Pictures Of Australia Beaches News
- 'Piranha 3D' the latest in ocean of films about terrors from the deep Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:49PMThe man-eating fish in the new "Piranha" aren't just 2 million years old and far bigger than their creature cousins in the 1978 movie produced by Roger Corman. This time, they're in 3-D (in select theaters), which probably means the teeth turning swimmers into fish food will lunge for you as blood spurts toward the seats.
- Hail to ‘the King’ Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:16AMAsk almost any Mississippian to name the state’s biggest tourist attraction and they would likely answer, “Gulf Coast beaches.” Still others might mention the grand antebellum homes of Natchez or historic sites in and around the Capital City.
- Power out as wild winds lash NSW Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 6:18PMTransport delays as gusts disrupt power to 2300 homes.
- Will Russia's Deadly Heat Wave Change Its Stance on Climate Change? Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 5:20PMOnce highly skeptical of climate change, Russian President Dmitry Medvedevsays the extreme heat the nation is suffering is the result of globalwarming
- Gale force winds lash NSW Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 3:53PMGale force winds have delayed trains and flights, ripped at least one roof off a house and disrupted power to about 14,000 homes in the Sydney, St George and central coast areas of NSW overnight.
- Six lessons from the BP oil spill Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 8:10AMFor years to come, the United States and the oil industry will be absorbing the lessons of the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Regulators will toughen inspections. Oil companies will adopt more rigorous safeguards. New cleanup technologies will emerge from university and corporate laboratories. And spill drills could become a regular part of coastal communities' emergency planning.
- PM dodges protest egg Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 10:17PMPRIME Minister Julia Gillard has dodged an egg thrown by a protester in Perth and apologised to the security officer who copped it.
- At last, a court to try Somali pirates Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 11:23AMMost navies catch and release Somali pirates. But Kenya's new pirate court, funded by the UN, aims to bring legal clarity to a complex international crime.
- At last, a court to try Somali pirates Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 11:12AMOn a busy road within sight of the white sands of Kenya's Indian Ocean beaches, a stone's throw from luxury tourist hotels, a tall, black, barred gate is guarded by a man with an automatic rifle.
- Hopkins family returns from trip around the world Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 12:15AMWestporter Doug Hopkins grew up sailing on Lake Erie and a decade ago wisely invested in a catamaran. Taking his wife Kyle up and down southern New England, she too caught the sailing bug. This set the wheels in motion for Hopkins to achieve a lifelong dream -- circumnavigating the globe.
- All the latest from South Africa Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 1:24AM• Relive Ghana v Australia with Rob Smyth's MBM report • Read Kevin McCarra's report on England 0-0 Algeria • Rooney berates booing England fans • Relive the action with our Twitter replay interactive • In pictures: Galleries of the best action in South Africa Welcome to day nine of the guardian.co.uk's daily live World Cup blog, wherever you are in the world ... Our hope is that this blog will ...
- Questions and Answers - 22 June 2010 Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 12:38AMHuman Rights—Issues Raised with Chinese Delegation; Pacific Economic Development Agency, Proposal—Treasury Advice; Economic Recovery—Job Creation; Welfare —Minister’s Definition of Long-term Welfare Dependency
- What do you think of BP's action? Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 8:14PMBP will place $20bn (£13.5bn) in a special fund to deal with compensation payouts after the Gulf oil spill. Are you happy with this response?
- Govs: Media Over-Hyping Extent Of Spill Damage Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 3:50PMThe tourism industry along the Gulf Coast could unnecessarily suffer because of sensationalized media coverage of the oil spill, three Southern Republican governors said today on CBS' "Face the Nation."
- Govs: Media Over-Hyping Extent of Spill Damage Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 12:30PMBarbour, Riley Say Tourism Suffers Because News Orgs. Choose Not To Show Their States' Beaches Are Cleaner Than Louisiana's
- Walton County completes coastal dune lake protection plan Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 4:01PMWalton County officials came together Tuesday afternoon with engineers and contractors to complete the closure of the last coastal dune lake that would be at risk if oil reaches the Walton County shoreline. Representatives from the Board of County...
- Deepwater Horizon wildlife rescues go into overdrive as slick hits coast Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 12:03AMWildlife workers step up efforts after sudden surge in number of birds and turtles coated with oil along Louisiana coastline Wildlife workers stepped up their rescue mission today in the face of a sudden surge in the number of birds and turtles coated with oil along the coastline of Louisiana, as the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster visibly began to bite. The number of ...
- Gulf oil spill news: Threat to wildlife turns real Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 12:34AMThe wildlife apocalypse along the Gulf Coast that everyone has feared for weeks is fast becoming a terrible reality.
- The Gulf Mess: Less Oil -- and More Anger Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 6:15PMBP reports at least some success with its latest effort to stop the oil flow, and Obama shows his rage (sort of)
- Great White sharks seen breaching along So. Cal. coast Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 12:11PMSee the video in Carolyn Costello's report. PACIFIC PALISADES -- A local surfer says he has seen at least 12 great white sharks breaching along the coast, and captured some on video.
- BP spill could reach Atlantic Coast within weeks Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 11:10PMOil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico could float around Florida and up the United States East Coast as far as North Carolina, the National Centre for Atmospheric Research says.
- Tourism Australia launches new global campaign Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 10:17AMFeaturing personal holiday recommendations from the Australian people, the £2.5m campaign uses digital, print and broadcast media to show what is special about Australia and why others should visit.
- Forgotten battlefield; Kiska one of last from WWII Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 7:45PMOn Kiska Island, anti-aircraft guns still point at the sky. Rusting barrels aim for targets that have not crossed their sights in almost 70 years.
- Graduation 2010: St. Joe, Valley Springs Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 6:27AMHannah Willis is the daughter of Joe and Kim Willis. • Career plans? I will be attending North Arkansas College and majoring in radiology. • Activities? SWAT Team (Students Working Against Tobacco), FBLA, FFA.
- Volcanoes, parrots and monkeys — Linden students visit Costa Rica Thursday, May 7, 2009 @ 5:26AMLinden — Looking down into the smoking crater of an active volcano, zip lining through the trees and protecting their belongings from pick-pocketing monkeys. Those were just some of the highlights of a recent trip to Costa Rica taken by students and faculty at Linden High School (LHS).
- ExplorersWeb Year in Review Wednesday, May 6, 2009 @ 10:47AM06:31 pm CST Jan 04, 2009 In August 1999, MountEverest.net was reconstructed from an expedition website to a mountaineering news source. The guide was added and daily stories - mainly from the 8000ers - went up.
- Briton Wins ‘Best Job in World’ on Australian Island (Update1) Wednesday, May 6, 2009 @ 2:19AMMay 6 (Bloomberg) -- A British charity fundraiser was appointed caretaker of a tropical island on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef today, beating more than 34,000 applicants for what’s billed as the “best job in the world.”