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Balding disease leaves bears bare
A mysterious balding disease is stripping bears across Europe of their winter coat.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 12:04 am -
Whale voyage kayakers welcomed in Sydney
Five environmental activists who have spent the last 36 days kayaking from Byron Bay to Bondi Beach have been welcomed by about 30 surfers.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 4:00 pm -
Rocky could clean up at tidy awards
Organisers of Australia's Tidy Towns Awards say Rockhampton could be a difficult contender to beat.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 1:56 pm -
Track fault closes train line
A track fault at Windsor closed the Ferny Grove line in Brisbane between Mitchellton and Bowen Hills this morning.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 9:00 am -
Welcome to the sportsdirect.com@St James' Park stadium
LONDON (Reuters) - Newcastle United have angered fans with plans to rename their ground the sportsdirect.com@St James' Park Stadium until the end of the season.
November 5, 2009, 6:13 am -
"Give pees a chance" student may face jail
LONDON (Reuters) - A university student who was photographed urinating over a war memorial was warned on Wednesday that he could be jailed for the "disgusting act."
November 5, 2009, 3:59 am -
Cheap mobile calls help more young couples elope
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali courtship was different in Hassan Aden's day.
November 5, 2009, 3:56 am -
Moonshine turns horse race rowdy
TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Despite a drinking ban mayhem erupted at a traditional Mayan horse race on Sunday with riders falling off their horses and drunken spectators stumbling through the mountain village.
November 4, 2009, 11:42 pm -
Order of Australia for General Petraeus
The American General who led coalition forces in Iraq during the surge has been presented with an honorary Order of Australia.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 1:20 pm -
Ex-Big Brother star running for mayor
A former reality television star has put his hand up to become the next mayor of the New South Wales town of Broken Hill.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 11:25 am -
Pooch to sniff out toad threat
The Department of Environment says a dog trained to detect cane toads will be a vital tool in assessing high risk freight entering Western Australia's Kimberley.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 10:33 am -
Recruit continues army's sheepish tradition
The Australian Army's Brisbane based 8/9 battalion could have the wool pulled over its eyes when it enlists a new recruit today.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 10:32 am -
Heckler puts boot into Howard
Like his friend former US President George W Bush, John Howard has become the target of an angry shoe-thrower.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 9:41 am -
Rebels ban musical ringtones on phones
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Sacdiyo Sheeq used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone.
November 4, 2009, 5:02 am -
Scared of flying? Press the fear iButton
SYDNEY (Reuters) - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
November 4, 2009, 5:00 am -
Kazakhstan urges citizens to use planes over cars
ASTANA (Reuters) - The government of Kazakhstan, an ex-Soviet country the size of Western Europe with an average weekly wage of $114 (69.75 pounds), has urged its citizens to make more use of small planes to replace the "anachronism" of long car journeys.
November 4, 2009, 12:26 am -
Somali rebels ban musical ringtones on phones
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Sacdiyo Sheeq used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone.
November 3, 2009, 11:56 pm -
Scared of flying? Press the iPanic button
SYDNEY (Reuters) - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
November 3, 2009, 8:57 pm -
More species threatened with extinction
A new annual report on the state of the world's plants and animals shows a third of all species catalogued are now threatened with extinction.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 8:56 pm -
The race that hops the nation
While most people were watching the race that stops the nation, locals at a Northern Territory hotel gathered for a very different kind of race.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 6:23 pm
