http://bigpondnews.com/rssfeed/TopStories/ Priority Top Stories articles. en Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:18:15 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Whitney_Houston_death_stuns_music_world_717603.html Musicians lined up to pay tribute to Whitney Houston, who sold over 170 million records in her career. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:01:56 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Whitney_Houston_death_stuns_music_world_717603.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Guns_black_market_to_be_targeted_717500.html The black market in guns will be targeted by the Australian Crime Commission to crack down on gang violence. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:24:51 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Guns_black_market_to_be_targeted_717500.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Flood_evacuation_order_in_Walgett_717604.html An evacuation order has been issued for a community near Walgett in northern NSW. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:02:08 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Flood_evacuation_order_in_Walgett_717604.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Govt_seeking_more_info_on_Egypt_arrest_717584.html An Australian journalist arrested in Egypt has told fed government officials he is being treated properly. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:42:10 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Govt_seeking_more_info_on_Egypt_arrest_717584.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Strike_force_to_investigate_brawl_death_717518.html A police strike force will investigate the death of a brawling man drowned when falling into Darling Harbour Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:00:50 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Strike_force_to_investigate_brawl_death_717518.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Three_men_charged_after_fatal_brawl_717621.html Security guards have been charged in connection with a brawl that led to the drowning of a 19-year-old. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:05:09 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Three_men_charged_after_fatal_brawl_717621.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Murdoch_committed_to_Sun_despite_arrests_717417.html Rupert Murdoch says he will continue to own and publish The Sun after five staff members were arrested. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:21:29 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Murdoch_committed_to_Sun_despite_arrests_717417.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/G-G_postpones_trip_to_Qld_flood_towns_717615.html Governor-General Quentin Bryce has postponed her planned visit to flood-hit Roma and Mitchell. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:37:48 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/G-G_postpones_trip_to_Qld_flood_towns_717615.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Romney_ends_losing_streak_in_Maine_717601.html Romney has won his fourth victory in the Republican state primary process, fetching the state of Maine. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:47:24 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Romney_ends_losing_streak_in_Maine_717601.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Black_market_in_guns_under_fire_717613.html At one point this summer, a day didn't go by where a house in Sydney wasn't sprayed with bullets. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:33:08 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Black_market_in_guns_under_fire_717613.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Rudd_return_wont_happen-Windsor_717589.html Tony Windsor says Kevin Rudd's supporters have not approached him to discuss the Labor leadership. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:01:05 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Rudd_return_wont_happen-Windsor_717589.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Wild_weather_lashes_parts_of_NSW_717612.html Sydney's been lashed with another afternoon of wild thunderstorms. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:30:21 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Wild_weather_lashes_parts_of_NSW_717612.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Arabs_to_meet_over_Syria_crisis_717587.html Arab League foreign ministers will meet in Cairo to discuss their next move over the Syrian crisis. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:56:45 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Arabs_to_meet_over_Syria_crisis_717587.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Flood_report_still_due_March_16_Bligh_717522.html Qld's floods inquiry is on track to deliver answers about last summer's disaster before the election. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:19:45 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Flood_report_still_due_March_16_Bligh_717522.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/PM_promises_continuing_flood_recovery_717430.html Julia Gillard says the $1.9 billion instalment of flood recovery funding has been forwarded to the Qld govt. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:31:06 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/PM_promises_continuing_flood_recovery_717430.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/New_video_shows_chaos_on_Costa_Concordia_717534.html Video footage the Costa Concordia moments after it hit rocks shows the ship's captain reacting casually. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:43:21 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/New_video_shows_chaos_on_Costa_Concordia_717534.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Abbott_says_he_has_right_economic_team_717520.html Opposition Leader Tony Abbott insists he has the right economic team behind him. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:19:37 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Abbott_says_he_has_right_economic_team_717520.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/KKK_hoods_abuse_tent_embassy_people_717590.html Three people wearing ku klux klan hoods shouted abuse at tent embassy activists in Canberra. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02:21 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/KKK_hoods_abuse_tent_embassy_people_717590.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Drowned_man_may_have_been_pushed-police_717583.html Police say a man who drowned in Sydney's Darling Harbour after a brawl could have been pushed. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:23:32 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Drowned_man_may_have_been_pushed-police_717583.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Three_men_charged_after_Sydney_brawl_717614.html Three men will face court after a 19-year-old man drowned in Sydney's Darling Harbour during a brawl. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:35:14 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Three_men_charged_after_Sydney_brawl_717614.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Flood_report_due_before_election_Bligh_717557.html QLD's floods inquiry is to deliver answers about the 2011 disaster before the state election, says Bligh. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:53:34 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Flood_report_due_before_election_Bligh_717557.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Labor_holds_two_seats_in_SA_by-elections_717494.html Labor retained two seats in the SA parliament vacated by retiring former premier Mike Rann and Kevin Foley. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:18:13 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Labor_holds_two_seats_in_SA_by-elections_717494.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Rudd_return_wont_happen_Windsor_717519.html Kevin Rudd's return to the prime ministership is not going to happen says independent MP Tony Windsor. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:19:30 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Rudd_return_wont_happen_Windsor_717519.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/NSW_lashed_by_intense_thunderstorms_717427.html The weather Bureau says NSW residents can expect more storms today, after the state was lashed yesterday. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:18:34 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/NSW_lashed_by_intense_thunderstorms_717427.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/DoCS_informed_of_drunk_children_in_Syd_717521.html DoCS has been informed about several children who police found drunk and drug affected in Sydney. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:19:41 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/DoCS_informed_of_drunk_children_in_Syd_717521.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Protesting_monk_sets_himself_on_fire_717438.html A Tibetan monk has set himself on fire in a protest against the Chinese government, say pro-Tibet groups. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:13:29 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Protesting_monk_sets_himself_on_fire_717438.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/11/Mercury_plummets_in_UK_winter_chill_717339.html Britain has endured its coldest night of the winter with temperatures plummeting close to -18C. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:54:51 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/11/Mercury_plummets_in_UK_winter_chill_717339.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/WA_bid_to_host_largest_telescope_717479.html The federal govt is appealing for global help to get the world's biggest radio telescope built in WA. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:04:35 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/WA_bid_to_host_largest_telescope_717479.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/GG_postpones_trip_to_Qld_flood_towns_717492.html Governor-General Quentin Bryce has postponed her planned visit to flood-hit areas in southern Queensland. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:17:49 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/GG_postpones_trip_to_Qld_flood_towns_717492.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Man_drowns_after_Darling_Harbour_brawl_717588.html The death of a 19-year-old man who drowned during a brawl at Darling Harbour is being treated as suspicious. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:59:24 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/Man_drowns_after_Darling_Harbour_brawl_717588.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/PM_urges_parliament_pass_Greek_bailout_717477.html Greek PM Lucas Papademos asked parliament to assume a 'historic responsibility' ahead of the austerity vote. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:47:19 GMT http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/02/12/PM_urges_parliament_pass_Greek_bailout_717477.html