World
Latest in World
Passengers injured in flight from hell
TERRIFYING plane turbulence has sent one plane passenger “flying into the air” and hospitalized six people.
Baby saved from Japan earthquake
A BABY girl who had been asleep when a deadly earthquake struck Japan was rescued from the rubble of a destroyed home after a six-hour rescue operation.
Pentagon chief visits South China Sea
THE US Defence Secretary, Ash Carter, has visited an American aircraft carrier in the contested waters of the South China Sea.
‘Worse today than 100 years ago’
DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has decried the “immoral” gap between the world’s haves and have nuts at a Vatican conference.
Motorcyclist’s incredible near miss
CCTV footage has captured the frightening moment a motorcyclist comes off his bike and slides into the path of a speeding van.
Aussie pilot’s partner devastated
THE Australian pilot killed in a plane crash in Papua New Guinea has been remembered by his partner as a “remarkable man”, and a “brilliant pilot”.
Store’s anger over ‘Cool Yoghurt Guy’
OWNERS of an art supply store in Auckland are so sick of someone sticking yoghurt lids to their windows they’ve been forced to leave a blunt message for the offender.
‘This isn’t the set of Castaway’
THREE mariners stranded on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean managed to save their lives with a clever call for help.
Fiji bracing for another cyclone
FIJI is about to be hit by another tropical cyclone, just weeks after Cyclone Winston left 44 people dead and crippled infrastructure.
Clark, Rudd to face off for top UN job
JUST days after cold water was poured on Kevin Rudd’s chances of landing the UN’s top job, former New Zealand PM Helen Clark has entered the race.
Japan designs world’s first ‘invisible’ train
ALREADY famous for its bullet trains, Japan is set to launch an ‘invisible’ train to its tracks that will be virtually impossible to see.
The train so fast you can’t see it
AS Australia debates the future of high-speed rail, Japan is leaving us in the dust by working on a fast train they say will be “invisible”.
Inside China’s eerie ghost city
IT WAS hailed as a bustling utopia with state of the art facilities. Yet years after this billion-dollar city was built, it remains eerily vacant.
Inside ‘prostitute slum palace’
ONCE a luxurious hub that was fit for a king, then things went horribly wrong. Now, thousands live here among sex workers and drug addicts.
‘My short drive turned into a 13-hour hell’
THOUGHT your commute was bad? What was meant to be a day of sightseeing turned into a nightmare 13 hours stuck in traffic for tourist Christine Kryszton.
What’s going on at this holiday spot?
IT’S one of Australia’s favourite holiday spots, but it’s also very dangerous. So much so, that new measures are in place to protect tourists.
Pentagon chief visits South China Sea
THE US Defence Secretary, Ash Carter, has visited an American aircraft carrier in the contested waters of the South China Sea.
‘Worse today than 100 years ago’
DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has decried the “immoral” gap between the world’s haves and have nuts at a Vatican conference.
What’s inside 9/11 secret pages?
HIDDEN inside a highly restricted secret vault, locked away and closely guarded, are what has been hailed as America’s “most sensitive documents”.
More wives letting hubbys cheat
TOM Jones’ wife, Linda, stood by his philandering for 59 years of marriage before she died this week. Now it seems more wives are letting their husbands cheat.
Ex Manson girl seeks parole
FORMER Manson family member, Leslie Van Houten, is set to appear before a parole board for the 21st time and argue that she is a changed woman.
Sandy Hook families can sue gunmaker
TWENTY-SIX people lost their lives in the 2012 Sandy Hook shootings. Now a judge has given their families the go-ahead to sue the maker of the gun used to kill them.
Vice president’s massive speech leak
WITH Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff facing impeachment, her deputy ‘accidentally’ released a speech that critics described as evidence of a ‘brazen coup plot’.
Neglected toddler ‘eaten by ants’
A MEXICAN woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after neglecting her daughter so badly that authorities found her paralysed and eaten by ants.
New murder capital of the world
WELCOME to the most dangerous city in the world, where a person is killed every hour and morgues are overflowing with bodies. WARNING: Graphic
Panama law firm’s huge China presence
AS BEIJING’S web censors ban any mention of the tax evasion leak, it has been revealed the Panama Papers law firm has more offices in China than any other country.
Dragged from the toilets and bashed
BRUTAL footage from Cancun, Mexico, shows an alledged paedophile being beaten by an angry father, moments after he heard his daughter’s screams.
Man threatens to burn judge alive
A MAN douses a judge in petrol, threatening to burn her alive if she found him guilty of assaulting his wife. WARNING: Graphic
What happened to the lost girls?
TWO years after more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram, there has been a shocking revelation.
More scans needed for King Tut’s tomb
EGYPT’S antiquities minister has announced more tests are needed before experts can confirm there is a secret chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamun.
More scans needed for King Tut’s tomb
EGYPT’S antiquities minister has announced more tests are needed before experts can confirm there is a secret chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Bomber: ‘I’m a kidnapped schoolgirl’
NIGERIA is sending a team to Cameroon to verify a would-be suicide bomber’s shocking claim she is one of the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram.
Photoshop fail creates a celebrity
TRYING to make your dreams come true? All you need is an internet connection and some really bad Photoshop skills.
Abducted schoolgirls found, then left
WESTERN governments knew where 80 kidnapped schoolgirls were being held by Boko Haram terrorists but felt powerless to rescue them, it has been revealed.
Lines crossed in hunt for ratings?
CHANNEL Nine has been accused of going “too far” in its botched child recovery operation while chasing ratings.
Chilling words before IS execution
HIS execution at the hands of Islamic State shocked the world. Now hostage James Foley’s final words have been revealed.
Jailed mum’s heartbreaking choice
THE mother jailed alongside a 60 Minutes crew in Lebanon is being forced to choose between her kids and her freedom.
‘There’s no air. You’re rotting’
THE corruption and torture allegations contained in the “Assad files” could blow Syria wide open.
Bitter feud behind 60 Minutes arrests
IN the child rescue game, there are two rules: Don’t do anything stupid and don’t embarrass us. Consider them broken.
Dubai to beat its tallest tower record
THEY already have the world’s tallest building but that won’t stop Dubai from going even higher, with plans to build a 21st-century Eiffel Tower.
Princess Cristina’s accuser arrested
THE leader of the anti-corruption group that brought criminal tax fraud charges against Spain’s Princess Cristina has been arrested.
‘Worse today than 100 years ago’
DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has decried the “immoral” gap between the world’s haves and have nuts at a Vatican conference.
Swede on trial for terrorism charges
A SWEDISH man is on trial on terrorism charges after he allegedly tried to build a bomb similar to ones used in the 2013 Boston Marathon attacks.
Belgian minister quits over security
THE Belgian transport minister has resigned over accusations she ignored lapses in security at Brussels airport before the March attacks.
UK arrests five over Paris, Brussels
FIVE people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of an investigation launched after the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels.
What were Russian pilots playing at?
RUSSIA says it does not understand why America is upset over a bizarre incident between the two nations in the Baltic Sea.