News in Brief

A massive iceberg almost twicethe size of Hong Kong is driftingslowly toward Australia. The iceberg,measuring 140 square km,cleaved off an ice shelf nearly 10years ago and had been floatingnear Antarctica before commencingon its unusual journeynorth. Named B17B, it was about1,700 km off the coast of westAustralia, according to the countrysAntarctic Division.