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French President splits with partner
FRANCOIS Hollande has split with the country's first lady two weeks after he was caught cheating on her with an actress.
BREKKIE WRAP Teacher laces food with pot
BREKKIE WRAP: A teacher has been arrested for putting the pot in pot luck, lacing the food at a staff party with marijuana.
United States Three reported dead at mall shooting
A SHOOTING in a US shopping mall has left at least three people dead, according to a local police department's Twitter account.
Ukraine Ukraine crisis 'may need force'
EFFORTS to solve Ukraine's deadly crisis peacefully without using force remain futile, Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko says.
Burundi Lightning kills seven students
LIGHTNING in Burundi killed seven high school students and wounded 51 others when it struck a classroom where they were sheltering from a storm.
Germany Bike-riding teen robs bank with toy gun
A 16-YEAR-OLD in Germany made off with hundreds of euros after he held up a bank using a toy gun, but was quickly nabbed when he fled by bicycle.
United States Teacher 'laced party food with pot'
A PRIMARY school teacher has been arrested for allegedly poisoning several people with cannabis-laced food, US police say.
Egypt Egyptian rallies rocked by bombings
A SPATE of deadly bombings has put Egyptian police on edge as supporters and opponents of the military-installed government stage rival rallies.
Ancient tablet reveals 'Ark before Noah'
Jamie Seidel, agencies
IT'S a few notches on a 4000-year-old clay tablet. But what it reveals about the ancient biblical story of Noah's ark has scholars crowing the world over.
Indonesia Java rattled by 6.1-magnitude quake
A 6.1-MAGNITUDE earthquake struck off Java on Saturday, flattening homes and sending panicked residents running onto the street.
How I escaped an enraged elephant
Emma Clark
THE elephant tore through her car. It's true: it was all on video. Now one of the occupants has told of her dramatic escape.
Japan Man arrested over mass food poisoning
JAPANESE police arrested a factory worker for allegedly poisoning frozen food with pesticides, in a case that sickened more than 2800 people.
United States Is this the end of the suburbs?
MILLENNIALS are turning their backs on the suburbs in favour of city living - the exact opposite of the path chosen by their parents.
Aleppo Boy buried in rubble pulled out alive
Maria Bervanakis
YOU have to see it to believe it. Video has emerged showing the moment a child is pulled out alive from under rubble. WATCH IT NOW.
Texas Should brain-dead mum be saved?
AAP
A JUDGE has ordered that life support be ended for a pregnant, brain dead woman who has been kept alive in hospital against the wishes of her family.
Six killed in Egypt bomb attacks
AAP
UPDATE: A SUICIDE car bomb targeting Egyptian police headquarters and three other blasts in Cairo have killed six people.
Phoenix 'Everybody's going to die'
AP
PASSENGERS helped subdue a man that attacked the driver of their bus as it travelled on a US highway, swerving off the road and injuring 24 passengers.
Student shot at university dies
AP
US POLICE are looking for four suspects in a shooting at a university that left one student dead.
'Gang-rape' girl fled after threats
Network writer and AFP
DETAILS have emerged of how a woman fled her Indian village after being threatened and told not to tell she was gang-raped by 13 men.
Apple Apple 'plans bigger-screen iPhones'
APPLE is planning to release two new versions of its iPhones with larger screens this year to meet competition from rival handset makers.
BREKKIE WRAP Boy, 8, hanged himself 'copying movie'
Mathew Murphy
BREKKIE WRAP: AN 8-YEAR-OLD boy died after hanging himself on a doorknob, possibly copying something he had seen in a movie.
Memes 'Planet Hillary' becomes meme star
A QUIRKY magazine cover featuring Hillary Clinton’s face on the side of a planet has become an internet sensation, spawning a viral meme.
Ukraine Ukraine protesters storm buildings
ANTI-GOVERNMENT protesters were occupying regional administration buildings in four western Ukraine regions after successfully storming the buildings.
Greenland Greenland independence 'unlikely'
GREENLAND'S mineral wealth is unlikely to help it achieve economic independence from Denmark, the dream of many Inuits on the Arctic island.
NASA NASA launches new satellite
NASA's super-high-flying fleet of communication satellites just got bigger.
North Korea North Korea resumes family reunions
NORTH Korea has resumed reunions for families separated since the Korean War, saying the program could help improve cross-border ties.
Images from the Falconio murder case
Bradley Murdoch - the man convicted of the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio - is appealing his conviction.
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These Aussie moments will inspire you to be better
WHEN you read what these Australians have accomplished you will want to a better person.
Millionaires lose out on asylum contracts
THE FUTURE of more than $340 million worth of Department of Immigration business is under threat as all new boat arrivals are sent overseas for processing.
French President splits with partner
FRANCOIS Hollande has split with the country's first lady two weeks after he was caught cheating on her with an actress.
Kouf's career is on the hop
TOP Enders who want a dose of hip hop should head to Darwin venue The Chippo.
Send it down
Well, its time to sharpen hooks, respool and service reels, clean out tackle boxes and pop into your local tackle store and drop some hard-earned on a few new lures.
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Wills has belief by the ton
LION-HEARTED midfielder Phillip Wills won't rest until his beloved Buffaloes are once again NTFL premiership contenders.