Tag: Australia
Indian man, separated from his family at age 5, uses Google Earth to find his mom
Saroo Brierly was separated from his family when he was just 5 years old. He'd gotten on a train, fallen asleep and woken up in Calcutta, far away from his hometown -- a home he didn't even know the name of. He was eventually adopted by an Australian couple but recently used Google Earth to research where he might be from. He reunited with his mom 25 years after being separated from her....
Murdoch's News Corp accused of tech piracy in Australia
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation on Wednesday was accused of more criminal activity -- this time in Australia. An Australian newspaper published the results of an investigation that discovered a News Corporation subsidiary may have used piracy to sabotage competitors in the pay TV industry. ...
VIDEO: Shock, dismay, outrage expressed over desecration of World War II-era graves in Libya
Politicians and veterans groups in Australia, the U.K. and Canada, as well as other area, are outraged over the intentional vandalism of World War II-era graves in Benghazi, Libya....
Australian scientist proposes importing elephants, rhinos to combat wildfires
As Australia battles wildfires that feed on a non-native hardy grass in the Northern Territory, one scientist says the answer is to import elephants and rhinoceroses to eat the gamba grass....
VIDEO: In Australia, officials prohibit TV stations from airing video of asylum seekers
Australian media are angry that immigration officials have pushed through new government restrictions that would ban them from showing video of asylum seekers in Australia....
VIDEO: Rare cancer linked to breast implant in thousands of women
The French company PIP is accused of using industrial grade silicone, rather than medical grade material, in its breast implants, and now the implants have been linked to a rare form of cancer....
VIDEO: Hopes fading for finding survivors of boat crash off Indonesia
More than 150 asylum-seekers — if they're even still alive — have been stuck at sea for more than three days after the boat they were on, heading for Australia, crashed off the coast of Indonesia....
Australia still struggling with legacy of "stealing" children from Aborigine families
For almost 100 years, the Australian government maintained a policy of forcibly taking Aborigine children from their families and putting them with white families. Some, like Levon Ennis, were even sent abroad. Ennis is now trying to reconnect with his heritage and find his place in the world....
VIDEO: Cryogenics may be the key to saving Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Scientists from the United States and Australia are teaming up to try and help save disappearing coral reefs, by freezing coral eggs and sperm, so that endangered species aren't lost. The coral can be grown in the lab, and then implanted on the reefs....
For Movember (moustache November), men are letting their whiskers grow
An international effort to raise money for and awareness of men's health has taken root on men's faces around the world....
