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Hundreds of high heeled women sprint for world record in Sydney

Deepa — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:48:18 +0000

Women wear stiletto heels in a race for a prize of 5,000 Australian dollars (4,250 U.S. dollars) at Circular Quay in Sydney Sept. 2, 2008. Over 260 women broke the world record for the most runners in a high heels...

Ex-priest in Australia faces child sex charges

AP — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:23:56 +0000

A former Roman Catholic priest already facing dozens of charges related to allegations of sexual abuse at an exclusive Australian boarding school has been charged with an additional 60 child sex offenses, police said...

9 Australians wounded fighting Taliban

AP — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:43:31 +0000

Australian troops clashed with Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan late Tuesday in fighting that left several insurgents dead and nine Australian soldiers wounded, the military...

Australian troops held Taliban suspects in dog pen

AP — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:14:27 +0000

Australian special forces in Afghanistan detained four suspected Taliban militants captured in April in pens sometimes used to hold dogs, the defense minister said...

Australian troops kept Taliban suspects in dog pen

AP — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:58:42 +0000

Australia’s defense minister on Tuesday rebuffed criticism of the country’s special forces in Afghanistan after they were accused of detaining suspected Taliban militants in dog...

Australian film, TV actor Michael Pate dies at 88

AP — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:15:27 +0000

Australian actor Michael Pate, who appeared in more than 50 films and was a regular guest star on American TV shows in the 1950s and 60s, has died of respiratory failure at age 88, health officials said...

Indian doctor cleared in Australian terrorism case

AP — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:06:09 +0000

An Indian doctor jailed in Australia last year in a bungled terrorism case has officially been cleared, Australian police said Friday.

Sydney orchestra faked 2000 Olympics performance

AP — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:16:40 +0000

China isn’t the only country to fake a musical performance during an Olympic opening ceremony. Turns out Australia knows a thing about miming music, too.

Australia assessing visa for Snoop Dogg

AP — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:03:04 +0000

The immigration department said Wednesday it was conducting a character assessment of Snoop Dogg, including his criminal history, as Australia considers whether to grant the rapper a visa for a concert tour later this...

Australia approves Chinalco's stake in Rio Tinto

AP — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:53:37 +0000

Australia has approved Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.’s stake in miner and takeover target Rio Tinto Ltd., Treasurer Wayne Swan said Sunday.