Would you go back in time and kill baby Hitler?
Hitler is making a huge impact on social media. The New York Times Magazine has sent the phrase “baby Hitler” trending after asking readers to ponder an intriguing ethical question: Would you go back...
View ArticleWallabies ‘can improve again’ for final
Australia coach Michael Cheika says his team can improve again for next week’s Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand after scoring four tries to beat Argentina 29-15 at Twickenham. Asked about the...
View ArticleWallabies believe defence key in World Cup final
For all the flair and attacking instincts Australia and New Zealand have, the Wallabies believe defence is still looming as the decisive factor in Sunday morning’s (AEDT) Rugby World Cup final at...
View ArticleEngland deny making Michael Cheika approach
England bosses have denied making any approach for Wallabies coach Michael Cheika. Reports in Australia claimed the Rugby Football Union (RFU) had sounded out Cheika about replacing Stuart Lancaster as...
View ArticleBelgium nabs terror suspects
Belgium has opened a terrorism probe linked to the attacks in Paris as police raided a neighbourhood in the capital Brussels and arrested several suspects. The federal prosecutor’s office on Saturday...
View ArticleEddie Jones set to become England rugby coach
Australian Eddie Jones is set to become England’s new coach, according to British media reports. The 55-year-old will be in place when England kick off their Six Nations campaign next February after...
View ArticleBrussels remains on high alert
Brussels will remain at the highest possible alert level, with schools and metros closed over a “serious and imminent” security threat similar to the Paris attacks, the Belgian premier says. “The...
View ArticleIS claims Tunisia bombing
The Islamic State group has claimed the bombing of a presidential guard bus in the Tunisian capital that killed at least 12 people. A Tunisian suicide bomber named “Abou Abdallah al-Tounissi” boarded...
View ArticleTwo arrests for planned attack
German police commando units have arrested two people suspected of planning an attack. They also searched an Islamic cultural centre in western Berlin on Thursday. The two men arrested, aged 28 and 48,...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius could be forced to return to jail
Oscar Pistorius could return to jail on Thursday if South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal scales up the track star’s conviction for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp from manslaughter to murder....
View ArticleBelgium detains two new suspects for Paris attacks
Belgium has charged two new suspects in connection with the Paris massacre last month, prosecutors say, bringing to eight the number of people it is holding over the attacks. “Two other suspects have...
View ArticleI’ve matured but I won’t change my style: Kyrgios
Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios says his controversy-filled 2015 season has helped him mature but insists he won’t lose the intensity that has led to his frequent brushes with officialdom. The 20-year-old...
View ArticleLondon attacker ‘had IS images’
A man who appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at London Underground train station was allegedly found with pictures associated with the Islamic State (IS) militant group on...
View ArticleMore pain for Windies as Samuels gets ban
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been handed a 12-month bowling ban by the International Cricket Council for an illegal action as the beleaguered Caribbean side were dealt another blow....
View ArticleVolkswagen to shed 600 jobs
Volkswagen will shed about 600 temporary workers at a factory in Zwickau, Germany next year as it battles to cope with the fallout from its cheating of diesel emissions tests, labour representatives at...
View ArticleCosby launches defamation claim
Comedian Bill Cosby is taking legal action against model Beverly Johnson, saying she defamed him by accusing him of drugging her, and making her the eighth accuser he has filed a suit against this...
View ArticleEssendon verdict delayed
The 34 past and present Essendon players awaiting the results of World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will have to endure an anxious Christmas, with the...
View ArticleIOC: reform in sport is more needed than ever
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called on sports governing bodies to clean up their act to restore credibility at the end of a year of scandal. “When Olympic Agenda 2020...
View ArticleUK’s Brit Awards plan David Bowie tribute
David Bowie will be honoured with a tribute at next month’s Brit Awards. Brits chairman Max Lousada said the “extraordinary life and work” of the “visionary and ground-breaking” three-time award winner...
View ArticleExplosion in Istanbul; 10 foreigners killed in blast
The Islamic State group is being blamed for a suicide attack which killed 10 tourists, eight of them Germans, in the ancient centre of Istanbul. City authorities said 10 people were killed and 15...
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