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  1. Algerian migrant and serial watch thief who ripped £65,000 Patek Philippe from wrist of Canadian tourist visiting Wimbledon is locked up for three years

    Txomin Huare-Place, 31, a member of the Rolex Ripper gangs, grabbed the Patek Philippe timepiece from coffee house owner Axel Schwan.

  2. Trump drops threats against Bombardier – here’s why

    U.S. President Donald Trump has dropped threats against Canadian jet maker Bombardier to ban it from the U.S. market and instead vowed to take "good care" of the company's workers.

  3. How a 'festering' threat changed Australia's political landscape

    An attack on independent MP Helen Haines has highlighted a growing threat to politicians in Australia.

  4. Australia has become a 'last refuge' for these unwanted species

    Camels, deer and banteng are feral in Australia but endangered elsewhere. Experts say it's a conservation dilemma.

  5. DNA evidence found in Ilhan Omar case could prove congresswoman married brother in fraud scam, report says

    Federal authorities seized Omar's phone in the search and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives.

  6. 'Cornell 7' frat boy's powerful family dynasty and web of connections to global elite revealed... as his own sister's fight against university rape emerges

    Winston Lee, 23, is one of the seven fraternity brothers accused of participating in the alleged drug-fueled gang rape of a Cornell student in a scandal that has rocked the Ivy League school.

  7. Fear of mass appeals by rapists after Supreme Court's ruling

    Dozens of rapists could launch a 'class action' similar to the Post Office Horizon scandal in a bid to overturn their convictions, Scotland's criminal cases watchdog has warned.

  8. BBC chiefs pull plug on controversial Scots channel amid £500m cuts drive

    The BBC has announced plans to close its controversial Scottish digital TV channel as it seeks to make sweeping cuts of £500million.

  9. Un avión se estrelló al caer sobre una calle en California. Dos adultos y un niño sobrevivieron

    Una avioneta en la que viajaban tres personas se estrelló el sábado en una carretera de San José, lo que provocó un pequeño derrame de combustible y un atasco de tráfico. Los pasajeros sufrieron heridas leves.

  10. Devastated family of airman who died in rappelling stunt reveal their shock over his 'extremely traumatic and public' death

    Tech Sergeant Ian Patterson, a decorated service member who had been in the military over 15 years, died on Saturday in a freak accident during a stunt at the Navy-University of Texas game.