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First charges from Savile abuse scandal

A former BBC driver has become the first person to be charged by Operation Yewtree officers who last week arrested and quizzed an Aussie entertainer.
April 4, 9:23 am
African forces suspend hunt for Kony

Uganda's top military official says African Union troops have suspended the hunt for the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony.
April 3, 10:51 pm
WWII bomb found near Berlin's main station

A 100 kilogram World War II bomb has been found at a building site near Berlin's main train station.
April 3, 10:39 pm
Bus falls from Rio viaduct, 7 dead

A passenger bus has plunged from a 10m high viaduct in central Rio de Janeiro, killing at least seven people.
April 3, 10:21 pm
Aust and Indonesia hail bilateral ties

Australia has offered to sell Indonesia five C130 Hercules aircraft at "bargain basement" prices.
April 3, 8:15 pm
Malaysia poll will be fair, PM insists

Malaysia's prime minister says people who cast doubt on the country's electoral system are doing so for their own interests.
April 3, 7:57 pm
Jesse Ryder returns home after assault

Kiwi cricketer Jesse Ryder has been discharged from hospital and returned home after he was brutally assaulted.
April 3, 7:32 pm
Syrian forces hit rebel areas of Damascus

Syrian forces have pounded rebel-held areas of the capital Damascus as rebels in the city of Aleppo moved to break out political prisoners.
April 3, 4:01 pm
Alleged smuggling boss set to face court

An Afghan man suspected of being one of the most active people smugglers to operate out of Indonesia is finally set to be extradited to Australia.
April 3, 3:16 pm
Former voice of TV's Elmo sued again

Kevin Clash, who was the voice of Elmo on Sesame Street, is accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in a fifth lawsuit.
April 3, 1:25 pm
Rotorua sulphur won't cause asthma: study

People exposed to the sulphur smell in NZ's Rotorua are no more likely to get asthma than those not exposed to it, scientists have found.
April 3, 12:39 pm
Francis marks John Paul death anniversary

Pope Francis has prayed at Pope John Paul II's tomb on the eighth anniversary of the pontiff's death, demonstrating a "spiritual continuity" of the papacy.
April 3, 12:26 pm
EU countries take action against Google

Regulators in countries across the EU are set on a joint legal action against Google over its privacy policy, with the ultimate possibility of imposing fines.
April 3, 8:27 am
Jury out again in UK fire deaths trial

A British jury has begun considering its verdicts in the multiple manslaughter trial of Mick and Mairead Philpott.
April 2, 9:29 pm
PNG govt backs domestic violence law

Domestic violence is set to become a criminal offence in PNG, where up to two thirds of women are estimated to have experienced domestic or sexual violence
April 2, 9:23 pm