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Countries with the sexiest men and women

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:31:25 GMT

WHERE do you find the sexiest nationalities? Well not in Australia, according to a survey. Find out where the good looking really reside.

The hotel room that's barely there

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:45:21 GMT

THERE are no towels, air conditioning or housekeeping at this hotel. But rooms can go for as little as $3, and the stripped-back hotel offering is coming to Australia.

Nude Hobart swim race to go ahead

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:23:14 GMT

SWIMMING in Tasmania's cold winter ocean is a brave effort for anyone - but a group of icy enthusiasts want to go one step further - swim naked in the freezing southern waters.

Whoa baby: The 50kg bub already a star

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:06:32 GMT

WITH a nub of a nose, wrinkled skin and grey complexion, you'd think only a mother could love this face. But zoo staff have fallen for the newest addition to the rhino clan.

World's most luxurious train station

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:41 GMT

WITH gold-plated walls and marbled walkways, the Saudi King's plan for an extravagant new train station is sure to turn many travellers green with envy.

Sick crew force emergency landing

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:33:22 GMT

A PLANE flying from Zurich to Philadelphia made an emergency stop after four crew members fell ill from food poisoning.

Man spends two days on Ferris wheel

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:54:31 GMT

IT WAS the ride of his life! Man "overwhelmed" after spending over 48 hours on a Chicago Ferris wheel, breaking the world record for the longest ride.

Bombardier launches new business jet

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:45:54 GMT

CANADIAN aeroplane maker Bombardier has expanded its Challenger business jet series with the launch of the Challenger 350 aircraft.

US may fingerprint departing tourists

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:08:43 GMT

FOREIGNERS leaving the US through any of that nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under a proposal.

The top 10 wildest Sin Cities

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:56:33 GMT

VEGAS? You can do better than that. Take a look at the top places around the world for irresponsible and simply wild behaviour.

Airline mix-up sends couple 11,000km away

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:08:29 GMT

PASSENGERS shocked after they fell asleep on a plane and found themselves in the wrong continent. Find out how the epic flight blunder occurred.

Could you take on this sand dune?

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:23:34 GMT

THIS is Australia's largest sand dune system. The dunes can reach 30-50m, changing height daily. You can board down them.

DR Congo to build world's largest dam

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:17:00 GMT

WORK on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam - even bigger than China's Three Gorges - will start in 2015 in the DR Congo.

Plane's miraculous crash landing

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:05:58 GMT

TERRIFIED passengers had a miraculous escape when a pilot was forced to make a crash landing in New York after his plane's landing gear failed.

Day spa for kids in The Maldives

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

A RELAXING day spa need not be a luxury reserved only for adults. The Maldives Hilton now offers spa treatments for kids and families.

Prague plans 'Love Train' for singles

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:03:37 GMT

PRAGUE commuters will will soon be able to find love on the tracks with the city introducing designated dating carriages.

Backpacker, 23, dies from spiked alcohol

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:57:42 GMT

METHANOL-SPIKED alcohol has claimed another young life in Indonesia with the death of a British backpacker.

Chinese tourists 'uncivilised'

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:53 GMT

DIRE manners and "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official.

Relax, it's just a great white grin

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT

GREAT white sharks are not the fearsome maneaters you think they are, says award-winning photographer Sam Cahir.

20,000 Brits to have a ball Down Under

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:15:32 GMT

AUSTRALIA is preparing for a mini tourism boom when more than 20,000 visitors head Down Under for the British and Irish Lions rugby tour.

Kangaroo meets doppelgänger in onesie

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:31:47 GMT

ARMCHAIR travellers from around the globe have gone hopping mad for this eye-catching image of four-year-old Tasmanian Olivia Rayner befriending a kangaroo.

Can living overseas change your life?

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:28:03 GMT

HOW much difference does living overseas make to your life once you get back to Australia?

Which countries are most racist?

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:08:28 GMT

WHERE do the world's most and least racially tolerant people in the world live? The answer may surprise you.

Passenger 'shoved' over diet suggestion

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:25:19 GMT

A PASSENGER claims a celebrity yelled and pushed him after finding out he had asked a flight attendant to hand the star diet pills on a flight.

Qantas creates special tray-table tomes

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:09:58 GMT

THE airline is putting an end to a flying frustration by launching a series of specially written books that can be finished within the duration of the flight.