World News
Qantas flight to evacuate Australians from Egypt
DESPERATE Australians will be rescued from their Egyptian holidays from hell in government rescue mission.
Pop star jailed over sex tapes
JUDGES say an Indonesian pop star who rocked the nation after making several homemade sex tapes will spend the next three-and-a-half years in jail.
Inmates 'forced to stand naked for hours'
PRISONERS in Georgia have filed a federal lawsuit after being forced to stand naked for 12 hours covered in cream, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Australian jailed for seven years in Bali
AN Australian man caught with almost four grams of cocaine in Bali is expected to appeal after being sentenced to seven years in jail.
Aussies told situation 'not serious enough'
TRAVELLERS stuck at Cairo airport without food have told of their anxious wait for Australian authorities to return calls.
Cops told to shoot on sight after Aussie bound, gagged
AN Australian tourist is recovering after a terrifying ordeal in which she was bound, gagged and beaten in a holiday villa in Bali.
Asia Pacific
Two dead, thousands displaced in Malaysia
TWO people have been killed and tens of thousands evacuated in floods that have hit parts of Malaysia after several days of continuous rain.
Evacuation alert over Japanese volcano
OFFICIALS have urged residents to seek safer ground and expanded a no-access zone around a volcano that has exploded back to life in southern Japan.
Bali nine pair may be spared death: report
THE Indonesian court which heard the final appeal of Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has raised their chances of being spared the death penalty.
North America
James Bond composer John Barry dies
OSCAR-winning British composer John Barry, who wrote the score for 11 James Bond films, died of a heart attack at the age of 77.
Europe
Snail caused car crash that killed UK teen
A BRITISH teenager died in a car crash caused by a snail, a coroner has ruled.
Central and South Asia
Australian jailed for seven years in Bali
AN Australian man caught with almost four grams of cocaine in Bali has been sentenced to seven years' jail.
Africa
Doctors concerned over Mandela visitors
DOCTORS looking after former South African president Nelson Mandela have voiced concern over the number of visitors flocking to his bedside since his release from hospital last week.
Middle East
Egypt unveils new cabinet after protests
A NEW Egyptian cabinet promised by embattled President Hosni Mubarak has been unveiled, comprising a largely unchanged lineup but without widely hated interior minister Habib al-Adly or any businessmen.
Central and South America
Haiti probes mystery paralysis cases
OVER a dozen people perish after a voodoo ceremony and a deadly spate of paralysis strikes recovering cholera patients.
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