Man arrested over fatal UK dog attack
POLICE have arrested a man over a dog attack in England’s northeast that left a three-week-old baby dead.
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UK army parachutist owes mate a beer
A BRITISH Army parachutist who saved a mate in mid-air when his chute failed to open properly says he was just doing his job.
Afghan blast kills 14 from same family
OFFICIALS say at least 14 members of the same family have been killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.
Fry wants children with new husband
STEPHEN Fry says he carries a “ridiculous beam on my face” since marrying 27-year-old Elliot Spencer and says the pair are discussing children.
Movie bosses eye James Bond ensemble movie
A PROPOSED movie would see five former James Bond stars united, but while Sir Roger Moore is keen, Sir Sean Connery is less so.
Redflex scandal in US worsens
AN email allegedly written by the former boss of ASX-listed Redflex’s US operations reflects her surprise at a $US30,000 bribe request.
Amy Winehouse’s ex denies he ruined her
AMY Winehouse’s former husband Blake Fielder says he thinks the blame cast on him for the Rehab singer’s death is unfair.
Speed the 150-year-old tortoise dies in US
A GALAPAGOS tortoise known as Speed who has been living at San Diego Zoo since 1933 has been euthanised after years of decline.
UK ‘Monuments Men’ bid to save sites
THE British government plans to bankroll a team of archaeologists to save artefacts at risk because of IS attacks in the mid-east.
Three dead as 4WD hits crowd in Austria
POLICE say a four-year-old boy is one of three people killed when a 4WD slammed into a crowd in the Austrian city of Graz.
Money laundering investigated in Italy
FOUR senior managers of the Bank of China in Milan are suspected of being involved in a massive money laundering scheme, Italian prosecutoris say.
Russia criticises US, offers co-operation
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin says the fighting in Ukraine will stop once the country provides broader rights to its eastern regions.
Al-Shabaab kills at least 15 in Somalia
AT least 15 people have died in clashes in the town of Afgoye in southern Somalia.
India toxic liquor toll rises to 84
THE death toll continues to mount among people who consumed toxic alcohol in India’s western city of Mumbai.
15 killed in Indian bus plunge
A BUS has plunged down a mountain gorge in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 15 people.
Bahrain party leader freed after 4 years
A TOP Bahraini opposition leader has been released from prison after more than four years in custody, the group says.
6.4-magnitude quake jolts Chile
A 6.4-MAGNITUDE earthquake has hit the coast of central Chile.
Putin vows action over Yukos ruling
RUSSIA has protested over the seizure of Russian state assets in Belgium – a move triggered by a court ruling over the now-defunct Yukos oil firm.
Johnny Depp selling off French home
JOHNNY Depp is hoping to offload the French vacation home he once shared with his ex-partner Vanessa Paradis for $US26 million.
UK parachutist saves teammate in drama
FOR the first time in 25 years, Britain’s Red Devils have had a parachute fail – but a teammate’s presence of mind has ensured a safe landing.
UK may can BBC Trust’s bias ruling powers
BRITISH Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says the BBC Trust could be stripped of the power to rule on claims of political bias against the broadcaster.
Google restricts ‘revenge porn’ pic access
GOOGLE will allow people whose nude pictures have been posted on websites without their permission to have the image links blocked from its search results.
Ex-White House chef missing on US mountain
US authorities say they have no leads on the whereabouts of Walter Scheib, White House chef for 11 years under presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Honda reports eighth death from air bags
HONDA says a US woman who died in a September 2014 crash was killed by an exploding Takata air bag.
Uber bans drivers, riders carrying guns
UBER says it is banning its passengers and drivers from carrying firearms.
US family wins damages for chemical in toy
A US family has won damages after a child swallowed a decorative bead coated with a chemical that metabolised into a date-rape drug when ingested.
Church shooting suspect on murder charges
RELATIVES of the South Carolina church shooting victims have made tearful statements at the first court appearance of the man charged with the murders.
US man gets jail for giving cash to bomber
A US court has sentenced a man to seven years and three months in jail for providing money to the suicide bomber who carried out an attack in Pakistan.
Church shooting accused fronts court
RELATIVES of the South Carolina church shooting victims have made tearful statements at the first court appearance of the man charged with the murders.
Harry ends his military career
PRINCE Harry has officially left the armed forces after a decade of service, he will spend three months working on projects in Africa.
Putin urges political solution for Ukraine
UKRAINE should offer broad rights to its eastern rebel regions in order to end the conflict there, Russian President Vladimir Putin says.
Church shooting suspect on murder charges
POLICE have laid nine murder charges against the 21-year-old man suspected of killing nine people during a shooting spree at a South Carolina church.
Brian Williams apologises to viewers
DISGRACED US newsman Brian Williams says he has had a horror few months as he evaluates his actions.
ManU legend Keane not guilty of road rage
ROY Keane has been acquitted of a road rage confrontation with a British taxi driver.
Toxic liquor kills 41 in India
THE death toll from a batch of toxic alcohol in India has risen to 41, with 12 others in hospital.
Church suspect ‘should get death penalty’
THE governor of the US state of South Carolina says the church gunman should get the death penalty for killing nine people.
Assange’s situation is farcical: Pilger
THREE years ago Julian Assange walked into Ecuador’s embassy in London seeking political asylum – he hasn’t seen the sun since.
Plane stowaway’s body found on UK roof
A MAN who was hiding on a plane flying from Johannesburg to London has fallen to his death and landed on a shop roof.
NZ teeth puller jailed for 6 years
ONE of the victims of a man, who pulled out his lovers’ teeth with pliers, says his actions have damaged her for the rest of her life.
US mobsters plead guilty to racketeering
MEMBERS of the US Lucchese crime family are facing jail time after an investigation into a lucrative international gambling operation.
US must face truth about guns: Clinton
HILLARY Clinton says the United States has to be honest about its history of gun violence in the wake of the Charleston church shooting.
US theatre shooting survivor to testify
A SURVIVOR of a 2012 US theatre shooting has been given permission to testify at the gunman’s trial despite defence concerns she will bias the jury.
US monk attacks fellow monk with knife
A COLLEAGUE at a monastery in the US says he found one Buddhist monk attacking another with two butcher knives.
Woman deemed world’s oldest person dies
JERALEAN Talley, at 116 years old believed to be the world’s oldest person, has died in the US.
Forty dead in Boko Haram attack in Niger
FORTY people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks on two Niger villages, with the attackers pillaging stores and burning homes.
Ladies parade finery at Royal Ascot
THE Queen has attended Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot, one of the most glamorous events of the racing calendar in the UK.
BBC chief fires government warning
THE BBC’s chief says the broadcaster is one of the engine rooms of the creative industries and he’s warned the government not to “screw around” with it.
Austrian worker finds WWII grenades haul
A CONSTRUCTION worker in Austria has unearthed nearly 400 live World War II grenades.
Lloyd-Webber fears for future actors
ANDREW Lloyd-Webber has told the House of Lords he fears talented people are being priced out of becoming actors in the UK because of high training costs.
South Sudan fighting kills 129 children
UNICEF says 129 children were killed in fighting in South Sudan in May, with girls being raped and boys being castrated and left to bleed out.
Praise for Pope’s stance on climate change
FROM church figures to scientists and green campaigners, there is nothing but praise for the papal encyclical on climate change.
Police release pictures of church gunman
A MASSIVE manhunt is under way to find the gunman who killed nine people in a US church, with police saying he had sat through a Bible meeting first.
Excerpts from Pope’s encyclical
POPE Francis’ newly released teaching document is a wide-ranging look at what he calls an “ecological crisis” destroying our “common home”.
Highlights of Pope’s encyclical
POPE Francis has laid out his theological argument on the imperative to curb climate change and protect the environment.
Vigil, mass for US balcony fall victims
AN emotional mass and vigil have been held for the six young Irish students killed when a balcony collapsed in the US university town of Berkeley.
Record 60 million displaced at end of 2014
THE number of people forced from their home by conflict has risen to 59.5 million, with Syria accounting for the largest number of refugees.
Fitbit IPO priced at $US20 a share
FITNESS-TRACKER company Fitbit will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.
Facts about the church in US shooting
THE site of a fatal shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, is a historic southern church.
Boris Johnson swears at cab driver
A BYSTANDER has recorded Boris Johnson abusing a London cab driver, who had heckled the bike-riding conservative MP.
Bipartisan rescue of Obama TPP trade deal
REPUBLICANS and the White House have worked together to salvage a vote that will give Barack Obama the power to complete TPP trade negotiations.
Online breast milk a risk: UK experts
BRITISH experts have warned people against buying breast milk online, saying it is health risk with little nutritional benefit.
US Marine guilty of murder in retrial
A US Marine sergeant has been found guilty of murdering a retired Iraqi policeman.
Banks may pay $1bln in forex settlement
GOLDMAN Sachs, BNP Paribas, Barclays and HSBC have agreed to settle a civil case over the alleged rigging of the forex market.
US shark attack teen tells of losing arm
A US teenager has recounted how a shark attacked him, “biting up my left arm”, and the quick thinking of beach-goers that saved his life.
UK man proposes in The Times crossword
A BRITISH lawyer proposed to his girlfriend by hiding the clues in the crossword in London’s Times newspaper.
Nearly a million become millionaires
BECOMING a millionaire is a growth industry according to a wealth report which shows a steady rise in the number of rich people.
British author Jim Crace lifts Impac prize
JIM Crace’s book Harvest has won the 100,000-euro Impac Dublin award, which is nominated by public libraries across the world.
Security lapses left US system vulnerable
OFFICIALS say cybersecurity lapses at a US agency that handled all personnel matters left the system open to hackers.
Noor Ellis won’t appeal murder sentence
NOOR Ellis won’t appeal her 12-year jail sentence for plotting the murder of her Australian husband in Bali, but a new battle begins for the couple’s sons.
US teen gangster gets life for Lane murder
THE father of gunned down Australian baseball player Chris Lane is disappointed the teen killer has lodged an appeal in Oklahoma.
Man arrested in US over planned bomb plot
A US citizen who has been arrested over an alleged bomb plot in New York, openly supported IS, court documents have revealed.
Study shows groundwater basins overused
RESEARCHERS and satellite data show a third of global groundwater basins are overstressed, but scientists don’t know how much water remains in them.
Michelle Obama campaigns for education
MICHELLE Obama has given an inspiring speech to London schoolgirls, as well as taking tea with Prince Harry on a trip to the UK to promote education.
UK woman gets ground-breaking bionic hand
USING Formula 1 technology, prosthetic experts Steeper have given a British woman an anatomically accurate new hand.
British actor John Hurt battling cancer
BRITISH actor John Hurt says he has been diagnosed with early stage pancreatic cancer, but is optimistic about his chances and hopes to continue working.
Mariah Carey settles nanny lawsuit
SINGER Mariah Carey has reportedly settled a lawsuit brought by a former nanny for an undisclosed sum.
Michelle Obama charms Brits
US first lady Michelle Obama is using a trip to Britain and Italy to promote girls’ education and support for military families.
Five killed in California balcony collapse
A NUMBER of Irish citizens are among the five people killed when the fourth-floor balcony of an apartment building in Berkeley, California, gave way.
Microsoft: Old games to work on new boxes
MICROSOFT says older video games can now be played on the new Xbox One console, and hopes gamers will ditch their old consoles for the newer one.
Chocolate could lower heart attack risk
EATING up to 100g of chocolate daily has been linked to lowered heart disease and stroke risk, but Australians warned to stick to fruit and vegetables.
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