Fight over 50 cent Christmas ornament goes viralA woman who got the ultimate revenge on a "rude and belligerent" customer has gone viral after sharing her story on Facebook.Sarah Belanger Demaneuf, from North...
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Bill Shorten pledges $500 million to UN and confirms Labor will increase refugee intakeThe Labor leader said he wanted to "rekindle Australia's reputation as a good international citizen" when it came to refugees.
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Seal pups 'at risk from toxic chemicals in contaminated water' BBC Local News: Edinburgh and East Scotland -- A study conducted in the Firth of Forth suggests chemicals are affecting the seals' ability to grow.
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U.S. oil prices inch up, but global economic concerns weighU.S. oil prices edged up on Monday amid a fall in drilling activity in the United States, but lingering concerns about weaker economic growth in major economies...
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Asian shares on defensive on mounting signs of a global slowdownAsian share markets started the week on a cautious footing on Monday after weak economic data from China and Europe added to evidence of cooling global growth...
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Johnson to become Wallabies director of rugby and selectorMichael Cheika has survived the axe as Wallabies coach but has a new boss in Scott Johnson, who has been appointed director of rugby and a team selector.;
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HS2: MPs had 'enormously wrong' cost estimate, says whistleblower A former HS2 boss says an early cost estimate MPs had was wrong by hundreds of millions of pounds.
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Gould's FG in OT helps 49ers snap 10-game skid vs. Seahawks
 Gould's FG in OT helps 49ers snap 10-game skid vs. Seahawks
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Andrew Broad resigns from Morrison ministry over bombshell sex scandal allegationsThe claims are now the subject of a referral to the Australian Federal Police.
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Nigeria's farmer-herder clashes have left over 3,600 people dead, Amnesty saysClashes in Nigeria between farmers and semi-nomadic herders have killed more than 3,600 people since 2016, most of them this year, Amnesty International said on...
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Robbie Williams is now a Weight Watchers ambassador after years of yo-yo dieting The star, who was once called ‘the fat dancer from Take That’ by Noel Gallagher, was unveiled as the new face of WW.
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Five things to know this week: All eyes on Russia, and 100 days to Brexit From a possible US shutdown to the annual TV love-in with Putin, here's what to watch this week.
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Peter Jackson's 'epic flop' set to lose over $140 million at box officeWith just weeks to go, Peter Jackson's Mortal Engines is set to be the biggest box office bust of 2018.
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Selma Engel: escaped from Nazi extermination factory to tell the worldMost prisoners sent to Sobibor were instantly gassed or shot to death, but Engel, who was 20, was selected to sort the clothing of the dead and thus spared.
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Vital Lockerbie evidence ‘was made AFTER the doomed flight’: Documentary maker and former Scottish policeman are reviewing evidence into 1988 disaster. Experts say a key circuit board presented as evidence of a bomb timer...
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Diabetes epidemic toll revealed as number of limbs cut off due to condition soars to record levels  The number of foot and leg amputations linked to diabetes has risen almost 20 per cent in only four years, according to Public Health England. Robert Carew Hunt,...
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Colin Kroll, HQ Trivia and Vine app co-founder, dies in New York aged 34Colin Kroll, a generation government who co-founded the HQ Minutiae app, has been discovered useless in New York on the age of 34. The town’s police division...
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'I gave myself two weeks to come up with a business idea' How Payal Kadakia set up and built fitness class booking website ClassPass, which is now said to be worth $470m.
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Lifestyle Barometer: Your guide to what's hot and what's notFrom Christmas jumpers and redheads to chocolate and gender stereotypes
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UK signs air service deal with Switzerland for post-Brexit flightsBritish transport minister Chris Grayling will sign an agreement with Switzerland on Monday to ensure air services continue to operate between the two countries...
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The Searchers: Mexican women who look for the dead When their relatives went missing, they took shovels and started digging whenever they got a tip-off.
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Nuisance call bosses face £500,000 fine New rules will target directors of companies who make unsolicited calls to consumers.
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Real Madrid arrive in Abu Dhabi as Solari's squad seek to lift gloom by winning Club World Cup  Real Madrid arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday as they seek to be crowned FIFA Club World Cup champions for third successive year.
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Almost every part of Trump's life is under investigation Investigations now entangle Donald Trump's White House, campaign, transition, inauguration, charity and business.For Trump, the political, the personal and the...
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HS2 bosses misled Parliament over the estimated cost of the project, whistle-blower reveals
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Strasbourg Christmas market attack's death toll rises to five Barto Orent-Niedzielski, a 36-year-old from Katowice, in Poland, died in a Strasbourg hospital on Sunday. He had been one of the dozen people wounded in the...
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Bears beat Packers and end NFL play-off droughtThe Chicago Bears have secured an NFL play-off spot for the first time since 2010 after they beat the Green Bay Packers.
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May moves on workers’ rights to seek legacy beyond BrexitPlanned measures follow Taylor Review into gig economy and changing workplace
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Saudi Arabia slams US Senate vote as 'interference'RIYADH - Saudi Arabia on Sunday rejected as "interference" a US Senate resolution to end American military support for a Riyadh-led war in Yemen, and another...
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French govt says made 'mistakes', hopes for end to 'Yellow Vest' protestsThe French government was on Sunday hoping the sharp drop in "yellow vest" demonstrators signalled an end to the biggest crisis of Emmanuel Macron's presidency,...
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The Week in News: December 8th - December 14th
More Misery for May - as EU Refuses to Budge on Brexit
New Facebook Bug Alert - Millions of Photos Breached
Instagram Fights Back Against Eating Disorders
The UK Launches Its Bid for the UN Climate Change Conference
Michael Cohen Jailed; Blames 'Dirty Deeds' of Trump
Theresa May Survives Vote of No Confidence
Cuba Citizens Get Access to 3G Internet
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