Australia: firefighters battle wildfires near Sydney as...

Australian firefighters are working against the clock to contain wildfires on the outskirts of Sydney.The huge blazes have burned through more than 120,000 hectares in an area with a perimeter of 1,600 kilometres. Around 60 fires are still burning, with the largest and most dangerous in the Blue Mountains, around 100 kilometres west of Sydney....http://www.euronews.net/