A koala was left lying in pain for five hours after being attacked by a dog north of Brisbane before finally being put out of its misery. The koala, a young male coming into his first breeding season, was attacked about 2.30am local time at Petrie, but the dog's owners did not contact the RSPCA until 7.30am. The animal had to be euthanased due to the severity of its injuries.
5 Mexico quake widely felt
A strong earthquake struck in southern Mexico, but there were no reports of injuries or significant damage. Authorities said the quake was felt in five states. Tall buildings swayed in Mexico City 350km from the quake's epicentre. The US Geological Survey said the tremor had a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 and its epicentre was in the southern state of Oaxaca.
6 Aspirin change research help
A truly soluble aspirin has been hailed as a "potential game-changer" for research into brain cancer. Brain tumours are hard to treat with many conventional cancer drugs because they struggle to get across the blood-brain barrier, the charity Brain Tumour Research said. But the new formulation of true liquid aspirin significantly increases the ability of drugs to cross this protective membrane, the charity said. The solution, which combines reformulated aspirin with two additional ingredients, was created by Innovate Pharmaceuticals. And researchers from the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the University of Portsmouth have conducted a series of lab tests on glioblastoma cancer cells using the formula.
7 Tourist shot in Haiti
A Swedish tourist was fatally shot while walking with his girlfriend in a major commercial district amid what authorities are describing as a rise in violent incidents in Haiti's capital. Sweden's honorary consul general in Haiti, Gregoire Fouchard, identified the man as Johan Noren. He was shot in the chest during an apparent robbery on a well-travelled street in Petionville, above downtown Port-au-Prince. Noren's Swedish girlfriend was "beaten badly" by the gun-wielding assailants but is recovering, Fouchard said.
8 Girl in Gympie badly burnt
A Queensland community is rallying around a 12-year-old girl as she fights for her life after being severely burnt in a house fire near Gympie. Alexis Dean is in a critical condition in Brisbane's Lady Cilento Hospital, where she's receiving specialist care for burns to her upper body. Supporters have already raised more than A$2300 to help Alexis, who was rescued from her burning Monkland home by firefighters, as her family and friends pray she recovers.