First terrorist behind Paris attacks named as 29-year-old French...
The first of the attackers behind the shooting and bombing rampage in Paris has been identified as 29-year-old French national Ismaël Omar Mostefaï.French newspaperLe Mondereports Mostefaï was identified by his fingertip, found after he detonated a suicide vest inside the Bataclan concert hall as police closed in.Mostefaï's brother and father have been detained by French police after contacting authorities in their hometown of Courcouronnes of their own volition. Le Monde reports Mostef..>> view originalAustralia's Khawaja to miss Adelaide, Hobart tests | SBS News
The 28-year-old lefthander, who returned from more than two years in the test wilderness to score centuries in the first two matches against the Black Caps, pulled up while chasing a ball to the boundary.Cricket Australia on Sunday confirmed the Pakistan-born batsman would miss the final match of the New Zealand series and the opening test against West Indies."Usman suffered a left hamstring injury in the field yesterday afternoon and underwent scans in Perth this morning," team physiotherapist ..>> view originalAussies share harrowing tales of survival from night of terror
An Australian expatriate has recalled how he shoved his son under a mixing desk in the Bataclan theatre when it was stormed by ISIL killers in Paris on Friday night.John leader, 46, was watching the Eagles of Death Metal concert with his 12-year-old son Oscar when the shooting started."The lights suddenly went on," Mr Leader toldThe Telegraph. "Everybody went quiet. It was clinical. All you heard was bang, bang, bang."The shooter was standing at the back of the hall and targeting people..>> view originalTas teen shot in beloved Paris
Just 10 days after moving back to Paris, a city she loved, Tasmanian woman Emma Parkinson is in hospital with multiple gunshot wounds suffered during a terrorist attack.The 19-year old was waiting for a friend at the Bataclan Theatre in central Paris, where gunmen opened fire on Friday night (local time), as part of a series of city-wide attacks which have left 129 people dead and hundreds of others injured.Ms Parkinson managed to speak briefly with her family in Hobart to let them know she..>> view originalLaunceston runner Dylan Evans wins back-to-back Point to Pinnacle titles - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Launceston runner Dylan Evans wins back-to-back Point to Pinnacle titlesUpdatedNovember 15, 2015 13:44:05 Launceston's Dylan Evans has won back-to-back Point to Pinnacle events, coming close to the race record.The 22-year-old finished the 21.4-kilometre run in 1:25:49, improving on his winning time of 1:26:51 last year but falling short of Harry Summers' record of 1:24.09, set in 2013.Event director Kim Gillard said Evans lived up to his pre-race favouritism."There's not too many people who ..>> view originalLIVE: Tigers fight back at Bankstown
A flurry of quick wickets from Tasmania's pacemen has wrested back control of their Sheffield Shield match against NSW at Sydney's Bankstown Oval.The Blues are struggling at 3-41 at the tea break on day two in reply to Tasmania's total of 295.Ed Cowan (13), Ryan Carters (8) and Nic Maddinson (6) are all back in the pavilion, with the Tasmanian attack striking early.Maddinson had a golden chance to press his claims for an Australian call-up after Usman Khawaja was ruled out of the Adelaide a..>> view originalSupervised contact centres in Tasmania overwhelmed, some...
Supervised contact centres in Tasmania overwhelmed, some waiting times exceed a monthUpdatedNovember 15, 2015 11:28:45 Tasmania's supervised contact services are being overwhelmed by demand, with some parents in Hobart waiting up to six weeks for appointments.The services provide supervised contact for parents who are deemed to be a risk to their children, or function as a neutral space for separated parents to hand over children in shared custody arrangements.Families are usually directed t..>> view originalFour in a row for Perfect Reflection
Perfect Reflection claimed a fourth straight victory at the weekend. Pic: Simon Merritt/Western RacepixPerfect Reflection underlined her star potential to return from a setback and score a slashing fourth straight win in Saturday’s $200,000 WA Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m).The daughter of More Than Ready missed a key lead-up when she punctured her sole when a hind shoe came lose at Ascot, before the start of last Saturday's Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m).William Pike claimed a cerise and white c..>> view originalCandle-lit vigils at terror attack sites
Candles flicker at the sites of the Paris terrorist attacks as Parisians welcome Australia's show of solidarity after the Sydney Opera House was illuminated in the French national colours.Florence Fontan lives near two restaurants where gunmen mowed people down on Friday night as part of co-ordinated attacks that killed at least 129 people, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility.On Saturday evening she and husband Jean-Luc joined a silent vigil at Le Carillon and Le Petit Camb..>> view originalParis: Aussie shot in France 'needed a hug from her mum'
THE family of Australian teen Emma Grace Parkinson have said they learned very early on that she was somehow injured.Emma's aunt Sam Gunner spoke to the media this morning."I switched on the TV about 9.30am yesterday morning to see the news and I texted her immediately and got a response within seconds of texting her, so the contact was immediate."Ms Gunner cannot say whether Emma was inside the concert hall when she was shot.Emma's mother will now travel to Paris to be with her daughter.But she..>> view original
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