
Man drowns himself with wife’s severed head
In shocking news from Austria, a husband has allegedly perpetrated a bizarre murder-suicide.

A tearful Obama says he’ll personally restrict guns
The US president was flanked by parents of children killed in a mass shooting.

Israel shells Lebanon in retaliation for bomb attack
Conflict along the border has been reignited as proxy fighting in the Syrian civil war rages into new territory.

Donald Trump’s first TV ad is … a doozy
Republican candidate for the White House is sticking by his anti-immigrant views.

Armed cowboys seize govt building
Up to 100 Oregon ranchers occupy the federal building in protest at court verdict.

‘Attack planned’ in Germany
Police evacuate trains in the city of Munich, fearing a New Year's Eve terror attack.

Naked man freed from pigeon cage ‘after 20 years’
The man's brother and sister are suspected of locking up their sibling since the 1990s.

Calls for Tony Abbott comeback
Two senators want deposed leader to fill vacancy left by shock resignations.

Glee star arrested on suspicion of child porn
Mark Salling, famous as singing footballer "Puck", is reportedly being charged.

Turnbull popular with ladies
New PM seems to be the preferred choice of male AND female voters.