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Tue 14 May 2013

Woman thrown off plane for singing 'I Will Always Love You'

AN American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger refused to stop singing Whitney Houston’s song 'I Will Always Love You'.

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Rob Williams

Mon 13 May 2013

School at centre of US shooting to be torn down

THE future of tighter gun restrictions in the United States may be unclear, but at the site of last year’s school massacre, action could be at hand.

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APN Newsdesk

Sun 12 May 2013

Sharif expected to beat Imran Khan in Pakistan election

FORMER Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to claim a landslide victory in what will be the first shift from one elected government to another in Pakistan.

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APN Newsdesk

Fri 10 May 2013

Man wears drink after refusing to pucker up for Kiss Cam

MOST American men know the drill. If you're at a sporting match and you end up on Kiss Cam, pucker up and lay one on your lady!

Offbeat

Olympic sailor killed after Artemis overturns in San Fran Bay

BRITISH sailor Andrew Simpson has been killed in a training accident on the Swedish America's Cup challenger Artemis on San Francisco Bay.

Sport

Cleveland kidnapping accused appears in court, bail set at $8m

A CLEVELAND man accused of kidnapping three women before raping and imprisoning them for over a decade has appeared in court.

Crime
Rob Williams

Share their stories to help endangered reporters' vital work

NOUR al-Khal was a resourceful, smart and brave Iraqi journalist. In 2005, she was taken from the street by armed men and shot.

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Kim Sengupta

Thu 9 May 2013

Mystery sea creature video causes online stir

A MARINE creature which washed up on a New Zealand beach caused a stir with footage of the creature being posted online.

Offbeat
Anita Mora - Rotorua Daily Post

Freed captive home at last – but the healing may take years

AMANDA Berry, whose dramatic escape after more than a decade in captivity has captured the attention of the world, has returned home to her family.

News
David Usborne

Wed 8 May 2013

Seeing red: Outrage over salon's ginga sign

A NEW ZEALAND hair salon's advertising ploy has outraged some red-heads who say the joke has gone too far.

Offbeat
Amy McGillvray

Prince Charles acts as stand-in as the Queen scales down duties

THE Prince of Wales will attend the official opening of Parliament for the first time in 17 years on Wednesday in a significant statement of his growing role.

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Oliver Wright

Tue 7 May 2013

The undead prez: NRA bans zombie Obama-lookalike target

FOR gun-toting, Republican-supporting and President-hating Americans, a 3D shooting target that looks like an undead Barack Obama could be the perfect gift.

Offbeat
Luke Blackall

Mon 6 May 2013

Syria in aid crisis as oil-rich states fail to deliver

MILLIONS of Syrian refugees face food rationing and cutbacks to critical medical programmes.

News

Lost an election? No worries - just breed more supporters

AFTER being routed in the English local elections, the hard-right British National Party has told its members to breed more to bolster supporter numbers.

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APN Newsdesk

Sun 5 May 2013

British MP arrested on sexual assault charges

A BRITISH member of Parliament has been released on bail after being arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting two men.

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APN Newsdesk

Fri 3 May 2013

Mum lays theft complaint after son 'stole' car for Maccas trip

NEW ZEALAND Police are commending a mother's "tough love" for laying a theft complaint against her own son after he allegedly stole her car to go to McDonald's.

Offbeat

Mountain Dew ad pulled after being branded most racist ever

US soft drinks company PepsiCo have withdrawn an advert amid claims it is "arguably the most racist commercial in history" and glorifies violence against women.

News
Rob Williams

How columnist blew the whistle on Stuart Hall's sex abuse

I HAVE been waiting anxiously for this moment, the moment when Stuart Hall would either be found guilty or innocent of the sexual abuse of young girls.

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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown of The Independent

Veteran BBC broadcaster's sex assaults included girl, 9

THE former It’s a Knockout presenter Stuart Hall is facing prison after be admitted a catalogue of sex abuse allegations dating back nearly 50 years.

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Jonathan Brown of The Independent

Thu 2 May 2013

Video captures driver taking quarter of an hour to park car

AN unfortunate female driver in Northern Ireland has been caught on camera taking up to 15 minutes to park her car.

Offbeat
Neela Debnath

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