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Three shot dead during Gangnam dance
A YEMENI wedding celebration ended in tragedy when a man accidentally shot three people dead with an AK-47 while dancing to 'Gangnam Style'. More World News
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Japan warns China over air defence zone
JAPAN has warned of the danger of "unpredictable events" after China declared it was putting in an air defence zone over a group of disputed islands. More World News
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Gamble on secret talks led to nuke deal
THE US and Iran secretly engaged in a series of high-level, face-to-face talks over the past year, in a high-stakes diplomatic gamble. More World News
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Kids suit up to support bullied Danny
IN HIS suit and fedora he's one cool six-year-old. And when mates of Danny Keefe heard he was being bullied for his dress sense they knew what to do. More School Life news
Read MoreVatican unveils 'St Peter's bones'
THE Vatican has publicly unveiled a handful of bone fragments purportedly belonging to St Peter, which were found in a shoe box.
'There's a bomb on the plane!'
VIDEO: Watch this shocking footage of an out of control passenger shouting the last thing anyone wants to hear when they get ready to fly.
JFK's spirit lives on, daughter says
THE daughter of US President John F. Kennedy said that his spirit lives on even though his life was cut short.
Volcano rains rocks on Indon village
A VOLCANO in western Indonesia has erupted eight times in just a few hours, "raining down rocks" over a large area and forcing thousands to flee their homes.
'Michael's death was an accident'
THE DOCTOR convicted of pop superstar Michael Jackson's death still refuses to take any responsibility.
Deal to stop Iran nuclear program
IRAN will roll back part of its nuclear program in return for the lifting of some economic sanctions in a deal hailed by Barack Obama but dismissed as show by Israel.
Husband kept wife prisoner 22 years
A WOMAN waived her right to anonymity to ensure her ex-husband's name could be published as he was jailed to 24 years for sex and violence charges.
Woman celebrates her mastectomy
A WOMAN who had a mastectomy hopes to help remove the fear and mystery about the operation by celebrating it in a picture exhibition online.
No roof, water, power in typhoon hospitals
THIS woman is forced to stay by her husband's bed, unable to eat or go to the bathroom because she is manually working a pump to keep him alive in post-typhoon Philippines.
Little relief amid apocalyptic rubble
A RUN-down, single-story building with filthy floors has become Tacloban's hospital after last week's typhoon. It has little medicine, no facilities and few doctors. What it is not short of is patients.
Anarchy rises as aid dribbles in
'IT'S survival of the fittest': Desperately needed food, water and medical aid is trickling into devastated Tacloban as thousands jam into the damaged airport.
PNG grenade attack 'kills 34'
AS MANY as 34 people have been killed in a remote part of Papua New Guinea after a grenade was thrown as part of a tribal war.
Three shot dead during Gangnam dance
A YEMENI wedding celebration ended in tragedy when a man accidentally shot three people dead with an AK-47 while dancing to 'Gangnam Style'.
Japan warns China over air defence zone
JAPAN has warned of the danger of "unpredictable events" after China declared it was putting in an air defence zone over a group of disputed islands.
JFK's spirit lives on, daughter says
THE daughter of US President John F. Kennedy said that his spirit lives on even though his life was cut short.
Volcano rains rocks on Indon village
A VOLCANO in western Indonesia has erupted eight times in just a few hours, "raining down rocks" over a large area and forcing thousands to flee their homes.
Fears typhoon toll could hit 7000
THE number of people dead or missing after one of the world’s strongest typhoons struck the Philippines climbed towards 7000 on Saturday.
More surgery for swollen head baby
Doctors will carry out more surgery on a two-year-old Indian girl to correct a rare disorder that caused her head to balloon.
Kids suit up to support bullied Danny
IN HIS suit and fedora he's one cool six-year-old. And when mates of Danny Keefe heard he was being bullied for his dress sense they knew what to do.
'There's a bomb on the plane!'
VIDEO: Watch this shocking footage of an out of control passenger shouting the last thing anyone wants to hear when they get ready to fly.
Victims of deadly 'knockout game' mounting
A JEWISH man walking home from work and an innocent cyclist are the latest victims in the deadly 'knockout' game sweeping the US.
Stolen girl: Mum 'amazing woman'
AN American girl who was abducted by her mother as a baby almost two decades ago has been found 'safe and healthy' in Australia.
Teen footballer 'murders' gay lover
A 27-YEAR old US man is dead and an 18-year-old football star is in prison, accused of stabbing him several times.
Dog has surgery after eating homework
IT'S the oldest excuse in the book, but for one teenage girl, a dog really did eat her homework.
Death god's temple still packs a scare
THE skulls should have been a dead giveaway. A recently uncovered temple in Mexico is the first found dedicated to the ancient god of death Mictlantecuhtli.
Sewage clogs Rio's Olympic waterways
BRAZIL'S waterways are full of rubbish and untreated sewage and could pose a health threat to Olympic athletes, officials warn.
Dead baby found alive 10 hours later
A NEWBORN baby came back from the dead more than 10 hours later when her father came to collect her in a box from the morgue and heard a sound.
Jet skids off runway in Buenos Aires
AN AUSTRAL jet with 96 passengers aboard skidded off a runway at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport Friday after landing in a storm.
Welcome to the kidnap capital of the world
FIVE people are kidnapped and held to ransom here every day. The murder rate is on par with a war zone and law and order is failing so badly that even the criminal gangs are scared.
Mass turtle deaths puzzle scientists
SCIENTISTS are searching for answers as hundreds of sea turtles are washing up dead on the beaches of Central America.
Trapped dog rescued from 'Big Hole'
A dog trapped down a gigantic artificial crater known as 'Big Hole' in central South Africa for nearly a week was rescued on Saturday.
Rhino poaching 'nearly outweighs births'
THE number of rhinos killed annually by poachers nearly outweighs births of the endangered creatures for the first time, experts have warned.
President 'sending Kony food'
THE president of Central African Republic is sending food to warlord Joseph Kony who is believed to be sick.
Luxury shanty called 'poverty porn'
A RESORT that allows rich people to live like poor Africans in shanty towns while enjoying five-star comforts has been labelled "poverty porn."
One dead in S Africa mall collapse
ONE person was killed and as many as 50 workers are feared trapped after the roof of an under-construction mall collapsed in South Africa.
Gamble on secret talks led to nuke deal
THE US and Iran secretly engaged in a series of high-level, face-to-face talks over the past year, in a high-stakes diplomatic gamble.
Have you seen Tutankhamun's sister?
EGYPT is pleading for the return of a statue of King Tutankhamun's sister - just one of 1000 precious historic objects stolen during riots in August.
Men arrested for offering 'free hugs'
SAUDI religious police have arrested two young men for offering a "free hug" to passers-by in Riyadh.
Iran vows no retreat on nuclear 'rights'
IRAN'S supreme leader vowed no retreat from Tehran's nuclear "rights" which France said "complicates" crunch talks getting under way in Geneva.
Bomb attack at embassy kills 23
TWO suicide bombings have struck near the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, killing 23 people, including the Iranian cultural attache.
Train crashes into bus killing 26
AT LEAST 26 people were killed and a further 28 were injured in Egypt when a train ploughed into a truck and a minibus at a railway crossing.
Vatican unveils 'St Peter's bones'
THE Vatican has publicly unveiled a handful of bone fragments purportedly belonging to St Peter, which were found in a shoe box.
Greenpeace crew free to leave Russia
MOSCOW will allow the foreign crew members of Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise to leave Russia as soon as they obtain legal status to do so.
Supermarket cave-in 'murder': President
LATVIAN President Andris Berzins said Saturday a supermarket cave-in that claimed at least 52 lives should be viewed as a murder case.
Slave suspects from India, Tanzania
UK POLICE say the two suspects in a major slavery case are from India and Tanzania and came to Britain in the 1960s.
Harry readies for gruelling polar trek
PRINCE Harry has arrived in Antarctica ahead of a gruelling trek to the South Pole with injured troops.
Pope's warning for Olympic leaders
POPE Francis has warned a large delegation of Olympic leaders not to "reduce athletes to mere trading material from whom profits are extracted."
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Kissing arrest sparks Twitter outcry
THIS photo of a romantic kiss which saw teenagers in Morocco arrested for being a "danger to social order" has created a social media outcry.