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.
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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.
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