Procession in Memphis for BB King
MEMPHIS has farewelled singer BB King in a procession that made its way down Beale Street, a city street synonymous with the blues.
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Lamborghini signs deal to build new SUV
ITALY’S long-suffering auto sector has been given a boost as Lamborghini signed a deal to produce its Urus SUV in the country.
Ethiopian ruling coalition win poll
ETHIOPIA’S ruling coalition has comfortably won parliamentary elections, preliminary results show.
Rick Santorum to launch White House bid
RICK Santorum is to make a second bid to become the Republican nominee for the US presidency, a spokesman says.
Amtrak to install cameras after crash
AS investigators probe a deadly train crash in Philadelphia, Amtrak says it will install inward-facing video cameras.
20,000 Germans evacuated due to WWII bomb
SCHOOLS and kindergartens in Cologne are closed and dozens of ambulances are on the scene to evacuate residents of a nursing home due to a WWII bomb.
65-year-old’s quadruplets still critical
QUADRUPLETS born prematurely to a 65-year-old Berlin woman have been gaining a little weight and are being given their mother’s milk through tubes.
Court hearing in NYC on chimps’ rights
A RIGHTS group has filed a petition in a state court in Manhattan on behalf of Leo and Hercules, two chimps it says should be freed from a university.
US airman shoots Wal-Mart workers
AN American airman has shot dead a Wal-Mart employee in North Dakota before turning the gun on himself.
Thieves steal tax info from 100,000 in US
THE IRS has launched a criminal investigation after tech-savvy thieves obtained the personal details of 100,000 US taxpayers through an online service.
US couple welcome 100th grandchild
AN American couple who have just welcomed their 100th grandchild say “there’s always room for one more”.
Scientists: Plant knowledge could be lost
SCIENCE students are abandoning botany degrees in favour of technology-related studies, raising fears of a shortage of people able to identify plants.
Islamic State recruit lived in Sydney: US
US prosecutors have detailed how a young American flew from Sydney to Turkey with the plan to join Islamic State in Syria.
Australia and NZ dodge worse UV exposure
SCIENTISTS say Australia and New Zealand would be living under an enormous hole in the ozone layer if not for global co-operation.
Nepal steps up child travel security
NEPAL is boosting efforts to prevent children left homeless by the country’s earthquakes becoming trafficking victims.
Prince ponders children’s football support
PRINCE William has speculated about where his children’s football allegiances may lie in the future during an interview ahead of the FA Cup final.
Media CEOs the highest-paid US executives
SIX of last year’s highest-paid US CEOs came from the media industry, the best paid raking in $US156.1 million.
Tornado, floods leave 13 dead
A DEADLY six-second tornado has ripped into a town in northern Mexico, killing at least 13 people.
Stunt bikers in mid-air UK show crash
AUDIENCE members had to be evacuated from Uncle Sam’s Great American Circus in eastern England after a crash between two stunt motorcyclists.
Cunard liners in ‘river dance’ spectacular
THE Three Queens spectacle on Liverpool’s River Mersey has celebrated Cunard’s formation 175 years ago in its original home port.
Traffic noise ‘raises obesity risk’
SWEDISH researchers have found that people who live near main roads or under flight paths are more likely to suffer from weight problems.
Omar Sharif battling Alzheimer’s
LEGENDARY Lawrence of Arabia star Omar Sharif is battling Alzheimer’s disease, says his agent Steve Kenis.
Unusual wake for Puerto Rican taxi driver
A PUERTO Rican taxi driver has been given the funeral he requested – with his corpse propped up behind the wheel “driving” his cab.
Taliban gunmen kill 19 police, 7 soldiers
TALIBAN gunmen have killed 19 police officers and seven soldiers in an ongoing siege in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
Inquest opens into tourist’s death in NZ
A CORONER’S inquest into the hiking death of Australia-based student Yessica Asmin is set to begin in New Zealand.
First Irish gay marriages likely in July
JUSTICE Minister Frances Fitzgerald says Ireland’s first gay marriages should happen by the end of July.
United Arab Emirates launches space agency
THE UAE says its space agency will help diversify the country’s economy and create highly skilled jobs for a growing youth population.
Saw found in cupboard ‘used in amputation’
A MEMBER of the surgical team at a Scottish hospital was sent to the British equivalent of Bunnings to buy a saw to amputate a man’s leg.
Aussie in Syria won’t become stateless: NZ
NEW Zealand Prime Minister John Key says he won’t leave a woman with dual nationality stateless if Australia withdraws her citizenship.
Dyslexia-eyesight link ‘unlikely’
EXPENSIVE therapies to treat dyslexia, which involve the use of coloured lenses and overlays and eye exercises are unlikely to help, a study has found.
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