Leighton chief executive resigns

THE chief executive of Leighton has resigned as the company’s board supported a move by its majority shareholder to increase its stake.

Leighton chief executive resigns

Man charged with placing boy in hot water

A DUBBO man will face court for immersing a two-year-old boy in hot water.

Man charged with placing boy in hot water

Pedestrians seriously hurt in Townsville

A MAN and a woman in their 20s have been hit by a car in Queensland’s north, with both receiving serious injuries.

Pedestrians seriously hurt in Townsville

US judge dismisses Indian diplomat case

A US judge has ruled Devyani Khobragade had diplomatic immunity when she was indicted on charges of fraudulently obtaining a work visa for her housekeeper.

US judge dismisses Indian diplomat case

One dead, one in custody in Sydney’s west

A MAN who suffered chest injuries is dead and another man is in custody after an incident at Pendle Hill in Sydney’s west.

One dead, one in custody in Sydney’s west

Man driving scooter dies in collision with truck in Mesa

A 22-year-old man was killed after his motorized scooter collided with a truck driven by a 15-year-old in west Mesa, police said.
The man was heading east on University Drive at about 2:30 p.m. when he hit a truck entering a private drive near Alma School Road, said Mesa Police Department spokesman Sgt. Tony Landato.

Man driving scooter dies in collision with truck in Mesa

China dice tener imágenes de restos de avión

Las imágenes satelitales parecen mostrar “tres objetos sospechosos” de diferentes tamaños que flotan.

China dice tener imágenes de restos de avión

Puberty Blues struggles to hit the mark

THE second season of Puberty Blues, which launched last week, is struggling in the TV ratings, dropping to 477,000 viewers on Wednesday.

Puberty Blues struggles to hit the mark

Young mom gets $3 million in sex-abuse case

SEATTLE — Washington has agreed to pay $3 million to a woman who says the state failed to protect her in 1995 after she gave birth in Spokane as a 12-year-old, her lawyer and a state agency said.
Deaconess Hospital asked the state’s Child Protective Services agency to investigate because of the sixth-grader’s age. CPS workers identified her mother’s 35-year-old boyfriend as the likely father, but they did nothing to protect the girl, Seattle lawyer Michael T. Pfau said.

Young mom gets $3 million in sex-abuse case

Utah trucker accused of keeping sex slaves

A Utah truck driver kept sex slaves in his semitrailer for months at a time while he traveled the country, forcing them to alter their appearance and beating them until they nearly passed out, authorities said.

Utah trucker accused of keeping sex slaves