Australian batsman Andrew Symonds used a move that is not listed in the cricket textbooks to stop a streaker who was running at him. He delivered a classic forearm smash to the hapless streaker, sending him crashing to the turf before he was escorted away by police and ground staff. Now

Two men from the Sea Shepherd conservation group Benjamin Potts and Giles Lane are being held on board of a whaling ship Yushin Maru 2. The two boarded the harpoon ship on Tuesday near Antarctica and were detained. Both sides are accusing each other of behaving like terrorists. The Japanese are calling the boarding of their ship piracy and the Sea Shepherd is saying the men are being treated like hostages.Japanese officials say they wanted to release the men if their protest ship Steve Irwin stayed 10 nautical miles clear of the Yushin Maru 2. Paul Watson, captain of the Steve Irwin and founder

I know that the year is still beginning but check this out - Five hundred drunken teenagers have attacked police during a wild party in the Australian city of Melbourne. Officers answering a complaint about noise were forced to retreat and await reinforcements after they were attacked with rocks and bottles.The teenager who threw the party while his parents were away could now face a bill for thousands of dollars to pay for the damage done in the rampage. Police blamed lack of adult supervision for the under-age drinking spree.Read the whole story here. Check the video of the kid, who organize

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The newly elected prime minister of Australia Kevin Rudd is going to pull out 550 troops from Iraq by the middle of next year.Not all Australian troops will be withdrawn , some of the troops will stay behind including those who provide security of the Australian embassy. Kevin Rudd won the elections by a landslide beating John Howard, who was Bush's last major partner in the "coalition of the willing" Al Jazeera

Yesterday a man armed with a knife held a baby hostage northeast of Adelaide has surrendered peacefully after a four-hour stand-off. Police negotiators resolved the incident at a house in Berri Road, Hope Valley, shortly before 5pm (CST). The man left the house, handed over the baby and surrendered to police. Thank God everything turned out ok.Last Post on this Topic News

A Man armed with a knife is holding a child hostage in a house, northeast of Adelaide. Armed police have surrounded the house in Hope Valley and are negotiating with the man b y phone. Earlier a woman and a baby also were being held in the house but were allowed to leave about four hours after the siege began at 12.30pm (CST). A woman left the house with the baby about 4.30pm (CST) but the man had remained inside with the other child. The relations between the man and the woman are unknown as arethe reason the why did the man take hostages.News

A giant toad was found in Australia, which looks more like a dog. The toad weighs around one kilo and is the biggest ever found in Australia."It's huge, to put it mildly," said Frogwatch coordinator. "The biggest toads are usually females but this one was a rampant male I would hate to meet his big sister."Frogwatch is preoccupied with poisonous toad wiping out, because they kill local animals.

David Cornthwaite is completing his 3,600-mile journey in Brisbane.., having started his journey in Perth, in August.David is a 27 year old graphic designer, he started skateboarding two years ago, and decided to start his journey after waking up one morning and realising he hated his job.He told: "I thought, the only thing keeping me going is the skate to and from work. I saw a Lonely Planet guide to Australia. There was a map on the back. Perth was on one side and Brisbane on the other and I thought, 'that'll do'."He had a real adventure..he had been blown off his board by the backdraft