AC/DC drummer charged with attempting to procure a murder
Phil Rudd of AC/DC fame, has been accused of trying to hire a hitman as part of a murder plot. Police raided his house in New Zealand today and charged a 60-year-old man with …
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US Midterm elections: Republicans seize control of the Senate
Barack Obama’s Democrat party has suffered grievous losses in the Midterm elections. The Republicans have now seized control of the Senate, which means their party now controls both chambers. This effectively means that the …
Three dead in Swiss Alpine town
Three bodies have been found near the train station at the Swiss Alpine town of Wilderswil, police sources have confirmed today. Wilderswil is a small municipality in the Bern canton, with a population of …
Wrought-iron gate at Dachau concentration camp stolen
The stolen 190x95cm (75×37 inches) section of the gate contains the Nazi slogan ‘Arbeit mach frei’ (Work sets you free). Officials say that the thief had to climb an outer gate to get to …
Ebola nurse has movement restrictions lifted by judge
A Maine judge has granted Kaci Hickox freedom of movement, thus lifting the previous restrictions imposed on her. Hickox had recently returned to the States from Sierra Leone, where she had treated Ebola patients. Upon …
At least four dead after small plane crashes into Kansas airport building shortly after take-off
At least four fatalities and five people injured after a twin-engine Beechcraft plane crashed into a Wichita airport building just after take-off. Four others remain unnacounted for, but the search had to be halted …
Ebola: Nurse to end voluntary quarantine
Kaci Hickox, a nurse who volunteered with Doctors Without Borders in Sierra Leone treating Ebola patients, has said she plans to end her voluntary quarantine in the U.S.A. Hickox held an impromptu press conference …
ISIS: New video emerges featuring hostage John Cantlie
The ISIS organization has released a new video featuring captured photojournalist John Cantlie, held hostage since 2012. In the footage, posted to the internet on Sunday, Cantlie speaks directly to the camera, reportedly from the …
Prosecutors set to appeal against verdict in the Oscar Pistorius case
South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that it will be appealing both the verdict and the sentence given to the athlete. They have said that they will attempt to have the ‘culpable …
Five year old boy quarantined in New York with suspected Ebola symptoms
A five-year-old boy was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in New York after developing a high fever and vomiting. He and his family have reportedly just returned from Guinea, an Ebola hot zone. The boy’s family …
