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'Beefgate': Sex, bribes and beef imports
CLANDESTINE hotel room sex, money laundering and huge bribes to import beef. Who knew Indonesia's most conservative politicians were so seedy? More World News
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Diplomat stabbed in carjacking
MASKED men stabbed a Japanese diplomat repeatedly after dragging him out of his car in the Yemeni capital, where attacks on foreigners are common. More World News
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South Africa farewells 'greatest son'
THE world's most beloved freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela, has been laid to rest in the beautiful rolling green pastures of his ancestral village. More World News
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Nation in shock after teen rapes nun
A SMALL town is reeling after a teenager punched an elderly nun to the ground behind a church before raping her, sending shock waves across America. More World News
Read MoreSon search ends in Lockerbie grief
A WOMAN who decided to search for the son she gave up for adoption almost 50 years ago has discovered her only child was killed in the Lockerbie bombing.
Dead man found riding rush hour train
TRAIN conductor shocked after finding dead man riding the subway during morning rush hour commute.
Commuters undone by escalator falls
BURDENED with Christmas shopping, or over-indulged at the Christmas party? Best you don't take the escalator at the train station then, as this video shows.
Snow blankets Israel as Gaza flooded
THE heaviest snowfall in decades has blocked roads across Israel and the West Bank, while torrential rains have flooded areas of the Gaza Strip.
Villagers welcome Mandela home
THE scene is set for world icon Nelson Mandela to finally be put to rest in his home village after 10 days of international mourning.
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.
NZ PM 'unidentified' on world stage
SPARE a thought for New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, or as he is known in the rest of the world, the "unidentified guest".
Anger as Pike River charges dropped
FAMILIES of 29 miners killed in an explosion at New Zealand's Pike River Coal mine are angry over news charges against from boss Peter Whittall have been dropped.
Magnitude 5 quake near Fukushima
A MAGNITUDE 5.1 earthquake has been registered near the damaged Fukushima nuclear facility
Kiwi wants help to find mystery girl
A NEW Zealand man is hoping internet sleuths can help him find a girl he met in Hong Kong last New Year's Eve with a number of clues she left him.
Have you already forgotten Haiyan?
PICTURES: Four weeks after Typhoon Haiyan, the world has moved on. But how are the survivors coping with life after their apocalypse?
'Beefgate': Sex, bribes and beef imports
CLANDESTINE hotel room sex, money laundering and huge bribes to import beef. Who knew Indonesia's most conservative politicians were so seedy?
China's lunar rover 'lands on moon'
CHINA'S first lunar rover landed on the moon on Saturday, state television showed, in the first soft landing on the moon in nearly four decades.
Musharraf to face treason trial
A PAKISTANI special court has summoned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to appear in a high treason case, an offence that could see him face death.
Apple kills China anti-censorship app
Apple has removed an anti-censorship application from its Chinese app store on orders from Beijing.
'Stunning' tsunami record found in cave
SCIENTISTS have discovered a cave in Sumatra that provides a "stunning" record of Indian Ocean tsunamis over thousands of years.
'Despicable scum': Kim kills uncle
NORTH Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has had his uncle executed after declaring former second-most powerful man in his regime to be "worse than a dog".
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.
Teen fan shot dead in football riot
A TEEN has been shot and killed in Buenos Aires after a Boca Juniors "supporters' day" erupted into violence, police and witnesses said.
Argentina descends into chaos
SEVEN people are dead and looting is widespread in Argentina, as police strike for better pay - all while the country celebrates 30 years of democracy.
Brazil vows to act on hooliganism
BRAZIL has pledged to stamp out stadium violence after hooliganism marred a weekend game, raising doubts about the World Cup.
Highly radioactive waste guarded
IT could take at least two days before stolen then abandoned highly radioactive cobalt-60 is taken away from a site now under heavy armed guard.
Uh oh. Radioactive bomb scare
IT'S like an episode of Homeland - but real. Gunmen hijacked a truck from a servo and there was reason to panic.
Police strike leads to looting
AS police went on strike for better pay, anarchy came to the streets of Cordoba in Argentina, with reports of widespread looting and two deaths.
Villagers welcome Mandela home
THE scene is set for world icon Nelson Mandela to finally be put to rest in his home village after 10 days of international mourning.
Mandela to be buried today
THE kings and chiefs of South Africa's Thembu tribe are preparing to tell their ancestors to make room for a new arrival, Chief Nelson Mandela.
Tutu will now attend Mandela funeral
DESMOND Tutu will attend Nelson Mandela's funeral after all, after earlier cancelling his trip because he was not invited to his old friend's burial.
600 dead as violence grips nation
MORE than 600 people have been killed in sectarian violence tearing though the Central African Republic in the past week, the UN says.
Dalai Lama 'misses friend Mandela'
THE Dalai Lama has opened up on his sadness at losing his friend Nelson Mandela, and called on people to "follow his spirit".
Will Mandela's other home be forgotten?
AS THE world's eyes turn to the village of Qunu where Nelson Mandela will be buried on Sunday, another small community is feeling left out.
Diplomat stabbed in carjacking
MASKED men stabbed a Japanese diplomat repeatedly after dragging him out of his car in the Yemeni capital, where attacks on foreigners are common.
Snow blankets Israel as Gaza flooded
THE heaviest snowfall in decades has blocked roads across Israel and the West Bank, while torrential rains have flooded areas of the Gaza Strip.
Iran says it has arrested 'MI6 spy'
IRAN says it has arrested a man who has allegedly confessed to working with Britain's M16 spy agency.
Iran 'sends monkey into space'
EYEBROWS have been raised over Iran's claim that it has sent a monkey into space - for the second time.
Snow in Cairo first time in 112 years
SNOW has fallen in the Egyptian capital of Cairo for the first time in more than 100 years, as a powerful storm system struck parts of the Middle East.
UN confirms Syria used chem weapons
A UN report has concluded chemical weapons were used at least five times before Syria agreed to dismantle its arsenal.
Son search ends in Lockerbie grief
A WOMAN who decided to search for the son she gave up for adoption almost 50 years ago has discovered her only child was killed in the Lockerbie bombing.
Commuters undone by escalator falls
BURDENED with Christmas shopping, or over-indulged at the Christmas party? Best you don't take the escalator at the train station then, as this video shows.
Kiev mayor suspended over violence
UKRAINE has suspended Kiev's mayor and the deputy head of its security council after a brutal police crackdown on a pro-EU protest in the capital.
Six thousand Santas take to the streets
AROUND 6000 people dressed as Santa Claus and his elves have run a "mini-marathon" through the streets of Madrid to promote festive cheer.
Police slammed for festive rape poem
A POLICE force has been criticised after a bizarre attempt to reimagine a popular Christmas poem to be about sex attacks was branded "disgusting" and "insensitive".
Lipizzan horses put through paces
ELEGANT and disciplined, Lipizzan horses trot, pirouette and capriole with what seems like the greatest of ease.
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No happy ending for NZ man and 'Katie'
A NEW Zealand man who begged the internet to help him find a mystery woman "Katie" may have found her - but it seems she's not impressed.