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Johnny Depp's dogs leave Gold Coast after 'War on Terriers' saga

Earlier on Friday, the Department of Agriculture released a statement saying it was investigating how the dogs were brought into Australia without an import permit. "Private jets are subject to the same strict biosecurity requirements as any other ... >> view original

Boy, 12, caught with cannabis at Gold Coast school

A senior Gold Coast police officer is "extremely concerned" that a child had access to cannabis and was caught with the drugs at a school. Nerang police seized drug utensils and a small amount of cannabis from the 12-year-old boy who was referred to ... >> view original

Woman climbs from car crash wreckage, hit by second vehicle operated by 24yo ...

A 19-year-old woman has been hit by a drunk driver on the Gold Coast after climbing from the wreckage of an earlier car crash, escaping with non-life threatening injuries. The woman told Queensland emergency services she had a sore back and leg after ... >> view original

Boats not stopped, but stranded: Greens

THE migrant boats have not stopped, despite what the Australian government says, says Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young. IN the past week, 2000 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants have been rescued off Indonesia and Malaysia, while activists ... >> view original

Yemen: Aid Coordinator Asks Saudis to Simplify Restrictions

Scrambling to bring emergency aid into Yemen during a five-day humanitarian pause in the Saudi-led bombing of Houthi rebels and their allies, the United Nations said Friday that the relief effort was still encumbered by Saudi Arabia's stringent import ... >> view original

Burundi crisis is not over yet – analysis

Supporters of the Burundi president, Pierre Nkurunziza, celebrate his return in Bujumbura. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP. Thierry Vircoulon of the International Crisis Group. Saturday 16 May 2015 02.00 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via ... >> view original

Survivor: Boston Bomber's death sentence an 'eye for an eye'

A jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for the Boston Marathon bombing, sweeping aside pleas that he was just a "kid" who fell under the influence of his fanatical older brother. Tsarnaev, 21, stood with his hands folded, his head slightly bowed, upon ... >> view original

Kim Jong-un visits fish farm without defense chief

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a fish farm under the military, the North's media said Friday, without the presence of the North's defense chief, who was allegedly purged late last month. North Korea executed Defense Minister Hyon Yong-chol in late ... >> view original

Luxembourg Premier Is First EU Leader to Marry Same-Sex Partner

PARIS — The prime minister of Luxembourg on Friday wed his partner of several years in the first same-sex marriage of a European Union leader. Prime Minister Xavier Bettel married Gauthier Destenay, a Belgian architect, less than a year after lawmakers in ... >> view original

Kremlin wants €1.163bn from France for undelivered Mistrals

Russia wants €1.163 billion from France in compensation for cancelling a contract to deliver two Mistral helicopter carriers, a Russian source close to the negotiations said yesterday. French president François Holland has come under pressure from his ... >> view original