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Melbourne, Nov 11 (IANS) Indian student Dipakkumar Chaudhari has been missing since last week from his home in this Australian city, the police said Wednesday.

A major electricity outage left tens of millions of people in Brazil's two biggest cities without power on Tuesday night due to problems with the transmission lines that connect to the massive Itaipu dam.

Wellington, Nov 11 (DPA) A shark in a New Zealand aquarium bit the stomach of another one, effectively giving it a Caesarean operation and saving the lives of four babies, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

Melbourne, Nov 10 (ANI): Four young men caught cavorting nude inside a central Queensland car wash have been warned that their fun trip could have injured them seriously.

Melbourne, Nov. 10 (ANI): A sharp rise in racial discrimination complaints has prompted Victoria's equal opportunity watchdog to warn employers to consider improving their workplace cultures.

Sydney, Nov.10 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd should seek to boost bilateral economic and strategic ties with India during his first visit to the subcontinent as head of government, starting in Mumbai from Wednesday.

Melbourne, Nov 10 (ANI): The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has formally warned Coca-Cola over a spam marketing campaign, but spared it from a monetary penalty, unlike the three other companies involved.

Venezuela stoked a diplomatic feud with Colombia on Monday by accusing its South American neighbor of "lies" and "hypocrisy" in a growing dispute that is threatening trade and regional stability.

Canberra, Nov. 9 (ANI): In a bid to bail-out international students who were left stranded in Australia after 12 colleges collapsed, the Government has decided to waive fees for 4,700 students reapplying to study at new institutions.

Sydney, November 09 (ANI): A 'pro-rape' page on Facebook started by students from the University of Sydney has been shut after receiving harsh criticism.

Melbourne, November 9 (ANI): A 12-year-old girl in Australia who became pregnant with her 15-year-old live-in boyfriend's child has given birth to a baby boy with the help of an emergency caesarean.

Sydney, November 9 (ANI): A writer-mum has been hailed as the new J.K. Rowling after her second novel, which had been turned down by every literary agency in Australia, sparked a worldwide bidding war among publishers later.

Canberra (Australia), Nov.9 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd heads to India and Singapore this week.

Canberra, Nov 9 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will visit India this week in a bid to forge stronger relations between the two countries, media reports said Monday.

Melbourne, Nov 9(ANI): At least 400 Chinese students are stranded in Australia after the closure of four schools, prompting the Chinese consulate in Sydney to warn students and their parents to be careful while choosing their schools in the country.

Colombia said on Sunday it will appeal to the U.N. Security Council and the OAS after Hugo Chavez, the fiery leftist president of neighboring Venezuela, ordered his army to prepare for war in order to assure peace.

The death toll from flooding and mudslides in El Salvador triggered by the passage of Hurricane Ida jumped to 124 people, Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes said in a national radio broadcast.

At least 54 people are dead in El Salvador following flooding and mudslides triggered by Hurricane Ida, a spokesman for the interior ministry said on Sunday in a statement read on local radio.

Hurricane Ida intensified off the Mexican resort of Cancun on Sunday and aimed for the Gulf of Mexico as the storm's heavy rains killed at least 42 people in El Salvador.

At least 42 people have been killed by flooding and mudslides in El Salvador due to heavy rains caused by Hurricane Ida, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said in a press conference carried by national radio.