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Police locked down the main strip of Bondi Beach after a gunman barricaded himself in an apartment.

Alyssa Carter has helped raising money to buy two trained Belgian shepherd dogs to fight rhino poachers in Mahikeng.

Record-setting rains have left three dead and damaged hundreds of homes in Texas and Oklahoma.

Thames Valley Police warn public not to approach Allen following launch of murder investigation.

Chicago prison inmate has been hospitalised 24 times after swallowing objects including screws, needles and a thumb-tack.

British jihadis heading to Syria are travelling through Italy and across the Mediterranean to avoid being caught.

Unnamed man had not been seen since wandering onto a train when he was 8.

Olmert convicted of taking more than $150,000 (£96,000) from a US businessman.

Thousands of people in Ireland have taken to the streets to celebrate the landslide victory for the 'Yes' campaign.

Authorities yet to determine if victims are Rohingyas or Bangladeshis.

Health warning issued against Japan's new bill that will take away overtime pay from white-collar employees.

Fines and compensation payments were made for breaching a variety of financial regulations.

Friend of 2 dead Britons treated for shock after tragedy near Comino.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran told the BBC it was investigating an incident 'where standard procedures were not followed'.

Keegan kept her groom waiting for 30 minutes before making a grand entrance in a white car decorated with white ribbons.

Both pro-Russian militias and government forces have tortured prisoners, claims report.

Offers of adoption pour in for Juna, the three-legged cat found on a train track

Faulty airbags can explode and spray out shards of metal.

Police in New Jersey say John Nash and wife died when their taxi was involved in a smash.

French police probe mysterious 2012 death after coroner hears traces of mysterious poison found in Perepilichny's system.

Gandaki River blocked by landslides caused by heavy rain..

Memorial Day will be celebrated across the US on 25 May.

High school in Manhattan was evacuated three times in 10 days due to repeated bomb threats.

Lord Dannatt argues that sending 5,000 soldiers to Iraq essential for halting progress of Islamic State.

Isis release a document saying forced sex is an Islamic practice, and President Obama's wife is a sex worker.

Isis claims it could buy a nuclear weapon from Pakistan and smuggle it into the US.

Russian president signs law banning organisations deemed a threat 'Russia's constitutional order, defensive capacity and security'.

Around 30 mass graves of suspected trafficking victims found near Malaysia's border with Thailand.

Bodies of a man, woman and girl found at address in Vicarage Road, Didcot