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Explosion rocks downtown Budapest
HUNGARY’S disaster management agency says that two people have been injured in an explosion at a ground-floor shop in downtown Budapest.
San Fran in ‘lockdown’ over gun threat
A SWAT team has stormed San Francisco’s busy United Nations plaza as a gunman remains in a standoff with police.
Clinton endorsed by the New York Times
AS the gap between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump narrows, the Democratic presidential nominee just got one big endorsement.
Corbyn re-elected leader of UK’s Labour
JEREMY Corbyn has been re-elected leader of Britain’s Labour Party, ending a “coup” attempt by more moderate MPs.
US fighter jet ‘plunges into sea’
A US Marine Corps Harrier jump-jet has dived into the sea shortly after taking off from a base on the island of Okinawa, south of Japan.
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.
China’s ‘dodgy’ Great Wall repair job
A LOCAL government in China is copping widespread criticism for botching restoration work on a 700-year-old stretch of the Great Wall of China.
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.
San Fran in ‘lockdown’ over gun threat
A SWAT team has stormed San Francisco’s busy United Nations plaza as a gunman remains in a standoff with police.
President Obama’s secret email bombshell
PRESIDENT Obama used a fake name to communicate with Hillary Clinton on her private email server, FBI documents reveal.
Protesters: ‘No tapes, no peace’
PROTESTERS in Charlotte have again taken to the streets, demanding police release footage of Keith Scott’s death after his wife posts it online.
Clinton endorsed by the New York Times
AS the gap between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump narrows, the Democratic presidential nominee just got one big endorsement.
‘Shot after shot after shot’
A HISPANIC man is on the run, armed with a rifle, after allegedly killing five people at a shopping centre in Washington.
Clinton is the only possible loser
HILLARY Clinton may be leading in the polls, but it’s crunch time and a slip up could secure Trump victory in the blink of an eye.
Most dangerous stretch of land
WELCOME to the jungle. If you don’t fall victim to the drug runners or rebels, then a deadly snake could lead to your demise.
Brazil’s former president faces trial
BRAZIL’S former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must stand trial for corruption, accused of receiving $1.1 million of bribes, a judge has ruled.
Airport shut after volcano erupts
SPECTACULAR vision has emerged of the moment a volcano exploded, sending ash into the air and disrupting flights.
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.
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.
Pictures enough to make you weep
THEY’RE hard to look at, but these pictures reveal the tragic life-and-death reality facing Syrian residents every day. WARNING: GRAPHIC
Children pulled from rubble of Aleppo
GRAPHIC: Harrowing images of children being pulled out alive from under rubble have emerged from Syria as missiles rained down on rebel-held areas of Aleppo.
‘The sea is littered with bodies’
RESCUE workers have pulled out more than 160 bodies from the sea with many more feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Egypt’s coast.
Syrian truce in tatters as conflict worsens
WORLD leaders were ready to celebrate the Syrian ceasefire at the UN, instead bombs were raining down on Aleppo and fingers were being pointed at Australia.
Australia’s attack on troops ‘intentional’
SYRIA’S President has accused Australia and the United States of intentionally targeting his forces in an air strike that killed 83 soldiers.
Russia, US clash at UN over Syria
RUSSIA and the US have butted heads in a fiery exchange over the carnage in Syria, as air strikes pounded Aleppo following the collapse of a ceasefire.
Explosion rocks downtown Budapest
HUNGARY’S disaster management agency says that two people have been injured in an explosion at a ground-floor shop in downtown Budapest.
Corbyn re-elected leader of UK’s Labour
JEREMY Corbyn has been re-elected leader of Britain’s Labour Party, ending a “coup” attempt by more moderate MPs.
Iceland wants to sue Iceland. For real
TALK about giving someone the cold shoulder! Iceland, the country, is threatening to sue a frozen food company, Iceland, over ... you guessed it.
Bern 2.0 takes on UK government
FEEL the Bern 2.0. Bernie Sanders’ lookalike brother Larry has been ‘stealing his policies’ and is running for David Cameron’s old seat in the UK.
‘Have I invited attention here?’
RACHEL was minding her own business when a man approached her and asked her something outrageous. Now, she’s firing back.
Moscow offers last-minute MH17 evidence
A RUSSIAN arms supplier has agreed to hand over data including radar images of air traffic movements on the day Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down two years ago.
