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Elder claims maltreatment at Wollongong Hospital

"Wollongong Hospital has been trying to contact the patient to directly discuss her concerns since yesterday afternoon," and that hospital staff had also been "in discussion with the local Aboriginal Medical Service to ensure the patient received ... >> view original

Migrants begin trickling into Austria

Exhausted families, among them refugees from Syria, began trickling across the border on foot and arriving on buses after Austria and Germany agreed to open their doors in the face of the developing crisis. In a message posted on Facebook, Austrian ... >> view original

Vladimir Putin says Syrian president is ready for elections, compromise

Beirut: Russian President Vladimir Putin says the embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to hold parliamentary elections and share power with a "healthy opposition" to end the country's devastating civil war. Russia has been a key backer ... >> view original

World's Shortest Man Dies Aged 75

London: The world's shortest man, as verified by the Guinness Book of Records, has died of an undisclosed illness in American Samoa, a hospital spokeswoman said on Friday. Nepal's Chandra Bahadur Dangi, who was 21.5 inches tall (54.6 cm), died late ... >> view original

Four US troops, two international peacekeepers wounded in Sinai blasts

Four American and two international peacekeepers from Fiji were wounded Thursday in two bomb blasts on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, and required medical evacuation, defense officials said. All six troops were with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO ... >> view original

'Finders' of 'Nazi gold train' come forward

The two men who filed the initial claim regarding the discovery of a supposed treasure-laden Nazi train near Wałbrzych, south west Poland, have revealed their identities, saying that they have been cold-shouldered by local authorities. One of the ... >> view original

Britain 'to take thousands more Syrian refugees'

Madrid: Britain promised on Friday to take in thousands more Syrian refugees and give £100 million in extra aid, as their plight raised pressure on European leaders. “Given the scale of the crisis and the suffering of the people, today I can announce ... >> view original

Yemen crisis: UAE soldiers killed by blast at camp

Forty-five soldiers from the United Arab Emirates have been killed in Yemen while fighting Houthi rebels as part of a Saudi-led coalition, the UAE says. Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash said they had died when a rebel missile struck an ammunition depot. >> view original

Alan Kurdi: Why one picture cut through

Nilufer Demir, a Turkish press photographer, was snapping a group of Pakistani migrants by the coast when she noticed the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi at the water's edge. Ms Demir reacted as any photographer would - she clicked her shutter. The ... >> view original

A Rare Event: Hawaii May Be Struck By Hurricane Jimena From The Northeast

Sitting out in the tropical latitudes in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is no stranger to hurricanes. The island chain has been affected by 51 tropical storms since 1950, the most destructive of which was Hurricane Iniki in September of 1992 ... >> view original