Girl, 16, sets off on 23,600-mile yacht tripSource: msnbc.com
A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.
Girl, 16, sets off on 23,600-mile yacht tripSource: msnbc.com
A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.
Australia fears more than 200 dead in wildfiresSource: msnbc.com
Australian police combed through a blackened landscape searching for clues in the hunt for possible arsonists as the death toll from the nation's worst wildfires looked likely to top 200.
Dad held after daughter is dropped off bridgeSource: msnbc.com
A man pulled over on a highway bridge, took his 4-year-old daughter out of the car and dropped her over the side to her death Thursday in Australia's second-largest city, police said.
U.S. diver accused of honeymoon killingSource: msnbc.com
An American tourist was charged with murder in Australia on Friday for allegedly drowning his wife during a honeymoon dive on the Greet Barrier Reef.