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Cow tries to save woman from stabbing
A HEROIC cow tried to save a young woman who was being stabbed to death by her father. WARNING: Graphic content.
Aussie dies in Bali motorbike crash
AN 42-year-old firefighter from Victoria has died in Bali after his motorcycle collided with a garbage truck, police say.
Students killed in waterfall landslide
MORE than a dozen students visiting a famous waterfall in Indonesia have died after heavy rain and flash flooding triggered a massive landslide.
Rich kids of China on Instagram
MEET the wealthy young women brazenly flaunting their luxury lifestyles on social media. Their antics are not going down well with the Chinese government.
‘Only Donald Trump can save humanity’
CALL it divine intervention. Donald Trump has shown he’s got some faraway fans trying to get the gods to ensure he is elected US president in November.
Everest’s first ascent in three years
NINE Nepalese guides have summited Mount Everest, becoming the first climbers in three years to reach the peak after two successive natural disasters.
Everest peak in sight for first time in three years
EVEREST’s last two climbing seasons were marred by tragedy, but this year’s climbers are on track to reach the peak.
Macca’s customer pleasures herself
SHOCKING video posted online shows woman in the middle of a When Harry Met Sally moment pleasuring herself in McDonald’s.
Woman mistakes man for six-year-old
A LINGERIE tycoon was left red-faced after she thought she was getting flowers from a six-year-old boy and picked him up for a photo.
How North Korea tricks visitors
FOREIGNERS are rarely allowed access into North Korea. And the lucky few who do make it are in for an eerie experience.
Scarier than Trump: ‘I will kill you idiots’
HE’S been dubbed the “Trump of the East”, but in truth, this guy makes The Donald look like the sanest man on Earth.
Kim Jong-un’s fancy new title
NORTH Korea’s first congress in 36 years gave leader Kim Jong-un a new title, as three journalists were expelled for “insulting” the country.
Court rules ‘vagina art’ not obscene
A JAPANESE artist known for creating vagina-shaped objects has been found not guilty of obscenity, reigniting a debate around censorship in the country.
Eight dead, 33 missing after landslide
A LANDSLIDE triggered by record rainfall in China’s Fujian province has buried parts of a hydropower station site, killing at least eight people.
World’s best boss does it again
A CHINESE CEO who flew thousands of his staff to the south of France last year has repeated the gesture with another amazing overseas trip.
North Korea’s surprising concession
KIM Jong Un said North Korea won’t use its nuclear weapons unless invaded. But also told the US to back off.
Woman killed for ‘helping friend elope’
A YOUNG Pakistani woman was drugged, strangled and set alight after helping her friend elope, in a grim twist in the practice of ‘honour killings’.
China’s massive national shame
IN THE depths of China, you’ll find a whole generation of dirt-poor children left in unthinkable conditions.
32 injured after severe turbulence
TEN people have been taken to hospital, some with broken bones, and 22 others have been injured after a terrifying run-in with severe turbulence on an Etihad flight.
Mother throws kids from burning building
VIDEO: A MOTHER has been forced to throw her three young children from a fourth floor apartment window after the building became engulfed in flames.
Life inside a North Korean gulag
KENNETH Bae experienced North Korea’s wrath firsthand. His last visit to the country turned him into a prisoner.
Alleged child abuser locked up in Bali
THESE are the first pictures of Robert Andrew Fiddel Ellis behind bars in Bali, where he is in custody after being accused of abusing young girls.
Climbers’ bodies ‘frozen in time’
THE bodies of two climbers killed in Tibet 16 years ago after an avalanche hit them have been found in a melting glacier.
Secret sex lives of N Koreans exposed
A NORTH Korean defector has lifted the lid on the country’s sex habits under repressive leader Kim Jong-un.
Thugs brutally bash woman in Thailand
DAYS after thugs bashed a Brit family in Thailand, shocking footage has emerged of a gang of men viciously attacking a woman in the country. WARNING: Distressing.
Secret sex lives of N Koreans exposed
A NORTH Korean defector has lifted the lid on the country’s sex habits under repressive leader Kim Jong-un.
Bali Nine duo families one year on
NEW holding cells are being built for prisoners on Indonesia’s ‘execution fields’, where Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were killed one year ago today.
Brilliant app that we can never have
THIS idea failed in the US but is absolutely killing it in China. Someone needs to bring it to Australia, because it’s awesome.
‘We’re not going back to Thailand again’
THE family who were savagely beaten in Thailand — allegedly just for looking Western — have vowed never to return, as police arrested four suspects over the sickening incident.
North Korea’s secret ‘Pleasure Squad’
SCHOOLGIRLS as young as 13 are hand-picked to serve North Korea’s elite and powerful in secret sex parties.
‘Kill Bill woman’ belts pervert in lift
LADIES, unite. We have a new heroine. A mystery woman has been filmed belting the hell out of a creepy guy in scenes reminiscent of Kill Bill.
Bashed for being ‘Western tourists’
SHOCKING footage has emerged of a gang of thugs brutally beating a British family in Thailand because they were “Western tourists”. WARNING: VIOLENT.
Australia now has a very big problem
IT WAS once Australia’s big, clever solution to a worldwide problem. But we’re not looking so smart anymore.
Backpacker killers could sue police
THE men convicted of murdering two young British tourists on a Thai island could demand a retrial after the investigation was found to be “incompetent at best”.
Tourist beheaded in the Philippines
ISLAMIC militants in the Philippines have decapitated a Canadian tourist kept hostage since September.
Gay rights activist hacked to death
A LEADING gay rights activist and editor at Bangladesh’s only LGBT magazine has been hacked to death in the latest attack against liberals.
Aussies are back after Nepal megaquake
LAST Anzac Day a 7.8-force quake hit the Himalayas like 500 atomic blasts, leaving 9000 dead in awful destruction witnessed by thousands of Aussies. Now we’re back to help.
N. Korea tests missile from submarine
NORTH Korea has tested what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan with the US and UK condemning the move.
Kids easy prey in Anzac Day megaquake’s wake
CHILD trafficking has surged in Aussie tourist hotspot Nepal, as ruthless gangs exploit fear and hardship in the wake of a monster 7.8 earthquake that killed 9000 last Anzac Day.
Chemical warehouse explodes in China
A MASSIVE plume of smoke has erupted after a n explosion occurred at a warehouse with chemical products and fuel in China.
Dust devil lifts schoolboy into air
A GROUP of children got a nasty surprise when a whirlwind known as a dust devil tore through their school, sending kids and debris flying.
‘Our students were possessed’
A SCHOOL in Malaysia was forced to close its doors after ‘ghost’ sightings caused widespread panic and fear among students and teachers.
Japan shakes as death toll rises
JAPAN’S southern quake-hit area has been rattled by a strong aftershock as searchers found a woman’s body buried under landslide rubble.
Aussie brutally bashed in Bali nightclub
A PERTH man was rushed into emergency surgery after he was allegedly gangbashed in a notorious Bali nightclub, requiring a steel plate to be inserted in his skull.
Bulldozers face off in street fight
THIS is the incredible moment an argument between construction workers caused a demolition derby-style street clash of heavy machinery.
N Korea ‘preparing fifth nuclear test’
SOUTH KOREA has detected signs that the North is preparing for a fifth nuclear test, President Park Geun-hye said.
Weird foam blankets Japanese city
CONFUSED residents of Fukuoka waded through city streets after a thick layer of mysterious foam appeared following a deadly earthquake.
Candidate not sorry for Aussie rape joke
A FILIPINO presidential candidate has come under fire for joking about the rape of a murdered Australian missionary — and he’s refusing to apologise.
Quake rescuers in ‘race against time’
THE US military was set to join Japanese rescuers racing against the threat of more landslides to reach people still trapped by two big earthquakes.
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.
Kate channels Katniss in Bhutan
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have swapped their cricket bats for bows and arrows in Bhutan — allowing Kate to strike the pose, Hunger Games style.
Japan rescuers in race to save lives
RESCUERS are scrambling to find residents feared trapped under rubble after a strong earthquake in Japan killed nine people and injured 800 others.
Anarchist chimp goes rogue, escapes zoo
A ROGUE chimpanzee has shown why his favourite television show is Prison Break after escaping from a zoo in northern Japan.
Myanmar earthquake felt in India
A STRONG earthquake has struck Myanmar and was felt in parts of eastern India and Bangladesh.
Mummy found ‘wearing Adidas’
A 1500-YEAR-OLD mummy seems to be way ahead of its time. It was unearthed wearing what appear to be Adidas trainers.
Why 60 Mins mum had no choice
A FATHER who flew overseas to get his child with an agent and TV crew says he understands how Sally Faulkner got into this mess.
Werewolf boy bullied and loved like a god
DOCTORS can’t explain his extreme hair growth, but this Indonesian teenager is taking it all in his stride.
Senior North Korean spy ‘defects’
A SENIOR North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations has fled to the South, in a rare high level defection.
Kerry makes historic visit to Hiroshima
US Secretary of State John Kerry has made a historic visit to Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, the most senior administration official ever to visit the city.
The photo that changed history
IN 1980, an Aussie family had a chance meeting with a scrawny teenager in China, setting him on the path to change the world.
Five detained over India fireworks blast
FIVE people have been arrested after witnesses told of how fireworks sparked a huge blaze at an Indian temple, leaving 110 people dead and hundreds injured.
Earthquake rattles Pakistan
A POWERFUL earthquake has struck parts of Pakistan and the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, killing at least two people and injuring four.
North Korea claims rocket success
NORTH Korea claims it has successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic rocket engine that will give it the ability to “reduce the US to ashes”.
Atheist student hacked, shot to death
THREE motorcycle-riding Islamic assailants hacked and shot a man to death, the latest in a string of similar attacks in Bangladesh’s capital.
Suu Kyi to free all political prisoners
MYANMAR democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has announced that her government plans to release all political prisoners as soon as possible.
Aussie held in Bali over fake passport
AN Australian man wanted on drug charges has been arrested in Bali after he allegedly produced another man’s passport, claiming the photo was taken when he was “chubby”.
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.
North Korea’s latest obsession
IT’S not what you’d expect to find people sipping on in Pyongyang, but North Korea is obsessed with a luxury drink.
Secret China refuses to share
CHINA calls this information a state secret. Control over it is so tight that the world can only sit back and guess about the truth.
Life in a North Korean prison camp
A MAN who escaped from a North Korean prison camp has exposed the truths of what it’s like growing up without freedom.
Men demand right to kill wives
A COUNTRY notorious for its treatment of women takes a step forward, but angry men claim domestic abuse is their God-given right.
Oz preps for South China Sea blow-up
AUSTRALIAN forces have joined thousands of US and Philippine troops near the disputed South China Sea to undertake joint military drills.
Wing torn off as planes collide
PASSENGERS were forced to jump for their lives after two planes collided on an Indonesian runway.
‘We will kill more people than 9/11’
A STATE-RUN newspaper in North Korea has issued a chilling message to the US, telling the nation to brace for bloodshed worse than 9/11.
Work literally killing Japanese employees
JAPAN is witnessing a record number of compensation claims related to death from overwork, or ‘karoshi’, as people are pushed to the limit.
Scrambling to free any survivors
USING saws, cranes and bare hands, rescuers searched for survivors under the rubble from an overpass that collapsed in India.
North Korea ‘all make-believe’, says tourist
A TRAVEL blogger who visited the secretive country on one of its increasingly popular tours claims everything you see is fake.
Ice walls to contain radiation
JAPAN is building walls of ice around its damaged nuclear reactors to reduce further radioactive contamination of its groundwater.
Superhero stunt goes horribly wrong
IT TOOK firefighters 90 minutes to cut a five-year-old boy free from a plastic water pipe after he attempted to use it as a superhero helmet at a family wedding.
Indonesian ‘hobbit’ mystery deepens
A RACE of humanoids dubbed “hobbits” was thought to be the last of our ancestors to die out a mere 12,000 years ago. But a new look at their bones shows they may be much older.
Cop stabbed in head with saw
THIS is the dramatic moment a man suspected of stabbing a police officer was detained at a train station, just a day after a little girl was decapitated. WARNING: GRAPHIC
How Barbie fought Chinese hackers
IT STARTED with what seemed like a routine email, but the bizarre saga that followed unveiled the seedy world of cyber-criminals.
North Korea fires another missile
NORTH KOREA has fired a short-range missile over the sea off its east coast, as the world prepares for the Nuclear Security Summit later this week.
Pakistan detains 200 after blast
MORE than 200 people have been detained in Pakistan in the hunt for those behind the Easter Sunday bombing that killed at least 70 people.
Toddler beheaded in ‘random’ attack
WARNING: Disturbing. A man has been arrested over the “random” public beheading of a three-year-old toddler outside a train station.
How teen escaped two-year kidnap hell
A TEEN was on her way home from school when she was abducted. She was kept in a flat for two years until her captor made one simple mistake.
Malaysian PM embroiled in new scandal
MALAYSIA’S former attorney-general reportedly planned to lay charges against Prime Minister Najib Razak before he was suddenly removed from office last year.
Tigerair passengers’ Bali nightmare
TIGERAIR Australia thought it had all boxes ticked when it launched its new Bali service. But passengers on the flights are telling a different story.
North Korea ‘will lay waste to Washington’
HERE we go again. North Korea has threatened to unleash a nuclear missile on the United States in a menacing propaganda video.
Suspects arrested in Pakistan bomb hunt
PAKISTAN’S army have arrested suspected terrorists involved in the deadly suicide bombings in Lahore and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition.
N. Korea threatens attack on Seoul
NORTH Korea has upped its rhetoric and warned that it will attack Seoul’s presidential palace unless it receives an apology for “treason.”
Beijing asserts South China Sea control
A FLEET of Chinese fishing boats has swarmed into Malaysian waters in the South China Sea, asserting Beijing’s claim to ownership over the disputed territory.
Ancient mystery hiding in these jars
INSIDE these jars holds a clue to a 2500-year-old mystery that marks a vital step in solving the mysteries of an ancient region.
Sea Shepherd wakes the dragon
MARINE conservation activists Sea Shepherd have had a brush with the Chinese navy as they pursue an alleged illegal driftnet fishing vessel through the South China Sea.
The Maldives’ dirty little secret
IT MIGHT look and feel like paradise, but this island chain in the Indian Ocean holds an incredibly depressing world record.
Aussie walker faces king cobra in India
AUSTRALIAN man Tom Mackay was halfway through his 900km walk across India when he came face-to-face with his worst nightmare: A king cobra.
Killer elephant’s horrific attack
SHOCKING video shows a rampaging killer elephant toss a helpless villager around like a rag doll as locals watch on in horror.
Actress slams photoshopped porn
AN INDIAN actress hits out at those photoshopping faces onto porn films, saying those who are sharing it had not embarrassed her.
‘Imagine living in hell, it’s like that here’
CHAINED to a room, barely able to move. This is what happens in a country that doesn’t understand mental health. Warning: Graphic content.
