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Aussie fake-bomb plotter sentenced to 13-year term
November 19, 2012 9:17 PM
SYDNEY (AP) - An Australian investment banker who admitted chaining a fake bomb to a teenager in a bizarre extortion attempt has been sentenced to 13 years and six months jail. New South Wales state District Court judge Peter Zahra handed down the sentence against Paul Douglas Peters on Tuesday.... more » -
Flags flying at half staff for war pilot
July 15, 2011 11:38 AM
An Air Force pilot from Canon City who disappeared over North Vietnam 45 years ago is being buried at the Air Force Academy today. The remains of Col. Leo Boston of Canon City were identified three months ago using DNA testing. Gov. John Hickenlooper has ordered that flags on... more » -
Jerry Lewis out of hospital; canceled Sydney show
June 25, 2011 3:55 PM
SYDNEY (AP) - Jerry Lewis is out of an Australian hospital a day after he had to cancel a show in Sydney because of poor health. A publicist for the 85-year-old actor and comedian says he was in the hospital for about three hours, and that doctors concluded that... more » -
Tsunami warnings in Austrailia after earthquakes recorded
May 15, 2011 8:18 PM
SYDNEY (AP) - Officials issue local tsunami alert after strong earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea. more » -
5,200 strip for nude photo shoot in Sydney
March 1, 2010 11:23 AM
About 5,200 naked people have embraced each other on the steps of the iconic Sydney Opera House for a photo shoot by photographer Spencer Tunick. Participants in Monday's event by Tunick, who is known for his nude group photos in public spaces, posed for more than an hour in... more » -
Vast, red dust storms choke Australia
September 23, 2009 10:41 AM
A pall of red dust blown in from the Outback clogged the skies over Sydney on Wednesday, diverting international flights, disrupting public transport and prompting a spike in emergency calls from people suffering breathing difficulties. No one was reported hurt as a result of dust storms sweeping a vast... more »
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