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Australia Man Greets Queen by Mooning Her

Matt Cantor — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:20:30 CDT

Queen Elizabeth saw more of Australia than she bargained for during her visit to Brisbane today. A construction worker gave the queen and her husband a long look at his rear end—which held an Australian flag between the cheeks—as he reportedly ran beside her motorcade for about 150...

Australian Boy, 13, Sacrifices Life for Brother in Floods

John Johnson — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:50:47 CST

With floodwaters starting to recede, the toll in Australia is at 25 and expected to climb given the dozens of people still missing, reports the AP . As the state's premier put it: "Queensland is reeling this morning from the worst natural disaster in our history and possibly in the history...

Thousands Flee, 43 Missing as Brisbane Floods

Kevin Spak — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:05:46 CST

Australia’s vast floods shut down the center of Brisbane today, sending thousands fleeing and others to stores in a panicked rush of food hoarding. Rescuers, meanwhile, combed the area for 43 people who have gone missing. Brisbane is the country’s third-largest city, home to 2 million people. Floodwaters are expected...

Australian Floods Reach Catastrophic Levels

NxBigmouthery — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:02:47 CST

The floods that have ravaged huge areas of the Australian state of Queensland show no signs of abating, with the state capital Brisbane now under serious threat. ABC Australia reports that the town of Toowoomba, 70 miles west of the capital, was inundated with rain Monday, with the deluge so...

Horny Lesbian Koalas Upstage Andy Roddick

M. Morris — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:24:09 CST

The week's hot viral video is an interview with tennis star Andy Roddick in which the background activity becomes so compelling that it quickly turns into a video of the tennis star's left shoulder. Yes, those are koalas, getting busy in a tree. The video was a sensation—Roddick, not...

Camel Kills Owner in Apparent Mating Attempt

Wesley Oliver — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:34:09 CDT

A pet camel killed its Australian owner—purportedly after trying to mate with her. The camel, 10 months old but already weighing in at about 330 pounds, knocked the 60-year-old woman to the ground and lay on top of her. “I’d say it’s probably been playing, or it may be...