January 06, 2011  | THE recent spate of mass animal deaths around the world is sparking conspiracy theories and doomsday predictions on the web. From the US to New Zealand, from Britain to Brazil, bizarre cases of birds, fish and crabs turning up dead en masse have been reported in the past two weeks and no one seems to know why. www.news.com.au/world/is-it-an-animal-apocalypse-here-are-the-facts-and-theories-about-recent-mass-die-offs/story-e6frfkyi-1225983078355 |
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Is it an animal apocalypse? Here are the facts and theories about recent mass die-offs
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Magnitude-7.1 quake shakes southern Chile
January 2, 2011  | SANTIAGO, Chile - A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, prompting tens of thousands to flee the coast for higher ground amid fears it could generate a tsunami like the one that ravaged the area last year. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110102/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_chile_earthquake |
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Deputy, suspect dead in Ohio trailer park standoff
January 1, 2011  | A sheriff's deputy investigating a report of gunfire at a western Ohio trailer park has been shot and killed. The shooting suspect also is dead after a standoff. Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly says 40-year-old Deputy Suzanne Hopper was the mother of two children. He says she was wearing a protective vest Saturday but it didn't shield her from the gunfire that killed her at the Enon Beach trailer park, 50 miles west of Columbus. www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/01/5749124-deputy-suspect-dead-in-ohio-trailer-park-standoff |
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
'Terrible' jetski collision rips man's leg off
December 29, 2010  | A Perth man who lost his leg during a gruesome jetski accident has told how he had to pinch his own artery in his severed limb to stay alive. Blake Granston, 23, is still recovering in Royal Perth Hospital after the accident at the Belmont water park, near the Ascot Race Course, at 2.40pm on Tuesday last week. "I was jet skiing in the Belmont ski area for a Christmas party for work, I got hit by another jetski on the side," he said. www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/terrible-jetski-collision-rips-mans-leg-off-20101229-19a0v.html |
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
27 people confirmed dead in Christmas Island disaster
December 15, 2010  | Rescuers have recovered 27 bodies from the wreckage of a boat that sank off Christmas Island this morning. Customs and Border Protection have just confirmed the number after an all-day search and rescue operation which is still ongoing. A further 41 people have been rescued, while another man made it to shore by himself. www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/27-people-confirmed-dead-in-christmas-island-disaster-20101215-18xkm.html |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Julian Assange arrested
December 7, 2010  | WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was arrested in London today on suspicion of rape after surrendering to a Swedish arrest warrant, setting up a possible extradition fight that could drag on for months. Assange, 39, was detained after attending a London police station by appointment at 9.30am London time (8.30pm Melbourne time) and was due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates Court later in the day, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. www.theage.com.au/world/julian-assange-arrested-20101207-18ofs.html |
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
QLd Floods 2010 - 2011
December, 2010  | The Queensland Premier's Flood Relief Appeal has passed the $14 million mark and there have been offers of help from across the world, Premier Anna Bligh says. More heavy rain is expected in flood-hit parts of Queensland as Rockhampton contemplates a massive clean-up, and St George braces for what's yet to come. www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/qldfloods |
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