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OAKLAND, Calif.—Six women and one man who allege they were sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest have filed two separate lawsuits against the Diocese of Oakland. The lawsuits filed Wednesday claim that the diocese […] […]

A WOMAN caused uproar in a busy restaurant yesterday after brawling with a love-rival, then stripping off in front of shocked children. Patrons were enjoying their breakfasts when the two women began scrapping close to […] […]

Hundreds of demonstrators blocked a main highway between Kabul and the eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday to protest two deaths in a night raid. The protesters said the two men killed were innocent civilians, […] […]

A CHINESE medicine practitioner has been charged with raping and sexually assaulting several female patients over the past two decades. The 55-year-old man was arrested about 11.15am (AEST) today at his workplace in Sydney’s CBD, […] […]

FOREIGN aid began flowing on Wednesday to the 20 million victims of Pakistan’s catastrophic floods, but many remained without food or shelter as Islamabad responded slowly to their needs. Weather forecasts signalled some respite was […] […]

A former Army bomb disposal expert will appear in court today accused of trying to murder his pregnant wife and her young son in a car explosion. Nicholas Fabian, 32, is charged with attempting to […] […]

A burglar had to be freed by firemen after getting stuck in a window for six hours. The man tried to climb headfirst through an opening measuring just 12 inches by eight inches between 2am […] […]

Convicted double murderer John Barlow is to be released from prison on parole. The Parole Board announced it had held a hearing today and Barlow would be released next week.  Special conditions include living at […] […]

SANTA ANA, California – A man who acknowledged keeping the body of his daughter in a freezer is a “monster” and should be found guilty of first-degree murder, prosecutors said today during closing arguments at […] […]

RANDY Ertman knows the road to the Texas death chamber too well. He’s set to make the trip again, to witness for the third time the execution of one of the gang members responsible for […] […]