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Five killed in Canada school shooting
Shots rang out at a high school in Canada’s western plains province of Saskatchewan on Friday, police said, leaving five people dead and two more...
Two reported dead in Canada school shooting
Shots rang out at a high school in Canada’s western plains province of Saskatchewan on Friday, police said, reportedly leaving two people dead and...
Passengers saved after leaping into sea to escape tourist boat inferno
Sixty people were forced to jump off a tourist boat which caught fire off the coast of New Zealand.
Crocodile bites off woman’s arm in ‘death roll’ as she walked her dogs
A woman walking her dogs in Australia had her arm bitten off by a crocodile in a “death roll”. The victim, aged in her 60s, had been at...
Gunman wanted over bar attack killed in shoot-out with police at mosque
A gunman who killed three people during an attack on a bar in Tel Aviv has been shot dead by police.
Fighter publicly shoots dead his mother for asking him to leave Islamic State
An Islamic State fighter has publicly killed his mother after she tried to persuade him to cut his ties with the terror group.
Great white shark dies after just three days of being kept in Japanese aquarium
A great white shark has died after just three days in captivity in a Japanese aquarium.
Animal rights outrage as India lifts its ban on ‘cruel’ bull-taming festival
India has lifted a ban on a popular but controversial bull running festival, angering animal rights activists who say it is cruel and abusive. A government...
Study finds West Africa at highest risk of bat-to-human virus spread
Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from bat viruses jumping to humans and causing new diseases that could lead to deadly outbreaks,...
8yo boy left disfigured by chimp attack to undergo facial reconstruction
An African boy left severely disfigured after an attack by a group of chimpanzees two years ago is to be operated on by top surgeons in the US.
Defiant British PM says ISIS execution video ‘desperate stuff’
British Prime Minister David Cameron says a new Islamic State video of a masked man and young boy demonstrates the group is “under pressure”.
At least 2 gunmen still holed up at Indian air force base
At least two gunmen remain holed up in a two-storey building on an Indian air force base near the Pakistan border and exchanging gunfire with troops, more...
China rejects protests over plane landing on disputed artificial island
China has rejected a protest from Vietnam after one of its planes landed on an artificial island in a disputed area of the South China Sea.
Shark attack in northeast Australia leaves swimmer seriously injured
A man is in a serious condition after fighting off a shark while swimming in the sea off the coast of northeast Australia.
Germany lifts alert of imminent attack in Munich, hunts suspects
A terror warning in Munich on New Year’s Eve that led to the evacuation of two train stations was not a false alert, security officials said Friday,...
Police hunt ‘seven suicide bomb plotters’ after threat to new year celebrations
Up to seven suspects are being hunted by police who they believe were planning a suicide bomb attack in Munich.
Munich stations closed as terror threats cast a shadow over new year celebrations
Two train stations in Munich were evacuated over fears of a planned suicide bomb attack as Europe ushered in the new year amid heightened security.
‘Rat on a plane’ forces Air India flight to turn back
A “suspected rat sighting” in the cabin forced an Air India plane carrying more than 200 passengers to return to Mumbai almost three hours...
Seized documents reveal ISIS’s aim to justify sex slavery
Islamic State theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when “owners” of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with...
Seized documents reveal Islamic State’s Department of ‘War Spoils’
Islamic State has set up departments to handle “war spoils”, including slaves, and the exploitation of natural resources such as oil, creating...
World’s fattest man Andres Moreno dies at 38 due to heart attack
The fattest man in the world, Andres Moreno, died of a heart attack in Mexico City, two months after he underwent a successful weight loss surgery.
Bushfire destroys more than 100 homes but ‘worse may be yet to come’
Firefighters are struggling to control bushfires that have destroyed more than 100 homes in Australia.
Do you want to know a secret? The Beatles will be streaming music online
The Beatles seem set to end their boycott of streaming services and release their back catalogue of hits online.
No end in sight: More than 1 million migrants entered Europe this year
More than one million migrants and refugees have entered Europe this year, according to an intergovernmental organisation.
Dozen groups ready to step into terror space should ISIS be defeated, warns report
The defeat of so-called Islamic State will not end worldwide jihadist terrorism because as many as 15 hard-line Islamist militias are capable of succeeding...
Warmest November in decades means 2015 likely to be hottest year ever
The globe shattered yet another heat record in November, continuing a warming trend that is all but certain to make 2015 the hottest year in modern history,...
Another heat record means 2015 likely to be hottest year ever
The globe shattered yet another heat record in November, continuing a warming trend that is all but certain to make 2015 the hottest year in modern history,...
Zuckerberg saddened as judge orders WhatsApp to be shut down for 48 hours
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says he is saddened after a court in Brazil ordered WhatsApp to be shut down for 48 hours.
UN set to adopt resolution to stop flow of money to Islamic State
Countries are being urged to “move vigorously and decisively to cut the flow of funds” to so-called Islamic State, as UN finance ministers...
Gunmen in pick-ups kidnap at least 26 Qataris on hunting trip in Iraqi desert
A gang of about 100 gunmen kidnapped a group of Qataris from their hunting camp in the Iraqi desert on Wednesday.
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