Pioneering CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87
Ted Turner, the media mogul who invented the concept of a 24-hour news channel when he launched CNN in 1980, has died aged 87.The news was announced by Turner Enterprises
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Artemis II astronauts head home after record-breaking lunar fly-by
Four astronauts aboard Artemis II are heading back to Earth after completing a historic lunar fly-by that has taken them further into space than any humans before.The cre
12 tonnes of KitKat chocolate stolen in Europe shipment
About 12 tonnes, or 413,793 bars, of KitKat chocolate have been stolen from a shipment belonging to Nestle after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week fo
11-year-old arrested, faces charges in murder of 5-year-old brother
An 11-year-old boy has been taken into custody and is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of his 5-year-old brother in Centennial, Colorado, investigators an
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested at his eastern England home.The UK's Telegraph newspaper says British police had arrived at the residence of Mountbatten-Wind
French police raid X offices in Paris as Musk ordered to face questions
French police have raided the offices of Elon Musk's social media network X as prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to answer questions in April related to a widening
Mother shares tribute to 15-year-old Max trapped under Mount Maunganui landslide
The mother of one of the 15-year-olds trapped under the Mount Maunganui landslide has remembered her son as a "kind and beautiful" person. Max Furse-Kee was one of six
US forces seize Russian-flagged oil tanker with Venezuela links in North Atlantic
The US military has boarded and seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic Ocean that has been trying to evade a US blockade for weeks. It is one of two V
Military force 'always an option' for Greenland, White House says
US President Donald Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland and the use of the US military in pursuit of the goal is "always an option," the Whi
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro held in New York prison described as 'hell on earth'
The facility where detained Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has been taken is a notorious New York jail that has held a string of high-profile and celebrity criminals
Sydney man bashed, bound and locked in boot of Uber in suspected kidnapping
Police have launched an investigation after a man was found stabbed and tied up in the boot of an Uber in a suspected kidnapping in Sydney’s west.The Sydney Mornin
Some world leaders view Venezuelan strikes with 'deep concern', others 'salute' US action
The US will temporarily "run" Venezuela after American forces captured the country's now-deposed president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores in an extraordina
Donald Trump calls for Hamas to disarm after meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu
Donald Trump says there will be "hell to pay" if Hamas does not disarm soon, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US president has bee
Port Macquarie charity Every Daughter Matters helps stop Nepali girls being trafficked to India
At 18 years old, Priya* was barely earning enough to eat, lugging bricks in a construction site for a wage in a Nepalese town, Butwal.That was until a woman approached he
Two gunmen open fire at Bondi Chanukkah event, 10 confirmed dead
A gunman has been shot dead and another is being treated after opening fire on Bondi beach, killing 10 people in what is believed to be a targeted attack on a Jewish even
Two teenage boys charged over fire at Deniliquin High School
Two teenage boys have been charged over a weekend fire that has extensively damaged a school in south-west New South Wales.The blaze broke out in a two-storey building at
Mother sentenced to life in prison for New Zealand's 'suitcase murders'
A mother who murdered her two children and stuffed them into suitcases stashed inside a storage locker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand.Hakyung Lee,
At least 18 people killed in Indonesian landslides as rescue efforts continue to find more than 30 others missing
Rescue workers are continuing to search for 34 missing people after two separate landslides in two different regions on Indonesia's main island of Java killed at least 18
Firefighters extinguish brake fire on Virgin Australia plane after landing at Brisbane Airport
Emergency services have put out a brake fire which was sparked moments after a plane landed at Brisbane Airport.Vision posted to social media showed firefighters working
Two teenage boys charged over fire at Deniliquin High School
Two teenage boys have been charged over a weekend fire that has extensively damaged a school in south-west New South Wales. The blaze broke out in a two-storey buildin
Mother sentenced to life in prison for New Zealand's 'suitcase murders'
A mother who murdered her two children and stuffed them into suitcases stashed inside a storage locker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand. Hakyung