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Two ‘drunk’ pilots arrested
TWO pilots were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol as they prepared to fly a plane from Scotland to the US.
Connor accused of burning evidence
BALI police have alleged that Australian mother-of-two Sara Connor burned the personal items belonging to the officer who was found dead on Kuta Beach.
Is this Tupac? Selfie divides fans
A NEW photo claims to show rap megastar Tupac Shakur alive — 20 years after he was supposedly gunned down in Vegas.
Mother Teresa to be sainted by Pope
SHE was one of the Twentieth Century’s most iconic figures. Now Mother Teresa will officially be made a Catholic saint by Pope Francis on September 4.
Castaways scrawl SOS in sand
A COUPLE in their fifties were rescued after a week stranded on a remote Micronesian island when aircraft crews spotted their desperate message.
Message in the sand saves boaters
TWO boaters have been rescued from an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean after crews spotted the letters “SOS” in the sand.
New Zealanders don’t like us that much
THOSE from New Zealand are seen as Australia’s neighbours and friends. But it turns out they don’t like us that much.
‘Australians, you’re being d***s’
OUR Kiwi cousins have stuck the knife in, saying it’s time for New Zealand to tell its close neighbour a few home truths.
Australia agrees to Manus closure
THE federal government has agreed to the closure of the Manus Island asylum seeker detention centre because the boat smuggling has stopped.
‘Australia has lost its moral compass’
A SENIOR Kiwi politician has blasted Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers on Nauru, saying it is time for New Zealand to step in.
Humans at their very worst
AUSTRALIA described Vietnam’s decision to cancel today’s war commemorations as a “kick in the guts”. But the scars the Vietnamese people carry deeper.
Bali boycotted if booze banned
AUSTRALIAN tourists in Bali said they would not continue to visit the holiday island if a proposed ban on alcohol was enforced.
Australia, the party could be over in Bali
A BIG change could be coming to Bali, and it would end the party for thousands of Aussie revellers. Brace yourself.
Crackdown on ‘sex capital of the world’
THOUSANDS of sex tourists flock to Thailand’s raunchy, red-light districts. But that’s all about to change according to one woman.
Sinister world of dark tourism
IT’S the place tourists visit to see human corpses, but this journalist stumbled upon something more shocking, a cannibal tribe.
Why this map should make you furious
IT’S A map of a country familiar to Australian travellers but on closer inspection it reveals a “shocking” truth.
Trump doomed by conspiracy theory
DONALD Trump is in denial, and a conspiracy theory at the heart of his election strategy is set to blow up in his face.
Plane engine rips apart in midair
A SOUTHWEST Airlines jet en route to Florida was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines suffered a major malfunction.
Mad dad’s $17,000 punishment
WHAT this father did after catching his daughter “fooling around” with a boy in a car is unbelievable.
‘I will prove Avery’s innocence’
STEVEN Avery, the man featured in Netflix series Making a Murderer, has a new lawyer who believes he was framed by police.
Cops clean up crime ... and baby
POLICE officers showed a softer side when they discovered a sick baby in the back seat of his mother’s car after she was pulled over for drunk driving.
Nuns ‘didn’t deserve to die like this’
A MAN has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the deaths of two Catholic nuns.
Lochte’s nightmare just got worse
THINGS were bad when Ryan Lochte was summoned to give testimony over his alleged robbery in Rio, but now they’ve just got worse.
Best images from Rio 2016
AS THE drama draws to a close, revisit the highs, the lows and the iconic images that will make this Olympic Games go down in history.
Codex hides advanced Mayan astronomy
STEP aside, Nicolaus Copernicus. New clues point to an ancient Mayan astronomer figuring out the planets revolve around the Sun some 700 years before the famous Renaissance mathematician.
El Chapo’s son kidnapped by gang
A GROUP of armed men have kidnapped the son of drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman from an upscale bar in Mexico.
Olympic coach dies in tragic crash
A GERMAN canoe slalom coach has died after he suffered serious head injuries in a taxi accident at the Rio Olympics.
Zookeeper saved by hero tiger
DRAMATIC footage has emerged showing a big cat handler narrowly avoiding being savaged by a leopard after a heroic intervention by a tiger.
How militants prey on children of conflict
THE tragic reality for hundreds of children fleeing war ravaged regions who have “disappeared”, many suspected of becoming slaves or suicide bombers.
Where doctor visits can be deadly
IN A country where you can be arrested or even killed for confiding in your doctor, some would rather die than seek medical help.
Chastity preachers in beach sex arrest
TWO conservative Moroccan politicians who had long advocated chastity have been caught having sex on a beach, say officials.
Olympian fails to return to Ethiopia
FEYISA Lilesa, who took out silver in the Men’s Marathon in Rio, has failed to return to Ethiopia after his protest over political repression in his country.
‘You can’t go out and steal a child’
A WOMAN who kidnapped a baby girl from a South African hospital and raised her as her own for 17 years has been jailed.
Pistorius put on suicide watch
OSCAR Pistorius has been put on suicide watch following mysterious wrist injuries that landed him in hospital.
British boy executioner in ISIS video
A SICKENING new ISIS video purporting to show a young British boy killing a hostage has been released. WARNING: Graphic.
Sick execution in IS footage
GRAPHIC: Shocking new video released by IS appears to show five children — one thought to be British — executing captives.
How militants prey on children of conflict
THE tragic reality for hundreds of children fleeing war ravaged regions who have “disappeared”, many suspected of becoming slaves or suicide bombers.
Kurdish truck bomb kills 11 Turkish cops
ELEVEN Turkish police officers were killed and 78 people injured in a suicide truck bombing, three days into a Turkish offensive against jihadists and Kurdish militia in neighbouring Syria.
Chilling video of IS hostage’s hell
THE proof-of-life video for an American aid worker captured by IS has surfaced, offering a devastating glimpse into her terrifying ordeal.
Maid ‘raped by boss’ dies in hospital
IRMA Edloy’s injuries from a suspected rape were so serious she died in a Saudi Arabian hospital. But not before she identified her alleged attacker.
Female warriors are the norm
WHILE Australia struggles with sexism in the military, this nation has compulsory service for women: and they do everything their male comrades do.
Mother Teresa to be sainted by Pope
SHE was one of the Twentieth Century’s most iconic figures. Now Mother Teresa will officially be made a Catholic saint by Pope Francis on September 4.
France changes tune on burkini
THE French burkini ban caused some division internally, and condemnation worldwide prompting a spectacular backflip.
Olympian sells medal to help sick boy
POLISH discus thrower Piotr Malachowski has sold the silver medal he won at Rio to help pay for the cancer treatment of a 3-year-old boy.
Italy holds mass funeral for quake dead
WEEPING relatives hugged each other at a state funeral held for some of the 290 people killed in an earthquake this week.
Burkini pics ‘staged propaganda’
IF YOU’RE upset by the Nice burkini cop images, you’ve been “sucked in by Islamist propaganda”, argues this French writer.
