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Police investigate Australia 'collar bomb' suspect's links to teenage girl's family [VIDEO]

According to court documents, Australia 'collar bomb' suspect Paul Peters – arrested in Kentucky Monday – once worked for a company with links to the father of Madeleine Pulver.

Australian teenager freed from fake bomb; police say it was extortion plot

Australian teenager freed from a bomb around her neck. Authorities say the Australian teenager freed was being used in an extortion attempt.

'Collar bomb' drama grips Australia: Girl is safe, but who was that masked man?

An Australian teen who said a home intruder strapped a live bomb to her in a suspected extortion attempt was freed after a 10-hour ordeal.

From gold rush to gold standard: history's filigree

A timeline of the precious metal's effects on the world – from gold rush to gold standard.

Australia's flood aftermath on par with New Orleans

In its worst flood since 1974, Australia's Brisbane focuses on speedy relief and a long recovery.

Inland tsunami-like flood hits Australia

Inland tsunami-like wall of water roared through the streets of Toowoomba, Australia Monday. Now, Brisbane is hoping to avoid an inland tsunami.

Australian election is set to be closest in decades

Australian election analysts are forecasting the closest contest in decades, and say 'grumpy' voters may produce Australia’s first hung parliament since 1940.

Australian attraction to offer tours in Klingon language

The Jenolan Caves in Australia's Blue Mountains will soon offer the world's first audio tour entirely in Klingon, the fictional language used by the lumpy-headed, militaristic aliens in the Star Trek universe.

Australia UFO: What the heck was it?

Despite claims of otherworldly origins, the Australia UFO was likely created by the new Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral.

Australia UFO sightings: Was that the Falcon 9 rocket?

Eerie spiral light show in the pre-dawn sky over Australia on Saturday prompted a flood of UFO reports. The phenomenon was likely the privately launched Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Cape Canaveral Friday.

Teenage sailor Jessica Watson gets hero's welcome in Australia

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd welcomed 'our newest Australian hero' Jessica Watson home Saturday after the round-the-world teenage sailor arrived in Sydney.

New study says hobbit-like beings colonized island 1 million years ago

Researchers say ancestors of hobbit-like humans may have colonized an Indonesian island one million years ago.

Hawaii under tsunami warning after massive Chile earthquake

Hawaii is under a tsunami warning following an earthquake in Chile Saturday morning.

Global warming threatens Australia's beach life

Parliamentary report in Australia shows 700,000 coastal homes may be at risk if global warming continues and sea levels rise. Local conflicts are brewing over residents who want to build seawalls and town planners who want to move houses away from Australia's beaches.

Dust storm covers Sydney in red

Australia's worst dust storm in 70 years swept up thousands of tons of topsoil and dumped it over Sydney. Such storms could grow bigger and more frequent with climate change.

Researchers find rare bird in Fiji

Photos reveal the first sighting of the elusive seabird, the Fiji petrel.

Amateur astronomer finds a hole punched in Jupiter

With 'Buy Chinese' edict, another nation tiptoes toward protectionism

Beijing stipulates that $586 billion in stimulus funds be spent only on Chinese goods

Garden 'siteseeing' in Australia, Alaska, Florida, and New York

EarthTalk: What is the ‘green cities’ movement?

Since 1970s, loose association of conservation-minded urban areas has grown up worldwide.

Arsonist fires devastate parched Australia

The pace of flames overwhelmed dozens of homes. Officials are reconsidering the stay and defend policy for rural homeowners.

Demonyms and our fluid sense of place

Identifiers that used to anchor characteristics to communities may be slipping away in an increasingly unrooted world.

Borrow a Muslim? A 'living library' to prick stereotypes

In 12 countries, people check out people for a 30-minute conversation to challenge their own prejudices.

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