'HALL OF SHAME': Tomics may sue over Tennis Australia email

'HALL OF SHAME': Tomics may sue over Tennis Australia email

The Tomic family is receiving legal advice after a Tennis Australia email which stated Bernard was playing in the 'Hall of Shame Tennis Championships'. Continue reading »

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UNITED KINGDOM

Climate change protest shuts down Heathrow runway

A protestor on a Heathrow runway. (Twitter/@planestupid)
A dozen climate change activists have caused minor flight delays at London's Heathrow Airport by staging a protest on a runway. Continue reading »
ASIA

Virgin, Jetstar begin to bring stranded Aussies home from Bali

Stranded passengers at Denpasar Airport. (AAP)
Three hundred Virgin Australia passengers stranded in Bali will finally be heading home on Monday night. Continue reading »
RUSSIA

At least 23 Russian soldiers die in barracks collapse

A military barrack with collapsed ceiling is seen at a base in Omsk, Russia. (AAP)
A military barracks collapse in Siberia has left 23 soldiers dead, most of them believed to be aged between their late teens and mid 20s. Continue reading »
TELEVISION

My kids don't appreciate effort put in to save company: Rinehart

Gina Rinehart on Australian Story. (ABC TV)
Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart says her father's company was in bad shape when she took over it and saved it. Continue reading »
WORLD

Russian pranksters test how tolerant Moscow residents are to homosexuals

Two online celebrities have walked through Moscow posing as a gay couple in a social experiment to expose how Russians view homosexuality. Continue reading »
6PM NEWS

Homicide detectives investigate after toddler dies in south-west Victoria

Police are investigating after the death of an infant in the south-west Victorian town or Hamilton early this morning. Continue reading »
6PM NEWS

Johnny Depp refuses to break character as Captain Jack Sparrow at Queensland kids hospital

He’s demonstrated he’s got a big heart by taking time out of his busy schedule to visit sick Queensland kids – but Johnny Depp has also once again shown off his acting chops by refusing to break out of his Captain Jack Sparrow. Continue reading »
AFRICA

Chad police to arrest 'anyone' wearing a full face veil after suicide bomber disguised as a woman kills 15

Chadian police said they would arrest anyone who wore a full face veil after the attack. (AFP)
Chadian police have vowed to arrest anyone wearing a full face veil after a suicide bomber disguised as a woman killed 15 people in an attack at a marketplace in the African nation’s capital. Continue reading »
6PM NEWS

Research ship accidentally finds 50 million-year-old volcanoes off Sydney coast

In a week where a volcano has inconvenienced many, here’s a seismic discovery that has roundly delighted. Continue reading »
DEFENCE

The men who are trained to be invisible: Meet Australia's navy clearance divers

They come out of the water fully prepared for wahtever threat might await them. That means helmets on and night vision 

goggles ready to be switched into operation. (9NEWS)
9NEWS was given rare access to join a team of Royal Australian Navy clearance divers as they trained after dark in Sydney’s Pittwater. Producer Wes Hardman writes of the vital and dangerous role they play in combat and rescue missions. Continue reading »
CRIME

French special forces free hostages after armed hold up, siege

French police and special forces at the scene.

French special forces have freed 18 people who had been hiding in a mall near Paris after gunmen attacked a Primark store inside the centre. Continue reading »

WALES

Beached dolphin rescued by man and his dog

A two-year-old cocker spaniel is being hailed a hero after saving a beached baby dolphin in Wales. Continue reading »

BUZZ

Great white sharks love death metal, documentary crew finds

The Discovery Channel crew found the dense tones of heavy metal attracted the sharks. (AAP, Wikipedia)
They’re considered the most brutal creatures of the sea, and a documentary film crew has now found great white sharks have music taste to match – with a love of death metal. Continue reading »
GREECE

Greece 'reaches agreement' with Eurozone over debt crisis

EU President Donald Tusk. (Getty)
The European Union has reached an agreement with Greece following lengthy talks over a third financial bailout. Continue reading »
WORLD

Polish shoplifter tries to escape police by climbing up to light fixture

9RAW: Polish 'Spiderman' tries to escape police by climbing up to light fixture
9RAW: Bank thief films cash robbery
9RAW: Thief shows how not to steal alcohol
Filmed by bemused shoppers in a Polish supermarket, a shoplifter has been caught on camera trying to evade police - by climbing up a pole inside the store. Click through to see more efforts from the world's dumbest criminals.

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FIRES

Teen escapes as blaze destroys historic Brisbane home

A teenage girl has managed to escape a massive blaze that gutted a historic, Queenslander-style house in Brisbane's north. Continue reading »

BUZZ

Is this the world's coolest dad? Pilot shows four-year-old mid-air aerobics and micro-gravity flight

9RAW: World's coolest dad demonstrates microgravity using aerobatics
9RAW: Young girl laughs hysterically during first aerobatics flight with dad
Is this guy the world’s coolest dad? His four-year-old daughter probably thinks so after getting to experience mid-air acrobatics and even micro gravity during a recent flight. Continue reading »
6PM NEWS

Escaped orangutan sends Melbourne Zoo into lock-down

Patrons have been let back into Melbourne Zoo after it was earlier sent into lock-down when an orangutan managed to escape from its enclosure. Continue reading »
RACING

F1 driver banned for horror crash

A Formula One driver has been banned for two races after his involvement in a horror rear-end crash at the finish line of a Formula Renault 3.5 race in Austria. Continue reading »