New South Wales, Australia News

GREG Bird's American girlfriend Katie Milligan has told a court she lied to hospital staff about being glassed in the eye only because she thought she might get quicker treatment.

A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.

Honolulu's bid to host the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting, featuring President Obama and 18 other heads of state, began with a phone call to state tourism liaison Marsha Wienert from a former U.S. ambassador to APEC with local ties.

In this CD box set cover image released by Shout! Factory, Richard Thompson's, "Walking On a Wire " is shown.

Fires continued to burn in Australiaa s New South Wales as temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius in some suburbs of Sydney.

A U.S. Navy serviceman was found not guilty Monday of sexually assaulting a prostitute at a brothel while on shore leave in Australia's biggest city.

Firefighters in New South Wales are bracing for a difficult day as they battle 100 fires across the state in hot and windy conditions.

Hundreds of people were on alert after high temperatures and strong winds fanned bushfires in several parts of eastern Australia.

NEW South Wales firefighters are battling a large blaze that is threatening homes in townships west of Newcastle.

Sydney - Hundreds of homes in eastern Australia were under threat from massive wildfires on Sunday as soaring temperatures and windy conditions fanned the out-of-control flames, officials said.

AUSTRALIA has issued 'catastrophic' alerts after record-breaking temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires across the country, officials said on Saturday.

A Sydney woman will appear in court in December after being charged with the murder of her baby girl 13 years ago.

Tragedy on the way to the hospital ... Bill MacDonald. A MAN has died in a car accident on the way to hospital to see his newborn son.

Eating disorder patients display a high prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome.

Up to 100 fires are burning across New South Wales as a large swathe of the Australian state begins a day of total fire bans.

SYDNEY: James Packer still insists he was "profoundly misled" about the financial position of junior telco OneTel before its collapse in May 2001.

MELBOURNE: One of two Malaysian men convicted of murdering renowned Sydney heart surgeon Victor Chang must remain behind bars for another year.

SYDNEY: Australian firefighters battled dozens of bush blazes on Friday as record-breaking hot weather sparked "catastrophic" warnings in two states, just months after the country's worst ever wildfire disaster.

COASTAL NSW looks set to get a dose of the record-breaking hot temperatures seen throughout the state's inland, as lightning storms and winds spark numerous bushfires.

People with chronic lung disease like emphysema or bronchitis can strengthen their arms and legs with resistance training, and this strength may help them perform everyday tasks more easily, a new review of 18 studies confirms.