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Rajoy to lead after long deadlock
SPAIN’S Parliament has voted to allow acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s bid to form a new minority government, ending a 10-month political deadlock.
Trump cuts Clinton’s lead in new poll
DONALD Trump has almost chased down Hillary Clinton’s poll lead as the Attorney General is accused of trying to cover up the FBI’s latest Clinton probe.
Buck’s party goes to the dogs
MOST men go to a buck’s party and come home with a hangover, but these men took home far more than they bargained for.
South Koreans: ‘She must step down’
THOUSANDS have rallied in Seoul demanding that President Park Geun-hye resign as a crisis deepened over corruption allegations.
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Is this the most honest job ad ever?
THERE is internet, no phone coverage, no breaks and definitely no whingeing! Duane Trafford has posted a blunt assessment of what he needs from his new staff.
Kim’s latest launch a fizzer
NORTH Korea has today attempted to launch another medium-range missile capable of reaching Australia. But the missile exploded shortly after take-off.
Prison fight club: ‘What goes on is horrific’
IT HAPPENED when the guards weren’t watching. Gangs of violent inmates turned on each other, and transformed their prison into a giant fight club.
Court wades into Timor Sea row
AUSTRALIA has been dealt a blow in its feud over access to oilfields in the Timor Sea after an international court ruled to take up East Timor’s case.
Large Chinese strike force probes Japan
JAPAN has reacted with alarm after China surged 40 fighters and bombers past its islands during a drill designed to test their ability to enforce a controversial ‘air defence zone’.
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.
Climber’s tragic last message to family
AIDEN Webb was a confident mountain climber who sent a heartbreaking message before falling to his death while on holiday in Vietnam.
Climber’s tragic last message to family
AIDEN Webb was a confident mountain climber who sent a heartbreaking message before falling to his death while on holiday in Vietnam.
Thai sex workers’ bizarre tribute
THAILAND’S sex workers have returned to the streets 10 days after their king died. They’re staging a tribute of sorts.
Why the world should turn Japanese
“HAVING just returned from my second visit to Japan, I’m struck by the vast differences between them and us.”
The chimp with a pack-a-day habit
IN IMAGES that will enrage animal welfare groups worldwide, star attraction Azalea the chimpanzee can be seen smoking at a North Korean zoo.
Inside the world’s cheapest hotel
AT A mere 50c for a night’s stay, this hotel is said to have the cheapest rates in the world. But what would you put up with for that rock-bottom price?
DNA twist in JonBenet murder
DNA evidence in the killing of JonBenét Ramsey does not support a former prosecutor’s decision to clear the girl’s relatives in her death.
Trump cuts Clinton’s lead in new poll
DONALD Trump has almost chased down Hillary Clinton’s poll lead as the Attorney General is accused of trying to cover up the FBI’s latest Clinton probe.
These celebs just won Halloween
KATE Hudson has thrown an epic Halloween party and one couple were almost unrecognisable as Bill and Hillary Clinton.
UFC champ targeted in ‘cowardly act’
A FORMER UFC champion was targeted by arsonists who set three cars alight in his driveway while he and his family were asleep.
Baldwin brothers’ Twitter brawl
ALEC Baldwin’s turn as Donald Trump prompted brother Stephen to call it “not funny”. Now, Billy Baldwin has taken a shot at his Republican brother.
Passengers flee burning plane
WATCH: A MAN has filmed his own evacuation from an American Airlines flight that burst into flames in Chicago, after suffering a rare engine failure.
New virus mutates for urban life
ZIKA. Chikungunya. We’d never heard of these just a few years ago. Now another nasty virus is escaping the jungles — mayaro — and it’s already infected 100,000.
Mass jailbreak’s mastermind caught
HAITI police have caught a dozen inmates who broke out of a prison in a violent confrontation but are still searching for another 160 men who remain at large.
Great white gets stuck in cage
ANOTHER video has emerged of a Great White Shark in Mexico that bit an air hose before it swam into a cage with divers inside.
Women strike after teen raped, impaled
ARGENTINE women walked off the job to protest the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl, the latest incident of gender violence to shock the country.
Owner slammed for tattooing dog
SHOCKING pictures of a dog with five tattoos have outraged social media users, who have accused the artist owner of animal cruelty.
Great white breaks into diving cage
INCREDIBLE footage has emerged of a great white apparently breaking into a diving cage in Mexico. WARNING: Jaws has nothing on this beast.
Man killed outside US Embassy
A MAN has been shot dead after stabbing a policeman guarding the perimeter wall of the US Embassy in Nairobi and trying to take his gun.
‘ICC is an International Caucasian Court’
THREE African countries have left The Hague-based International Criminal Court with concerns more could follow. This is why.
‘Forgotten hostages’ freed at last
AFTER almost five years held captive, Somali pirates have finally freed 26 hostages who were taken when their ship was hijacked.
53 dead, 300 injured after train derails
RAIL officials say a train that derailed in Cameroon killing dozens of people had been carrying 1300 passengers instead of the usual 600.
Nigeria vows to rescue remaining girls
NIGERIA’S president has met the 21 Chibok girls who were released by Boko Haram last week, pledging to “redouble” his efforts to rescue those still captured.
Kidnapped girls unwilling to leave captors
AS NIGERIAN officials negotiate the release of another 83 of the kidnapped schoolgirls, more than 100 don’t want leave their Boko Haram captors.
Putin rejects Syrian air strikes
VLADIMIR Putin has rejected the military’s request for the resumption of air strikes in Syria on the rebel-held eastern part of the city of Aleppo.
Aussie reporter under attack from IS
NINE News has reported that senior correspondent Mark Burrows has come under fire from Islamic State militants in Iraq.
‘Astonishing’ discovery at Jesus’ tomb
RESEARCHERS are peeling away the outer layers of Jesus’ tomb in Jerusalem, seeking what remains of the original cave.
Israel claims First Temple relic find
TEMPLE Mount: It’s the hill at the heart of much of the Middle East’s turmoil. Now, for the first time, archaeologists say they have found evidence of King Solomon’s temple.
Mosul prepared for IS chemical attack
THE UN has trained Iraqi medics in “mass casualty management,” focusing on chemical attacks, as Islamic State desperately tries to hold onto Mosul.
IS ‘kneaded kids in bread machines’
A HORRIFIED mum has claimed Islamic State militants in Syria kneaded 250 children to death and baked men in ovens. WARNING: Graphic.
Rajoy to lead after long deadlock
SPAIN’S Parliament has voted to allow acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s bid to form a new minority government, ending a 10-month political deadlock.
Russia tensions reach new high
A TINY Russian “exclave” in Europe is now a dangerous flashpoint, as tensions between Russia and the West intensify.
World ‘teetering on brink of war’
NATO is rushing troops to Eastern Europe as President Vladimir Putin conducts a major nuclear exercise, with one general stating the world is ‘teetering on the brink of war’.
Man’s mid-flight teen sex attack
AN Indian businessman who molested a British girl during a seven hour flight to the UK while his wife sat beside him has been jailed for 20 weeks.
Sex junk clogging up London
A UK water company has released disgusting photos of drains blocked with enormous, congealed blobs - blaming sex litter for the mess.
Nervous Norway gets 330 US troops
UNITED States Marines are on their way to Norway to activate part of a huge hidden cache of tanks and weapons in a move bound to rouse President Vladimir Putin’s ire.