Moscow: A chess-playing robot has been accused of attacking a seven-year-old boy and breaking his finger during a chess match in Moscow. The incident was captured on video at the Moscow Open on Tuesday. The footage, published by the Baza Telegram channel, shows the boy in severe pain as the robot clamps down on his […]

A Perth primary school’s state-first decision to resist religious discrimination in chaplain hiring has opened a can of worms. A parent at Maylands Primary School noticed an item marked something like “chaplaincy contribution” on a school account and asked around. The Victorian state anti-discrimination commissioner has joined the WA commissioner in expressing concerns about the […]

Washington: The newly sworn-in US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman plan next month to visit the Solomon Islands, where their fathers fought in World War II and the United States is now in a modern-day battle for influence with strategic rival China. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy greets the […]

WASHINGTON — Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee, said the panel could subpoena Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for testimony. “The committee is engaged with her counsel, we certainly hope that she will agree to come in voluntarily, but the committee is fully prepared to contemplate […]

Martha Stewart is mourning six of her pet peacocks after a coyote attack. The lifestyle mogul, 80, revealed on Instagram on Saturday that her birds were killed “in broad daylight.” Stewart shared a video of one of the peacocks, Blue Boy, showing off his feathers with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” in the background. […]

A REVELLER who was shot dead at a blood-soaked park rave has been named by cops, as another partygoer was arrested. Sam Brown, 28, was killed at the late-night gathering in Walthamstow, East London, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police were called to the party of up to 100 people in Cheney Row […]

MOST dog owners will tell you that their pets engage in some pretty eccentric behaviour from time to time. But why do dogs roll around in fox poo? Here's all you need to know. Why do dogs roll in fox poo? The idea of rolling around in poo is a pretty grim prospect for humans, […]

A WOMAN has claimed her "creepy" neighbours set up hidden spy cameras facing her property and built a 20-foot "wall of rubbish" next to her home after she complained about them making noise. Shannon Tanner from Waynesville in the US state of Missouri says her dream home has turned into a nightmare thanks to her […]

THE horrific abuse of a three-month-old baby was discovered after a monster mum abandoned her child in a pram outside Asda. Julija Priadina, 32, inflicted horrific injuries to her three-month-old as she descended into a "catastrophic breakdown into alcohol abuse". The "binge-drinking" mum violently beat her baby and would disturb her entire flat block when […]

Volcano in Japan erupts and rains ash down on residents up to 1.5miles away triggering evacuations Residents were told to evacuate a miles-wide radius surrounding Sakurajima One of the country’s most active volcanoes is close to Sendia power station Video showed a red mass flowing down one side of the volcano this evening Officials at […]