Firefighters working to douse flames in Western Australia on Jan.13, 2013. At least one person has died and dozens of homes have been destroyed as an intense wildfire rages through Australia’s west coast. The fire has damaged and destroyed at least 40 houses in the city of Perth. Four people have also been reported missing in Parkerville, the village where the fire started. “It has been confirmed... 

An emergency warning has been issued in Western Australia due to a bushfire that continues to rage toward the city of Perth. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services said on Monday that at least one person died in the flames that destroyed dozens of houses and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people in the suburbs of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia State. “It has been confirmed... 

A home destroyed by the bushfire in Roleystone. Fifty-nine houses have been lost and 29 scorched in forest fires blazing 40 kilometres from the centre of Perth, officials in the Western Australia state capital said Monday. The Fire and Emergency Services Authority said there were no reports of deaths or injuries and that the winds fanning the flames were easing and they believed they had the fire under... 

A real-life Jurassic Park for extinct creatures has moved a step closer after scientists extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of birds Genetic material was pinpointed for the giant moa and 10ft tall, half tonne elephant birds that died out hundreds of years ago. Researchers said the successful recovery of ancient DNA from eggshell ‘has major implications in the fields of archaeology and... 

Protesters are even calling the Australian flag a “Symbol of Racism” Thousands of migrants and green communists in Sydney and Newcastle have rallied against racism after a week of violence on and near Sydney’s beaches. About 2,000 people have marched through the streets of Sydney’s central business district calling for racial harmony and understanding. The march has been organised...