Europe
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.
Photo find opens history's vault
WHEN Miriam Keesing found a photo of a young boy in the attic it began a seven-year investigation into the fate of Jewish emigrant children who fled to the Netherlands.
Two die in Neknominate drinking craze
TWO young men have died in Ireland, after taking part in drinking sessions linked to the Neknominate social media craze.
Year of the Wh-aaat? BBC's foul fail
WHILE millions in China and around the world celebrated the Year of the Horse, the BBC got it more than a little bit wrong.
Surf's up on Britain's River Severn
BRITISH surfers are making the most of severe flooding by riding a rare, giant bore up the River Severn in Glouchester.
Man tries to force way into cockpit
POLICE have arrested a man aboard an Emirates flight who screamed that he had a bomb and attempted to enter the cockpit.
Vomiting bug closes top restaurant
HESTON Blumenthal has shut his London restaurant after it was hit by an outbreak of the same vomiting virus which forced him to close the Fat Duck five years ago.
Queen gives Kate Aussie fashion tips
FEW women would accept fashion tips from their mother-in-law. But what if the tips came with one of world's best jewellery collections?
Ukraine protester proposes at barricade
IN A helmet, balaclava and bullet-proof jacket, a Ukrainian protester got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend as his comrades lit flares.
Diver killed in Concordia salvage
A DIVER has drowned while taking part in preparations to move the shipwrecked Concordia cruise liner off the Italian coast.
Judge: 'I suffered over Knox verdict'
THE judge in Amanda Knox's second murder trial said he suffered over the decision to convict the American and her Italian ex-boyfriend.
Car smoking ban closer in UK
A BAN on smoking in cars with children present has moved a step closer after a vote in the House of Lords.
Prince George on first overseas trip
PRINCE George is on his first overseas holiday after he and his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, flew to the Caribbean.
Charles slams climate change deniers
PRINCE Charles has called people who deny human-made climate change a "headless chicken brigade'' who are ignoring overwhelming scientific evidence.
Hollande mistress in 'French Oscars' nod
JULIE Gayet, the actress who had an affair with President Francois Hollande, has been nominated for the "French Oscars" for playing a seductress.
Anti-radiation mum says son on mend
THE Kiwi mum who lost a UK High Court fight to stop her eight-year-old son receiving treatment for cancer says her son is recovering and doing well.
Ukraine army calls for 'urgent steps'
UKRAINE'S military has called on President Viktor Yanukovych to take steps to ease turmoil in the crisis-hit 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.
Vodka proves fatal for Russian men
RUSSIAN men's fondness for downing large amounts of vodka gives them an "extraordinarily" high risk of early death, a new study says.
'Honeymoon killer' to be sent to S. Africa
A HUSBAND accused of ordering the murder of his wife on the couple's honeymoon has lost a bid to block his extradition to South Africa.
Electronic tongue with taste for beer
SPANISH researchers have created an electronic "tongue" capable of distinguishing between beer varieties and their alcohol content.
Knox's ex caught near border
POLICE have caught Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito near the border, as Meredith Kercher's family says they may never know the truth.
Knox 'frightened' by murder verdict
AMANDA Knox has been found guilty of murdering a British student in Italy after a third trial. The verdict left her "frightened and saddened".
'I'll only go kicking and screaming'
SHE'S been found guilty of murder for a second time but vows never to go back to prison in Italy. So what now for Amanda Knox?
Secret of the holy blood code
SATANISTS, religious extremists and black marketers have all been blamed for a grotesque global crime scam like something from The Da Vinci Code.
Mystery as Pope relic 'thrown away'
A GOLD and crystal casket has been found 'thrown away'. But the cloth holding Polish pope John Paul II's blood is still missing.
Boulders on a path of destruction
WHAT happens when not one, but TWO, giant rocks crash down a hillside straight towards a picturesque farm house? See for yourself.
A taste of Aussie drop in Europe
AUSTRALIAN wines have held one of their biggest shows in London in a bid to kick start appreciation in Europe, amid falling sales and increased competition.
Trierweiler threatens tell-all book
VALERIE Trierweiler has threatened to lift the lid on bed-hopping and back-stabbing after being dumped by President Francois Hollande.
Russia arrests Volgograd bomb suspects
RUSSIA has identified the two suicide bombers who struck the city of Volgograd and announced the arrest of two suspected accomplices.
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.
Ukraine leader on sick leave mid-crisis
UKRAINIAN President Viktor Yanukovych has unexpectedly taken sick leave from work, stepping aside from a crisis that still has no end in sight.
Soldier's killer launches appeal
ONE of the two men found guilty of the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby has lodged an application to appeal against conviction.
Falconio: Night of horror without end
NO body; a killer who swears he's innocent; and an enigmatic girlfriend - the case of Peter Falconio is still haunted by unknowns.
McCann police 'leave without arrests'
BRITISH police have reportedly left Portugal after liaising with local officers investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
3 boys shot dead in Thailand's south
5:40PM THAI police say a family had returned from a local mosque and was about to enter their house when gunmen shot three children dead.
China police get man accused of killing 6
5:24PM CHINESE police catch a man accused of killing two men he thought were having affairs with his wife, along with the men's wives, two boys and an old man.
Abuse charge for educator in YouTube case
4:55PM A US school administrator subject of a YouTube video seen nearly a million times could get life in prison on child abuse charges.
Google must move 'mystery' barge in SF
4:36PM PERMIT issues mean Google must move a floating, four-story building in the middle of San Francisco Bay following numerous complaints.
Another big winter storm hits US east
3:50PM SNOW is nearing 20cm in Philadelphia and New York as yet another round of freezing winter weather grips parts of the United States.
No role in lane closures: US governor
3:50PM DURING an hour-long radio call-in, possible 2016 US presidential candidate Chris Christie has reiterated that he had no role in contentious lane closures.
More than 400 dead dolphins in north Peru
3:33PM PERUVIAN authorities say autopsy results are expected in two weeks on more than 400 dolphins found dead on the country's northern beaches.
US murderer recaptured after manhunt
3:18PM MICHAEL David Elliot, who escaped while serving life sentences at a US prison for the 1993 murders of four people, has been recaptured.
Police 'scared' fans at Hillsborough
12:23PM A NEW investigation into the Hillsborough tragedy, which killed 96 Liverpool fans in 1989, has uncovered a mass of doctored statements given by UK police.
A croc may be on the loose in the UK
12:23PM POLICE in southwest England are on the alert after a bus driver reported spotting a 1.8m crocodile under a bridge in Bristol.
US skydiving survivor walks again
12:23PM A 16-YEAR-OLD girl who plummeted more than 900m when her parachute failed to open correctly will be in hospital a while longer but should recover fully.
Strong 6.1 quake off eastern Indonesia
11:40AM THE US Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit 318 kilometres east of Dili, East Timor.
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