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  • Boston bombing suspect's remains claimed

    The remains of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, has been claimed by his family in the US.

    May 3, 10:47 pm
  • Missing US mum resurfaces after 11 years

    A US woman who has resurfaced after being declared dead, following her disappearance 11 years ago, has angered her daughter, who regrets grieving for her.

    May 3, 5:03 pm
  • Amnesty slams PNG death penalty plan

    Amnesty International says the plan to enforce the death penalty in PNG is "state-sanctioned violence" and doesn't deal with the root causes of crimes.

    May 3, 4:45 pm
  • 'Robin Hood' guilty of US bank robbery

    A 40-year-old Australian author who likened himself to Robin Hood faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in the US federal prison system for robbing a bank.

    May 3, 3:23 pm
  • First woman on FBI's most-wanted list

    A former Black Panther has become the FBI's first woman added to its most-wanted terrorists list, 40 years after she killed a US police officer.

    May 3, 1:25 pm
  • Family tried intervention for Jackson

    Michael Jackson refused any family attempts to get him into rehab, saying he didn't have a drug problem: police tell court.

    May 3, 12:30 pm
  • Obama ok with new pill age rule

    US President Barack Obama is in favour of the decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older.

    May 3, 12:18 pm
  • WTC spire in place in NYC

    An American flag has been wrapped around the final piece of the spire and placed on top of the new World Trade Centre, 12 years after terrorist attacks.

    May 3, 11:32 am
  • UN report says drones violate law

    Draft UN report on drones says robots should not have the power of life and death over humans.

    May 3, 11:22 am
  • Man dies after shooting at Houston airport

    A man is dead after firing a gun inside Houston's largest airport and being confronted by a law enforcement official.

    May 3, 10:46 am
  • Syrian govt targeting reporters

    Amnesty says reporters in Syria are being targeted and one was beaten every day for 26 days following his arrest by Syrian authorities

    May 3, 9:54 am
  • NZ road-rage killer jailed for a decade

    A NZ judge has sentenced road-rage killer Shayd Robinson, 21, to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 10 years.

    May 3, 9:28 am
  • Buffett says women key to US prosperity

    Billionaire Warren Buffett says he's confident about America's economic future because more women are excelling in the workforce.

    May 3, 9:02 am
  • Road rage killer to be sentenced in NZ

    Shayd Robinson, 21, is to be sentenced after being found guilty of stabbing a man and licking his blood from the knife during a road rage attack in NZ .

    May 3, 5:00 am
  • BBC veteran an 'opportunistic predator'

    Veteran BBC presenter Stuart Hall, 83, has admitted to 14 child abuse charges that date back to the 1970s and 80s, with one victim aged just 9.

    May 2, 10:20 pm

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