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Hobart International Airport upgraded to accept Chinese flights

Hobart International Airport upgraded to accept Chinese flights. Travel. Jun 10, 2015. 0. Hobart International Airport in Australian's southernmost Tasmania will proceed with a 20 million U.S dollars upgrade to its facilities as the state attempts to ... >> view original

Hobart science student chosen to develop women's leadership on Antarctic ...

A Hobart-based student is among 42 female scientists from around the world who will travel to Antarctica for two weeks in January 2017 to develop the role of women in science. Aimee Bliss, a student at the University of Tasmania, is studying a Bachelor ... >> view original

Kiev evacuates hundreds from site of deadly Kiev fuel blasts

Kryachki(Ukraine): Ukraine urgently evacuated hundreds of residents on Tuesday from the site of a series of fuel depot blasts near Kiev that set off a ferocious fire and left several people missing and at least one confirmed dead. The defence ministry said it ... >> view original

Irish nun trapped in sweltering elevator for three days

An Irish nun is recovering after a nightmare ordeal that saw her trapped in a lift for three days in sweltering conditions. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The woman (58) was trapped in the lift in a convent in Rome ... >> view original

Syria rebels overrun key army base in new regime setback

Brigade 52 military base after it was captured by the Free Syrian Army in Daraa, Syria June 9, 2015.(REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir). An alliance of Syrian rebel forces seized a key army base in the south of the country on Tuesday in a new setback for the regime's ... >> view original

Climber scales Wembley arch

RAW VISION: a British free-climber has become the first man to stand on Wembley Stadium's iconic arch in London. 10/06/15. Former US House Speaker pleads not guilty (Video Thumbnail). Up next... Ex-US House Speaker pleads not guilty. Play now. >> view original

Aung San Suu Kyi set for first China visit

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, is expected to begin her first visit to China on Wednesday, at a time of tension between the two countries. Ms Suu Kyi will meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, but no other details have been ... >> view original

Black Panther and 'Angola Three' member Albert Woodfox to be released after ...

After enduring more than 43 years in solitary confinement and lengthy court battles to prove his innocence, Albert Woodfox has been told by a US appeals court on Tuesday he must wait in prison a little longer. A federal judge ordered his unconditional ... >> view original

Egypt: 11 Sentenced to Death in Cases Tied to Soccer Riot That Killed Dozens

An Egyptian criminal court from the city of Port Said sentenced 11 people to death on Tuesday for their roles in a 2012 soccer riot there that killed more than 70 people and injured hundreds in Egypt's worst-ever soccer disaster. The verdict came at the end of ... >> view original

Pool party police officer that pinned bikini teen to the ground resigns

The police officer whose video-recorded actions at a Texas pool party have drawn national attention has resigned from the police force. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. David Eric Casebolt resigned from ... >> view original