Melbourne, July 17 : Typhoon Nangka has reportedly killed at least two people and prompted authorities to evacuate nearly 100,000, as it moved across the western end of Japan’s largest main island.Rivers burst their banks in the western prefecture of Wakayama after some parts of Honshu, Japan’s largest main island, got more than 600 millimetres […]
London, July 17 : Australia has reportedly held a memorial service to mark the anniversary of the MH17 air crash, which killed all 298 onboard. A plaque, with victims’ names inscribed on it, has been erected in the gardens of Parliament House in Canberra, reported the BBC. The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft was flying […]
Sydney, July 16 : A man believed to be armed with explosives has taken at least one person hostage in Bunbury, Australia.According to ABC News, ambulance, police and firefighters have reached the location near the corner of Koombane Drive, the main thoroughfare into the town, and Blair Street.A large sign at the scene has been […]
Sydney : A team of researchers has unexpectedly discovered four extinct underwater volcanoes off the coast of Sydney in Australia.The team from Australia’s national science agency (CSIRO) made the discovery during a search for larval lobster breeding grounds.The cluster of volcanoes is believed to be around 50 million years old.The researchers say the discovery may […]
Sydney : South-east Australia has shivered through some of its coldest weather in decades, thanks to an icy cold snap.Strong winds and snowfall hit Victoria, New South Wales (NSW), and even the “Sunshine state” Queensland saw snow.Ipswich councillor Paul Tully drove three hours across the border so his son could see snow for the first […]