In late 1932 the Australian Army was sent to cull emus that were damaging crops in the Campion district of Western Australia. Ex-soldiers had asked for machine guns, and Royal Australian Artillery soldiers with Lewis guns went after the birds. The emus broke into small, fast-moving groups that were hard to pin down, and the commander compared individual birds to tanks because they were so hard to kill. Two attempts failed, the media mocked the operation, and public sympathy swung toward the birds. The cull was abandoned, and farmers were advised to rely on pest-exclusion fences instead.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.