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Three stabbed, one dead, in Australia's Melbourne, terror not suspected

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 - 12:27 GMT

A man set fire to a pickup truck laden with gas cylinders in the center of the Australian city of Melbourne on Friday and stabbed three people, killing one, before he was shot by police in what they called a terrorist attack.

60-million-to-one shot! Club golfer bags two holes-in-one

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 - 05:19 GMT

An Australian club golfer has defied odds of more than 60-million-to-one to shoot two holes-in-one in a single round on a course in Melbourne, local media reported Thursday.

Man dies after Melbourne car attack

Sat, 30 Dec 2017 - 09:26 GMT

An elderly man has died after being mowed down during a car rampage in Melbourne last week, police said Saturday.

Serena hints at return, says 'be excited'

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 - 01:36 GMT

American Serena Williams dropped a large hint that she could soon be back on court competing.

Australian dogs trained to sniff out endangered species

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Australian dogs are being trained to sniff out the droppings of endangered animals in a scheme that offers greater understanding of threatened species.

Pope Tawadros II inaugurates monastery in Melbourne

Sat, 09 Sep 2017 - 12:20 GMT

Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Tawadros II inaugurated Saturday Archangel Michael Monastery for the nuns in Melbourne

Pope Tawadros visits Orthodox coptic church HQ in Melbourne

Thu, 07 Sep 2017 - 01:19 GMT

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria visited on Thursday the headquarters of Melbourne archbishopric of the Orthodox Coptic church.

Australian PM urges developers to design protection from vehicle attacks

Sun, 20 Aug 2017 - 09:54 GMT

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called on Sunday .

Melbourne International Film Festival to kick off August 3

Sun, 30 Jul 2017 - 09:31 GMT

The Melbourne International Film Festival is set to kick off on August 3, showcasing a wide variety of movies from all around the world, including the middle-east.

Melbourne IFF to screen a documentary on the radical Burmese Monk

Sat, 29 Jul 2017 - 01:01 GMT

Notorious Burmese Buddhist monk, Ashin Wirathu, is the subject of a documentary to be screened at Melbourne International Film Festival.

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