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Empire Of The Sun claims 3 ARIAs
Empire Of The Sun's hit album Walking On A Dream has picked up three ARIA awards.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 2:54 pm -
MP swears during apology for swearing
A Maori politician in New Zealand has apologised for using swear words in an abusive email he sent to a member of the public.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 11:00 am -
Shark patrols start early after attack
A shark spotting plane is starting coast patrols in South Australia today, a month earlier than usual.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 10:20 am -
Hebrew Bible stolen by Nazis returned to Austria
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A nearly 500-year-old Hebrew Bible stolen by the Nazis shortly before World War Two was returned to the Jewish community of Vienna on Monday, U.S. officials said.
November 10, 2009, 6:20 am -
Online auction site launches for rich and famous
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millionaires down on their luck now have a place to sell their mega-yachts, super-cars and family jewels without having to resort to the pawn shop.
November 10, 2009, 2:24 am -
Man provides photo for his own wanted poster
A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.
November 10, 2009, 2:23 am -
Student expelled after row over short dress
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - In Brazil, famed for its tiny bikinis and carefree attitude, a university student has been expelled after violent protests by students outraged at the short outfit she wore on campus.
November 10, 2009, 2:22 am -
Airport to run bus with fuel from organic waste
LONDON (Reuters) - East Midlands Airport will try to run a bus with a fuel produced from decomposing organic waste, the fuel producer Gasrec said on Monday.
November 10, 2009, 1:53 am -
Surgery needed after muck-up prank
The Principal of Melbourne Grammar has apologised to a boy who may need surgery after being hit in the ear by an egg.
ABC - November 9, 2009, 5:50 pm -
No jail for Japanese starlet
Japanese pop star Noriko Sakai has been handed a suspended jail term of 18 months for illegal drug use as thousands gathered in a bid to witness the court's decision.
ABC - November 9, 2009, 2:48 pm -
Spears upset over lip-sync saga
Pop star Britney Spears is "extremely upset" over the savaging she has received after lip-syncing at her shows and reports fans walked out of her performance, her tour promoter says.
ABC - November 9, 2009, 2:33 pm -
Joe Jackson seeks allowance from son's estate
Michael Jackson's father is seeking money from his late son's estate to help him meet monthly living expenses estimated at more than $US15,000 ($16,300), court papers filed in Los Angeles have revealed.
ABC - November 9, 2009, 9:50 am -
Swimmers put on alert after shark attack
Swimmers have been ordered to stay close to shore around Normanville, south of Adelaide, near the scene of a shark attack this morning.
ABC - November 8, 2009, 7:21 pm -
Wheelchair athlete ready for Kokoda crawl
Australian champion wheelchair athlete Kurt Fearnley has arrived at the start of the Kokoda Track for what could be his toughest challenge yet.
ABC - November 8, 2009, 5:14 pm -
Shark attacks swimmer in SA
A 24-year-old man has been bitten by a shark off Second Valley on the Fleurieu Peninsula, south of Adelaide.
ABC - November 8, 2009, 12:48 pm -
Teen hero saves swimmers caught in rip
A 15-year-old boy is being hailed a hero for helping rescue two swimmers near Geelong, in Victoria, last night.
ABC - November 8, 2009, 11:11 am -
Homework keeping Watson busy on solo voyage
The mother of teenage sailor Jessica Watson says her daughter is doing a lot of school work, three weeks in to her solo voyage around the world.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 12:39 pm -
London commuters baffled by sex broadcast
LONDON (Reuters) - London commuters listening out for the latest news about train services got a broadcast with a difference when the noise of a couple apparently having sex was blasted out over a station's loudspeaker system.
November 7, 2009, 4:57 am -
Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports
LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.
November 7, 2009, 3:36 am -
Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.
November 7, 2009, 2:31 am
