Leonard Nimoy dies age 83
Leonard Nimoy, who played the iconic Mr Spock in Star Trek, has died aged 83 years old. Original cast member »
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Jennifer Hawkins' husband shares cheeky bikini photo
Jennifer Hawkins' husband Jake Wall has shared a revealing pic of her derriere on Instagram while the pair are vacationing in a tropical location. Jake Wall shares a shirtless pic of himself while on vacation.
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Spread of Russian craters prompts safety concern from scientist
The number of giants craters appearing in the northern Russia is growing as a respected scientist raised the safety implications of the strange phenomenon. Russian Academy of Sciences member Professor Vasily Bogoyavlensky said his organisation knew of seven craters in the remote part of Russia. "Five are directly on the Yamal peninsula, one in Yamal Autonomous district, and one is on the north of the Krasnoyarsk region, near the Taimyr peninsula," he said.
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'Smiling assassin' among women in blue
The weekly Friday night brawl at the local pub was kicking off and the "knockabout" senior constable at Blacktown police station had to respond. The decorated detective has spent the past three decades rising through the ranks, making it her prerogative to tackle greed and power-driven criminal groups.
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Jessie J Excited For Nude Photo Leak
Jessie J is looking forward to her naked photos being leaked online as part of the recent hacking scandal as she's not embarrassed by her sexy shots
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Romantic proposal for MKR couple
After returning home from filming episodes for the popular cooking quest, Lean’s boyfriend of three years — acclaimed artist Andy Quilty — whisked her away down south to one of their favourite spots to pop the big question. As the sun set over Sugarloaf Rock on the tip of Cape Naturaliste, Quilty got down on one knee and presented Lean with the ring of her dreams.
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Shocking video of Jamil Hopoate assault released
Shocking video has been released showing the violent attack that led to rising NRL player Jamil Hopoate being jailed. Watch the full video in the player above. The other men involved in the unprovoked assault on Alexander Christie faced sentencing today.
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Indonesia's Widodo 'considering position' on death row Australians
Sydney (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Thursday offered a glimmer of hope for two men facing imminent execution in Indonesia after phoning President Joko Widodo, who he said was "carefully considering his position".
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Islamic State under pressure as Kurds seize Syrian town
Kurdish forces dealt a blow to Islamic State by capturing an important town on Friday in the latest stage of a powerful offensive in northeast Syria, a Kurdish militia spokesman said. Islamic State has been forced into retreat across parts of the strategic region, a land bridge between territory it controls in Syria and Iraq, even as its fighters have mounted new raids this week on Assyrian Christian villages, abducting more than 200 people. The capture of Tel Hamis was announced by the Kurdish YPG militia and confirmed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the country's civil war.
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MH370: Aviation's most bizarre loss
Without doubt, the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 passengers and crew aboard on March 8 last year is the most bizarre in the history of aviation. Within a week it was formally revealed that the plane had flown on for seven hours, based on satellite tracking and had turned south into the southern Indian Ocean. On March 16 the search was moved to the southern Indian Ocean with the first aerial searches conducted from Perth on March 18 - 10 days after MH370 disappeared.
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Man threatens to sue over burial plot bungle
Dan Carrol bought the plot of land in 1973 for $100 - and he still has the receipt to prove it. When Mr Carroll went to inquire about selling off his cemetery real estate, he was was flabbergasted to learn that it no longer belonged to him - and had been home to a stranger for the past three decades. Cemetery records show the grave was refunded to a Mr Aubrey Carroll on March 17, 1987 but Mr Carroll claimed he never received any money because Aubrey was not related to him.
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Paris Hilton sent car by fan
Paris Hilton has been sent a classic car by an obsessive fan.A man named Johnny delivered the Cadillac to the 34-year-old socialite's Beverly Hills gated community on Sunday (22.02.15) but when the security guard at the gate called the blonde beauty and
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Berries contamination might be worse than we think: experts
The race is on to pin point the cause of a Hepatitis A outbreak which has seen 19 people struck down from eating imported frozen berries.
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Vic hospital thief took 'genital selfies'
Staff are under suspicion after "genital selfies" were left on a Melbourne hospital worker's phone during a burglary.
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Former pop star Gary Glitter sentenced to 16 years for child sex offences
Former British pop singer Gary Glitter, who shot to fame in the 1970s as a "glam-rock" star but was later convicted of child sex crimes, was sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty of indecently assaulting three girls. Glitter, 70, whose real name is Paul Gadd, rose to prominence with the hit song "Rock and Roll", and became renowned for his figure-hugging shiny silver jump suits and platform shoes. Glitter was the first person to be arrested as part of a wider police investigation into accusations of historical sex offences by show business personalities triggered by revelations that the late BBC television presenter Jimmy Savile had been a prolific sex offender for decades.
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Water found in astronaut's helmet after spacewalk
A US astronaut found water pooling in his helmet right after completing a six-plus hour spacewalk on Wednesday, raising new concerns about flaws with NASA's spacesuits.
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Ditch Abbott for boost: Top Libs
Senior Liberals pushing for another leadership spill are arguing that Malcolm Turnbull would provide a much needed shot in the arm for the ailing economy if he became prime minister. Key Cabinet ministers are walking away from Tony Abbott amid growing expectation the Prime Minister will face another leadership challenge, possibly as soon as next week. Two of the Government's most senior figures, Julie Bishop and Scott Morrison, yesterday pointedly distanced themselves from the Prime Minister, noting that the Liberal leadership was a "gift" of the party room.
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Stricken Crowe promises to cheer on NZ
Terminally ill New Zealand cricket legend Martin Crowe says he can't wait to go to Eden Park for the weekend World Cup clash against Australia.
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The greatest property investment myths
Most investors never make it past one investment property. The research indicates most Australians who buy an investment property no longer own that property - or any investment properties - within five years. Sadly, many investors have bad experiences.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown's Condition Worsens After Suffering Horrible Setback
Bobbi Kristina Brown suffers 'violent seizures' after being taken out of coma
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Confident Airbus juggles jet output and pays record dividend
Airbus Group defied warnings of a slowdown in the jetliner market with a steep production boost for its top-selling A320 and announced its biggest ever dividend. Airbus has taken hits of 4.75 billion euros due to delays so far to Europe's largest defence project the A400M.
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