Church to burn copies of Koran to mark 9/11
A Florida church was yesterday promoting an event where it will burn copies of the Koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the U.S.
"Abducted" children found by police
A 15-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl have been found after Queensland police issued an abduction alert about the pair, fearing they may have been at risk after being taken by a man in the state's far-north on Thursday night.
Bear put down after murderous rampage
A GRIZZLY bear in the United States has been euthanised after tests determined it was responsible for a deadly triple mauling in a Montana campground, wildlife officials say.
Pilot has lucky escape from plane crash
A 46-year-old pilot has walked away with only minor injuries from a single-engine aeroplane crash on a remote airstrip on Cape York Peninsula.
Al Gore cleared on groping charges
FORMER U.S. Vice President Al Gore will not face criminal charges over allegations he groped an Oregon massage therapist nearly four years ago.
Israeli warplanes fire missiles into Gaza
ISRAELI warplanes fired missiles at several targets in the Gaza Strip yesterday, wounding eight people, witnesses and medical sources said.
Boy aged four shoots and kills little girl
A four-year-old Indianapolis boy picked up a gun left lying on a kitchen table and fired a shot that killed the three-year-old daughter of his father's girlfriend, police say.
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