http://www.mail.com/locations/314-australia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/314-australia.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2092710-world-stocks-strong-weekend.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — World stock markets rose steadily on Friday after two key indicators suggested the U.S. economic expansion will continue. The Conference Board reported that its leading indicator index for the U.S. increased 0.6 percent in April, following a 0.2 decline in March, due to recovering housing and labor markets. "In general, the (index) points... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2092710-world-stocks-strong-weekend.html 2013-05-17T16:41:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092394-aussie-minister-liked-exposed-teen-pic.html SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself. Western Australia Minister for Education Peter Collier said he clicked the "like" button under what he thought was an innocent photo of the then-16-year-o... Fri, 17 May 2013 04:46:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092394-aussie-minister-liked-exposed-teen-pic.html 2013-05-17T04:46:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2089230-seekers-singer-durham-suffers-brain-hemorrhage.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The lead singer of the 1960s Australian folk-pop group The Seekers is recovering from a brain hemorrhage suffered after a concert. Bass player Athol Guy told Nine Network television on Thursday that 69-year-old Judith Durham is "resting very comfortably" in a hospital. She had the brain bleed Tuesday night after a 50th annivers... Thu, 16 May 2013 06:35:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2089230-seekers-singer-durham-suffers-brain-hemorrhage.html 2013-05-16T06:35:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086780-asia-stocks-mixed-wall-st-ignores-euro-gloom.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday following dour European economic data that dampened hopes of a recovery there anytime soon. However, losses were limited by another record session on Wall Street. The European Union statistics office said Wednesday that nine of the 17 countries that use the euro are in recession, including France. The... Thu, 16 May 2013 05:27:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086780-asia-stocks-mixed-wall-st-ignores-euro-gloom.html 2013-05-16T05:27:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083516-asia-stocks-up-us-small-business-mood-improves.html BANGKOK (AP) — Enthusiasm on Wall Street sparked by another positive report on the U.S. economy helped push most Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. The National Federation of Independent Business reported a slight improvement in confidence among small business owners in the U.S. in April. That helped boost the Dow Jones industrial average to close at a... Wed, 15 May 2013 05:22:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083516-asia-stocks-up-us-small-business-mood-improves.html 2013-05-15T05:22:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079820-refugees-face-uncertain-future-myanmar-opens.html MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand (AP) — Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and guard posts that hem her in with 45,000 others — ethnic minorities from Myanmar and those like her who were born and raised in the Mae La refugee camp in neighboring Thailand. School, family, friends, shoppin... Sun, 12 May 2013 05:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079820-refugees-face-uncertain-future-myanmar-opens.html 2013-05-12T05:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076296-search-ends-2-australians-lost-cruise-ship.html SYDNEY (AP) — Two Australians plunged off a cruise ship into the ocean despite higher-than-required railings to prevent accidental falls, the cruise company said Friday as authorities called off the search for the couple missing for two days. Surveillance video showed the couple going over the railing about the same time with a brief pause between them, N... Fri, 10 May 2013 14:06:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076296-search-ends-2-australians-lost-cruise-ship.html 2013-05-10T14:06:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2075780-ring-fire-eclipse-crosses-australia-pacific.html SYDNEY (AP) — The moon glided between the Earth and sun, blocking everything but a dazzling ring of light, for the few skygazers lucky enough to see Friday's "ring of fire" eclipse in northern Australia and the South Pacific. The celestial spectacle is the second solar eclipse visible from northern Australia in six months. In November, a total solar eclip... Fri, 10 May 2013 10:35:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2075780-ring-fire-eclipse-crosses-australia-pacific.html 2013-05-10T10:35:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2076020-cruise-company-couples-fall-accident.html SYDNEY (AP) — The cruise ship railing over which an Australian couple fell into the ocean was higher than industry regulations required and was designed to prevent accidental falls, a spokeswoman for the cruise company said Friday as an intense search continued for the missing passengers. Paul Rossington, a 30-year-old paramedic, and his 26-year-old girlf... Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2076020-cruise-company-couples-fall-accident.html 2013-05-10T06:58:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073484-2-cruise-passengers-fall-overboard-australia.html SYDNEY (AP) — No trace of an Australian couple believed to have fallen off a cruise ship has been found despite an intense, day-long search, officials said Friday. Paul Rossington, a 30-year-old paramedic, and his 26-year-old girlfriend Kristen Schroder, both from the town of Barraba in New South Wales state, were discovered missing Thursday morning after... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:38:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073484-2-cruise-passengers-fall-overboard-australia.html 2013-05-10T04:38:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2074884-irs-teams-with-australia-uk-to-expose-tax-cheats.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is teaming up with Australia and the U.K. in an effort to expose tax cheats from around the world. Tax agencies from the three countries have acquired "a substantial amount of data" about potential tax cheats from many countries hiding assets in Singapore, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and the Cook Islands, the ... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:38:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2074884-irs-teams-with-australia-uk-to-expose-tax-cheats.html 2013-05-09T19:38:21Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073448-40-years-on-fleeing-vietnamese-take-to-seas.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fled the country's Communist regime by boat, a growing number are taking to the water again. This year alone, 460 Vietnamese men, women and children have arrived on Australian shores — more than in the last five years combined. The unexpected spike is drawing fresh scrutiny of... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:42:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073448-40-years-on-fleeing-vietnamese-take-to-seas.html 2013-05-09T12:42:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2072710-adam-scott-tries-to-return-to-earth-players.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Adam Scott never had to take this much time walking from the clubhouse to the practice range at TPC Sawgrass. He couldn't take more than a few steps without a player or a caddie stopping to congratulate him for his feel-good win at Augusta National. There were so many fans pressed against the fence to get his autograph that ... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:16:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2072710-adam-scott-tries-to-return-to-earth-players.html 2013-05-08T22:16:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2070418-womens-shelter-boss-mayor-vouch-mike-tyson.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Who can Mike Tyson turn to for a character reference? The mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, for one, and the leader of Nevada's largest shelter for battered women, for another. Their letters of support were among those sent last year to New Zealand immigration authorities considering the visa application he made to travel ... Wed, 08 May 2013 05:47:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2070418-womens-shelter-boss-mayor-vouch-mike-tyson.html 2013-05-08T05:47:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069206-tomics-hitting-partner-calls-father-ban.html The father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic was barred Tuesday from being accredited to upcoming ATP events pending an investigation into allegations that he assaulted his son's training partner ahead of this week's Madrid Open. John Tomic was charged with assault after allegedly head-butting the hitting partner, Thomas Drouet, on Saturday outsid... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:58:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069206-tomics-hitting-partner-calls-father-ban.html 2013-05-07T22:58:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2068224-wada-calls-rugby-league-cooperation-doping.html BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency has urged the National Rugby League to stop stonewalling in the doping scandal that has engulfed two of the country's leading sports. WADA president John Fahey is an Australian with long political and sporting ties in the country. An Australian Crime Commission report in February said doz... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:35:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2068224-wada-calls-rugby-league-cooperation-doping.html 2013-05-07T15:35:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2067734-australias-central-bank-cuts-rate-to-275-percent.html CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a record low 2.75 percent Tuesday in an effort to boost economic growth as a mining boom cools and the strong Australian dollar erodes business profits. Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens said in a statement following the bank's mon... Tue, 07 May 2013 06:39:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2067734-australias-central-bank-cuts-rate-to-275-percent.html 2013-05-07T06:39:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2065608-asia-stocks-muted-cheer-us-jobs-fades.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday as cheer over the better-than-expected U.S. jobs report faded. Japan's benchmark stock index was the exception, surging 3.4 percent to 14,156.84 as it reopened following a long weekend holiday. Major indexes on Wall Street as well as Germany's DAX hit record highs Friday after the U.S. Labor Department... Tue, 07 May 2013 05:06:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2065608-asia-stocks-muted-cheer-us-jobs-fades.html 2013-05-07T05:06:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065116-asia-stocks-rise-investors-cheer-us-jobs-data.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report pushed Wall Street to new highs. Malaysian shares jumped after the country's ruling political alliance won national elections. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index both rose to record highs Friday after the Labor Department reported... Mon, 06 May 2013 05:11:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065116-asia-stocks-rise-investors-cheer-us-jobs-data.html 2013-05-06T05:11:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2062600-rumford-leads-1-teen-shoots-72-china-open.html TIANJIN, China (AP) — Brett Rumford of Australia shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to lead by one stroke after the third round of the China Open, while 16-year-old Dou Zecheng of China trailed by 10 strokes after a 72. Conditions were windy on the Binhai Lake Golf Club course as Rumford moved to 12 under, one stroke ahead of Mikko Ilonen (73). The Finn led by th... Sat, 04 May 2013 13:05:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2062600-rumford-leads-1-teen-shoots-72-china-open.html 2013-05-04T13:05:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061516-atp-chairman-brad-drewett-dies-54.html LONDON (AP) — Brad Drewett, a former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and helped increase prize money at Grand Slam tournaments, died Friday. He was 54. He had Lou Gehrig's disease, and the governing body of men's tennis said in a statement he died at his home in Sydney. Drewett was a top-40 singles and top-20 doubles player before he ret... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:15:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061516-atp-chairman-brad-drewett-dies-54.html 2013-05-03T21:15:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060534-aussie-ex-cyclist-6-month-ban-doping.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former Australian cyclist Matt White, who admitted to doping when his name came up in the Lance Armstrong scandal, says he received a six-month suspension. White says in a statement Friday that the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority informed him of the penalty last week. The ban started on Oct. 13 and has now expired. Whit... Fri, 03 May 2013 09:39:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060534-aussie-ex-cyclist-6-month-ban-doping.html 2013-05-03T09:39:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059468-godolphin-scandal-raises-debate-steroid-use.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The doping scandal that led to the downfall of Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni could ultimately lead to a global ban on anabolic steroids in horse racing. Days after Al-Zarooni was banned for eight years for using steroids on his horses in Britain, the Australian and American industries are discussing something that... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:44:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059468-godolphin-scandal-raises-debate-steroid-use.html 2013-05-02T20:44:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057822-papua-guinea-proposes-firing-squad-executions.html CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Following a number of high-profile killings related to sorcery, Papua New Guinea's government is pushing for the South Pacific nation's first execution and says firing squads would be a humane and inexpensive method. Papua New Guinea's laws allow for the death penalty and about 10 condemned inmates are currently in prison there,... Thu, 02 May 2013 06:03:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057822-papua-guinea-proposes-firing-squad-executions.html 2013-05-02T06:03:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055686-asia-stocks-us-china-economic-fears.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Thursday after U.S. and Chinese data pointed to slower growth in the world's two biggest economies. Analysts are concerned about a buildup of disappointing data emerging from the two countries whose economic heft is critical to powering a global recovery. The latest alarm bells rang out of Washington on Wednesday wi... Thu, 02 May 2013 05:00:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055686-asia-stocks-us-china-economic-fears.html 2013-05-02T05:00:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055074-asia-stocks-down-china-manufacturing-growth-slows.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday in holiday-thinned trading after the pace of China's manufacturing growth slowed in April, raising fears of a weaker recovery in the world's second-largest economy. Shares in other regions were poised to post gains, however. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers' ind... Wed, 01 May 2013 07:55:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055074-asia-stocks-down-china-manufacturing-growth-slows.html 2013-05-01T07:55:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2054798-australian-man-stands-trial-wyo-bank-robbery.html CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An Australian man standing trial on a charge of robbing a Wyoming bank on New Year's Eve told jurors in an emotional opening statement Tuesday that he was justified because he gave much of the money to the homeless. Corey Donaldson, 39, is acting as his own attorney in the trial in federal court in Cheyenne. The burly man choked up a... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2054798-australian-man-stands-trial-wyo-bank-robbery.html 2013-04-30T23:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050292-asia-stocks-up-sp-hits-record-nikkei-slips.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, brushing off tepid Japanese manufacturing data after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at another all-time high. Better-than-expected pending homes sales for March renewed faith in the U.S. economic recovery. The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes reached the highest level in three y... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:14:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050292-asia-stocks-up-sp-hits-record-nikkei-slips.html 2013-04-30T05:14:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2050342-australia-tax-revenue-falls-mining-boom-cools.html CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's government said Monday that its tax revenue has continued to fall in recent months as company profits declined and the mining boom that kept the nation out of recession cools. Prime Minister Julian Gillard said revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30 will be 12 billion Australian dollars ($12.4 billion) less than ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:36:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2050342-australia-tax-revenue-falls-mining-boom-cools.html 2013-04-29T05:36:25Z