6 Surprising Heart Attack Triggers
Some heart attack risk factors are common knowledge. The average person knows, for example, that obesity, diabetes and hypertension can lead to an increased risk. And behaviors like smoking and…
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Australian Leader Outlines Crackdown on Terrorism
SYDNEY, Australia — Prime Minister Tony Abbott of Australia said Monday that the government would seek to revoke the citizenship or curb the rights of Australians involved in terrorism and…
Australian David Hicks, Former Guantanamo Detainee, Wins Appeal
An appeals court on Wednesday struck down the terrorism conviction of Australian David Hicks, reversing one of the few successful prosecutions of a prisoner before a U.S. military court at…
Australians set to face Indonesian firing squad despite pleas for mercy
Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, members of the so-called “Bali Nine,” were sentenced to death in 2006 and after several failed legal appeals and two denials of clemency, their execution…
Australia Holds 2 in Terrorism Case
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s counterterrorism police have arrested two men in a Sydney suburb and thwarted “an imminent attack,” the police said Wednesday. The two men, ages 24 and 25,…
5 things to know for your New Day — Thursday, January 29, 2015
ISIS When the sun sets: Jordan has until the sun sets today to hand over convicted terrorist Sajida al-Rishawi if it wants ISIS to spare the life of Jordanian pilot,…
Sydney Siege Hostage Was Killed By Police Bullet
A hostage who died during a siege in a downtown Sydney cafe was killed when she was struck by fragments of a bullet fired from a police officer’s gun as…
Bungled Training Exercise Blamed For Sydney Bomb Scare
A bomb scare on a ferry that caused major disruptions in downtown Sydney was a training exercise gone wrong, an official said Friday. The transport hub of Circular Quay, between…
Spectacular Sydney Harbor: A journey back in time
“Hmmm …cool I suppose.” I didn’t know what to say, I hadn’t been back to Sydney for 14 years and now, here I was standing by the Opera House, looking…