Australia

Blanket coverage for Sydney's chilled Catholic pilgrims

Sydney - Piles of blankets and woolly jumpers began appearing on the steps of Sydney's Catholic churches Thursday as residents of Australia's biggest city responded to an urgent call to help stave

US accent puts Strine under stress

Sydney - The emergency services telephone number in Australia is 000, but with so many programmes from the United States on television and in the cinema, those in distress often try to get through

Australians lap up the pain

Sydney - It's lunchtime in Sydney and there are more fitness-conscious office workers in the pool doing laps than there are in the park doing circuits in their running shoes.

Spirit on the water as the pope sails Sydney Harbour

Sydney - Wellwishers are expected to flock Thursday to Sydney's majestic harbour for Pope Benedict XVI's grand entrance for a Catholic youth festival that has drawn over 200,000 pilgrims to Austral

Aussies more likely to target Muslims when in a good mood

Sydney, July 16 : A University of New South Wales study has opined that Aussies are more likely to shoot at Muslims, especially if they''re in a good mood.

Papal visit to Australia clouded by abuse, suicide case

Sydney - Cardinal George Pell, the leader of Australia's 5 million Catholics, Wednesday reiterated his apology to a family blighted by a sexual abuse case in Melbourne dating back to the 1980s.

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