Woman jailed over infant deaths pardoned
A woman once branded "Australia's worst female serial killer" has been pardoned after new evidence suggested she did not kill her four infant children. Kathleen Folbig
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Thousands evacuated from rooms after fire breaks out on cruise off Australian coast
Thousands of cruise passengers were evacuated from their rooms in the early hours this morning after a fire broke out on a ship off the New South Wales coast. The blaz
World News: India official drains entire dam to retrieve phone
A government official in India has been suspended after he ordered a reservoir to be drained to retrieve his phone. It took three days to pump millions of litres of wa
Meta slapped with record $1.3 billion EU fine over data privacy
Meta has been fined a record-breaking USD$1.3 billion by European Union regulators for violating EU privacy laws by transferring the personal data of Facebook users to se
Questions arise whether Montana’s TikTok ban will work
Montana has become the first US state to ban TikTok on all devices, even personal ones, triggering renewed doubts about the short-form video app’s future in the co
Haryana: India's grandmother-granddaughter karate champs
An unusual duo is winning laurels for India in karate. Geeta Godara,60, and her 13-year-old granddaughter Aashka recently won medals in different categories at an inte
Bees swarm plane injuring six people in Thailand
Airport firefighters in Thailand have battled a huge swarm of bees that injured six people after a plane landed. The Thai Smile flight FD3260 had just parked when the
Man arrested, charged over Wellington hostel fire that killed at least six
New Zealand police have arrested a man and charged him with two counts of arson in connection with a fire at a Wellington hostel that killed at least six people. Polic
Harry and Meghan in 'near catastrophic' car chase
Prince Harry, Meghan and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi, a spokesperson for the couple has claimed. BBC reports that t
Police suspect arson in deadly New Zealand hostel fire
New Zealand police have launched a homicide inquiry into a fire at an emergency housing hostel in Wellington, where at least six people were killed. Officials said up
Biden cancels visits to Australia and PNG as debt ceiling negotiations continue
US Pesident Joe Biden has cancelled his upcoming visits to Papua New Guinea and Australia due to the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations in Washington. White House White
CEO of OpenAI calls for US to regulate artificial intelligence
The creator of advanced chatbot ChatGPT has called on US lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). The BBC reports that Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the co
Civil jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused E Jean Carroll
A Manhattan federal jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in a luxury department store dressing room in the spring of 1996 and awarded her US $5 mi
Texas shooting: Eight killed by gunman in Allen mall
A gunman has shot and killed eight people shopping at a mall north of Dallas, Texas. Hundreds of people were evacuated from the mall in the city of Allen, as eyewitnes
Ed Sheeran wins Thinking Out Loud copyright case
A US court has ruled that British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran did not copy Marvin Gaye's “Let's Get It On†when composing “Thinking Out Loudâ€.
Teen made 'kill list' for Serbia school attack
A teenager who killed eight fellow students and a security guard in a Serbian school planned the attack for weeks and had a "kill list", according to police. The 13-ye
Texas shooting suspect captured after tip-off
A man suspected of killing five of his neighbours in Texas has been arrested after police found him hiding in a cupboard underneath a pile of laundry. The suspect was
UN says more than 800,000 may flee Sudan violence, as more than 100 Aussies remain in the country
The United Nations has warned 800,000 people may flee Sudan as rival military factions battle in the capital despite a supposed ceasefire. Hundreds of people have been
Former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern is heading to Harvard
After stepping down as leader of New Zealand earlier this year, Jacinda Ardern has revealed that she is swapping the rough and tumble of politics for a stint of quiet ref
World News: British American Tobacco to pay US $635 million for North Korea sanctions breaches
British American Tobacco is to pay US $635 million plus interest to US authorities after a subsidiary admitted selling cigarettes to North Korea in violation of sanctions
Sudan fighting: Diplomats and foreign nationals evacuated
Several countries have evacuated diplomats and citizens from Sudan's capital as fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum. The US and UK announced they had flown d