Brisbane (Australia)

Band's video of life-size Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja goes viral

2011-12-13 16:36:28

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Serena Williams withdraws from Brisbane with ankle sprain

2012-01-04 16:34:02

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Australia knows something about drought

2009-01-04 00:00:00

That rain you've been having? It doesn't really help much. California is still in the midst of a serious drought. We Australians can empathize -- and we can also offer some advice. Last year, the southeast corner of the northern Australian state of...

How to see Heron or Lady Elliot

2003-01-19 00:00:00

GETTING THERE: The jumping-off point for Heron Island is Gladstone, 345 miles north of Brisbane. From LAX, connecting service (change of planes) to Brisbane is available on American, Qantas, Japan, Air New Zealand, United, Korean, Singapore and Malaysia....

Kaohsuing to host major summit

2013-05-17 00:34:02

TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- In another push to elevate its international presence, Kaohsiung is hosting the biennial Asia-Pacific Cities Summit (APCS), the second major event since the 2009 International World Games to come to town. The APCS...

Community College Tennis: Ventura men to play for state title

2013-04-21 04:44:02

Following another impressive performance in singles and doubles, Cameron Lee barely logged 90 minutes on court during Saturday's Southern California dual team final at the Ventura College Tennis Center. That put VC's No. 1 player in the role of...

'Just browsing' may become a memory

2013-04-01 10:30:06

Anyone in retail is familiar with this scene. A customer comes in, asks for help. He tries things on, tests things out, maybe takes some literature, writes down model numbers or designer names. Then, when time comes to close the sale, the customer says,...

Drugs with bite: The healing powers of toxins

2012-06-20 21:45:11

A brush with a pit viper is not a relaxing experience. These snakes are venomous, can grow to several meters long and will be on to you long before you know they're there, sensing your body heat with a pair of highly sensitive infrared-detecting organs...

Cost for 'mooning' the Queen? $803

2012-02-13 20:19:00

An Australian who "mooned" Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Brisbane in 2011 was fined the equivalent of $803 U.S. dollars on a public nuisance charge Tuesday. Liam Lloyd Warriner, 22, a barman from Sydney, pleaded guilty in the Brisbane...

'Strange smell' grounds plane, turns out to be dirty diaper

2012-02-02 06:01:00

A dirty diaper stuck in a toilet is being blamed for grounding a passenger plane flying between the Australian capital cities of Darwin and Brisbane. Qantas Flight 825 was forced to land at Mount Isa on Sunday after passengers and crew complained of a...

Dejan en tierra avión de Qantas tras hallar ratas en el interior del aparato

2011-06-01 00:00:00

Floods costing Australia $3B in lost farming, coal

2011-01-21 07:48:00

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The river that submerged vast swaths of Australia’s third-largest city last week surged again Friday and began flooding some Brisbane suburbs, as rivers in Australia’s southeast soared to record heights....

Jaleesa McCrary of the Eastern Conference runs on at the start of game one of the Lingerie Football League All-Star tour at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on June 2, 2012 in Brisbane, Australia.

2012-06-02 09:20:00

Nuria Llagostera Vines and Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain celebrate winning the Womens doubles final during day seven of the 2012 Brisbane International at Pat Rafter Arena on January 7, 2012 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

2012-01-07 00:00:00

is the former's spectacular spring weather. And, the sheer joy that comes with vacationing in Queensland, of course. The Aussies do it up right for two weekends each October at Oktoberfest Brisbane, held at the RNA Showgrounds.

2011-09-14 10:40:00