Asia Pacific Travel News

A gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China left 42 people dead and dozens trapped half a kilometre underground, in an accident which has again turned the spotlight on the safety of China’s mines. More than 528 miners...

There was a movie of the 60s - 'a cat on a hot tin roof'. It is now the case of bikini clad girls on top of a croc-trap in a crocodile infested river in the Northern territory. The photo...

Kevin Rudd has formally thanked everyone who served in Iraq, hailing them as ''the Anzacs of today''. ''The constant refrain from other commanders in the field, from political leaders around the world and from General [David] Petraeus as Supreme Allied...

Royal Australian Air Force aircraft will conduct a flypast over Canberra as part of the Operation Catalyst Welcome Home Parade. Base Williamtown, will perform a flypast over the Australian War Memorial. The jets will travel at speeds of approximately 400...

THE hero pilot who saved the lives of his five passengers including a critically-injured woman is expecting a baby with his former girlfriend, TV favourite Simmone Jade McKinnon. Dominic James, the 33-year-old former Cleo Bachelor of the Year entrant who...

I have no sympathy for them," Pillai said after a meeting with senior Orissa government officials in Bhubhaneshwar. Stating that coordinated operations by different states with help from the Centre could be beneficial for fighting Maoists, he said no military...

20 20/11/2009 A 14-year-old Hamilton boy suffered serious burns to his body after a shipping container he and his three teenage friends were in exploded just over an hour ago. The boy was pulled to safety by a neighbour after...