Residents and tourists in southern New South Wales are being told to prepare for extreme weather overnight.
Angry protesters threw objects at Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair as he arrived at the first public signing session to promote his memoirs in the Irish capital Dublin.
To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but school children in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Tonga geologists said, but there was no immediate tsunami warning.
The Panthers piled on nine tries to Cronulla's two to end the 2010 NRL season in second spot with a 50-12 demolition in front of their home fans at Penrith Stadium on Saturday night.
A total of 87 children had to be hospitalised after eating yoghurt at a kindergarten in north-west China, state media reported, as local officials called for better food safety supervision.
The State Emergency Service says Victoria is in the midst of a very serious flood emergency with hundreds of homes expected to be inundated with water.
Nathan Cayless signed off on a 14-year career with the last try of the game but could not go out a winner as the Warriors launched into the finals with a 26-12 victory at Parramatta Stadium.
Around 20,000 homes in Adelaide are currently without power due to gale force winds lashing the metropolitan area.
Acclaimed science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson has told the 68th World Science Fiction Convention in Melbourne that he is still optimistic about the world's future.
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