Friday, May 24th, 2013

World

Djokovic wins classic US Open final

Rafael Nadal produced a stunning third set tie break to keep alive his chances of winning the US Open men's singles title against world No1 Novak Djokovic.
September 13, 2011, 8:23 am
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Time lapse video from the heavens

Time lapse footage of earth shot from the International Space Station has captured cities and storm fronts at their most peaceful.
September 20, 2011, 9:35 am
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Who is the boy from the woods?

Interpol has been called in to investigate the bizarre case of a teenager who appeared in Berlin claiming to have lived for five years in a forest with his now dead father.
September 19, 2011, 7:48 am
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Sperm bank refusing redhead donors

In a classic case of supply and demand, the world's largest sperm bank is no longer taking donation from redheads.
September 19, 2011, 7:35 am
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Diamond thief swallows the evidence

Spanish authorities say a $16,500 diamond was found in a thief’s stomach after he was taken to a hospital for an X-ray.
September 15, 2011, 8:28 am
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Pauline's 120kg lighter but has lost love

British woman Pauline Allen has shed an extraordinary 120kg but her weight-loss feat has left her lamenting the fact that she can't find a man.
September 15, 2011, 8:21 am
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9/11 crash video haunts WA couple

It is perhaps the most riveting and horrifying video ever broadcast.
September 10, 2011, 3:22 pm

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Shocking video of twin towers tragedy

Film makers Chris Hopewell and Carol Wells were in New York 10 years ago and were witnesses to one of the world's most horrifying events.
September 9, 2011, 12:55 pm
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'Stalker' phoned ex-boyfriend 65,000 times

A woman in the Netherlands has been charged with stalking after allegedly calling her ex-boyfriend 65,000 times in the past 12 months, the Washington Post reports.
September 9, 2011, 7:34 am
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US firefighters rescue three in blaze

Firefighters in America have rescued a mother and her two young daughters from a burning building, rushing into the blaze to carry them out unconscious but alive.
September 8, 2011, 9:31 am

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Ikea used prisoners as slave labour: reports

Swedish retail giant Ikea used "slave labour" to make its furniture, secret police files have revealed.
September 7, 2011, 8:10 am

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Winehouse fortune squandered

Amy Winehouse's ex-husband used her for money, according to new claims.
September 7, 2011, 7:16 am

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News International to sell Wapping site

News International, the British newspaper wing of Rupert Murdoch's global media empire, says it will sell its site in Wapping, east London, where it has been based for the past 25 years.
September 6, 2011, 7:18 am
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Gaddafi warned UK over plane bomber

The Gaddafi regime warned Britain that there would be "dire consequences" if Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi died in his Scottish jail cell.
September 4, 2011, 9:00 am
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Mother 'blew marijuana smoke into baby's mouth'

A mother in America has been charged with child abuse of her baby daughter after allegedly blowing marijuana smoke into her mouth and threatening to kick her in the mouth.
September 2, 2011, 7:54 am
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Judge rules child can stay with killer mum

An American judge says a teenage boy can keep living with his father and stepmother, even though the woman killed her own young daughters in 1991.
September 1, 2011, 7:45 am
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Notting Hill Carnival marred by stabbing

A man has been hospitalised after being stabbed during London’s Notting Hill Carnival. But police nevertheless described the two-day carnival as a success, after the event remained free of the widespread disorder seen in English cities earlier this month.
August 30, 2011, 4:21 pm

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Gardener impaled on shears

Hospital officials say an 86-year-old Arizona man is lucky to be alive after he accidentally impaled himself with pruning shears.
August 30, 2011, 8:05 am

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Gaddafi nanny burned with boiling water

A woman who worked for Muammar Gaddafi as a nanny for 12 months says she twice had boiling water poured over her head, leaving her with horrific wounds.
August 30, 2011, 7:56 am
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Gibson reaches deal with ex-girlfriend

Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend have reached a financial and custody settlement of a bitter dispute that spawned a criminal case and left the Academy Award winner's reputation damaged.
August 27, 2011, 2:30 pm

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