World Breaking News
Sunday, 15 December
Fawcett auction items sell for $200,000
Sun Dec 15 22:06:12 EST 2013 PERSONAL items belonging to late actress Farrah Fawcett, including her iconic red swimsuit and passport, have fetched $US200,000 at auction.
Aussie held over alleged arson in Thailand
Sun Dec 15 19:16:15 EST 2013 AN Australian man has allegedly attacked a Thai man and set fire to three motorbikes in a dispute over the bike he rented.
Red-suited revellers hit NY bars
Sun Dec 15 18:33:43 EST 2013 THE costumed New York pub crawl known as SantaCon has seen thousands of red suited revellers partying in bars and the snowy streets.
Eight more dead in Bangladesh riots
Sun Dec 15 18:30:50 EST 2013 BANGLADESH police say Islamist supporters torched houses and fought running street battles with officers in towns and cities during a third day of unrest.
Son search ends in Lockerbie grief
Sun Dec 15 14:54:40 EST 2013 A US mother discovers the son she gave up for adoption died in the Lockerbie bombing just after his 21st birthday.
Mexico first for kidnappings
Sun Dec 15 13:30:45 EST 2013 THE security company Control Risk said 20 per cent of all kidnappings worldwide in the first half of 2013 occurred in Mexico.
Snowstorms in US
Sun Dec 15 12:18:15 EST 2013 A PRE-CHRISTMAS winter storm has blanketed a wide swath of the US northeast with a picturesque white layer of snow but caused travel chaos.
Ferry runs aground in Baltic Sea
Sun Dec 15 11:53:39 EST 2013 THE operator of a Finnish ferry that became stuck on rocks in the Baltic Sea says none of the almost 2000 passengers and crew on board have been injured.
Workout 'cuts festive food damage'
Sun Dec 15 11:19:14 EST 2013 RESEARCH shows just a few days of eating too much at Christmas and exercising too little can cause long-term effects on the body.
Protein may aid cancer treatment
Sun Dec 15 10:47:52 EST 2013 RESEARCH in the UK has raised hopes there may soon be available a vaccine to combat prostate cancer.
Macedonia mayor warns about air pollution
Sun Dec 15 10:03:15 EST 2013 SKOPJE'S mayor has warned pregnant women, children, the chronically ill and elderly people to stay at home because of air pollution.
90 UN peacekeepers died this year
Sun Dec 15 09:39:15 EST 2013 THE UN says 90 UN peacekeepers have died on the job this year while working at one of 15 missions.
Santa marathon attracts six thousand
Sun Dec 15 00:51:14 EST 2013 GROWN-UPS who donned Santa Claus outfits joined children dressed as elves for a mini-marathon in Spain.
Saturday, 14 December
Mandela's remains transferred to air base
Sat Dec 14 22:05:46 EST 2013 THE military has handed over Nelson Mandela's flag-draped coffin to the ANC at a solemn ceremony broadcast live on South African television.
Two hurt, shooter dead at US school
Sat Dec 14 17:32:43 EST 2013 US police who rushed to a shooting reported inside a high school found the 18-year-old gunman dead, authorities say.
US court lifts ban on horse slaughter
Sat Dec 14 17:22:43 EST 2013 A TEMPORARY ban on horse slaughter in the United States has been lifted by an appeals court.
Dutch poll says 21% 'back more euthanasia'
Sat Dec 14 17:10:45 EST 2013 JUST more than half of people polled in the Netherlands disagreed that euthanasia should be allowed for elderly people who are "tired of living".
Italy stops public funding of parties
Sat Dec 14 13:27:18 EST 2013 ITALIAN Premier Enrico Letta says his government has issued a decree scrapping the public financing of political parties.
US judge approves swipe fee settlement
Sat Dec 14 12:37:24 EST 2013 A US judge says a settlement between merchants and Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc has the "potential to unleash a new competitive force on interchange fees".
Wife-killer Webster loses appeal
Sat Dec 14 01:55:23 EST 2013 A BRITISH man has lost his appeal against his conviction for murder and attempted murder for two staged car accidents.
Saturday, 14 December
Buddhist relics stolen in Cambodia
Sat Dec 14 00:59:21 EST 2013 A GOLDEN urn containing what are believed to be remnants of Buddha's body has been stolen from a Cambodian shrine, officials say.
Berlin prosecutors investigate Nazi guard
Sat Dec 14 00:03:22 EST 2013 GERMAN authorities are investigating claims an 85-year-old Berlin man served as an SS guard at the Dachau concentration camp.
Friday, 13 December
Nigella accused of lying to court
Fri Dec 13 23:19:20 EST 2013 NIGELLA Lawson's former personal assistant has accused her of lying in court.
James Bond an 'impotent alcoholic'
Fri Dec 13 23:07:25 EST 2013 A NEW study says James Bond's level of alcohol consumption would have made him impotent, and was also a serial drink-driver.
SAfrica apologises for Mandela interpreter
Fri Dec 13 22:29:47 EST 2013 SOUTH Africa's government has issued an apology over the fake sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial.
Reporter sues Toronto mayor for defamation
Fri Dec 13 21:09:06 EST 2013 A CANADIAN newspaper reporter is suing Rob Ford after Toronto's crack-smoking mayor insinuated that he is a pedophile.
Last goodbye for Mandela before burial
Fri Dec 13 20:31:47 EST 2013 NELSON Mandela's body is lying in state for the final day before it is taken to his ancestral village for the funeral.
PA 'saw signs of drugs at Lawson home'
Fri Dec 13 17:16:51 EST 2013 NIGELLA Lawson's ex-PA says she saw signs of cocaine use, including a packet in a loo, and banknotes and credit cards with white powder on them.
Harry's Antarctic trek nears finish
Fri Dec 13 12:05:28 EST 2013 PRINCE Harry and the Walking with the Wounded expedition, including two Australians, are nearing the end of their gruelling 321.8km trek across Antarctica.
Time extension for NZ quake red zoners
Fri Dec 13 10:52:12 EST 2013 PROPERTY owners hit by the earthquake in New Zealand's Christchurch have more time to consider selling their uninhabitable homes to the government.
Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader
Fri Dec 13 10:52:07 EST 2013 ISLAMIST party leader Abdul Kader Mullah has been executed in Bangladesh for war crimes during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.
Putin defends Russian conservative values
Fri Dec 13 10:49:08 EST 2013 PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has cast Russia as a defender of conservative values against the "genderless and infertile" Western tolerance.
Exercise helps women tolerate cancer drugs
Fri Dec 13 10:09:57 EST 2013 RESEARCHERS have found exercise can ease the achy joints and muscle pain that lead many breast cancer patients to quit taking medicines.
Body found in NZ river that of Vic coach
Fri Dec 13 10:03:24 EST 2013 NEW Zealand police have confirmed the body found in the Waikato River in Hamilton is that of Melbourne tennis coach Paul Arber.
Rooster testicles seized at NZ border
Fri Dec 13 09:49:57 EST 2013 A MAN who tried to bring 2kg of frozen rooster testicles into New Zealand from Vietnam has had to hand them over for destruction.
Scottish helicopter crash toll rises to 10
Fri Dec 13 09:33:55 EST 2013 ANOTHER person has died in hospital from injuries sustained when a police helicopter crashed into a Glasgow pub last month.
Cate Blanchett nominated for Golden Globe
Fri Dec 13 09:28:17 EST 2013 THE Golden Globes' nomination ceremony was not so golden for Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth, Geoffrey Rush and Margot Robbie.
World News Update, what you need to know
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Finance News Update, what you need to know
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Corby's sentence to be cut again
Fri Dec 13 06:53:20 EST 2013 SCHAPELLE Corby has been recommended for another sentence remission, but bureaucratic delays continue to hold up her bid for parole.
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