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Woman steals reporter's car on camera
A NEWS reporter thought he was covering a story about rental fraud. But when the interview subject took off with his car, focus quickly shifted to grand theft auto.
Cleaner swipes stash from under cops' nose
HERE'S what not to do when you work for the cops. A cleaner has been charged after allegedly stealing cash straight from the pockets of Australian police.
'It's my right, it's my life'
THOUSANDS of pro-choice campaigners converged in Spain to oppose a government plan to restrict access to abortion in the mainly Catholic country.
Unconscious skydiver rescued mid-air
VIDEO: WATCH the heart-stopping moment when skydivers realise a fellow diver has been knocked unconscious and proceed to rescue him mid-air.
Man sucked into wood chipper survives
IN A moment reminiscent of a famously gruesome movie scene a man was sucked into a wood chipper, but miraculously survived.
Baby photos go back to the future
WE were all once baby-faced and adorable, but what would we look like pulling those poses as adults? Two brothers decided to find out with their photo project Then/Now.
Man finds stranger who saved him
A MAN who launched an international search to find the stranger who stopped him from jumping off a bridge has found his saviour.
Doc walks 10km for life-saving surgery
A DOCTOR has walked 10km in the snow after getting stuck in traffic gridlock in order to perform life-saving brain surgery.
The innocent man who escaped death row
KIRK Bloodsworth was an average bloke with a job and new wife until he was found guilty of the brutal murder of a nine-year-old girl. He didn't do it.
Teen survives 1km skydiving mishap
A US teenager is recovering after a sky-dive given to her for her birthday went awry and saw her plummet a kilometre to the ground.
Family tormented by 'demons' turns to exorcism
THE haunting started with huge swarms of flies in the middle of winter, and the children would sometimes grin evilly and curse in demonic voices. The family's claims are backed by police, nurses and priests.
Wife wants kidney back from ex
SAMANTHA Lamb gave one of her kidneys to her ex-husband Andy to save his life - now she wants it back after he dumped her.
'My journey from prostitution to Harvard'
LEAH Vincent was cast out by her ultra-Orthodox parents at 16 because she bought a tight-fitting jumper. How did she go from being 'crazy and broken-down' to a Harvard grad?
Killing season: 2014 is the year of executions
EDGAR Tamayo took 17 minutes to die. He was strapped to the execution table and given a fatal injection. Why are so many people being executed in 2014?
Brain-dead mum taken off life support
A TEXAS hospital has removed a pregnant, brain-dead woman from life support following a court order.
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.
Vegetative boy kept alive for 31 years
WHEN car crash victim Mikey, seven, was left in a vegetative state, his father Paul Cortez vowed to give him a full life. He never broke his promise.
It's not about sex: Confessions of a male escort
SOMETIMES they're in it for the sex, sometimes they just want to chat. Go inside the surprising world of the male gigolo.
Boy, 8, hanged himself 'copying movie'
AN 8-YEAR-OLD Californian boy died after hanging himself on a doorknob, possibly while reenacting something he had seen in a movie.
Girl's touching letter to deaf footballer
A HEARING-IMPAIRED nine-year-old girl has written a touching letter to deaf Seattle Seahawks player Derrick Coleman saying "I know how you feel."
Ibrahim hits back at clean-up
KING of the Cross John Ibrahim has offered to dig into his own pockets to fund an anti-violence campaign aimed at young men.
Driver ignores man in windshield
A MAN who lodged in the windshield of a car that struck him says he turned to the driver and said, "Hello, I'm the guy you hit on the bicycle."
Dying boy gets his final wish
KEEGAN Keppner is just 10-years-old and he is terminally ill with cancer, but that hasn't stopped him fulfilling his bucket list.
Ita Buttrose's fears for Australia
OUTGOING Australian of the Year Ita Buttrose has revealed her fears for our nation and its future, as she addressed the important issues we need to resolve.
Lone baby walks on window ledge
A BABY has been filmed walking perilously up and down a window ledge alone on the outside of a building more than nine-storeys high.
The surprise weapon slaying demonic drug lords
MEXICO's brutal drug war claims tens of thousands of lives each year. The cops are virtually powerless. But a new weapon has entered the fray.
Sick live in buses during treatment
OVERCROWDING in India's hospitals and clinics is forcing patients to sleep on footpaths and seek shelter inside old buses parked outside.
Shirtless man legless for topless girl
A SUNBAKING topless babe cost Bondi rope climber Dimitri Moskovich two broken legs on Saturday.
Baby has same birthday as three siblings
AN English couple won't have trouble remembering their children's birthdays - because all four were born on the same day.
Triad gang's toilet brothels busted
HONG KONG police have shut down brothels operating in converted public toilets in a shopping mall where sex services were offered for $32.
Here's why you shouldn't pay to kill a rhino
IT seemed like a good idea at the time ... until his name was leaked on the internet. Now a man who paid to hunt an endangered rhino is afraid for his life.
Coach sues boy for flying helmet
A FORMER Little League baseball coach is suing a 14-year-old boy on his team, saying he was hurt when the boy tossed a helmet in celebration.
The death row inmate waiting 45 years to die
HAKAMADA Iwao is a dead man walking. Sentenced to death 45 years ago, he is believed to be the world's longest servant of death row. He could die any day. He knows how, but not when.
What a catch! Man saves falling bub
A STORE worker was in the right place at the right time and saved a baby's life, and the amazing rescue was caught on tape.
Hunt is on for heartbroken woman
SOPHIE drunkenly consoled a sad blonde woman in a chicken shop at 4am. The next day she realised she had her engagement ring. Now she wants to find her.
Teen's torment after causing sister's death
'THAT'S my sister,' Rosie-Ann Stone howled as she realised she'd killed another driver. The sisters were driving home in separate cars when the unthinkable happened.
Scott and Charlene need not apply
STREWTH! The flamin' poms say the Neighbours-style Aussie accent is annoying, and UK bossses say it would make them less likely to promote an employee.
Husband sues hospital to let wife die
THE husband of a pregnant, brain-dead woman has now sued the hospital keeping her on life support as he battles to let her die.
'He got away with murdering my son'
A FAMILY is in shock after police officers who were filmed brutally fighting their mentally ill, homeless son were found not guilty of killing him.
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Woman says almost blinded by vicious 'stiletto stab'
WHEN Jess went out clubbing with her friends she had no idea her fun night out would end with injuries like this.