, and the convicted terrorists wouldn't have it any other way. The men want to die as martyrs for their cause.""To die...

Armenia winning per capita medals race

With two medals so far and a population of 1,483,293, Armenia is winning the medals per capita portion of the Olympics. The U.S. and China are in 30th and 40th place, respectively, and Canada, with no medals yet, is...

People duped by Olympic ticket scam

The dream of seeing the Olympics in China has proved costly to hundreds of people worldwide. They have become victims of a con and lost the money they paid for their tickets. People bought the tickets from a website that looked liked an official ticket selling website...

Garuda death-flight pilot 'deliberately crashed plane'

Marwoto Komar was the  pilot of a plane that crashed in the city of Yogyakarta last year, killing 21 people , including five Australians. " PROSECUTORS will argue today that Garuda pilot Marwoto Komar deliberately crashed the Boeing 737-400 that ended up in a fireball...

Top cop jailed for child porn

"A FORMER federal policeman has been jailed for five months on child pornography charges by a magistrate who said a ruined career and community ridicule were not punishment enough. Michael Edward Hatch, 38,...

Australia lowers threat warnings for two Indonesian provinces

"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade travel advisory said the level of its overall advice had not changed, but that the risk of violence in Central Sulawesi and Maluku provinces had diminished.Australia had been under pressure to lower its travel warning against...

AdelaideNow... 70 Australians arrested in Interpol child porn investigation

SEVENTY people, including a Queenslander, a policeman and a sports administrator, have been arrested in one of Australia's biggest child pornography investigations." FOUR South Australians are among 70 people arrested across Australia after a six-month investigation into...

Australians advised to stop seeing Indonesia as "abnormal country"

"The report titled "Seeing Indonesia as a normal country: Implications for Australia" contained the findings of research conducted by two noted Indonesian affairs analysts, Professor Andrew MacIntyre and Dr Douglas E Ramage.MacIntyre and E.Ramage said Australia needs to...

Canada third worst polluter

For once bronze is better than silver or gold, but it would be nice if we didn't medal at all."OTTAWA -- Gas-guzzling vehicles are one of the key factors behind the notorious environmental record of Canadians who are...

Australians using more Botox than Americans

"Sydney (ANTARA News) - The Australian ambassadors for anti-wrinkle treatment Botox are its golden girls - Nicole Kidman, Elle Macpherson and Kylie Minogue - and are a likely impetus for locals being pricked with syringes at a greater rate than even Americans, says Gabrielle...

An Outlaw's Grave: Exhuming Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly, an Australian outlaw famous for his homemade plate armor, was hanged for multiple murder in 1880. With that in mind, one could assume that finding his remains would be easy, but this is not the case....

[Theo van Gogh and] "Education By Murder" in Holland

Some four years ago, Dutch society was jolted by a savage daylight stabbing of a highly controversial film maker theo van Gogh.Related to Vincent, van gogh had made a name for himself  with an agressive,...

Australia to say no to aboriginal compensation

Australia rules out aboriginal compensationTue Jan 29, 2008 By Rob Taylor CANBERRA (Reuters)  Australia's government on Tuesday promised an apology for Aborigines forcibly taken from their homes under past assimilation policies, but ruled out compensation payments for...

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