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IS recaptures ancient Palmyra

ISLAMIC State has regained control of Palmyra, nine months after it was driven out of the ancient city by Syrian forces.

‘We were scooping flesh off the floor’

A TERROR bomb blast has ripped through a cathedral in Egypt, killing dozens of worshippers during Sunday Mass.

Turkey blast: ‘we will have revenge’

TURKISH authorities have vowed the Kurds will ‘pay a heavy price’ after a militant group claimed responsibility for twin blasts that ripped through the heart of Istanbul.

Kim’s wife ‘secretly gave birth to heir’

KIM Jong-un’s wife’s eight-month public absence sparked fears she was killed. Now there are rumours she had a baby boy.

Trump slams Russian hack claims

DONALD Trump rejected the CIA’s claims that Russia interfered in the US election, as senators demanded a probe.

Bob Dylan ‘in awe’ over Nobel prize

BOB Dylan was a no-show at ceremony to pick up his Nobel Prize, but instead sent Patti Smith who flubbed her lines.

Italy names new prime minister

ITALY’S foreign minister will replace Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who resigned after a crushing referendum defeat.

Tillerson ‘will be Secretary of State’

DONALD Trump has snubbed Republican critic Mitt Romney in favour of ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson to be his Secretary of State.

Time for another Inconvenient Truth

TEN years on, Al Gore’s Oscar-winning climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth is getting a sequel, to premiere in January.

‘I saw a sex act in aisle four’

PROTESTERS have been arrested at New York’s annual Santacon after they brawled with drunken Kris Kringles at a bar.

‘I’ll devote zero time to Apprentice’

DONALD Trump has denied that he will remain executive producer of Celebrity Apprentice a day after his spokeswoman defended the move.

Republicans reject rigged election reports

REPUBLICANS have dismissed reports about a secret CIA assessment finding that Russia sought to tip the US presidential election in Donald Trump’s favour.

Journo missing for four years is ‘alive’

NEW information suggests that photojournalist and former Marine, Austin Tice, is alive, four years after going missing in Syria.

‘It’s your fault. Vow breaker’

A FORMER chaplain shot dead his daughter and then spray-painted a revenge note to his wife who was divorcing him before killing himself.

Last man standing now NZ PM

MORE than a decade after he tried and failed to become the country’s leader, Bill English is New Zealand’s new Prime Minister.

Captive wife wrote ‘call 911’ on parcel

A VETERAN UPS worker has been hailed a hero after he noticed a captive wife’s desperate plea for help scrawled on a parcel and called cops.

Trump defends cabinet choices

US president-elect Donald Trump has come under fire for his choice of several retired generals for his cabinet.

Skier’s close call with an avalanche

JAW-DROPPING vision has emerged showing the moment a skier triggered a massive avalanche in Canada.

Trump’s win ‘nothing to do’ with Russia

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump dismisses CIA claims that Russia helped him win the US election instead blaming “embarrassed Democrats”.

Oil tycoon set for top diplomat role

DONALD Trump’s pick for Secretary of State is an accomplished oil executive — but his positions may upset some of Trump’s diehard supporters.

New York making Trump kids’ lives ‘horrible’

EVER since President-elect Donald Trump’s win, his family’s life in America’s biggest city has been turned upside down. Locals are making his kids’ lives uncomfortable.

Free booze on flights could soon end

SOME of Asia’s marquee airlines that spoil passengers with free alcohol and in-flight entertainment may soon have to kick the habit.

Church roof collapse kills at least 160

THE corrugated iron roof of a crowded church caved in on top of worshippers, with a hospital director warning the final death toll is likely to be far higher.