Two 17-year-olds accused of subjecting teenage girl to hours-long sexual assault granted bail Two boys allegedly invited to join a “degrading” and “humiliating” gang rape in Sydney have been granted bail. The pair are among three-17-year-olds accused of subjecting a teenage girl to an hours-long sexual assault on the night of 16 August. Continue reading...
Nepal's Prime Minister Secretariat shared footage showing army personnel rescuing people from a hydropower tunnel.
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Cara Severino calls parents – but still faces trek of more than 110km to reach Kathmandu on foot Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Australian woman has made contact with her family, more than two days after she was reported missing in flash flooding in Nepal. At least 469 people have been killed and more than 1,500 are missing after a catastrophic flash flood hit the China-Nepal border on Wednesday. Cara Severino, 25, is the first of 39 Australians who had been repo
Flash flooding and mudslides in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, while convective storms hit western Europe Following an “unprecedented” deluge in Chiba in mid-August, Japan has had more extreme rainfall in recent days. Moisture from the Sea of Japan brought relentless heavy rain to the prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama on Thursday. In Himi, Toyama, 361.5mm of rain fell in 24 hours, equivalent to half the average annual rainfall in London and Paris. As a result of the downpours, several rivers
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Australian government announces 24 expeditioners based at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over possible ‘prolonged psychological stress’ A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the second native mammal species known to have contracted the virus. It comes as the federal government announced it would withdraw researchers from the subantarctic Macquarie Island research station due to the “psychosocial risk” of witnessing potential mass seal deaths from
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Norway 's King Harald died Friday at 89, the Royal House of Norway announced. "It is with deep grief that we announce that His Majesty King Harald has passed away," the royal palace said in a statement. "King Harald died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet Friday 28 August at 6:35 AM," the statement continued. Harald's son, Crown Prince Haakon, 53, will succeed him. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Norway 's King Harald died Friday at 89, the Royal House of Norway announced. "It is with deep grief that we announce that His Majesty King Harald has passed away," the royal palace said in a statement. "King Harald died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet Friday 28 August at 6:35 AM," the statement continued. NORWAY RAISES SECURITY CONCERNS OVER MANHATTAN-SIZED ARCTIC LAND SALE AS TENSIONS RISE Harald, who was Europe's oldest living monarch, was hospitalized with a blood infec
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A New Hampshire man whose home was going up in flames allegedly stole a rescue truck from responding firefighters, then crashed into a fire engine, drove over active hoses and narrowly missed three firefighters before fleeing the scene, authorities said. Nestor Roman II, 30, of Dalton, faces multiple charges after authorities said he stole the rescue vehicle and later crashed several miles from his burning home. According to New Hampshire State Police, troopers were responding around 3:50 a.m. T
