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Inside the mind of a killer
A GUNMAN entered a medical centre and shot three staff, killing a doctor, then himself. His suicide notes reveal his motives. more north america news
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General fired for 'drunken bender'
A US general in charge of nuclear missiles was fired for going on a drunken bender in Russia, insulting his hosts and cavorting with "suspect" women. More World News
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Italian serial killer captured in France
ITALY'S justice minister says a serial killer who failed to return to prison after a two-day good-behaviour pass has been recaptured in France. More World News
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Inspectors check all 52 London theatres
AUTHORITIES have inspected every one of London's famed West End theaters after the ceiling of the Apollo collapsed, injuring 79 people. More World News
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BARACK Obama has given the Pentagon a year to fix the scourge of sexual assaults that he says harms military moral and US national security.
Fighting armed thief 'was a bad idea'
A COMMUTER who grabbed a gun from a thief who tried to snatch his smartphone says he was running on "instinct" but that fighting back was a bad idea.
Boy, 8, killed by truck on way to school
AN 8-year-old boy was hit and killed by a truck while he walked to school with his sister in New York.
Mum lets girls be killers' penpals
A BRITISH mum under fire for encouraging her young daughters to write letters to murderers in prison says it teaches them about forgiveness.
Church bomber gets life in prison
A NIGERIAN court has sentenced the convicted participant of a deadly Christmas Day bombing of a Catholic church to life in prison.
Pope praises poor's recycling efforts
POPE Francis has praised poor people who pick through garbage to find recyclable goods, saying their work is dignified and good for the environment.
'We are destroying children's lives'
GREENS Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is raising concern about the conditions that children and families are experiencing while in detention on Nauru.
Bad luck, NZ: the kiwi's an Aussie
NEW Zealanders, prepare to be sick to your All-Black-loving, Australian-envying stomachs: your beloved kiwi is a descendant of our wide brown land.
Kids raped as 'bullets rained down'
INDONESIAN security forces intentionally killed and raped children and a large number of civilians at a West Papuan massacre, a tribunal has found.
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.
Rodman holds tryouts in N. Korea
EX-NBA star Dennis Rodman has held tryouts for a North Korean team to face a dozen NBA veterans for leader Kim Jong Un's birthday next month
Mayor, wife shot dead at airport
A MAYOR from the southern Philippines, his wife and two others including a baby boy have been shot dead at a Manila airport terminal.
'Village of Widows' struggles afer flood
THE Himalayan town known as the Village of Widows is struggling for help after 57 people were killed in flash floods earlier this year.
Mandela tribute uses Freeman photo
AN INDIAN owner of a billboard dedicated to Nelson Mandela was left red-faced after a photo of Morgan Freeman was used instead of one of Mandela.
Cartoon blamed after boys roasted
IT'S China's equivalent of The Simpsons and it's just been made to pay compensation to the family of two boys who were roasted alive by a friend.
Wait! Did China just nuke Europe?
IT'S supposed to be a sign of things to come: A model of China's Moon rover sitting against a backdrop of the Earth. Why is there a nuclear explosion over Europe?
Inside the mind of a killer
A GUNMAN entered a medical centre and shot three staff, killing a doctor, then himself. His suicide notes reveal his motives.
Obama takes aim at army sex assaults
BARACK Obama has given the Pentagon a year to fix the scourge of sexual assaults that he says harms military moral and US national security.
Fighting armed thief 'was a bad idea'
A COMMUTER who grabbed a gun from a thief who tried to snatch his smartphone says he was running on "instinct" but that fighting back was a bad idea.
Boy, 8, killed by truck on way to school
AN 8-year-old boy was hit and killed by a truck while he walked to school with his sister in New York.
Boston victim: 'I'm glad I was blown up'
BOSTON bombing victim James Costello found meaning in the tragic attack when a nurse who treated him agreed to be his wife.
New York City bans e-cigarettes
NEW YORK has voted to ban e-cigarettes as part of the city's ban on smoking in indoor public places.
Snowden offers Brazil asylum deal
NATIONAL Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden claims he would help investigate US spying on Brazil, but only if granted political asylum.
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.
Church bomber gets life in prison
A NIGERIAN court has sentenced the convicted participant of a deadly Christmas Day bombing of a Catholic church to life in prison.
Women freed from 'baby factory'
POLICE have raided a "baby factory" in Nigeria, where 19 pregnant women were kept with plans to sell their newborns into human trafficking.
Anti-gay bill threatens life in jail
UGANDA has adopted an anti-homosexuality bill that will see repeat offenders jailed for life, with politicians hailing it as a victory against "evil".
South Sudan slides into civil war
UP to 500 people are dead - including three UN peacekeepers - and westerners are fleeing as South Sudan teeters on the edge of a bloody ethnic war.
Mandela's 'interpreter' in hospital
THE sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial, who claimed schizophrenia for his arm-flapping fraud, is in a psychiatric hospital.
Doctors slaughtered on way to help
FIGHTERS in Somalia have shot dead three foreign doctors and their colleagues as they travelled to a hospital, which now holds their bullet-riddled bodies.
Tomb raider - meet tomb radar
WE know they're there: King Thutmose. Rameses VIII. A handful of queens. Now, archaeologists have a good idea where they are.
Cop dies as he embraces bomber
A POLICEMAN has sacrificed himself as he tried to protect the public, embracing a suicide bomber just moments before the man exploded.
Downed helicopter kills six
SIX US soldiers were killed when a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. There are mixed reports as to whether or not it was shot down.
Syria 'murdered' British doctor
BRITAIN has accused Syria of effectively murdering a surgeon who died in jail after he was detained while volunteering to work at a hospital.
Barrel bomb attack kills 78, 25 kids
AT LEAST 78 people, including 28 children, have been killed in regime air raids on rebel districts of the northern city of Aleppo.
Gunmen kill female TV presenter
GUNMEN murdered a female TV presenter in northern Iraq, police said, making her the sixth journalist to be killed in the country since October.
General fired for 'drunken bender'
A US general in charge of nuclear missiles was fired for going on a drunken bender in Russia, insulting his hosts and cavorting with "suspect" women.
Italian serial killer captured in France
ITALY'S justice minister says a serial killer who failed to return to prison after a two-day good-behaviour pass has been recaptured in France.
Inspectors check all 52 London theatres
AUTHORITIES have inspected every one of London's famed West End theaters after the ceiling of the Apollo collapsed, injuring 79 people.
Mum lets girls be killers' penpals
A BRITISH mum under fire for encouraging her young daughters to write letters to murderers in prison says it teaches them about forgiveness.
Pope praises poor's recycling efforts
POPE Francis has praised poor people who pick through garbage to find recyclable goods, saying their work is dignified and good for the environment.
Freed oil tycoon arrives in Germany
RUSSIAN oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was been pardoned by President Vladimir Putin, has left jail after 10 years and has arrived in Germany.
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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.