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Australia floods leave hundreds stranded in Bundaberg

Helicopter rescue crews are trying to reach hundreds of people trapped by rising floodwaters in Bundaberg in the Australian state of Queensland. Many people are trapped on roofs, but there are fears homes could...

Video: Queensland Rugby Fan Wets Herself at 2011 State of Origin

Here's The Worst Thing You've Seen Today. A Queensland Rugby Fan Wet Herself During a 2011 State of Origin Match. Here's the Video The Rugby League State of Origin tournament is kind of a big deal in Australia, at...

Cyclone Yasi Forces Queensland Evacuations

Cyclone Yasi: 'Monster, Killer Storm' Threatens Far North Queensland Coast [Update: Cyclone Yasi has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm as it approaches Queensland]Queensland, still swamped by massive flooding, is...

Queensland Flooding: Farms and Mines Swamped-Video

Queensland Flooding Will Upset Australian Economy The flooding in Queensland will have an impact on Australia's economy, as farms and mines are swamped by rising water. The threat to residents is not over yet,...

Mini Cooper Crash Video: Kain Margo Crashes At 2010 Ipswich 300

Mini Cooper Crashes Into Crowd At Queensland Raceway Spectacular, scary, but not serious in terms of injuries, a Mini Cooper was clipped by another car and was sent careening into a crowd of spectators during the...

Salt Lake City Schools to Ban Student-Teacher Facebook Friending

Granite School District in Salt Lake City, Utah plans to ban students and teachers from friending each other on Facebook. The district has proposed a policy in hopes of preventing inappropriate relationships...

Australia Races to Stabilise Ship Stranded on Great Barrier Reef

Australia is racing to stabilise a leaking freighter stranded on the Great Barrier Reef.  The Chinese bulk carrier, the Shen Neng 1 ran aground Saturday on the Great Barrier Reef.  It has been leaking oil...

Cyclone Ului a Category 1 Storm: 60,000 No Power, Airports Closed

Cyclone Ului is Now a Category 1 Storm and Has Crossed the Queensland Coast Near Airlie Beach  Residents are saying the winds of Cyclone Ului sounded like jet engines as it strengthened in to a category three...

Australian Castaway Dog Survives on Desert Island

An Australian cattle dog, washed overboard while on a boat trip with her owners, washed up on St. Bees island off the coast of Queensland. There she went feral and lived off the land for four months until park...

Shark Attacks Shark in Queensland: Almost Bites it in Half: Video

A Great White Shark was caught on camera attacking another Great White Shark and almost bites it in half. This is raising alarm along the coast of Queensland, Australia, and authorities have warned swimmers to...

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...

Controversial Qld Dam Enters Approval Phase

By Rich Bowden (originally published in theangle.org) The decision on whether or not to give the green light to Queensland's controversial dam at Traveston Crossing now officially rests with federal Environment...

Alabama Will Pursue Capital Murder Indictment Against Gabe Watson

The Attorney General of Alabama,Troy King, is preparing his office to find a way to obtain a murder indictment on Gabe Watson, who recently plead guilty of manslaughter for the death of his new wife in...

Aussie man glued to toilet in 'sick' prank

" Authorities in far north Queensland are outraged after a "sick joke" forced the humiliating rescue of a man who became stuck to the seat of a shopping centre toilet. Police and community leaders have...

Man Kills Wife on Honeymoon: David Gabriel Watson Sentenced

David Gabriel Watson, the Amercian man who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his wife, was sentenced today for her death, but will only serve one year in jail.  Known world wide as the man who killed his...

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