Australia

East Timor President undergoes surgery, continues to remain in induced coma

Sydney, Feb. 12 : Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta East Timor President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta will remain in an induced coma until at least Thursday, doctors at a Darwin hospital said on Tuesday evening.

They said that Ramos-Horta is in a serious but stable condition following Monday's assassination attempt in Dili, during which he was shot two or three times by rebel troops at his residence.

Surgeons operated on Dr. Ramos-Horta for up to three hours overnight to remove bullet fragments and repair his wounds.

Australia publicly reveals text of "Stolen Generation" apology

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Sydney, Feb.

Half of Brit men would forgo sex for 50-inch plasma TV

Half of Brit men would forgo sex for 50-inch plasma TVSy

Oz mums bullied and manipulated by violent, silent kids

Melbourne, Feb 11: Researchers from the University of Western Sydney have found that 50 percent mothers in Australia experience some kind of manipulation or bullying at the hands of their kids, eve

Wording of “Stolen Generations” apology to be known on Tuesday

Kevin RuddMelbourne, Feb. 11: The wording of the apology to be given by the Labour Government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the “Stolen Generations” will be publicly released on Tuesday.

According to The Australian, Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the motion for a debate by Parliament will be formally lodged on Tuesday.

"We're getting close as I understand it. I'm not a party to those negotiations, but the wording I'm sure will be got right," Albanese told ABC Radio.

Ahead of Valentine's Day, Melbourne among world’s top ten romantic cities

Valentine's DaySydney, Feb.

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