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#bloodycyclists: Driver bragged about hit and run on Twitter

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:30 +1000

A TRAINEE accountant who bragged on Twitter about knocking a 'bloody cyclist' over and not stopping has put her career at risk after online backlash.

Oklahoma tornado survivor finds lost dog during live interview

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:13 +1000

A SURVIVOR of the massive tornado that struck Oklahoma got a much needed piece of good news when she was unexpectedly reunited with her missing dog.

Russian soldier has 'bullet removed from head with pliers'

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:08:29 +1000

INCREDIBLE footage has captured the moment a grinning Russian soldier had an AK-47 machine gun bullet removed from his head with a pair of pliers.

Obama pledges support for Oklahoma as toll revised down to 24

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:07:38 +1000

PRESIDENT Barack Obama has said that authorities will work "as long as it takes" to deal with the devastation of a massive hurricane that hit Oklahoma city.

Claims Pope cast 'devil' out of disabled youth rejected

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 +1000

THE Vatican has denied that Pope Francis had performed an exorcism after claims by an Italian religious television channel over a boy in a wheelchair.

Historian's suicide inside Notre Dame a 'gay marriage protest'

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:44:11 +1000

A FAR-RIGHT French historian shot himself in the head beside the altar of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday.

Report delves into issue of refugee detention and suicide

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:00 +1000

DELAYS in processing asylum-seeker claims found to be a key factor in suicide and self-harm in Australia's immigration detention network.

At least 20 children among 91 dead in US tornado tragedy

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:54:39 +1000

THE death toll from the Oklahoma tornado has risen to 91 with at least 20 children among those killed by the monster 1.6km wide storm.

Chinese police seize millions of fake Durex condoms worth $7m

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:30:58 +1000

POLICE in China have busted an alleged counterfeiting ring after seizing more than 4.65 million fake condoms worth ¥47.7 million ($7.94m).

NZ parking inspector's car ticketed and towed for illegal park

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 +1000

AUCKLAND Transport has had to ticket one of its own vehicles after an employee parked illegally in a mobility space.

Pretty pink dolls or naked angry blonde...

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:36:37 +1000

BARBIE'S Dream House has opened in Berlin with some unofficial additions – police guards and topless protesters brandishing burning crosses.

End it like Beckham: David's hanging up his boots for good

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:17:55 +1000

FORMER England captain David Beckham has confirmed he will call it a day at 38 after turning down a contract extension at PSG.

Coca Cola recipe wars: Is this the real thing?

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:10:04 +1000

SAFELY guarded in an air-conditioned vault in Atlanta, Georgia, lies one of western society's most valuable artefacts.

World Press Photo winner cleared by 'forensic examination'

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:30:00 +1000

CAN a news photograph be enhanced without distorting the truth - and, if so, how much distortion is acceptable before the picture becomes a fake?

France to tax smartphones to 'protect' French culture

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:30:55 +1000

FRANCE plans to impose a small tax on smartphones, tablets and computers as a way of financing and protecting French cultural activity.

Technology set to locate lost ancient city of Ciudad Blanca

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +1000

LEGEND has it that somewhere beneath the forest canopy lies the ancient city of Ciudad Blanca – and now archaeologists think they may have found it.

Eerie images show forgotten Paris apartment 70 years on

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:13:30 +1000

EERIE new images have emerged of a French apartment abandoned at the outbreak of World War II and left untouched in the seven decades since.

Richard Branson dons stewardess' outfit after losing bet

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 +1000

SIR Richard Branson might think again before making a bet with a fellow billionaire.

Woman thrown off plane for singing 'I Will Always Love You'

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:35:50 +1000

AN American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger refused to stop singing Whitney Houston’s song 'I Will Always Love You'.

School at centre of US shooting to be torn down

Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 +1000

THE future of tighter gun restrictions in the United States may be unclear, but at the site of last year’s school massacre, action could be at hand.