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Facebook: What do you want?
WHILE Facebook marks its 10th birthday as the one social network to rule them all, we ask what YOU want to see it do (or stop doing) next. More Social News
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Murderer escaped prison using bare hands
HE PEELED a hole in two fences with his hands, abducted a woman and stole a car. So how did this convicted murderer break free without alerting authorities? More World News
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US murderer recaptured after manhunt
UPDATE: A CONVICTED killer who tore a hole in two fences with his hands to escape from a US prison, abducted a woman and fled the state has been recaptured. More World News
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No fakin', it's a bacon wedding
A BACON-themed wedding may seem like a ham-fisted idea to some, but two couples say there are rasher ways to tie the knot. More World News
Read MoreAl Jazeera damns Greste arrest video
UPDATE: Al Jazeera has condemned the release of a video showing the arrest of their journalists, including Australian Peter Greste, in Cairo last month.
Arrest in online romance death
BREKKIE WRAP: A NIGERIAN man has been arrested in connection with the death of an Australian woman he "defrauded in a dating scam".
Coke's real taste of controversy
COCA-Cola's Super Bowl ad - featuring a gay family and "America the Beautiful" being sung in eight different languages - has provoked uproar.
Tech firms reveal spy 'requests'
GOOGLE, Microsoft, Facebook and Yahoo have spilled the beans on US spy agency demands to hand over emails and photos.
Google offers glimpse at US spying
GOOGLE has for the first time provided a glimpse into secret requests for user data being made by the US in the name of fighting terrorism.
Adrift 13 months? A castaway story
THIRTEEN months adrift in a leaky boat. He says he survived by drinking bird blood, but authorities are trying to determine if this castaway is a miracle - or mad.
Japan wants action on sea clash
JAPAN is asking the Netherlands to take "practical measures" against a Sea Shepherd vessel after claiming it rammed one of their whaling ships.
Skydiver on mend after 12,000ft fall
A SKYDIVER who plunged 12,000 feet before smashing into a van at nearly 65 km/h says he expects his infant son will be walking before him.
Drunk woman bit flight attendant
A NEW Zealand woman who bit an Air New Zealand flight attendant and kicked another in the testicles has been ordered into alcohol counselling.
Kiwis may vote on changing flag
NEW Zealand may hold a referendum this year on ditching its flag in favour of one displaying a silver fern. Should Australia follow suit?
Man fights off shark, stitches himself
A NEW Zealand doctor has fought off a shark, stitched his own leg and found time for a beer at the pub before going to hospital.
Horses fight in bloody New Year battles
A GRUESOME tradition that pits stallions against each other in bloody fights is gaining popularity in the Year of the Horse. GRAPHIC IMAGES
North Korea creates super-strict internet for kids
NORTH Korean students at Kim Il Sung University surf the internet but the restricted offering is hidden from foreign eyes.
Jail for man who raped, married child
A MAN has been jailed for raping a 12-year-old girl whom he later married, as a ban on all child marriages was urged.
Taliban want Imran Khan on their team
THE Pakistani Taliban say they want four well-known politicians including ex-cricketer Imran Khan to represent them in talks with the government.
'No sign of life' after volcano eruption
AT LEAST 15 people have been killed in a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, with the only sign of life a phone ringing inside an abandoned bag.
Violence threatens Thai election
THAILAND is set for a turbulent election today, with opposition protesters vowing to besiege polling stations a day after gun battles erupted.
US murderer recaptured after manhunt
UPDATE: A CONVICTED killer who tore a hole in two fences with his hands to escape from a US prison, abducted a woman and fled the state has been recaptured.
No fakin', it's a bacon wedding
A BACON-themed wedding may seem like a ham-fisted idea to some, but two couples say there are rasher ways to tie the knot.
Coke's real taste of controversy
COCA-Cola's Super Bowl ad - featuring a gay family and "America the Beautiful" being sung in eight different languages - has provoked uproar.
Tech firms reveal spy 'requests'
GOOGLE, Microsoft, Facebook and Yahoo have spilled the beans on US spy agency demands to hand over emails and photos.
Man tells how he got plague from his cat
A US man who caught the plague from his cat has revealed what it was like to lose all his fingers and toes to the devastating disease. GRAPHIC IMAGES
Steroid use higher in bi, gay teen boys
GAY and bisexual teen boys in the US use illicit steroids at a rate almost six times higher than do straight kids.
How did this man survive 16 months at sea?
A SHIPWRECKED sailor who washed up on a remote reef claims he survived for more than a year adrift on the Pacific, floating more than 12,500km. So how on earth did he survive?
Prison blaze was 'a slaughter'
TEN dead and 38 injured. That's the aftermath of a fire at an overcrowded Colombian jail, amid claims that guards let inmates burn.
Truck causes deadly bridge collapse
FOUR people have died as a truck smashed into a pedestrian bridge on a busy highway, causing the walkway to collapse.
Top cop takes leave, returns as woman
A TOP Brazilian police officer has been praised for his bravery after returning to work from a long holiday as a woman.
TV soaps blamed for sky-high crime
VENEZUELA'S President has a new villain as he campaigns to bring down spiraling crime: wildly popular TV soap opera telenovelas.
The prison from hell where inmates rule
IT'S A PLACE so brutal, even the guards and wardens are in fear. Inmates are killed and beheaded and gangs rule. This is a place you don't want to be locked up in.
Man arrested in 'online dating' death
NIGERIAN police have arrested a man wanted in connection with the death of an Australian woman who was defrauded $90,000 in an online dating scam.
Mandela's estate worth $4.7 million
THE executors of Nelson Mandela's estate say he left behind about $4.7 million that will go to his family, his staff, and his party.
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.
Still rocking and reeling in a living
AUSTRALIAN Crawl have hit the top of the iTunes charts for the first time in three decades as music fans continue to support the artists of their youth.
How I escaped an enraged elephant
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.
Hopping mad over bunny on Mandela
A NEW, 9-metre sculpture of Nelson Mandela has a tiny, barely visible quirk: a sculpted rabbit tucked inside one of the bronze ears.
Syria talks produce few results
SYRIAN government and opposition delegations have left 10 days of peace talks with few results and a follow-up meeting uncertain.
Hundreds tie knot in mass wedding
NEARLY 600 Palestinians have taken part in a mass wedding in the West Bank and the Gaza strip in an all-expenses paid ceremony.
Miracle: Toddler pulled alive from rubble
THIS little girl is lucky to be alive, after she was rescued from under a pile of rubble following a bomb attack in Aleppo, Syrian's largest city.
Love life of PM's son sparks uproar
THE love life of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair has prompted derision from religious lawmakers.
Besieged women, kids offered freedom
WOMEN and children trapped in a Syrian city under government siege will be permitted to leave under a deal that is raising hopes about peace talks.
Death toll in Egypt clashes nears 50
NEARLY 50 people died in weekend clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt's military, on the three-year anniversary of the revolt.
Student guns down teacher, cop
A 10TH-GRADE student armed with two rifles has burst into his school and killed his 76-year-old geography teacher and a policeman.
European hunt is on for zombie banks
IN EUROPE, the zombie hunt is on. Not for undead humans, that is, but zombie banks - the walking dead among lenders.
Stray dogs 'threaten' Sochi
A PEST control company says it has a contract to exterminate dogs throughout the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Collector's $187k 'Chagall' to be burned
A COLLECTOR who paid $187,000 for a painting may see it burned because a French committee says it's not authentic.
Queen to visit France on D-Day's 70th
THE Queen and her husband Prince Philip will make a state visit to France to mark the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Strong quake rattles Greek island
AN earthquake has struck the popular tourist island of Kefalonia just a week after a similar tremor damaged dozens of buildings in the region.
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Adrift 13 months? A castaway story
THIRTEEN months adrift in a leaky boat. He says he survived by drinking bird blood, but authorities are trying to determine if this castaway is a miracle - or mad.