Timeline: The Gable Tostee murder trial
A jury has found Gold Coast man Gable Tostee not guilty of murdering New Zealand tourist Warriena Wright after a six-day trial and four days of jury deliberations.Mr Tostee, 30, pleaded not guilty in...
View ArticleSon of motorcycle champ Wayne Gardner says father’s treatment in Japan is...
The son of Australian Motorbike World Champ Wayne Gardner says his father’s “unfair” treatment in Japan may have been exacerbated by his high profile.Remy Gardner, 18, was driving his father, Wayne, to...
View ArticleBody of 50-year-old kite surfer found off Geraldton coast
The body of a 50-year-old kite surfer has been found off the coast of Geraldton, in Western Australia’s Mid-West coast.Police responded to call from local kite surfers after they saw a body floating in...
View ArticleNSW father caught allegedly drink driving with son in car
A man has been charged after allegedly drink driving on a disqualified licence with his young son in the car in NSW's Hunter region.The 42-year-old man was driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.087...
View ArticleNintendo reveals new gaming console, the Nintendo Switch
Global video game company Nintendo has revealed its upcoming handheld-console hybrid gaming system, Nintendo Switch.The suspected successor to Nintendo’s existing consoles the Wii U and 3DS made its...
View ArticleWoman forms unlikely friendship with Nigerian who scammed her
A woman cheated out of thousands of dollars by a Nigerian scam artist has described the friendship that blossomed after he admitted his guilt and asked for her forgiveness.Arts teacher, therapist and...
View ArticleSwedish city trialling rehousing program for returned jihadists
A controversial new program is being trailed in Sweden to rehabilitate former ISIS fighters by offering them housing, employment, education and financial support. The city of Lund are hoping the trial...
View ArticleGable Tostee's lawyer says audio recordings 'saved him' from drastically...
Gable Tostee's lawyer says the outcome could have been drastically different were it not for audio recordings.The conversation and argument between Mr Tostee and Warriena Wright was recorded on Mr...
View ArticleUrine-soaked man with ‘yellow nails’ sought over Melbourne tram assault
A search is underway for a man with distinctive yellow nails who sexually assaulted a young woman on a tram from Melbourne’s CBD to Bundoora.Tiffani, 19, was with her female cousin in the early hours...
View ArticlePedophile dance teacher Grant Davies jailed for at least 18 years over...
Pedophile dance teacher Grant Davies has been sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in jail over his abuse of his students.Davies was caught last May and charged with a string of offences on nine victims...
View ArticleIS attacks Kirkuk amid Mosul fight
Islamic State militants wielding assault rifles and explosives have attacked targets in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.The assault is apparently aimed at diverting security forces from a...
View ArticleVictorian footballer Riki Stephens dies in hospital after suspected ‘N-bomb’...
The family of a Melbourne footballer has made the heartbreaking decision to switch off his life support after he overdosed on a drug known as “N-bomb” on the Gold Coast.Riki Stephens, 27, had been in a...
View ArticleTruck driver who ploughed through busy Sydney intersection claims his brakes...
A truck driver who crashed into several cars in Dee Why two years ago told police in an interview he was braking but “the speed didn’t go down”.Sarmad Nisan, 41, is facing trial in the District Court...
View ArticlePakistan top court says schizophrenia not a mental illness
Amnesty International Friday protested a "reprehensible" ruling by Pakistan's Supreme Court that said schizophrenia is "not a permanent mental disorder", in a decision that paves the way for execution...
View ArticleMan arrested in London over suspicious metro package
Armed police arrested a 19-year-old man in London on Friday under counter-terrorism laws in connection with a suspicious package found on the Underground train network that sparked a security...
View ArticleTruce extended in Aleppo but UN delays evacuations
The UN said Friday security concerns had forced it to delay planned evacuations from Syria's Aleppo, as Russia extended a truce that was largely holding for a second day.Moscow said it was extending...
View ArticleBurkina Faso government claims to have thwarted coup plot
Burkina Faso's government said Friday it thwarted a "vast conspiracy" earlier this month by forces loyal to ousted leader Blaise Compaore which aimed to seize power.Some 30 men from the ex-president's...
View ArticleLondon City airport evacuated and 26 people treated after 'chemical' scare
Hundreds of passengers and staff were evacuated from London City airport on Friday following a "chemical" scare which left 26 travellers feeling unwell and shut down flights in and out of the hub."We...
View ArticleNew web service 'Napflix' aims to bore viewers to sleep
A Spanish video platform called Napflix, designed to put people to sleep with dull content, was launched this week and its founders are on the lookout for more "monotony and repetition".Napflix offers...
View ArticleISIS sniper kills Iraqi journalist in Kirkuk
A jihadist sniper killed an Iraqi journalist in Kirkuk Friday during clashes between the security forces and fighters from ISIS, the police and his channel said.Ahmed Hajr Oglo, 30, was hit by a sniper...
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