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Wed 22 May 2013

Oklahoma tornado survivor finds lost dog during live interview

A SURVIVOR of the massive tornado that struck Oklahoma got a much needed piece of good news when she was unexpectedly reunited with her missing dog.

News

Russian soldier has 'bullet removed from head with pliers'

INCREDIBLE footage has captured the moment a grinning Russian soldier had an AK-47 machine gun bullet removed from his head with a pair of pliers.

Offbeat
John Hall

Obama pledges support for Oklahoma as toll revised down to 24

PRESIDENT Barack Obama has said that authorities will work "as long as it takes" to deal with the devastation of a massive hurricane that hit Oklahoma city.

News
David Usborne, John Hall, Steve Anderson

Claims Pope cast 'devil' out of disabled youth rejected

THE Vatican has denied that Pope Francis had performed an exorcism after claims by an Italian religious television channel over a boy in a wheelchair.

News
The Independent and APN Newsdesk

Historian's suicide inside Notre Dame a 'gay marriage protest'

A FAR-RIGHT French historian shot himself in the head beside the altar of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday.

News
John Lichfield

Tue 21 May 2013

Report delves into issue of refugee detention and suicide

DELAYS in processing asylum-seeker claims found to be a key factor in suicide and self-harm in Australia's immigration detention network.

At least 20 children among 91 dead in US tornado tragedy

THE death toll from the Oklahoma tornado has risen to 91 with at least 20 children among those killed by the monster 1.6km wide storm.

Natural Disasters

Fri 17 May 2013

Chinese police seize millions of fake Durex condoms worth $7m

POLICE in China have busted an alleged counterfeiting ring after seizing more than 4.65 million fake condoms worth ¥47.7 million ($7.94m).

Offbeat
Steve Anderson

NZ parking inspector's car ticketed and towed for illegal park

AUCKLAND Transport has had to ticket one of its own vehicles after an employee parked illegally in a mobility space.

Offbeat
Morgan Tait

Pretty pink dolls or naked angry blonde...

BARBIE'S Dream House has opened in Berlin with some unofficial additions – police guards and topless protesters brandishing burning crosses.

Offbeat
Tony Paterson

End it like Beckham: David's hanging up his boots for good

FORMER England captain David Beckham has confirmed he will call it a day at 38 after turning down a contract extension at PSG.

Soccer
Simon Rice

Coca Cola recipe wars: Is this the real thing?

SAFELY guarded in an air-conditioned vault in Atlanta, Georgia, lies one of western society's most valuable artefacts.

Offbeat
Steve Anderson

Thu 16 May 2013

World Press Photo winner cleared by 'forensic examination'

CAN a news photograph be enhanced without distorting the truth - and, if so, how much distortion is acceptable before the picture becomes a fake?

News
Ian Burrell

Wed 15 May 2013

France to tax smartphones to 'protect' French culture

FRANCE plans to impose a small tax on smartphones, tablets and computers as a way of financing and protecting French cultural activity.

Offbeat
John Lichfield

Technology set to locate lost ancient city of Ciudad Blanca

LEGEND has it that somewhere beneath the forest canopy lies the ancient city of Ciudad Blanca – and now archaeologists think they may have found it.

News
Tim Walker

Tue 14 May 2013

Eerie images show forgotten Paris apartment 70 years on

EERIE new images have emerged of a French apartment abandoned at the outbreak of World War II and left untouched in the seven decades since.

Offbeat
John Hall

Richard Branson dons stewardess' outfit after losing bet

SIR Richard Branson might think again before making a bet with a fellow billionaire.

Travel
James Legge

Woman thrown off plane for singing 'I Will Always Love You'

AN American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger refused to stop singing Whitney Houston’s song 'I Will Always Love You'.

Offbeat
Rob Williams

Mon 13 May 2013

School at centre of US shooting to be torn down

THE future of tighter gun restrictions in the United States may be unclear, but at the site of last year’s school massacre, action could be at hand.

News
APN Newsdesk

Sun 12 May 2013

Sharif expected to beat Imran Khan in Pakistan election

FORMER Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to claim a landslide victory in what will be the first shift from one elected government to another in Pakistan.

News
APN Newsdesk

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