Man dies at side of fiancée following shooting in Sydney’s west
A man murdered on a western Sydney street was allegedly shot at point blank range as his fiancée sat next to him, police have said. The 29-year-old had just paid a brief visit to a house in Sydney...
View ArticleFour people evacuated after chemical spill at Melbourne factory
Four people have been evacuated after 100 litres of nitrous acid leaked from a gas tank inside a Thomastown factory.Emergency services are working to contain the chemical leak at a factory on Holt...
View ArticleMissing Townsville toddler and teen found after amber alert issued
Two boys, aged 22 months and 16 years, have been found safe after police issued an amber alert following their disappearance from Townsville.The toddler was found with a 36-year-old woman in Townsville...
View ArticleAttempted Reagan assassin John Hinckley Jr. released from psychiatric hospital
John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate US president Ronald Reagan 35 years ago, has reportedly walked free from a psychiatric hospital in Washington.Hinckley was permanently released from...
View ArticleMan 'disembowels girlfriend after she calls out ex's name'
US police have released photos of the grisly crime scene where a jealous boyfriend allegedly admitted to ripping out his lover’s intestines after she called out the name of her ex during sex. Fidel...
View ArticleMan charged over stabbing attack at Moreton Bay unit
A young man has been charged after he allegedly stabbed a man nine times during fight at a unit in Margate, north-east of Brisbane.The 21-year-old Pialba man has been charged with grievous bodily harm...
View ArticleAussie BASE jumper saves beginner from deadly leap
An Aussie BASE jumping instructor has saved a novice thrill-seeker from certain death after noticing the fellow had not properly fastened his harness seconds before he was about to leap off a bridge in...
View ArticleAustralian radio broadcaster Norman May dies aged 88
Australian sports broadcaster Norman May has died aged 88. May died early this morning, his long-time ABC colleague Drew Morphett posted on...
View ArticleWoman in famous World War II kiss photo dies
The woman dramatically kissed by a sailor celebrating the end of World War II in an iconic photograph seen around the world has died, according to The New York Times. She was 92.Greta Zimmer Friedman...
View ArticleNurse reveals the true toll of working ‘only’ three days a week
A US nurse who describes herself as the “voice” of her patients has urged people to be more understanding, in a post chronicling the rewards and challenges of her job.In a Facebook post last week,...
View ArticleHigh-tech school to be built at children’s hospital in Melbourne
A $6.8 million school will be built at Melbourne’s Monash Children’s Hospital so chronically ill children can continue their studies.The state-of-the-art facility at the hospital in Clayton will...
View ArticleTwo teenagers allegedly assaulted at fast-food outlet in Melbourne
Two teenage boys have allegedly been assaulted at a fast-food restaurant in Greensborough, in Melbourne’s north.A 16-year-old boy left the store on Grimshaw and Henry Streets around 10.30pm on Friday...
View ArticleMan armed with knives robs restaurant in Brisbane
A man armed with multiple knives has robbed and threatened staff members at a restaurant in Kelvin Grove, near Brisbane’s CBD. The man entered the Miss India takeaway restaurant on Kelvin Grove Road...
View ArticleMan dies in head-on collision in regional Victoria
A 28-year-old man has died after his vehicle veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided with another car at Vectus, near Horsham. Police believe the man was driving his Toyota Camry down...
View ArticleKaty Perry teases collaboration with ‘enemy’ Taylor Swift
US pop star Katy Perry has announced she would be open to collaborating with fellow singer and arch-nemesis Taylor Swift, but only if the latter said "sorry".A fan took to Twitter earlier today to ask...
View ArticleThirteen dead and 200 injured in Tanzania earthquake
At least 13 people have been killed and 203 injured in northwest Tanzania when a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the country on Saturday, according to local authorities."The toll has climbed from 11...
View ArticleBoomer Matthew Dellavedova celebrates engagement to girlfriend Anna Schroeder
Aussie basketballer Matthew Dellavedova has announced his engagement to girlfriend Anna Schroeder.The Milwaukee Bucks guard posted a picture of the pair on Facebook and Twitter, calling Ms Schroeder...
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