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Thursday May 17 09:46 AEST

Robert F. Kennedy Jr's second wife dead: reports

AFP | 23 mins ago

Mary Kennedy, the 52-year-old estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, has been found dead at her home in Bedford, New York, US media reports said Wednesday.

Thursday May 17 09:42 AEST

Mladic made 'throat-slitting' gesture

27 mins ago

A Srebrenica widow says former general Ratko Mladic made a "throat-slitting" gesture at her in the court where he is on trial for genocide and war crimes.

Thursday May 17 07:53 AEST

Cannes' female-free line-up criticised

2 hours 16 mins ago

None of the 22 film directors competing for the most prestigious prize at the Cannes Film Festival are women, prompting criticism.

Zimbabwe MP drives off in motor show car

2 hours 16 mins ago

A Zimbabwean politician is facing criminal charges after allegedly getting into a car on display at a motor show and driving off in it.

Thursday May 17 06:30 AEST

Prince Philip shocks with lewd dress remark

Nick Pearson, ninemsn | 3 hours 39 mins ago

Gaffe-prone Prince Philip stunned fans at a public greeting by making a a lewd remark about a 25-year-old woman's dress.

Thursday May 17 06:00 AEST

Hawk drops puppy from sky

Nick Pearson, ninemsn | 4 hours 9 mins ago

A California woman has taken a two-month-old puppy into her home after seeing it being dropped from the sky by a hawk.

Thursday May 17 04:29 AEST

Eight killed in clashes in Libyan town

5 hours 40 mins ago

Armed men have attacked a town in western Libya, killing eight people and injuring five.

Thursday May 17 01:53 AEST

Syria accused of civilian "executions"

8 hours 16 mins ago

Fifteen civilians executed by regime troops are among at least 32 people killed in Syria.

Thursday May 17 01:15 AEST

Yemeni army kills 29 al-Qaeda fighters

8 hours 54 mins ago

At least 29 al-Qaeda militants have been killed in a Yemeni army offensive in southern Yemen, undertaken with guidance from US troops.

Wednesday May 16 21:44 AEST

Utoya shooting survivors "played dead"

16 May 2012

Survivors of mass killer Anders Behring Breivik's shooting rampage found safety under bodies in pools of blood, an Oslo court has been told.

Wednesday May 16 21:01 AEST

Genocide trial of Ratko Mladic begins

Mike Corder | 16 May 2012

Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic has gone on trial at The Hague, charged with genocide against Muslims and Croats.

Wednesday May 16 17:09 AEST

Angry Brooks 'baffled' by charges

By Tom Morgan and Rosa Silverman | 16 May 2012

Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks says she is "baffled" by the charges laid against her by UK police investigating the phone-hacking scandal.

Wednesday May 16 17:05 AEST

Aussie 'forced' to smuggle drugs to Bali

By Karlis Salna, AAP South-East Asia Correspondent | 16 May 2012

An Australian man facing three charges, one of which carries the death penalty, for trying to smuggle drugs into Bali says he was forced to do so.

Wednesday May 16 15:01 AEST

Swedish safari guide, staff charged with murder in C. Africa

AFP | 16 May 2012

A Swedish professional hunter and 10 members of his safari firm have been charged with murder after 13 miners were found dead in the northeast of the country, police said Monday.

Dad cleared of raping two baby daughters:A prominent Los Angeles photographer falsely accused of raping his two baby daughters said he broke down and cried when he found out a court had cleared him of the alleged crime.

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