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Truck left dangling in bridge crash
A truck was left dangling over the side of a motorway bridge in Melbourne, Australia, after it flipped over and threw the driver about 65ft onto another road below, local media have reported.
$1m jewellery raid at Cannes hotel
Thieves ripped out a small safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with about one million dollars worth (£650,000) of jewellery inside, French police say.
Scores killed in Iraq bomb attacks
Bombs struck Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months, as a spike in violence raises fears the country could be on the path to a new round of sectarian bloodshed.
'Hatchet hitchiker' murder charge
A hitchhiker turned internet celebrity has been charged with beating a lawyer to death.
Ruby tells of 'bung bunga' party
The Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has testified that a young woman attending one of his "bunga bunga" parties dressed up like a nun, danced provocatively and stripped down to her underwear for the then-premier at his in-house disco.
Man who beat zoo monkey to death is jailed
A US man convicted of breaking into a zoo and brutally beating to death a Patas monkey will spend up to a year in prison, where he will take part in a treatment programme.
Deadly blasts hit Pakistan mosques
Bombings at two mosques in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 10 people, police say.
'Torture evidence' in Syrian jails
A human rights group says it has found documents and physical evidence indicating Syrians were arbitrarily detained and tortured in government prisons in the eastern city of Raqqa.
Bieber faces pet monkey deadline
Justin Bieber has just hours to reclaim his pet monkey from the animal shelter where it has been since it was seized by German customs, officials say, but he will have to pay thousands for the two-month stay even if he doesn't take the animal back.
Iraq's sectarian violence on the rise as 50 die over two days
Attacks across Iraq have killed 50 people in the last two days as growing friction between Sunni and Shia leads to more sectarian violence.
Israel willing to launch further Syria attacks
Israel will not be deterred from launching further attacks on Syria, a senior government official has told the New York Times, warning that Bashar al-Assad would forfeit his presidency if he retaliated.
Crime not ruled out in Texas blast
One month after a fire triggered a massive blast at a Texas fertiliser plant that killed 15 people, officials had to declare the cause of the blaze as "undetermined".
Historian claims to have published Coca Cola's 'secret formula' days after man tries to sell another variant on eBay for $5m
One man is threatening to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounds Coca Cola's 'secret formula' as he claims to publish a copy of the original recipe in a new book.
Abducted UN peacekeepers freed
Armed men broke into a United Nations outpost in a buffer zone separating Israel and Syria and abducted three UN military observers.
Government aid management 'weak'
Aid money has been wasted and projects hit by delays as a result of poor management by the Government, according to an independent report.
Ten tornadoes wreak havoc in Texas, leaving six dead and hundreds homeless
Ten tornadoes have wreaked havoc in several small communities in Texas, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless.
Boy, 12, 'stabbed by children's entertainer' at five-star Greek hotel
An entertainer at a Greek island hotel was today charged with attempted murder and theft for allegedly stabbing a 12-year-old guest 20 times after being confronted over a theft.
Pope hits out at 'cult of money'
Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the "cult of money" that he says is tyrannising the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods.
Second suspect held over shooting
A second suspect has been arrested over the New Orleans shooting that injured 20 people at a parade on Mother's Day.
David Beckham retires from football
David Beckham will retire from football at the end of this season.
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Queen to get garden festival look
One hundred years of glorious gardens will be celebrated when the world's most famous flower show throws its doors open this week.
World hunger 'could be eradicated'
World hunger could be eradicated if the revenues that developing countries lose through tax dodging were available to them to invest in agricultural development, says a report from charity Christian Aid.
Scores hurt as car hits US parade
Up to 60 people were injured when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.
Latest Sport
Clichy signs new City deal
Gael Clichy has signed a new four-year deal at Manchester City.
Doyle downs hat-trick in Carlow success
Substitute Craig Doyle came off the bench to fire in a spectacular hat-trick as Carlow powered to a 4-17 to 2-13 victory over London in the Leinster SHC at Dr Cullen Park.
Jones to pay for damaging Whelan's car
Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a mistaken act of retribution for a training-ground prank which went wrong.
Latest Showbiz
Wood: I couldn't punch a small lady
Victoria Wood had to have a scene written out of her new role because she was too nice to punch the other actress.
Knight: Wills will spot me on Holby
Jules Knight, Holby City's newest star, has said he is considering sending a box set of the show to old friends the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Orla enjoying Poirot adventure
Orla Brady has revealed how filming the new series of Poirot was tricky as almost every character has a different accent.
