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12:00:00 AMNever before seen photographs of the World Trade Centre towers collapsing have been released over eight years after the horrifying terrorist attacks.
12:00:00 AMThe release of a heavily anticipated amphibious bus has been delayed after the $1.26 million vehicle broke down on only its second test run.
12:00:00 AMA British mother was brutally stabbed to death in disturbingly similar circumstances to her own mother's murder which she witnessed 14 years earlier.
5:00:00 PMSaboteurs have targeted the online tribute page of a British girl murdered by her father, saying she "had it coming".
12:00:00 AMA British toddler is lucky to be alive after a 3m snowman collapsed onto him and he stopped breathing.
12:30:00 PMWashington was buried under 61 centimetres of snow on the weekend in one of the worst blizzards the city has seen
11:00:00 AMAn Australian street performer has set a new Guinness World Record by swallowing 18 swords at the same time.
12:00:00 AMOrganisers of a float in Brazil's upcoming Carnival parade have caused controversy after naming a seven-year-old given to front their group as a drum corps queen.
12:00:00 AMA 13-year-old boy has choked to death on a hot dog during an eating contest to raise money for Haiti.
12:00:00 AMA teen girl was buried alive in an honour killing because her relatives were upset she spoke to boys, according to reports.
12:00:00 AMA Queensland man has been jailed after filming his teenage stepdaughter in the shower.
12:00:00 AMA US politician has sparked a viral internet sensation by depicting her rival as a "demon sheep" in a bizarre campaign video.
12:00:00 AMTwo sisters discovered their brother had died in a horror smash when they logged into Facebook to check messages wishing them a happy birthday.
12:00:00 AMA US weatherman has become an internet sensation after having a meltdown on air over a snow blizzard.
12:00:00 AMSnoop Dogg has officially gone to the dark side — all in the name of an elaborate advertising stunt.
12:00:00 AMA 70-year-old man is behind bars after crashing his car into a bank of poker machines in a Nevada casino, killing two women.
12:00:00 AMThree cheetahs swam across the moat around the edge of their enclosure and escaped yesterday
12:00:00 AMNearly one hundred swans have been rescued in the Ukraine after the lake they inhabited froze during extremely cold weather.
12:00:00 AMA US woman has gone trial to face animal cruelty charges after three kittens were found in her home with multiple piercings.
12:00:00 AMHerman Rockefeller was killed during a fight that broke out after he showed up to a swingers house without his wife, reports say.
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