Friday, January 01, 2010
Crews on alert as severe storms hit
Victoria's SES has received more than 100 calls for help as storms cause flash flooding north of Melbourne.[MORE]
Teen missing after failing to cross creek
Dozens of water police and State Emergency Services volunteers have joined the search for a 17-year-old boy missing in Tallebudgera Creek on the Gold Coast in Queensland. [MORE]
Rampant Rana finishes off Warriors
Pakistan import Rana Naved single-handedly delivered Tasmania its first win of the Twenty20 Big Bash, producing an inspiring performance with bat and ball to propel the Tigers to a 17-run victory over the Warriors at Bellerive Oval on Friday night.[MORE]
Nearly 5,000 Iraqi civilians killed in violence last year
The number of Iraqi civilians killed in violence fell by half in 2009 to about 4,500 but improvements in security have slowed and large-scale attacks took a major toll last year, a study has found.[MORE]
Teen dies after Illawarra crash
New South Wales police are calling for public information on a single vehicle crash which killed a young woman this afternoon.[MORE]
Power company defends pole maintenance record
Western Australia's power supplier has defended its maintenance record amid claims the inspection methods it used were ineffective and may have contributed to a bushfire. [MORE]
Door open for All Whites v Socceroos
New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert is not ruling out resurrecting trans-Tasman football rivalry with a clash against the Socceroos in the lead up to the World Cup.[MORE]
Horse rolls on woman
A woman is recovering in Melbourne's Alfred Hospital after a horse rolled on to her at a horse riding school in the city's east this afternoon.[MORE]
Warmest year on record for NSW, SA
The National Climate Centre says 2009 looks like being the hottest year on record for New South Wales and South Australia.[MORE]
Lords Ransom claims Perth Cup
Popular elect Lords Ransom has lived up to his billing with victory over his Adam Durrant-trained stablemate Ma Chienne in the Perth Cup at Ascot.[MORE]
17 die in Bangladesh bus crash
At least 17 people have been killed and 47 injured as a bus skidded off a road in dense fog in south-western Bangladesh, police said.[MORE]
37 Catholic workers killed worldwide
Thirty-seven priests, nuns and missionaries were killed worldwide in 2009, nearly twice as many as 2008 and a record high for a decade, the Vatican's news agency said.[MORE]
Vic, NSW brace for severe storms
Large parts of Victoria and south-west New South Wales are expected to be battered by severe thunderstorms tonight.[MORE]
Birt, Naved save panicking Tigers
A sixth-wicket partnership of 74 between Travis Birt and Pakistan import Rana Naved helped Tasmania post a defendable total of 167 in its Twenty20 Big Bash match with the Warriors at Bellerive Oval on Friday afternoon.[MORE]
Iran's Mousavi ready to die for cause
Iran's opposition leader says he's ready to die to have the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad overturned.[MORE]
Teenage girl charged over man's stabbing
A 17-year-old girl has been charged over the stabbing of a man in southern New South Wales overnight.[MORE]
Girl survives Glasshouse Mountains fall
A 15-year-old girl has been airlifted from the Glasshouse Mountains, north of Brisbane, after surviving a seven-metre fall.[MORE]
'National rules needed' after fatal police chase
Call for national police guidelines prohibiting officers from engaging in car chases unless they are a matter of life or death. [MORE]
600 hurt in Philippine New Year revelry
Around 600 people in the Philippines have been injured by fireworks and stray bullets during New Year's celebrations. [MORE]
Coroner asked to probe holiday road deaths
Victoria's coroner will be asked to examine the 16 deaths on the state's roads over the holiday period.[MORE]
Blanchett extends stay at theatre company
Cate Blanchett will reportedly extend her term as artistic director of one of Australia's biggest theatre companies until 2013.[MORE]
Driver killed after car hits tree
One man has been killed and another has been seriously injured in a car crash on the Kings Highway near Braidwood in south-east New South Wales this afternoon.[MORE]
Philippine volcano alert may be lowered
Philippine vulcanologists say they may lower the alert level around the Mayon volcano in the coming days amid signs it appeared to be in a lull, three weeks after it began spewing ash and lava.[MORE]
