http://www.mail.com/locations/310-sydney.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/310-sydney.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1757682-experts-stations-royal-hoax-call-illegal.html SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian radio station behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated could face criminal charges for airing the conversation, legal experts said Tuesday. Last week's prank was widely condemned days after it aired, after the still-unexplained death of a nurse who answered the p... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1757682-experts-stations-royal-hoax-call-illegal.html 2012-12-11T11:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1752688-anger-australian-radio-station-royal-hoax.html LONDON (AP) — It started out as a joke, but ended in tragedy. The sudden death of a nurse who unwittingly accepted a prank call to a London hospital about Prince William's pregnant wife Kate has shocked Britain and Australia, and sparked an angry backlash Saturday from some who argue the DJs who carried out the hoax should be held responsible. ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1752688-anger-australian-radio-station-royal-hoax.html 2012-12-08T17:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1751488-uk-hospital-nurse-involved-kate-hoax-call-dies.html LONDON (AP) — The news that Prince William and the former Kate Middleton were expecting their first child — joyous news for a couple looking forward to starting a family — immediately turned bittersweet with the simultaneous announcement that the duchess was being hospitalized for acute morning sickness. Then there was an invasion of her privacy by two disc jockeys who imper... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 04:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1751488-uk-hospital-nurse-involved-kate-hoax-call-dies.html 2012-12-08T04:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745618-ioc-strips-4-medals-2004-athens-olympics.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Eight years after winning Olympic medals in Athens, four track and field athletes from eastern Europe were ordered to hand them back Wednesday because of positive doping tests. Lance Armstrong, meanwhile, can hold onto his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games for a little while longer. The International Olympic Committee ex... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745618-ioc-strips-4-medals-2004-athens-olympics.html 2012-12-05T22:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745814-athletes-lose-medals-armstrong-decision-pending.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Eight years after winning Olympic medals in Athens, four track and field athletes from eastern Europe were ordered to hand them back Wednesday because of positive doping tests, while Lance Armstrong can hold onto his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games a little while longer. The International Olympic Committee executive bo... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745814-athletes-lose-medals-armstrong-decision-pending.html 2012-12-05T19:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1734274-ioc-ready-to-take-armstrongs-olympic-bronze.html LONDON (AP) — His seven Tour de France titles erased from cycling's record books, Lance Armstrong still holds claim to one piece of sports hardware — an Olympic medal. But for how much longer? The fate of Armstrong's medal will be addressed when the International Olympic Committee executive board meets next week in Lausanne, Switzerland. Twelve years afte... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1734274-ioc-ready-to-take-armstrongs-olympic-bronze.html 2012-11-30T16:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727824-nj-spruce-lights-up-rockefeller-center-tree.html NEW YORK (AP) — An 80-foot Norway spruce that made it through Superstorm Sandy was transformed into a beacon of shimmering glory Wednesday when New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others turned its lights on at Rockefeller Center. Thousands of onlookers crowded behind barricades on the streets that surrounded the center during the traditional tree-l... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727824-nj-spruce-lights-up-rockefeller-center-tree.html 2012-11-29T03:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1715668-australians-find-drugs-worth-246m-steamroller.html SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police seized 237 million Australian dollars ($246 million) worth of cocaine and methamphetamine found inside a steamroller shipped from China. Australian Federal Police said Wednesday that they arrested a Canadian man and a U.S. man in Sydney after finding 350 kilograms (770 pounds) of cocaine and meth. The men were charged with ... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1715668-australians-find-drugs-worth-246m-steamroller.html 2012-11-21T03:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1712476-aussie-fake-bomb-plotter-sentenced-to-13-years.html SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian investment banker who admitted chaining a fake bomb to a Sydney teenager as part of a bizarre extortion plot was sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison on Tuesday. Madeleine Pulver, then 18, was studying at home alone in her family's mansion in August 2011 when Paul Douglas Peters walked in wearing a rainbow-striped ski... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1712476-aussie-fake-bomb-plotter-sentenced-to-13-years.html 2012-11-20T01:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1672926-australia-104-to-fighting-malaria.html SYDNEY (AP) — Australia will spend more than 100 million Australian dollars ($104 million) over the next four years to help reduce deaths from malaria in the Asia-Pacific region. Foreign Minister Bob Carr announced at a malaria conference in Sydney on Friday the money would support several country and regional programs. They include a program that aims to... Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1672926-australia-104-to-fighting-malaria.html 2012-11-02T02:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1641140-ex-wife-aussie-fake-bomb-plotter-mental-woes.html SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian investment banker who admitted chaining a fake bomb to a teenager was reeling from the breakdown of his marriage, drinking heavily and exhibiting wild mood swings in the years before the bizarre extortion attempt, his ex-wife and a psychiatrist said Friday at his sentencing hearing. But Deborah Peters testified she has no idea ... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1641140-ex-wife-aussie-fake-bomb-plotter-mental-woes.html 2012-10-19T05:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1634322-ioc-to-wait-uci-acting-armstrong.html LONDON (AP) — The IOC will wait for cycling's governing body to act on Lance Armstrong's doping case before it considers taking away his Olympic bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games. The Olympic body also will look into removing Levi Leipheimer's bronze medal from the 2008 Beijing Games after his admission of doping, IOC Vice President Thomas Bach told... Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1634322-ioc-to-wait-uci-acting-armstrong.html 2012-10-16T16:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1598664-george-michael-hes-seeking-help-anxiety.html SYDNEY (AP) — George Michael is canceling Australian shows so he can get treatment for major anxiety he's suffered since a serious health scare last year. The singer said on his website he had hoped making music and performing would be enough to work through it but that he underestimated how hard his recovery would be. The 49-year-old former Wham! front m... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1598664-george-michael-hes-seeking-help-anxiety.html 2012-10-01T10:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1551748-shark-expert-ron-taylor-dies-helped-jaws.html SYDNEY (AP) — Ron Taylor, a beloved Australian marine conservationist who helped film some of the terrifying underwater footage used in the classic shark thriller "Jaws," has died after a long battle with cancer, a close family friend said Monday. He was 78. Taylor, who had suffered from leukemia for two years, died on Sunday at a hospital in Sydney, said... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1551748-shark-expert-ron-taylor-dies-helped-jaws.html 2012-09-10T03:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1497034-onya-mates-aussies-golden-olympic-waves.html WEYMOUTH, England (AP) — "God Save the Queen" wasn't as big a hit down by the seashore as a lot of people thought it would be. Chants of "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, oi, oi!" were all the rage. While host Britain topped the sailing medals table for the fourth straight Olympics with five, only one was gold. The Aussies were ecstatic to finish with more gol... Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1497034-onya-mates-aussies-golden-olympic-waves.html 2012-08-12T09:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1493192-london-what-will-olympic-legacy-be.html LONDON (AP) — London 2102. It was only a typo, stenciled on an Olympics tennis umpire's chair, but it raised an interesting question. What will be the legacy of this year's games — economically, socially, culturally? In a 2,000-year-old city that has been home to many, many stories, will the games, decades from now, merit their own chapter — or merely a s... Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1493192-london-what-will-olympic-legacy-be.html 2012-08-10T11:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1469444-its-no-19-counting-michael-phelps.html LONDON (AP) — Michael Phelps has always said he wanted to do something that no one has ever done before. He's all by himself now, and ready to go for more. The world's greatest swimmer cruised through the anchor leg of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay to earn his record 19th career Olympic medal and 15th gold on Tuesday night, etching a place in history as... Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1469444-its-no-19-counting-michael-phelps.html 2012-08-01T10:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1469418-sydney-to-london-online-olympics-evolved.html NEW YORK (AP) — At the turn of the millennium, online video at NBCOlympics.com meant still images taken from NBC's television feeds. Fast forward a dozen years, and every event is being shown live in the U.S. Here's a look at that evolution: — 2000 Summer Games in Sydney. Video wasn't really video at all. Rather, NBCOlympics.com showcased a series of stil... Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1469418-sydney-to-london-online-olympics-evolved.html 2012-07-31T17:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1458740-worlds-royal-families-descend-london-olympics.html LONDON (AP) — You don't need a title to come to the London Olympics, but lots of people are bringing one anyway. In addition to Britain's extensive royal family, members of other European royal lines — kings, queens, princesses and barons — are converging on London by yachts and private jets for Friday's opening ceremony. Dozens of m... Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1458740-worlds-royal-families-descend-london-olympics.html 2012-07-27T13:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1449464-eyes-london-british-gymnasts-feel-expectations.html LONDON (AP) — Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ KEEP CALM, CARRY ON LONDON — Get off Twitter, keep your eyes on the ground in the Olympic village and, whatever you do, don't gape at all those British flags or... Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1449464-eyes-london-british-gymnasts-feel-expectations.html 2012-07-24T22:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1368578-fairfax-media-to-1900-jobs-3-years.html CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian publisher Fairfax Media Ltd. said Monday it will shed 1,900 jobs over three years and erect pay walls for two flagship newspapers as readers increasingly move online. The company said it's giving itself the flexibility to ditch its print operations entirely at some point in the future if that's what consumers demand. ... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1368578-fairfax-media-to-1900-jobs-3-years.html 2012-06-18T03:16:00Z