Man dies of heart attack during Melbourne-bound Qantas flight
A Melbourne-bound Qantas flight turned back to Auckland this morning after a passenger suffered a fatal heart attack. The flight originally departed Auckland at 6.10am AEDT, but never made its...
View ArticleHundreds of thousands of red Skittles scatter across icy US motorway
Hundreds of thousands of red Skittles were strewn along a rural US highway after falling off a pick-up truck in Wisconsin. Initially, Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt had no idea where or how the...
View ArticleTwo hospitalised as women brawl in Turkish parliament
A prosthetic limb was wrenched off its owner when a fight between female lawmakers broke out in Turkey's parliament this week.The fracas, which reportedly led to two people being hospitalised, was...
View ArticleBaird jokes about resignation in speech
Outgoing NSW Premier Mike Baird has joked about his resignation in an Australia Day speech celebrating the everyday heroism of ordinary people.Taking to the stage at Sydney's new International...
View ArticleMan in critical condition after being struck by van in Sydney’s CBD
A pedestrian is in a critical condition in hospital after he was struck down by a van in Sydney’s CBD this morning. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was hit just after 11am on Elizabeth Street, near...
View ArticleGladys Berejiklian to run uncontested for position of NSW premier
Gladys Berejiklian will run uncontested to be the next NSW premier after Minister Andrew Constance ruled out running for the position. The Minister for Transport and Infrastructure pledged his full...
View ArticleBourke Street Mall: Two men tried to stop offender with baseball bat
Two men were filmed trying to stop a car that ploughed through a crowd in the Melbourne CBD.A male driver could be seen doing burnouts in a maroon car in front of Flinder’s Street train station before...
View ArticleLondon bridges closed after unexploded WWII bomb found
Central London was brought to standstill last night after an unexploded WWII bomb was discovered in the River Thames. Both Waterloo and Westminster Bridges were closed shortly after 6pm along with tube...
View ArticleYoung child among three dead in Bourke Street attack
Three people, including a young child, have been killed and a number of others injured after a man allegedly drove into pedestrians in Melbourne's CBD. At least 20 people have been treated for various...
View ArticleEmergency warning declared in Coolum as fire crews battle fast-moving blaze
Residents in Coolum on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast are being told to evacuate as a powerful bushfire threatens homes.The large fire is travelling in a south-westerly direction and impacting Arcoona...
View ArticleBourke Street attack: Traffic and public transport diverted as police lock...
Police have advised people to avoid Melbourne’s CBD after a fatal car ramming in Bourke Street Mall.Bourke Street Mall remains closed in both directions between William Street and Swanston Street after...
View ArticleBrazil to remove aircraft from Antarctica more than two years after crash
Members of the Brazilian air force are returning to the site of an Antarctic crash from more than two years ago to dismantle the remains of their Hercules C-130. The plane's engines and lubricants in...
View ArticleMan arrested over Bourke Street attack filmed interrupting reporter’s live cross
The man alleged to have deliberately driven his car through a crowd in Melbourne’s CBD is believed to have been caught on camera interrupting a 9NEWS journalist’s report hours before the attack...
View Article'Our hearts are breaking': Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews denounces 'evil...
Premier Daniel Andrews has labelled the Bourke Street attack an “evil criminal act” and pledged the governments support for those affected. Three people, including a young child, were killed and at...
View ArticleExtradited Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' arrives in US
Mexican drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most notorious criminals, has arrived in the United States to face a string of criminal charges.Guzman heads the Sinaloa cartel, which...
View ArticlePutin won't watch Trump's inauguration live: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin won't be watching the live ceremony of Donald Trump's inauguration Friday, his spokesman said, rubbishing the idea of him being Moscow's man in Washington."I don't...
View ArticleDonald Trump is now @POTUS after Twitter's transfer of power
Donald Trump has officially inherited the US presidential Twitter account @POTUS, just moments after taking the oath of office in Washington DC this morning. The 45th president of the United States has...
View ArticleHappy or miserable, Americans flock to watch Donald Trump sworn in as President
Hillary and Bill Clinton wore brave faces today as they joined the hundreds of thousands gathered in the National Mall to witness Donald Trump being sworn in as the world's most powerful man....
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