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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 -
Cross dressing widower uses wife's gym ID
A man who wore women's clothing to use his dead wife's gym membership has appeared in a Hong Kong court.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 6:20 pm -
Hippos crowd Israel zoo
Israel is dealing with a unique problem - what to do with a surplus of hippos.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 5:31 pm -
Trots in a name?
Ever scanned your Melbourne Cup form guide and wondered how they come up with the racehorses' names?
ABC - November 3, 2009, 12:32 pm -
New home for Rocky chimps
The Rockhampton Zoo's chimpanzees are due to move into a new home today after spending about 20 years living in their current enclosure.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 12:02 pm -
Marilyn Monroe crypt auction fails again
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A second attempt to sell a crypt on top of Marilyn Monroe's final resting place has failed, with not a single bid received for the burial spot in a celebrity-filled Los Angeles cemetery.
November 3, 2009, 8:34 am -
Beefeaters "harassed" lone female Tower guard
LONDON (Reuters) - Two guardians of Britain's historic Tower of London have been suspended after a female colleague, the first woman warden in their 524-year history, accused them of harassment.
November 3, 2009, 8:33 am -
Space hotel says it's on schedule to open in 2012
BARCELONA (Reuters) - A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project.
November 3, 2009, 8:32 am -
Hotels come to the rescue of Taipei's pet dogs
TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - Taipei's dogs are living it up at hotels, complete with VIP suites and pools, that aim to ease the problem of strays that has plagued the city for decades.
November 3, 2009, 8:32 am
