3 Dead, 20 Hurt After Car Mows Down Pedestrians
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10 Best Cities for Students
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5 Killed as Plane Crashes Into Mall
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A Peaceful Snooze on a Plane, Then an Explosion
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Huge Amount of Meth Found Stashed in Floorboards
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Man Acquitted of Terror Plot Carries Out Another One
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Cops: Man Killed Kangaroo in 'Abhorrent' Video
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SUV Rams Crowd of Christmas Shoppers, Injures 19
In what Australian authorities are calling a deliberate "act of evil," an SUV plowed into Christmas shoppers on one of Melbourne's busiest streets Thursday afternoon, injuring at least 19 people. Authorities say at least a dozen people were hospitalized after the attack outside Flinders Street station, including four in critical...
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'Wow': Owen Wilson Fans Plan Ultimate Tribute
You might have seen the memes, or videos like this one , poking a little fun at how often Owen Wilson says "wow." They're like those focusing on Matthew McConaughey's recitation of "all right," but apparently have a more enthusiastic following. Case in point: About 4,000 people and counting say...
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Huge Amount of Meth Found Stashed in Floorboards
Police in Australia discovered a record-breaking amount of meth stashed under floorboards, but they didn't need to rip up a floor: The 2,000-pound haul was discovered in a shipment of 70 boxes of wooden floorboards in a Melbourne warehouse, the BBC reports. Two Melbourne men, ages 53 and 36,...
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Man Acquitted of Terror Plot Carries Out Another One
A gunman who killed a man and took a woman hostage before dying in a police shootout had been acquitted of plotting a terror attack at a Sydney army base years earlier, police in Australia said Tuesday. The siege Monday at an apartment building in a Melbourne suburb was being...
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Cops: Man Killed Kangaroo in 'Abhorrent' Video
A Melbourne resident has been arrested for what environmental officials say was a "particularly abhorrent" case of animal cruelty. In a video viewed millions of times on the Chinese social media service QQ, the man can be seen using a hunting knife to kill a wounded Eastern gray kangaroo on...
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SUV Rams Crowd of Christmas Shoppers, Injures 19
In what Australian authorities are calling a deliberate "act of evil," an SUV plowed into Christmas shoppers on one of Melbourne's busiest streets Thursday afternoon, injuring at least 19 people. Authorities say at least a dozen people were hospitalized after the attack outside Flinders Street station, including four in critical...
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'Wow': Owen Wilson Fans Plan Ultimate Tribute
You might have seen the memes, or videos like this one , poking a little fun at how often Owen Wilson says "wow." They're like those focusing on Matthew McConaughey's recitation of "all right," but apparently have a more enthusiastic following. Case in point: About 4,000 people and counting say...
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Terror Suspect Dead After Melbourne Stabbing Spree
A knife-wielding man stabbed three people, one fatally, in Australia's second-largest city on Friday in an attack police linked to terrorism. The attack during the afternoon rush hour brought central Melbourne to a standstill, reports the AP . Hundreds of people watched from behind barricades as police tried to apprehend the...
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Homeless Guy Who Hit Terrorist: 'I'm No Hero'
Michael Rogers, a hero? It's hard for him to believe. But many Australians are celebrating the man who helped police fight a knife-wielding terrorist in Melbourne, Australia's News Network reports. In fact, a crowdfunding campaign has raised nearly $110,000 as of this writing for the so-called "Trolleyman." On Friday,...
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Aussie Consulates Rattled by Wave of Suspicious Packages
Several foreign diplomatic missions were evacuated in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Canberra on Wednesday after they received packages containing suspicious substances. Police, fire crews, and ambulances were seen at a number of foreign consulates in Melbourne, including those of India, Germany, Italy, Spain, and South Korea, the AP...
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44 Pounds of Meth Delivered to 'Quite Elderly' Couple
An elderly couple in Australia who received a large quantity of methamphetamine in error decided to contact police instead of going the Walter White route. Police say the couple mistakenly signed for a parcel sent to their west Melbourne home that turned out to contain around 44 pounds of the...
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Swift Cancels Concert After #NupToTheCup Campaign
Looks like Taylor Swift won't be performing in Australia this year after all. The "Shake It Off" singer canceled a planned Nov. 5 show at Australia's Melbourne Cup after facing pressure from animal rights activists, CNN reports. Swift was initially gung-ho about her only Aussie show, saying "I can't wait...
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An Aussie Open Cloaked in Smoke: 'I Couldn't Walk Anymore'
The Victorian government's advice as Australia's bushfires rage on is to "minimize the time spent in smoky conditions" and "avoid exercise"—both tough to do if you're competing outdoors in the Australian Open. But that's what players were forced to contend with Monday during the tennis tourney at Melbourne Park,...
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