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US remembers Newtown a year later
CHURCH bells tolled as America marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting massacre that killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
US lotto jackpot soars above $613m
ONE of the largest jackpots in US lottery history climbed even higher this weekend, after nobody won the $474.2 million top Mega Millions prize.
Man killed wife in hospital 'out of love'
A MAN who shot and killed his ailing wife in her hospital bed saying he couldn't watch her suffer was sentenced to six years in prison.
School shooter 'out to get teacher'
A TEENAGER who opened fire with a shotgun at a US high school, wounding two students before killing himself, may have been hunting one of his teachers.
School shooter was 'bullied a lot'
UPDATE: A TEENAGER who shot two students at his high school may have been bullied for his strong political beliefs, according to students who knew him.
Man charged over airport bomb plot
AUTHORITIES say a man accused of planning to detonate a car bomb at a Kansas airport has been charged.
Spy 'open to deal' with Snowden
THE head of a task force investigating the damage from the Edward Snowden leaks says he's open to cutting an amnesty deal with the US intelligence leaker.
Fake interpreter was a 'murder suspect'
THE South African government is investigating reports the bogus sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial once faced a murder charge.
Man kills stepson over loud video games
A MAN who opened fire and killed his stepson for playing video games too loudly has been sentenced to life in jail.
Oh no! SantaCon is coming to town
Cities worldwide are readying themselves for a boozy dose of the Christmas spirit this weekend as the annual SantaCon celebrations come to town.
Missing man was working for CIA
MYSTERY surrounds an American man working for the CIA who has been missing in Iran for the past seven years. Is he the spy left out in the cold?
Xmas lights flip neighbours the bird
TIS' the season to be jolly . . . and vengeful for some. One angry woman has taken aim at her neighbours with a Christmas lights display that speaks for itself.
US state passes 'rape insurance' law
A US state has passed a law banning health insurers from covering abortions unless a woman's life is in danger, leading to fears of "rape insurance".
'Let airlines decide on phone ban'
THE US federal government may be set to remove restrictions on making phone calls from airplanes, but another US agency is considering its own ban.
Judge admits 'reverse racism' conviction
A RETIRED US judge wants a white man he convicted in 1999 of killing a black man to be freed, claiming he based the verdict on his own reverse racism.
Spying on you 'necessary': NSA
THE director of the NSA has defended the bulk gathering of metadata on phone calls, saying, 'There is no other way that we know of to connect the dots'.
Park could destroy the world
IT'S the awe-inspiring pride of the US - and it harbours an enormous power that could kill us all, scientists have discovered.
Baby found dead in frozen US
A SAD tale of neglect is emerging from the frozen US, after a baby was found dead when her sibling was forced to beg for food from neighbours.
Man alleging police torture is freed
A MAN who for decades insisted that Chicago police tortured him until he confessed to a rape he did not commit is a free man after 30 years.
Shawkshank inspires woman stuck in loo
A WOMAN who found herself locked in a bathroom overnight managed to claw her way to freedom after drawing inspiration from The Shawshank Redemption.
Home mail delivery to be phased out
CANADA'S postal service said it will phase out door-to-door mail delivery in response to falling mail volumes and big financial losses.
Asiana crash pilot 'stressed out'
THE pilot who crashed a Boeing 777 in San Francisco told investigators he was stressed out and "very concerned" about the landing.
Rich kid who killed four spared jail
A TEENAGER who killed four people while driving drunk has been spared jail by a judge who says his rich parents never taught him about consequences.
Family missing in the wild found alive
A COUPLE and four children - the youngest 3 - missing in frigid mountains in Nevada since Sunday have been found alive by a member of the public.
6 sickening stats expose America's gun obsession
ONE. It has nearly been a year since a gunman murdered children at Sandy Hook. These are the numbers that will shock fair-minded Australians to their core.
Actor's plot to poison Obama
AN actor who appeared in The Walking Dead has admitted to sending ricin-laced letters to Barack Obama and Michael Bloomberg.
Revenge porn site operator charged
THE law has caught up with a porn site operator who allegedly published naked images of ordinary people - and then charged victims big sums to have the photos removed.
Chimps lose court bid for freedom
THREE US judges have rejected lawsuits demanding that chimpanzees be recognised as people with fundamental rights.
Mum charged after son, 3, shot himself
A WOMAN whose three-year-old son accidentally shot himself in the head has been charged with child abuse.
Man arrested 'over links to 200 murders'
MEXICAN police have arrested a man accused of ordering and participating in the murders of more than 200 people.
Dad attacks 'driver who killed son'
A GRIEVING father has dispensed his own form of vigilante justice by attacking the alleged drunk driver who killed his son.
HIV-positive porn star tried to film
A HIV- positive porn actor who has prompted an industry-wide shutdown tried to book a sex scene with a porn actress just days after his positive result.
'Instant karma' in knockout 'game'
VIDEO: A thug's apparent attempt to play the knockout 'game' takes a surprising twist when the victim fights back.
Sleeping passenger locked in plane
TOM Wagner awoke on Monday to a traveller's nightmare - a dark and locked plane parked at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Woman taped news every day for 35 years
A WOMAN who taped 35 years of TV news hoping it would prove to be valuable, searchable historical material did not live to see her dream realised.
Martian lake may have supported life
NASA'S Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars that may have teemed with tiny organisms.
Pedophile smiles at 30-year sentence
PEDOPHILE Peter Truong, who bought a baby for $8784 and allowed men around the world to abuse him, has revealed his past in a "man-boy cult" as his 30-year jail sentence was handed down.
Prank a drink-driving wake-up call
A US man who has had five drink driving arrests was convinced by friends that he had been in a coma for 10 years in an effort to change his behaviour.
Palin to host outdoors show
A US TV channel has hired Sarah Palin to be host of a weekly outdoors-oriented program, celebrating the "red, wild and blue" lifestyle.
Mary will wear helmet in Xmas parade
A BRITISH girl playing Mary in a re-enactment of the Christmas story will have to wear a helmet when she parades through her town on a donkey.
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.
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