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Dingoes Maul 3-Year-Old Girl on Australia Beach

BRISBANE, Australia -- Two dingoes that mauled a 3-year-old girl on an Australian beach have been caught and destroyed, officials said Tuesday. The girl suffered bites to her legs when the native wild dogs attacked her Monday after she wandered away from her family and into sand dunes on Fraser Island in northeastern...

Australians Evacuate 'Life-Threatening' Cyclone

SYDNEY, Australia -- Military helicopters evacuated hospital patients Tuesday as authorities ordered thousands of people to flee a powerful, "life-threatening" cyclone roaring toward waterlogged northeast Australia. Cyclone Yasi was forecast to directly hit the far northern city of Cairns late Wednesday with damaging wind...

Yasi, Queensland Tropical Cyclone, Poised for Devastating Landfall in Australia

Stormy weather. As the Midwest and East Coast of the United States prepared for the start of a major blizzard, down under, Australians braced for the imminent landfall of Tropical Cyclone Yasi. A massive storm system, Yasi has prompted evacuations along the Queensland coast between Cairns and Lockhart River. Officials...

Brazil Floodwaters Wreak Devastation [VIDEOS]

Hundreds are dead in Brazil after days of heavy rain in the country's southeastern portion have resulted in catastrophic flooding. So far, at least 509 people have been reported dead, as the rushing water and swift mudslides have ravaged Rio de Janeiro and the city's surrounding area, The Associated Press reported. That...

Floods Take Major Toll on Australian Farms, Mines

TENT HILL, Australia - Australia began to tally the multibillion dollar toll of massive flooding that left fertile farmland in the northeast a boggy mess of rotting vegetation and swamped the third-largest city of Brisbane, where residents waded through stinking mud Friday in search of salvageable possessions. Mining...

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06/03/12 Woman flown to Brisbane to give birth Source: Sky News - Australia What should have been a happy, family event became a harrowing inter-state drama when a Sydney woman, in labour with triplets, had to be flown to Brisbane to give birth.
06/02/12 Brisbane: Brush fire causes Hwy 101 offramp closures Source: Marin Independent Journal - Novato CA Some 70 firefighters from three agencies worked for several hours on Saturday to contain a brush fire in San Mateo County that consumed up to 10 acres and shut down freeway offramps to Bayshore Boulevard in Brisbane.
06/02/12 Brisbane brush fire causes power outage affecting more... Source: FOX - KTVU 36 - Oakland CA A three-alarm brush fire at the base of San Bruno Mountain in Brisbane caused a power outage affecting more than 1,300 customers Saturday afternoon, but most have since had their power restored, according to Pacific Gas and Electric.
06/02/12 Broncos to block Benny's Gagai Source: Sydney News Sacked by Brisbane more than three weeks ago after a series of disciplinary breaches, Gagai officially signed with the Knights last Monday for the next two seasons.
06/02/12 Black-list eateries named and shamed Source: The Daily Telegraph - Australia Diners are being left in the dark about filthy rat and cockroach-infested restaurants thanks to the state's broken "name and shame" regime.