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Horse, woman killed in hyperbaric blast

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:06:53 GMT

A WOMAN and a horse were killed and another woman was seriously injured in an explosion in a hyperbaric chamber at an equine rehabilitation centre in Florida.

Queensland flood effort boosted by $1.9bn

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:59:31 GMT

THE Federal Government has forwarded $1.9 billion of funding to Queensland as flood recovery efforts continue in the state's southern inland areas.

Stun gun 'falls out of bag' on flight

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:50:49 GMT

A STUN gun found on an aircraft departing Melbourne has sparked a federal police investigation, amid concerns about airport security.

Katter fires up double-decker 'Katmobile'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:46:03 GMT

BOB Katter's Australian Party will will tour Queensland on a red London double decker bus dubbed the "Katmobile".

Off-duty police officer 'drink drives, crashes'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:17:41 GMT

AN off-duty police officer has been caught drink-driving after rear-ending another car in Melbourne's southeast.

Queensland Labor will lose every seat - Palmer

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:08:33 GMT

LABOR will lose all its seats at the Queensland election, mining magnate Clive Palmer is predicting.

Boy among three dead in US hostage standoff

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:56:42 GMT

THREE people, including a nine-year-old boy, are dead after a hostage standoff at a quiet US caravan park, officials say.

Anonymous knocks CIA website offline

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:09:04 GMT

THE website of the Central Intelligence Agency was inaccessible today after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.

Hundreds of dead dolphins found off Peru

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:47:33 GMT

AT least 264 dead bottlenose dolphins have washed ashore over the past three days on Peru's northern coast, officials said as they seek to discover what killed the marine animals.

Man survives night in sea, mate missing

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:34:41 GMT

MAN survives a night drifting in shark infested waters after he and a mate were washed off their vessel near Hervey Bay.