Local, national and world news for the Gold Coast, QLD | Tuesday 13 May, 2008
Australian news
Qld A-G launches rape sentence appeal
Queensland Attorney-General Kerry Shine will appeal the sentences handed down for the gang rape of a 10-year-old girl in far north Queensland.Toddler hit as pram rolls onto busy road
A two-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries when his pram was hit by a vehicle after it apparently rolled onto a busy road on the Sunshine Coast.No clear cause of cancer in govt office
There are no obvious environmental triggers of cancer evident in a Brisbane office suspected of being home to a cancer cluster, preliminary tests show.Petrol could hit $1.65 soon: analyst
Petrol prices could hit $1.65 as international demand for crude oil remains strong, an analyst says.
World news
Clinton leads in West Virginia, Kentucky
New polls in the US predict landslide wins for Hillary Clinton in two looming primaries, despite pressure for her to cede to Barack Obama's advantage.Wildfires force evacuations in Florida
Dry, windy weather has fuelled wildfires on Florida's central Atlantic coast, driving hundreds of residents from their homes.China earthquake death toll hits 8,700
Thousands of people in China's south-west were spending the night outside, fearing aftershocks following an earthquake that has claimed more than 8,700 lives.First US aid flight lands in Burma
The first US military aid flight to Burma has landed in Rangoon but emergency supplies remain at a trickle for 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease.