Tag: Human Interest
Chelsea Clinton marries banker
Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter has married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.[MORE]
Prehistoric whale stranded at airport
The fossilised remains of a 37-million-year-old whale are stuck at Cairo airport because of a row over customs duties.[MORE]
Zebra herd attacked by vandals
Vandals have beheaded and damaged a popular herd of artificial zebras at Lake George in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Equestrian champ fighting back from nightmare fall
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Meg Wade is living every horse rider's nightmare. [MORE]
US captures bear after grisly rampage
Authorities in the United States have captured a grizzly bear believed to be responsible for an extremely rare multiple attack in the well-known Yellowstone Park.[MORE]
Splendour in the mud not dampening spirits
The gates are open, tents are pitched and 30,000 people have migrated to the south-east Queensland town of Woodford for the sold-out 2010 Splendour In The Grass music festival.[MORE]
Churchill's dentures snapped up at auction
The dentures of Britain's war-time prime minister, Winston Churchill, have gone under the hammer[MORE]
Dog-eating alligator wanted dead or alive
An urban alligator that has been eating pets and terrorising a neighbourhood in Florida is wanted dead or alive, officials say.[MORE]
Birthday corpse discovery sparks fraud investigation
A home visit by Tokyo officials to a local resident to congratulate him on his 111th birthday instead led to a police search that uncovered his three-decade-old skeleton.[MORE]
Churchill's false teeth go on sale
A set of dentures made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill have gone under the hammer in Britain.[MORE]
Central Australian art icon dies
One of the founding members of the Central Australian Art Society has died. [MORE]
Two Brisbane scientists in line for Eureka award
Two Queensland scientists have been chosen as finalists in the country's premier science awards, the Australian Museum's Eureka Prize.[MORE]
Escaped tiger reunited with owner
Rangers have captured an escaped tiger at a South African farm after a two-day helicopter search that had dominated news broadcasts.[MORE]
Spain's Catalonia bans bullfighting
The centuries-old blood sport of bullfighting has been outlawed for the first time in a mainland region of Spain.[MORE]
Forest Lake wins Brisbane's top tidy suburb honours
Forest Lake in Brisbane's south-west has been named the city's tidiest suburb. [MORE]
Saltwater crocodile spotted in Lake Argyle
A saltwater crocodile has been spotted in Lake Argyle in Kununurra.[MORE]
Townsville kids win award at international film festival
Students at a north Queensland primary school have won a prestigious award at the international short film festival in Japan. [MORE]
Mud bath cakes Malanda streets
Residents in Malanda in far north Queensland say the town has become a mud bath after one of its wettest winters on record.[MORE]
Truck driver jailed for trying to sell Ritz
An unemployed British truck driver is to spend five years in prison for trying to sell London's Ritz Hotel for nearly $390 million. [MORE]
Simple dish wins 'Mayoral Masterchef'
Boulia Mayor Rick Britton has taken out the inaugural 'Mayoral Masterchef' honours in western Queensland.[MORE]
Court allows Dutch teen sailor's record bid
Dutch judges have approved teenager Laura Dekker's bid to break the round-the-world solo sailing record.[MORE]
Bear crashes car into trees
A black bear in the United States has managed to open a car door, climb in and knock the gear stick into neutral, sending itself and the car rolling down a slope into trees.[MORE]
Stolen railway sign returns
Construction workers have thanked thieves for returning a 200 kilogram heritage-listed sign which vanished from the Aberdeen railway station.[MORE]
Elvis Presley memorabilia for sale
Elvis Presley's white grand piano and his 1955 contract with RCA Records are going up for auction in Memphis next month, with the piano expected to fetch more than $US1 million.[MORE]
