Australian arrested for paedophilia in Bali
Indonesia now number one destination for Australian child sex tourists Jakarta: A 69-year-old Australian man has been arrested for allegedly molesting four children in Bali. Indonesian police arrested...
View ArticleHelicopter pilot David Wood dies after falling down crevasse in Antarctica
A Canadian helicopter pilot has died after falling down an icy crevasse near an Australian research station in Antarctica. 'Working in Antarctica is always very dangerous, especially in the remote...
View ArticleBarack Obama offered Joe Biden financial support during son's illness
Washington: Vice President Joe Biden said President Barack Obama offered to give him money to help with expenses while his son Beau was battling cancer. In an interview broadcast on CNN on Monday,...
View ArticleCologne attacks: Germany to deport refugees convicted of crimes
Cologne: Germany will strip refugee status from convicted criminals and deport them from the country, in reaction to hundreds of alleged sexual assaults on New Year's Eve among a crowd of drunk...
View ArticleRob Lawrie on trial for trying to save Bahar Ahmadi, 4-year-old migrant girl
Guiseley, England: Rob Lawrie had a choice. On one side lay the law - you can't sneak a 4-year-old girl across international borders - and on the other side sat his sentiments: How could he leave that...
View ArticleMadaya siege: 'Why did it take you so long?' hope and anger greet aid
London: Hope mixed with anger and disbelief greeted aid workers bringing the first food and medical supplies in months to the residents of a besieged Syrian town. "You could see a mixture of hope in...
View ArticleNorth Korea moves from Photoshop to video tampering in missile test, experts say
Footage released last week by North Korea purporting to show the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) appears to have been heavily digitally manipulated, according to studies by US...
View ArticleUS Powerball jackpot worth $2.1 billion now open to Australians
After an expensive Christmas season it would be nice to come across a little extra cash in January, right? Try $US1.5 billion ($2.1 billion), the total kitty from the upcoming US Powerball jackpot and...
View ArticleVladimir Putin denies setting his dog on Angela Merkel
It's a tale of ruthlessness and intimidation that has dogged one of the most important political relationships of the 21st century almost since it began. Now Vladimir Putin has spoken out to deny the...
View ArticleOdds for the biggest Powerball jackpot ever
New York: The chances of winning the Powerball jackpot are not great: just 1 in 292.2 million. Still, with the next drawing scheduled for Wednesday evening in New York, ticket sales are going through...
View ArticleEconomy still 'more important' than executions: Indonesian Attorney-General
Jakarta: Indonesia's Attorney-General has hosed down speculation a third batch of executions are imminent saying the nation's economy is "far more important". Asked if executions would be held this...
View ArticleState of the Union address: Obama's few regrets
ANALYSIS Washington: US President Barack Obama used his valedictory State of the Union address – probably his last major speech as president – both to defend his record in office and to seek to frame...
View ArticleSouth Korea fires warning shots at suspected North Korean drone near border:...
SEOUL: South Korea's military fired warning shots after spotting an unidentified aerial vehicle approaching its heavily fortified border with North Korea, in the latest incident fueling...
View ArticleArrested Australian showered kids with money and gifts: alleged victims
Jakarta: An Australian man who allegedly groomed street children in Bali by showering them with gifts and money before sexually molesting them could be part of an international paedophile network, Bali...
View ArticleEconomy "more important" than executions: Indonesian Attorney General
Indonesia's Attorney-General has hosed down speculation a third batch of executions are imminent saying the nation's economy is "far more important". Asked if executions would be held this year,...
View ArticleIran's Revolutionary Guards release US sailors held in the Gulf
Dubai: Ten US sailors detained by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps were freed after the group's top naval commander said they appeared to have entered Iranian waters by mistake. Iran detained...
View ArticleIslamic State claims suicide attack on Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad,...
Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on the Pakistani consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, stoking fears over the spread of the...
View ArticleFrench Alps avalanche hits group of schoolchildren skiing at Les Deux Alpes...
Paris: An avalanche in the French Alps hit a group of ten schoolchildren and the person accompanying them on Wednesday, killing at least one person and gravely...
View ArticleDenmark debates seizing immigrants' valuables as condition for entry
Copenhagen: Denmark's parliament started to debate a raft of proposals on changing immigration laws, including a measure that would allow the authorities to confiscate all valuables belonging to...
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