Dam bursts in outskirts of Indonesian capital, at least 50 dead, 100s homeless. more…
Suicide bomber kills 25 near Baghdad (AFP)
March 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
AFP – A suicide bomber on Tuesday blew himself up among a group of army officers and tribal chiefs at Abu Ghraib, on Baghdad’s western edge, killing at least 25 people, security officials said.
Doubt cast on Kangaroo death report (ABC)
March 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Doubt has been cast on claims that 5,000 kangaroos had starved to death at the Majura defence site on the outskirts of Canberra. more…
Bolivia’s housing collapse
February 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Feb. 18 – Homes are collapsing on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, leaving hundreds homeless.
Driver barely hurt in level crossing smash
February 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A WOMAN has escaped with only minor injuries after her car collided with a train at a level crossing on the southern outskirts of Cairns. more…
Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia (AP)
February 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
AP – The boss of a prison where some 16,000 men, women and children were tortured and executed appeared before Cambodia’s genocide tribunal Tuesday in its first trial over the Khmer Rouge reign of terror more than three decades ago.