At least 25 dead in Pakistan heatwave
AT severe heatwave has killed at least 25 people in Pakistan as temperatures hit 47C.
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British talent dominates at Tony Awards
HELEN Mirren and Alex Sharp led the charge of British wins at the Tony Awards which included best play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Spy smashes Entourage to top US box office
ESPIONAGE comedy Spy gives Melissa McCarthy her first number one hit but sales are still sluggish at the US box office.
Kiwi on Bali mule charges ‘trusting’
A KIWI who says he was tricked into carrying drugs into Bali was “abnormally trusting” due to his mental condition and low IQ, his trial in Bali has heard.
Wire test can assess heart damage
A NEW test, relying on a wire testing system that can be used in coronary care units, could predict who will suffer long term damage after a heart attack.
UK theme park to reopen following crash
AN England amusement park where a rollercoaster crash last week left four people badly hurt is set to reopen to the public.
Lawyers sorry for Hollywood sex abuse suit
TWO lawyers who represented Michael Egan, a man who sued Hollywood executives including X-Men director Brian Singer for sex abuse, say it was all a lie.
Kiwis ditch phone calls for data
NEW Zealand’s Commerce Commission says consumers are continuing to abandon phone calls in favour of more data services.
Freud letters set to fetch up to $A84,000
TEN unpublished letters by British artist Lucian Freud to poet Stephen Spender are to be auctioned by Sotheby’s in London next month.
Aust not following NZ with Milo change
A NEW recipe for New Zealand’s Milo has left former fans bitter, but Australians won’t notice a difference in flavour, says Nestle.
At least 13 die in Pakistani heatwave
A SEVERE heatwave has killed more than a dozen people in Pakistan.
Turkey votes in crucial test for Erdogan
TURKS are voting in a general election that will determine whether the ruling party can strengthen the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Suicide car bombing kills 17 in Iraq
SEVENTEEN are dead after a suicide car bombing attack on a market in northern Iraq.
Toll in China ship tragedy rises to 431
ONLY 14 survivors have been confirmed from the Chinese cruise ship that sank on the Yangtze River as the death toll rises to 431.
Apple shows off software updates
APPLE chief Tim Cook will reveal the IT giant’s software updates for the iPhone, iPad and its Mac computer line-up for the future.
Killer jumping castle in China
A FREAK gale in China has blown away a jumping castle, killing a three-year-old girl who fell from the inflatable castle when it took off.
British actor Richard Johnson dies
FILM, theatre and television actor Richard Johnson has died in London aged 87.
Reno bids farewell to 1905 famous bridge
THE ‘Wedding Ring Bridge’ made famous by Marliyn Munroe in the 1961 film The Misfits is being demolished.
Student in to every Ivy League school
A US teen says he’s excited and scared after being accepted to every Ivy League school.
Touching Obama speech at Biden funeral
COLDPLAY’S Chris Martin has sung at the funeral of Beau Biden, the son of US vice president Joe Biden who died last week from brain cancer.
New photos of George with Charlotte
KENSINGTON Palace has released photos taken by the Duchess of Cambridge showing Princess Charlotte with her older brother Prince George.
Aust man held in cells by Thai court
A 21-YEAR-OLD Australian man, who was beaten at a Thai nightclub last year, has been thrown into police cells following a court hearing.
‘Killer’ spider eggs found in UK harmless
FEARS of a British invasion by venomous spiders have been proven to be unfounded after a nest of eggs was discovered in a bunch of bananas.
Drones inspect Britain’s easyJet aircraft
EUROPEAN budget airline easyJet has completed a test inspection using drones as part of a drive to reduce an aircraft’s costly down time.
Anti-G7 protestors gear up
A GATHERING of G7 leaders in the German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen will be disrupted by more than 10,000 demonstrators.
Drone triggers White House lockdown
FOR the second time in as many months, the White House has been placed in lockdown following a drone incident.
Two friends of Boston bomber jailed
TWO friends of convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been jailed for impeding the FBI investigation into the deadly attacks.
Taiwan executes men convicted of murder
TAIWANESE authorities have executed by firing squad six men convicted of murder.
US officer convicted after deadly arrest
A LOS Angeles jury has convicted police officer Mary O’Callaghan of assault after she repeatedly kicked a handcuffed woman who later died.
Germanwings co-pilot went to many doctors
THE co-pilot who crashed a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps, killing 150 people, had reached out to dozens of doctors, a French prosecutor says.
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