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Fears for Rothschild heiress’s health
BREKKIE WRAP: KATE Rothschild’s affair with a rapper ended her society marriage to Jemima Khan’s brother, Ben. Now friends fear for her health. More World News
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Boeing develops self-destruct phone
BOEING is launching a secretive new smartphone capable of erasing all its data at the slightest sign of tampering. More Mobile Phones News
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Biden 'frozen out' by White House
US Vice President Joe Biden has said he did "every s*** job" President Obama gave him, but was still frozen out by the White House. More World News
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Maccas tests ‘build your own burger’
MCDONALD’S plans to expand a test that lets some customers order customised burgers, with hints new ingredients may also be coming to the menu. More Food News
Read MoreCaptain returns to ship, lashes media
CAPTAIN Francesco Schettino lashed out at a media “frenzy” after he returned to the Costa Concordia which he was in charge of when it ran aground.
Apple may help access Pistorius phone
SOUTH African prosecutors will meet with Apple officials in an attempt to access potentially crucial evidence on Oscar Pistorius’ locked iPhone.
Gunmen storm Ukraine parliament
HEAVILY armed gunmen have seized control of government buildings in Ukraine’s troubled Crimea region and raised the Russian flag.
E. Timor's Gusmao to step down
EAST Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao says he will step down in September so a younger generation can lead the tiny nation.
Workers exposed to radiation leak
THIRTEEN people have been exposed to radiation after a leak at a US underground nuclear waste dump.
Michelle Obama in food labelling push
IN A country where obesity is rampant, US First Lady Michelle Obama is pushing for major changes to food labelling rules.
Shark survivor ‘bears no grudge’
A SURFER attacked by a great white shark off a New Zealand beach says he bears no grudge against the fish.
New anti-whaling ship clash
ENVIRONMENTALIST group Sea Shepherd says one of its anti-whaling ships has been attacked by the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.
Manus Island violence ‘predicted’
THERE are mounting calls for an independent inquiry into the Manus Island centre as a former guard said the violent riots were “predictable”.
KGB agent escapes NZ conviction
A FORMER KGB agent has escaped a drink-drive charge in New Zealand so he can continue his work with foreign intelligence agencies.
PNG inaction slammed in sorcery death
PAPUA New Guinea has been attacked for failing to bring to justice the killers of a woman who was burned to death a year ago for sorcery.
E. Timor's Gusmao to step down
EAST Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao says he will step down in September so a younger generation can lead the tiny nation.
At least 900 turtles dead on beach
MORE than 900 sea turtles have been found dead along the coast in southern India.
N Korea test-fires four missiles
NORTH Korea has test-fired four short-range missiles into the sea, in a show of force after South Korea-US military exercises.
People smugglers turning to ice
THERE are signs people smugglers may be switching to drugs after two Iranian nationals were arrested in Indonesia’s people-smuggling heartland.
Asylum dream turns to nightmare
SHE spent six hours in the water after an asylum seeker boat sunk. Her mother died soon after. She’s now in a custody tug of war. Things couldn’t have gone worse for Hasti.
Editor attacked with cleaver
A FORMER Hong Kong newspaper editor is in critical condition after being attacked with a cleaver in broad daylight.
Biden 'frozen out' by White House
US Vice President Joe Biden has said he did "every s*** job" President Obama gave him, but was still frozen out by the White House.
Maccas tests ‘build your own burger’
MCDONALD’S plans to expand a test that lets some customers order customised burgers, with hints new ingredients may also be coming to the menu.
Workers exposed to radiation leak
THIRTEEN people have been exposed to radiation after a leak at a US underground nuclear waste dump.
Michelle Obama in food labelling push
IN A country where obesity is rampant, US First Lady Michelle Obama is pushing for major changes to food labelling rules.
Man takes wrong child home from school
A MAN, 79, who thought he was picking up his great-grandchild from school drove home with the wrong kid and didn’t realise until his wife told him.
NASA, I have a problem
THE deadline loomed. The problems were daunting. The answers needed a rocket scientist! So, when a four-year-old student sent his questions into NASA, he got one.
Young dealers clamour to lead cartel
ALMOST as soon as Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was captured after a 13-year manhunt, young drug dealers began campaigns to take his place.
Nine killed in Venezuela protests
AT LEAST nine people have died in Venezuela in a wave of protests against the leftist government of President Nicolas Maduro.
Internet a protest battleground
THE battle for Venezuela is being fought as vigorously online as in the streets, with authorities cutting off the internet and a “walkie-talkie’’ service widely used by protesters.
Beauty queen dies as protests turn deadly
A 22-YEAR-OLD former beauty queen has died after she was shot in the head during anti-government protests in Venezuela.
Coffee gives rise to hope in Colombia
A DECADE after violence caused farmers to flee a coffee growing region in north-eastern Colombia, locals are returning to rebuild their villages and their lives.
Tanks, tear gas used on students
UPDATE: VENEZUELAN security forces backed by water tanks and tear gas have dispersed students holding anti-government protests.
Virgins offered $10k to stay ‘pure’
A SOUTH African man is offering women up aged up to 35 a reward of $US9300 ($10,344) and medals if they are still virgins.
Pistorious prank’s foul aftertaste
IT’S a confirmed case of bad taste: A South African bakery has produced a line of biscuits with messages about the upcoming Pistorious trial. But it’s backfired.
Uganda paper outs 200 ‘homos’
A UGANDA newspaper has listed 200 people it accused of being “homos”, a day after the president signed one of the world’s toughest anti-gay laws.
Students burned alive in school attack
ISLAMIC militants killed dozens of students in a dawn attack on a Nigerian college, slitting throats and burning alive students.
Pistorius trial to be shown on TV
THE murder trial of the disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will take place in front of TV cameras, a South African judge has ruled.
Gay sex ‘gives you worms’
THE mouth is made for eating and kissing, and gay oral sex will give you worms, says Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
New Egypt PM vows to fight terrorists
EGYPT has installed a former member of Hosni Mubarak’s regime as new Prime Minister.
Obama threatens Karzai with US pullout
PRESIDENT Barack Obama has told Hamid Karzai he is planning a full troop withdrawal, after the Afghan leader refused to sign a new security deal.
Jolie meets Syrian orphans
HOLLYWOOD star and UN refugee agency envoy Angelina Jolie has met orphaned Syrian refugee children in Lebanon.
Karzai blames Pakistan over deadly raid
AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has slammed Pakistan security efforts after 21 soldiers died and seven more were kidnapped in a Taliban raid.
Taliban pull out of US hostage talks
THE Taliban has withdrawn from US talks over a prisoner exchange that would have seen a captive American soldier released.
Obama sex pills a hard sell?
VIRILITY is a vital part of being chief. So, when it comes to selling fake Viagra, what brand would be better than the biggest chief of them all — President Barack Obama.
Captain returns to ship, lashes media
CAPTAIN Francesco Schettino lashed out at a media “frenzy” after he returned to the Costa Concordia which he was in charge of when it ran aground.
Gunmen storm Ukraine parliament
HEAVILY armed gunmen have seized control of government buildings in Ukraine’s troubled Crimea region and raised the Russian flag.
Boomers 'turning to booze and drugs'
STRESSED and ageing baby boomers are turning to booze and drugs at alarming rates, campaigners have warned.
Explorer lying in path of rail link
TALK about getting in the way of progress — the skeleton of Matthew Flinders, the explorer who gave Australia its name, could be dug up because of a new rail line.
Australia stops new royal laws
AUSTRALIA is holding up changes to royal succession laws that would end the practice where sons take precedence over daughters, it is claimed.
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Police issue 20,000 fines by mistake
POLICE have been left red-faced after they were forced to admit 20,000 traffic fines were issued to the wrong people.