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Rescue trauma haunts volunteers

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:41:11 GMT

VOLUNTEERS who pulled people from the rubble at Bangladesh's Rana Plaza now struggle to live with their horrific memories.

Nine children taken by tornado

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:26:37 GMT

FIRST child victim of Oklahoma's deadly tornado identified as rescuers say they are unlikely to find any more survivors.

Cathedral suicide a 'gay marriage protest'

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:52:03 GMT

MAN calmly walks past tourists at Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral before pulling out a pistol and shooting himself in the mouth. He collapsed onto the altar.

Is the Pope an exorcist? Watch this

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:33:48 GMT

SINCE Pope Francis was seen laying his hands on the head of a young disabled man, speculation has been growing that the pope performed an exorcism.

Apple's Cook feels heat over taxes

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:30:00 GMT

BREKKIE WRAP: APPLE'S CEO has denied using "gimmicks" to dodge taxes and one of the world's most powerful bankers survived a vote to unseat him.

Russia angry at Eurovision fraud

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:19:59 GMT

MOSCOW is upset with neighbour Azerbaijan's admission that a no point vote for Russia's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest was probably falsified.

Woman reunited with dog live on TV

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:15:09 GMT

AN ELDERLY woman whose home was flattened by the Oklahoma tornado was reunited with her dog as she was being interviewed live on television.

Woman reunited with dog live on TV

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:15:09 GMT

AN ELDERLY woman whose home was flattened by the Oklahoma tornado was reunited with her dog as she was being interviewed live on television.

Driver caught out by hit-and-run tweet

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:25 GMT

A YOUNG driver may have landed herself in trouble after boasting about knocking a cyclist off their bike on Twitter.

Apple denies tax-dodging 'gimmicks'

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:02:38 GMT

APPLE has denied using "gimmicks" to dodge taxes after a US Senate investigation found it used offshore loopholes to save billions in taxes.

Should smart kids drop out of school?

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:50:18 GMT

TUMBLR founder David Karp was a high school drop out. Should bright kids be allowed to quit school early to pursue their dreams?

'UK could have a lesbian monarch'

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:44:31 GMT

A CONSERVATIVE politician says legalising gay marriage could result in the UK having a lesbian monarch giving birth by artificial insemination.

Massive sinkhole kills five in China

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:00 GMT

FIVE people have died after a 10-metre wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate in southern China.

Pistorius's brother acquitted in homicide

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:12 GMT

THE brother of Olympian Oscar Pistorius cried tears of relief as he was acquitted of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a car accident.

Woman 'too attractive' to work

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:08:47 GMT

LONDON woman Laura Fernee says her good looks are a curse in the workplace and the reason she's been unemployed for two years.

Aussie garden shines at Chelsea

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:23:21 GMT

A GARDEN the Queen calls a beautiful slice of Australia complete with waterfalls and a Waratah wins at the 2013 Chelsea Flower Show.

The driving force behind storm chasing

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:05:15 GMT

IN THE aftermath of the powerful tornado that decimated the town of Moore, Oklahoma, storm chasers reflect on their extreme hobby.

Tornado Aussie: I can't find friends

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:40:51 GMT

AUSTRALIAN TV personality who's lived in Oklahoma 30 years knows the tornado nightmare is far from over, with more storms predicted.

Five dead as gunman storms bank

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:41:19 GMT

A GUNMAN has stormed into a bank in Israel, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself.

Dubai jails Aussie for 10 years

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:22:05 GMT

AN Australian businessman has been jailed for 10 years and fined $25 million on discredited bribery charges in Dubai.

Would you treat a terror suspect?

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:00 GMT

BREKKIE WRAP: THE nurses who cared for the injured Boston bombing suspect have told of their conflicting emotions at helping save his life.

Man fined over royal manure plot

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:54:14 GMT

An elderly man has been fined over a plan to hurl manure at Prince Charles and his wife Camilla when they were in New Zealand last year.

Four killed in botched bank robbery

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:18 GMT

FOUR people have been killed and at least three injured in a bank robbery in Israel, which turned into a hostage drama.

Second Cambodian factory collapse injures 23

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:27 GMT

A COLLAPSING structure injured 23 workers Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for fashion brand H&M.

Defiant N Korea fires sixth missile

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:24 GMT

NORTH Korea fired a sixth short-range missile into the Sea of Japan, defying warnings from UN chief Ban Ki-moon and South Korea.