Sunday, March 30, 2003
Severe hailstorm rips through northern NSW
A severe hailstorm on the north coast of New South Wales earlier tonight has brought down trees and power lines and caused damage to homes with many, particularly around the towns of New Italy and Coraki, remaining without power.[MORE]
Boy killed in accident at motorcross event
A 13-year-old boy has died after an accident in a motocross event at Mount Kembla near Wollongong in New South Wales.[MORE]
Truck rams US soldiers in Kuwait, 15 injured
A disgruntled employee rammed a truck into a group of soldiers at a US military camp in northern Kuwait Sunday, causing casualties but not killing anyone, a security source said.[MORE]
Perth's March downpour wettest for three decades
Perth is experiencing its wettest March in more than three decades.[MORE]
War on track, says top general
Coalition forces have pushed to within 95 kilometres of Baghdad, the US general running the war in Iraq, General Tommy Franks, said. [MORE]
War on plan says top general
Coalition forces have pushed to within 95 kilometres of Baghdad, the US general running the war in Iraq, General Tommy Franks, said. [MORE]
Forces 'reshaping', Iraq war on track: UK
US and UK military forces in Iraq are "reshaping" but the war is going according to plan, British Foreign Office minister Mike O'Brien has said. [MORE]
Zimbabwe votes in second day of by-elections
Zimbabweans have voted for a second day on Sunday local time in two crucial by-elections that have been preceded by violence. [MORE]
Thousands turn out for anti-war protests in New Zealand
Thousands of New Zealanders in cities and small towns across the country have protested this weekend against the US-led war in Iraq, holding marches and peace vigils. [MORE]
Square in West Bank named after Iraqi suicide bomber
The main square in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank has been renamed in honour of the Iraqi suicide bomber who killed himself and four US soldiers. [MORE]
Iraq claims coalition plane and helicopter shot down
Iraqi forces have shot down a Harrier fighter and an Apache attack helicopter in central and southern Iraq respectively, Information Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf said. [MORE]
Dawn bombings shake Baghdad, shelling on frontline
Baghdad shook under missiles and bombs on Sunday local time as US forces offered no let-up in their assault on the city and American troops ranged along a frontline to the south pounded Iraqi defensive positions with artillery. [MORE]
Iraq says 4,000 Arabs in Iraq for 'martyrdom'
Iraq says more than 4,000 Arabs have come to Iraq and are willing to "martyr" themselves to defeat a US-led invasion. [MORE]
US ground forces prepare for assault on Baghdad
After days of delay, US armored units massed south of Baghdad are finalising plans for a decisive thrust toward the Iraqi capital within a week, commanders said. [MORE]
China allows open protests against Iraq war
China today allowed its first open protests against the war in Iraq. [MORE]
Killer pneumonia holds Hong Kong under siege
It is no biological weapon but many Hong Kong people have begun hiding behind surgical masks, fearing an equally sinister and more elusive agent of destruction - a deadly pneumonia virus. [MORE]
Singapore reports third death from pneumonia virus
Singapore has reported its third death from a killer pneumonia virus with the death of a patient at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a government-run hospital, health authorities said. [MORE]
Iraqi tactics not foreseen in war plan: US
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers, says the toughest fighting in the US-led war against Iraq is yet to come.[MORE]
Suicide bomb injures 26 in Israel
About 26 people were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a cafe in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv.[MORE]
Suicide bomb injures 26 in Israel
About 26 people were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a cafe in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv.[MORE]
Sharks rocked by Spirit
The Northern Spirit upset the Olympic Sharks 3-1 in Sunday's finals series match in Sydney.[MORE]
Suicide blast wounds 20 in Israel
About 20 people have been injured by a suicide bomber in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, police said.[MORE]
Power zap Glory
The Parramatta Power have continued their fine run of recent form with a 2-1 win over regular season runners-up Perth Glory in a National Soccer League (NSL) finals series match at Parramatta Stadium.[MORE]
Australian SAS 'holding Baghdad road'
Australian SAS troops are in control of a major highway to Baghdad and are some of the closest coalition forces to the Iraqi capital, according to an American journalist fleeing the city.[MORE]
Iran won't back US regime in post-war Iraq
Iran "will not support" an Iraqi government installed by the United States - only one chosen democratically by the Iraqi people, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said. [MORE]
