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Australian cat strays 2,400 miles, returns home

A cat named Clyde was reunited with his owner on Wednesday after a mysterious three-year odyssey in which the long-haired Himalayan strayed 2,400 miles into the Australian Outback.

Nicole Kidman credits fertile water with pregnancy

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman said swimming in Australian Outback waterfalls may promote fertility and might have contributed to her unexpected pregnancy over the past year.

Seeking ugly women for Outback's lonely hearts

Life can get a little lonely for bachelors in the Australian Outback mining town of Mount Isa. So the mayor has offered up a solution: recruit ugly women.

Food crisis: Drought hurts vital Australian wheat

Glen Phillips kneels down, scoops up a handful of dirt and squashes it in his fist to test whether the soil in this dry patch of the Australian Outback is ready to take a crop of wheat.

Palestinian officials: Israel offers new West Bank proposal

Israel has offered to give up more of the West Bank than it had in a previous proposal but still not enough to meet Palestinian demands, Palestinian officials close to peace talks said Sunday.

Outback Mayor Wins 'Trashy' Election

For Ed Warren, becoming mayor of the Australian Outback town of Winton was the luck of the draw from a trash can.

Boomerang Comes Back After 25 Years

Boomerangs really do come back — even after 25 years. Officials in an Australian Outback town were surprised when a boomerang arrived in the post. Along with it was a note from a guilt-ridden American who said he stole it years earlier from a museum in the mining town of Mount Isa, and now felt rotten about it.

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Seeking ugly women for Outback's lonely hearts
Source: The New York Times

Life can get a little lonely for bachelors in the Australian Outback mining town of Mount Isa. So the mayor has offered up a solution: recruit ugly women.

Aboriginal tracker joins grim hunt for boy lost in Australian Outback
Source: Australian News Network

AN Aboriginal policeman with expert tracking skills has been used to search the Coober Pedy area for missing tot Imran Zilic.

Tourist in second Outback rescue
Source: BBC News

A Merseyside man who was rescued after spending three nights in the Australian Outback has been saved again - after getting lost in the bush a second time.

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