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Migrants flee fire at refugee camp
THOUSANDS of migrants fled one of Greece’s main camps on the island of Lesbos after apparently setting fire to the facility, police said.
PM defends border protection policies
MALCOLM Turnbull has hit back at claims he’s promoting a deterrence-based model to asylum seeker policy at a UN refugee summit in New York.
New evidence blows JonBenet case wide open
A DOCUMENTARY has blown open the JonBenet Ramsey case after almost two decades, uncovering fresh evidence pointing firmly at her family.
‘He’s been hiding in plain sight’
A SURPRISING picture is starting to emerge of the man believed to be responsible for the explosion in New York on the weekend.
Tourism boom: visitor numbers soar
THERE’S nothing like Australia — just ask the near eight million overseas visitors who travelled Down Under in the last 12 months.
Student called teacher ‘big boy’
DETAILS of a disturbingly close relationship between a 13-year-old student and her 41-year-old teacher have been revealed.
Girl, six, confronts violent robber
SEE the dramatic moment a six-year-old girl takes on an axe wielding robber who broke into her father’s store.
‘No, I didn’t snort fake cocaine’
NEW Zealand’s Health Minister has been forced to deny he pretended to snort lines of cocaine at a primary school fundraiser. Yes, that’s a real sentence.
What can a tyrant teach us about Trump?
RODRIGO Duterte promised a ‘bloodbath’ if elected president of the Philippines. He’s been true to his word. That raises questions about the other big-mouthed bullyboy of politics.
NZ quake’s victims: ‘16 muesli bars’
SOME downed shampoo bottles and muesli bars appear to have come out worst in New Zealand’s earthquake and Kiwis are seeing the funny side.
Big problem with new $3 billion airport
A STUNNING new $3 billion airport was designed to process up to 1600 passengers every hour. But it overlooks a crucial detail.
Inside North Korea’s worst hotel
KIM Jong Un thinks North Korea will attract more than two million visitors each year by 2020. But these woeful reviews won’t help.
Restaurant so snazzy Obama can’t get in
LEFT on a bustling Ginza street, into a generic office building and up a minuscule lift, you’ll find a sushi den with two Michelin stars and just seven seats.
The failures of AirAsia X flight 223
A SHOCKING report on an AirAsia X flight that turned the wrong way after taking off from Sydney Airport has revealed a frightening litany of failures.
Sex tourism: ‘It’s one big open air brothel’
IT’S the sex capital of the world, where western men travel to seek pleasure. But that pleasure comes with a whole lot of pain. Welcome to Pattaya.
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.
New York bomb suspect shot, caught
THE SUSPECT in twin bomb attacks in New York and New Jersey has been caught after a dramatic police shootout in which he was injured.
‘He’s been hiding in plain sight’
A SURPRISING picture is starting to emerge of the man believed to be responsible for the explosion in New York on the weekend.
Who is Ahmad Khan Rahami?
THE Manhattan and New Jersey bombing suspect claimed to have been persecuted for being a Muslim and had previously spent time in jail, it has emerged.
PM defends border protection policies
MALCOLM Turnbull has hit back at claims he’s promoting a deterrence-based model to asylum seeker policy at a UN refugee summit in New York.
Bombing suspect in dramatic shootout
THE man suspected of planting bombs in New York on the weekend is in custody after a dramatic shootout that left two police officers injured.
NY bomb suspect in custody
BREAKING: The man wanted in connection with the New York bombing is now in custody after a shootout with police, sources said.
Soap star drowns in off-set accident
ONE of Brazil’s most loved stars, whose character escaped death in a recent episode, has drowned after his cries for help were mistaken for acting.
Date set for Assange interview
WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange will be questioned in Ecuador next month over rape allegations stemming from his visit to Sweden in 2010.
Most of the world’s wilderness lost
RESEARCHERS have warned there may be no unspoilt land left within a century as a report shows an area twice the size of Alaska has been lost since the 1990s.
What a million people looks like
INCREDIBLE footage has emerged of reportedly more than one million people taking to the streets in a “historic march” to bring down their government.
Brazil’s Rousseff kicked out of office
BRAZIL’S Dilma Rousseff has been stripped of the presidency in an impeachment vote and Michel Temer has been sworn in.
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.
Three women petrol-bomb police station
THREE women tricked their way into a Kenyan police station before setting it alight and stabbing an officer with weapons they’d hidden in their robes.
Deadly earthquake strikes Tanzania
AT LEAST 14 people have died and more than 200 left injured after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck northwest Tanzania.
Most of the world’s wilderness lost
RESEARCHERS have warned there may be no unspoilt land left within a century as a report shows an area twice the size of Alaska has been lost since the 1990s.
Final pieces in MH370 puzzle?
MOZAMBIQUE has displayed parts believed to be from the missing flight MH370, furthering the theory the jet went down in the Southern Ocean.
‘We thought we were done for’
A COUPLE on their dream scuba holiday have told of the moment they thought they’d been left for dead after being abandoned in shark-infested waters.
Somalia truck bomb targets hotel
THE Islamist al-Shabab group has detonated an explosives-laden truck outside a hotel in Mogadishu, close to the gates of the presidential palace.
‘Friendly fire’ kills eight Afghan police
US forces have been accused of killing eight Afghan police in the first “friendly fire” incident since troops were given greater powers to strike at insurgents.
Russia’s fury over bomb blunder
A WAR of words has erupted between the US and Russia over a bungled air strike in Syria, involving Australia, that killed 80.
Defence bombed Syrian soldiers
AUSTRALIAN Defence may have killed Syrian soldiers by accident in a bombing raid meant to target Islamic State terrorists.
Contenders to lead Islamic State
ISLAMIC State leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani is dead and one of the top jobs is up for grabs. Here are the contenders.
Hanged from tree for having ‘an affair’
A WOMAN and man were hanged from a tree and a man charged with shooting dead his mother in the latest shocking “honour killing” cases.
Shimon Peres showing improvement
FORMER Israeli President Shimon Peres is showing signs of improvement after a major stroke with physicians saying he squeezed his doctor’s hand.
Migrants flee fire at refugee camp
THOUSANDS of migrants fled one of Greece’s main camps on the island of Lesbos after apparently setting fire to the facility, police said.
Yes, there is now a nudist restaurant
THE only one rule is: in order to get in and taste divine food you must be totally naked. No shirt, no boxers, nothing to hide the most intimate body parts.
Cancer bride dies day before wedding
BLOGGER Anna Swabey, 25, who has been battling brain cancer, has sadly died a day before she was due to have a dream wedding.
Queen’s cousin reveals he is gay
LORD Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth, has become the first member of the British royal family to come out as gay.
Mr X had sex with me ‘like a cordless drill’
FORMER fashion model Katie Price had a famous lover she named Mr X. But his name is out, as well as some interesting pillow talk.
Woman ‘gang-raped near Eiffel Tower’
THREE men have been charged and jailed after a woman was allegedly lured on Facebook by one of them and then gang-raped near the Eiffel Tower.
