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Missing nuts upset Queen
Hacking trial: Police officers 'irritated' Queen by eating nuts left out at Buckingham Palace, court told.
Doco shows 'mummy's boy' attack
A 'spoilt, jealous mummy's boy' who throttled his model girlfriend before his parents tried to cover it up smashed his victim's…
Signer blames schizophrenic attack
The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's funeral said last night that a schizophrenic episode was to blame for…
Putin defends Russian conservative values
President Vladimir Putin cast Russia as a defender of conservative values against the "genderless and infertile" Western…
World
2 Pakistan policemen protecting polio team killed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) Police say gunmen have killed two police officers assigned to protect a team of polio workers in…
Toronto reporter sues mayor for defamation
TORONTO (AP) A Toronto Star reporter has sued Mayor Rob Ford for suggesting the journalist was a pedophile in a recent…
House conservatives help propel budget bill
WASHINGTON (AP) A budget pact now in the hands of the U.S. Senate will encounter strong but probably futile resistance…
Protest apps bring hi-tech flair to Thai rallies
BANGKOK (AP) For years, protesters in Thailand have used social media to organize rallies. Now they're taking smartphones…
NKorean statement on execution of leader's uncle
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) North Korea said Friday that it had executed the uncle of Kim Jong Un, the country's leader…
Asian stocks tentative amid Fed stimulus cut fears
BEIJING (AP) Asian stock markets mostly posted tentative gains Friday as investors prepared for the U.S. Federal Reserve's…
Typhoon Haiyan deaths in Philippines top 6,000
MANILA, Philippines (AP) The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan that struck the central Philippines on Nov. 8 has passed 6,000…
Gas blast at Chinese coal mine traps 22 workers
BEIJING (AP) A gas explosion on Friday trapped 22 workers underground in a coal mine in western China. The blast at a…
Japan, SE Asia fete 40 years of ties, eye China
TOKYO (AP) Southeast Asian nations welcome Japan's efforts to nurture closer security cooperation, given China's growing…
Ancient statue will be returned to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) Sotheby's auction house in New York has agreed to return an ancient statue to Cambodia, ending…
Boeing says Machinists reject 777X counteroffer
SEATTLE (AP) A Boeing spokesman says the company has presented a "best and final counterproposal" to the Machinists union…
Australian police to be charged over fatal arrest
SYDNEY (AP) Four Australian police officers will be charged with assaulting a 21-year-old Brazilian student who died while…
Stomach pain was 40-year-old foetus
A Colombian woman suffering from stomach pain was found to have a 40-year-old foetus inside her. The 82-year-old, from…
Coca-Cola shuffles exec ranks at US operations
ATLANTA (AP) Coca-Cola is shuffling its executive ranks and organizational structure at its North America business, which…
Fawcett bling, Gene Kelly suit sell at auction
DALLAS (AP) Separate auctions were held Thursday in Dallas: One featured Texas native Farrah Fawcett's jewelry and other…
House OKs defense bill dealing with sexual assault
WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a comprehensive defense policy bill that aims to stem the…
UN committee: Iran deal good, but sanctions remain
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The U.N. committee monitoring sanctions against Iran says it welcomes the recent nuclear agreement…
Navajo Code Talker dies at 90 in New Mexico home
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (AP) A Navajo Code Talker, whose words are inscribed on congressional medals given to his group and…
Chinese company worker accused of stealing seed
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Six men from China including the CEO of a seed corn subsidiary of a Chinese conglomerate have been…
Judge finalizes divorce of Jack White, Karen Elson
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) A judge has finalized the divorce between Jack White and British model and singer Karen Elson. Court…
International Politics
Kiwis gather for Mandela memorial service
Nelson Mandela mourners danced and sang at a memorial service for the former leader in Wellington today. About 3000 turned…
Syria
Refugees risk it all to reach Jordan
As evening gathers across a desert plain in eastern Jordan, 80-year-old Muteea Talaa stands with 200 other starved, cold…
Middle East
Sinister night for women in protest
The three women - Rasha Azab, Mona Seif and Nazly Hussein - and 11 other women were beaten and dragged off by police during…
Europe
Cameron chided over Nigella
The jury in the trial of two former personal assistants accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi has been…
Pacific Islands
Chris de Freitas: Human interference real threat to Pacific atolls
The facts around rising sea levels are widely misunderstood or misinterpreted.
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Asia
Bangladesh executes opposition leader
Bangladesh has executed an opposition leader convicted of war crimes hours after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute…
United States
Man charged over revenge porn site
A man has been charged with operating a website that let people anonymously post explicit photographs of others so that…