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Gunfire from Syria hits Golan Heights

The Israeli military says sporadic gunfire from Syria has hit the Golan Heights.
May 20, 8:42 pm
More bodies found in Indon mine collapse

Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and others are missing almost a week after a tunnel collapsed at a US-owned mine in Indonesia's Papua province.
May 20, 6:48 pm
One dead in Tunisia clashes

Tunisian police have clashed with hundreds of hardline Islamists whose group was prevented from meeting, leaving one person dead and several injured.
May 20, 11:38 am
Syrian troops move on rebel-held town

The Syrian army has launched an offensive to retake the western town of Qusayr, a government official says.
May 19, 10:25 pm
One winning ticket in US $US590m lottery

A ticket has matched all the numbers to win a US lottery jackpot estimated at $US590.5 million, Powerball officials say.
May 19, 10:02 pm
Up to 60 injured in US parade crash

About 50 to 60 people have been injured with a driver described as an elderly man driving his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in Virginia.
May 19, 4:16 pm
Broken rail eyed in US train crash

Officials have described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut.
May 19, 4:04 pm
Alaska volcano still shooting lava

A narrow ash plume extends several hundreds of kilometres southeast from the remote Pavlof Volcano, which is 1000km southwest of Anchorage.
May 19, 4:02 pm
Rolf Harris takes stage in Bristol

Rolf Harris thanked his fans for their support during his first live performance in the UK since his arrest, according to reports.
May 19, 3:18 pm
Beatles guitar sells for $US400,000

A guitar played by Beatles pair John Lennon and George Harrison has sold for more than $US400,000 at a New York auction.
May 19, 2:15 pm
Plane catches fire as it lands in Moscow

A Russian plane caught fire as it landed in Moscow, but the passengers and crew escaped unhurt.
May 19, 11:13 am
Saudi Arabian woman scales Everest

Sixty four climbers have climbed Mount Everest in one day, including the first Saudi Arabian woman to scale the world's highest peak.
May 19, 8:27 am
Hopes fade for trapped Indonesian miners

As rock continues to fall in a collapsed tunnel at an Indonesian mine, hopes have faded for the lives of 23 miners still trapped.
May 18, 9:52 pm
Coronation St star denies sex charges

Actor Michael Le Vell, a household name in Britain after appearing on the soap Coronation Street for 30 years, has pleaded not guilty to child sex charges.
May 18, 10:29 am
Scientists to scan asteroid as it passes

Scientists in the US plan to scan an asteroid as it passes by the Earth with a telescope that will show up features as small as 12 feet.
May 18, 8:53 am