US shark victims ‘were in shallow water’
TWO people who lost limbs in shark attacks in North Carolina at the weekend were not swimming in deep water, officials have said.
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UK marks 800th anniversary of Magna Carta
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has used the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta to urge a change in the country’s human rights law.
Two US bishops quit over child abuse case
TWO US bishops have resigned over the cover-up of abuse by a pedophile priest while a Vatican court will put its Dominican Republic envoy on trial.
New depression treatment discovered in UK
UNIVERSITY of Bath researchers have combined painkiller buprenorphine and addiction drug naltrexone to create a new depression treatment.
Indon VP questions boat ‘bribe’ ethics
INDONESIA’S Vice President Jusuf Kalla says if Australia “bribed” people smugglers it was unethical.
Doom game returns with extreme violence
THERE’S been a mixed response to the return of video game Doom, with fans cheering and others criticising its extreme violence.
Indonesia keen to supply nannies to Aust
INDONESIA has expressed interest in potentially contributing workers to the upcoming Australian trial program for taxpayer-subsidised nannies.
Painted ladies may send UK aflutter
EXPERTS are predicting the mass migration of painted lady butterflies to the UK this northern summer.
Acclaimed ex-editor of LA Times dies
THE acclaimed former editor of the LA Times and Baltimore Sun, John S. Carroll, has died aged 73.
British ‘jihadist teen killed in Iraq’
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has reportedly become Britain’s youngest suicide bomber after he detonated a vehicle fitted with explosives in Iraq.
Escaped US inmates ‘could be near Mexico’
THE man hunt for two convicted murders who escaped from a maximum-security prison in New York state has left local residents on edge.
Journo talks after Somali kidnapper arrest
A CANADIAN freelance journalist who was kidnapped in Somalia has spoken for the first time since her kidnapper’s arrest in Ottawa.
Austria brothel offers free sex in protest
AN Austrian brothel is offering free sex to customers, with its owner saying it’s his way of protesting rising taxes.
‘Rebels seize Yemen city’ before talks
IRAN-BACKED Houthi rebels have reportedly seized the city of al-Hazm in Yemen, a day before UN-brokered peace talks.
Egypt bus crashes kill 23, injure 17
TWO separate bus accidents in Egypt have killed 23 people and injured 17 others.
S Korea reports 15th MERS death
THE number of infections of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in South Korea has risen to 145, with 15 deaths, the health ministry says.
Biggest games on show in LA expo
MORE than 40,000 visitors will flock to the Los Angeles Convention Centre over four days to try out the latest video games for the first time.
Baby boy for Cumberbatch and wife
BENEDICT Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter have welcomed a baby boy just days after the British actor was named a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
World meat free day Monday
PEOPLE around the globe have been urged to give up meat on Monday as part of a campaign aimed at tackling climate change and promoting health.
Mel Gibson wants to bring child to Aust
MEL Gibson is requesting in court to bring his five-year-old daughter to Australia this summer while he shoots a movie but his ex-wife does not approve.
Australian man dies snorkelling in Bali
EMERGENCY services in Bali say they’ve found the body in the search for a missing West Australian snorkeller.
Circus elephant kills man in Germany
A CIRCUS elephant in Germany has run out of its tent and fatally attacked a man.
George steals Queen’s birthday show
PRINCE George has joined his parents on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to watch the traditional fly-past of aircraft for the Queen’s birthday.
Kate joins Queen’s birthday event
THE Duchess of Cambridge has carried out her first official engagement since Princess Charlotte’s birth – attending the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
Shots fired at Dallas police headquarters
AS many as four suspects may have been involved in shooting at officers outside the Dallas police headquarters in Texas.
US woman denies helping killers flee jail
THE lawyer of a US female prison worker has entered a not guilty plea against charges she helped two inmates carry out a daring jailbreak.
Sweden car blast kills four people
SWEDISH police say an explosion in a car has killed four people in Goteborg.
Kate McCann begins UK cycle challenge
KATE McCann is taking part in a 800km charity bike ride in Britain to raise funds to support families with a missing loved one.
US sends 6 Guantanamo detainees to Oman
SIX men held in Guantanamo have been released and sent to Oman.
Jakarta seeks answers on ‘boat payment’
JAKARTA wants to know if the Australian navy paid people smugglers to turn their boat around and sail back into Indonesian waters.
Zimbabwe backs $100 trillion note exchange
THE old 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar note will fetch only 40 US cents in a new exchange rate, but are fetching much more on eBay.
Indian van crash kills 22 Hindu pilgrims
A 12-YEAR-OLD child is the sole survivor of a van crash which killed at least 22 Hindu pilgrims in southern India.
Aust journo happy over kidnap arrest
A SOMALI national has been arrested in Canada over the 2008 kidnapping of Australian journalist Nigel Brennan and Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout.
Bodies of mum, daughter found in Mexico
MEXICAN authorities say the dismembered bodies of a Russian woman and her 12-year-old daughter have been found in a garage.
Bill Cosby wins delay in US court case
A US judge has put on hold a subpoena for a woman who settled a previous case against Bill Cosby, delaying the efforts of three women suing the comedian.
Racial identity question over US activist
QUESTIONS are being raised over the ethnicity of US activist Rachel Dolezal who portrays herself as black, with her parents insisting she is caucasian.
Experts report to UN on Hammarskjold death
AN expert panel has delivered a report to the UN on the mysterious 1961 plane crash that killed former secretary-general Dag Hammarskjold.
US ‘targeting N Korea with live anthrax’
NORTH Korea’s UN ambassador says the United States is trying to use “deadly weapons of mass destruction”.
US Secretary of State leaves hospital
US Secretary of State John Kerry is out of hospital, nearly two weeks after breaking his right thigh in a bicycling accident in France.
Austria stops processing asylum requests
AUSTRIAN officials have reportedly stopped processing asylum requests ahead of an EU meeting.
Foo Fighters singer falls off Sweden stage
FOO Fighters singer Dave Grohl has been injured after falling off the stage during a concert in Sweden.
Mexico cheer-dance Nazi routine criticised
A CHEER-DANCE team of about two dozen girls aged 10 to 16 and one boy in Mexico has drawn criticism for a routine involving flags with swastikas.
Twitter axes private message limit
TWITTER will remove the 140-character limit on private Direct Messages sent between users but the limit will remain for public tweets posted to the site.
Hack exposes info on US military personnel
HACKERS have accessed sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel seeking security clearances, officials say.
Greece to present new debt deal proposals
GREECE says it will present its creditors with new proposals over the weekend in a bid to revive stalled bailout discussions
Boy killed playing with gun in US
A BOY who found a pistol in his mother’s purse has fatally shot himself in the US city of Cincinnati.
Indon labels Abbott unethical over boats
AN Indonesian official says Tony Abbott’s comments on boat turn-backs could be interpreted as endorsing bribery and might encourage people smuggling.
East Timor drops Aust spying case at UN
EAST Timor has dropped litigation against Australia after it returned documents its agents seized from a lawyer working for the tiny ex-Indonesian island.
Death penalty tortures families: Atlaoui
THE wife of a man who avoided execution alongside Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan says their families must be supported and remembered.
Germanwings pilot researched deadly drugs
THE co-pilot who crashed Germanwings Flight 9525 searched for the term “living will” the day before the crash, German prosecutors say.
Interpol suspends $29m FIFA project
INTERPOL is freezing the use of financial contributions from FIFA which are used to fight match-fixing due to the soccer body’s bribery scandal.
Pakistan orders Save the Children to leave
FOREIGN employees of charity group Save the Children in Pakistan have been ordered to to leave the country within 15 days.
Bangkok a stopover for Aust IS recruit
THAI security officials are monitoring the movements of alleged IS recruits using Bangkok to transit to Syria and Iraq, including Australians.
France expands Germanwings probe
THREE investigative judges have been appointed to lead a French manslaughter probe into the Germanwings crash, in which 150 people died.
Voice of Apollo 11 launch dies
JACK King, who called out the launch sequence for NASA’s Apollo 11 moon shot and other flights, has died aged 84.
US regulators target fake crowdfunders
PEOPLE who fail to complete projects after receiving public backing through crowdfunding are being targeted by US regulators.
BB King’s daughters claim ‘missing’ will
BB King’s four daughters who were snubbed in their late father’s will dated 2007 have suggested there is another will.
Computer games boost maths skills: study
STUDENTS who played computer games as part of their maths lessons had improved numeracy skills, but literacy ability was not affected, a new study says.
Six Legionnaires’ cases in Christchurch
A COOLING tower has been pinpointed as the source of a Legionnaires’ outbreak in Christchurch, which has affected six people.
Phil Rudd to miss AC/DC’s New Zealand show
PHIL Rudd won’t be on stage during AC/DC’s New Zealand shows after pleading guilty to drug possession charges and one count of threatening to kill.
Clinton uses mother’s plight in campaign
PRESIDENTIAL hopeful, Hillary Rodham Clinton, will tell campaign supporters her mother’s influence gave her a sense of obligation to help others.
Pentagon releases price tag for war on IS
THE US is spending an average of $US9 a day on the war against IS in Iraq and Syria, with the air force bearing two-thirds of the total spending.
No minister at summit due to Java wedding
A COUNTER-TERRORISM summit in Sydney clashed with the wedding of President Joko Widodo’s son resulting in Indonesia not sending a minister. minister.
California kangaroo skin battle heats up
THE Australian government is urging California to abolish a ban on kangaroo skin imports, despite concerns from animal rights groups.
Kiwi faces 18 yrs in Bali jail over drugs
THE prosecution in the case of New Zealander Antony de Malmanche argues he should spend 18 years in jail for bringing drugs into Bali.
Oliver! star Ron Moody dies aged 91
ACTOR Ron Moody, who was nominated for the best actor Oscar in 1968 for his performance as Fagin in the hit film version of Oliver!, has died aged 91.
‘Neglected’ UK donkey unmoved by help
A NEGLECTED donkey reported to animal welfare officers in Scotland has turned out to be a life-sized garden ornament.
Indon to probe claims Aust paid boat crew
INDONESIA has expressed concerns about claims a migrant boat crew were paid by the Australian navy to turn back.
Appeal in NZ climate change refugee case
A KIRIBATI plans to argue in the New Zealand Supreme Court that his family’s health is at risk if they return to the low-lying island nation.
AC/DC’s Phil Rudd sentencing delayed
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd won’t find out if he’s going to jail until July after his sentencing was delayed by two weeks.
Rocky film producer Robert Chartoff dies
ROBERT Chartoff, who produced all the Rocky movies including the latest instalment Creed, has died aged 81.
Obama approves 450 more troops for Iraq
ANOTHER 450 US troops being sent to help train Iraqi forces will focus on efforts to wrest back control of provincial capital Ramadi.
Too much screen time affects boys’ bones
A NORWEGIAN study says boys who spend too much time in front of the TV or on the computer risk having weaker bones.
Diet at conception can affect baby’s DNA
RESEARCHERS say a baby’s DNA can be affected by what their mother eats before pregnancy and one gene is especially sensitive to these changes.
Indonesian women ‘can help combat terror’
INDONESIA’S Minister for Women says authorities must use women’s influence to help stop radicalisation.
Peanuts could protect against cancer
RESEARCHERS in the Netherlands say peanuts and tree nuts could contribute to lower death rates from cancer and heart disease.
Hottest hobbies may surprise
HOBBIES that impress on the NZ singles scene include watching movies, listening to music and fine dining, rather than action sports.
Guatemalan president may face charges
THE Guatamalan president could face criminal charges over allegations of criminal conspiracy if lawmakers rescind his immunity from prosecution.
New York manhunt extended to Vermont
AUTHORITIES in the US state of Vermont have warned residents to watch for two convicted murderers who escaped a New York prison.
Overseas scam stings NZ firm for $NZ800k
NZ police say overseas crooks are setting up fake websites to piggyback on legitimate financial companies’ claims.
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