Lawyers Claim Second Gunman Shot Robert Kennedy, Seeks Release of Sirhan
Lawyers of Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted killer of former senator Robert F. Kennedy, are seeking his release and a new trial claiming he did not shoot the victim.
4 Killed, Hundreds of Cars Fall Into River As a Bridge Collapses in Indonesia
Four people were killed and hundreds of cars fell into a river Sunday after a bridge in Borneo collapsed.
NSW Teen Accidentally Electrocuted in Bali
The Bali holiday of a NSW Central Coast teenager turned into a tragedy when he accidentally died upon touching a live wire outside a bar and grill in Kuta beach.
3 American Students Arrested in Cairo for Throwing Firebombs at Police
Three American exchange students are detained in Cairo for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at security forces from the roof of a university building near Tahrir Square, where thousands of protesters demanding a civilian government were clashing with riot police trying to disperse them.
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Nursing Home Fire Death Toll Now 8
Another victim of Friday's fire at the Quaker Hills Nursing Home in Sydney died Monday night bringing the death toll to eight.
Death Toll in Egypt Clashes Rises to 35
Clashes between demonstrators and police around Cairo's Tahrir Square continued for the third day on Monday raising the death toll to at least 24 and the number of injured people to 1,700.
Austrian Air Passengers Forced to Pay $30,000 Refueling to Complete Flight to U.K.
Passengers of an Austrian airline were forced to pay $30,000 for the refueling of their flight in Vienna to get to their final destination in the U.K.
Student Claims Roebuck Sexually Assaulted Him Before Suicide
A Zimbabwean IT student has claimed that ABC and Fairfax cricket radio commentator and writer Peter Roebuck sexually assaulted him in a hotel before the former English cricketer committed suicide.
Suspected White House Shooter Arrested
Police had arrested a suspect in a shooting incident at the White House on Friday night.
Virgin Blue Chicken Supplier Fined $236,000 for Listeriosis Outbreak
The Downing Centre Local Court has ordered the GMI Food Wholesalers and its directors to pay a fine of $236,000 for supplying Virgin Blue with inflight chicken meals tainted with the listeria bacteria that infected several passengers of the airline in 2009.
NBA Players to Disband Union, Countersue League
The labor dispute in the National Basketball Association (NBA) took a turn for the worse Tuesday when players decided to disband their union and sue the league because they find the team owners' last offer of 50-50 profit sharing not good.
4 Spanish Traffickers Busted, 300 Kilos Cocaine Seized
Four Spanish nationals are in police custody and facing charges of trafficking 300 kilos of cocaine worth $78 million.
Siege of Brazil’s Biggest Slums Nets Drug Gangs
Some 3,000 police and soldiers raided and took over two of Brazil's biggest shantytowns Sunday as part of a crackdown against armed drug gangs and security preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Drunken All Black wing Zac Guildford Attacks 2 at Cook Islands Bar
Spirit has taken control of All Black wing Zac Guildford again over the weekend as he barged drunk, naked and bleeding into a Cook Islands bar and punched two men there.
Qantas Pilots Challenge FWA Rule Disallowing Strike
The pilots union of Qantas airlines has challenged before the Federal Court the ruling of Fair Works Australia (FWA) banning the group from staging industrial action.
Google to Support Android Vendors in Legal Disputes with Apple
Android vendors need not fear patent infringement lawsuits from Apple as Google Inc., maker of the most popular mobile operating system in the world, promised to support them if they face legal actions from the iPhone maker.
Mexican Drug Cartel Frees Kidnapped Anonymous Hacker
The Zetas drug cartel in Mexico has released a local member of the hackers group Anonymous following threats by the latter to expose the identities of the criminal gang's accomplices in the government.
Kapunda Teen Admits Killing 3 Rowe Family Members
Jason Alexander Downie pleaded guilty Wednesday before the Elizabeth Magistrates Court of killing 16-year-old Chantelle Rowe and her parents in their home in Kapunda, South Australia one year ago.
Descendant to Give Ned Kelly Private Funeral
Ned Kelly will finally get his last wish, burial on consecrated ground, 131 years after his execution.
Gaddafi Spent Last Days Scavenging, Hiding, Reading Books
A security aide of slain Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi detained in Misrata has told CNN and BBC that the longest-serving leader of Africa was forced to scavenge for food and hide in abandoned homes in his hometown Sirte during his last days.
Jury Finds Bar Boss Murder Suspect Guilty
A jury has found a bar manager guilty of murdering his multi-millionaire boss in his home and dumping his body somewhere.
TV Deal with Bali Boy’s Parents Cancelled
A TV deal between Nine Network and the parents of the 14-year-old boy on trial in Bali, Indonesia for buying marijuana was cancelled on Sunday.
How Online Reviews Can Kill Your Business in 5 Minutes
A Briton revealed that Google has finally removed a fake online review of his business on Google's Places that mentioned him as a pedophile after his request to delete it have been ignored for 18 months. Unfortunately, the damage had been done.
Robertson Warns of Unfair Trial of Assange in Sweden, Calls for Canberra Aid
The Australian legal advisor of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called on the Federal Government to help him get a fair trial in Sweden following the British High Court's decision to extradite him to the Scandinavian country to face rape charges.
Asylum Boat Overturns, 17 Drown
A wooden boat packed with 70 suspected asylum seekers capsized off the coast of West Java in Indonesia on Tuesday drowning 17 people.
U.K. High Court to Rule on Assange Extradition
The U.K.'s High Court will rule on Wednesday whether or not to extradite controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden so he could be questioned by police about two women's allegations that he raped them.
Gadhafi's Son is no Mass Murderer, Says Bodyguard
The Canada-based Australian bodyguard of Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, has surfaced and belied allegations that his client was a mass murderer.
Anonymous Takes On Mexican Drug Cartel After Kidnapping of Hacker
Anonymous hackers are taking on the violent Mexican drug cartel Zetas after one member was allegedly kidnapped by the gang notorious for executing rivals, police and civilians who get in their way.
NSW Sex Offenders Slip Past Scrutiny and Victimize More Children
NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour has urged government agencies to effectively cooperate with each other up to national levels to protect children from sex offenders who have been previously convicted for sexual offenses.
In Queensland Pedophiles to Wear GPS Trackers
The Queensland government will fit GPS trackers initially to 67 convicted pedophiles starting next year so their whereabouts can be monitored 24/7.
Grant Hackett, Candice Alley’s Home Trashed, Police Investigating
A grand piano was found overturned inside the trashed apartment home of ex-Olympian Grant Hackett and wife Candice Alley early Sunday morning.
Fugitive Found in Sydney Dares UK Police to Get Him
A British fugitive found living in Sydney under an alias has claimed that he is innocent of the charge that he faked his death to get a $2 million in life insurance and has dared the U.K. police to arrest him in Australia.
Gas Leak in Bathurst Leads to Evacuation
Gas leaked from a ruptured pipe in a section of Bathurst's central business district on Tuesday and firefighters closed the area and evacuated people.
Attorney General Rejects War Crimes Charges, Cites Rajapaksa’s Diplomatic Immunity
Tamils in Australia were frustrated after Attorney-General Robert McClelland disallowed war crimes charges against visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to proceed citing his diplomatic immunity.
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