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Sex offender accused of trying to abduct girl, 3, at airport

Thursday, 28 January 2016, 13:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A registered sex offender is accused of trying to kidnap a 3-year-old girl while her family was renting a car at Miami International Airport. The Miami Herald reports the family arrived from...

Migrant boat sinks off Greek coast; 11 dead, 10 people rescued

Thursday, 28 January 2016, 08:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Greece's coast guard says at least 11 people, most of them children, have died in the latest migrant boat sinking off an eastern Greek island. The circumstances of Thursday's sinking were...

Australian accused of planning to pack kangaroo with bomb

Thursday, 28 January 2016, 07:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A teenage suspect discussed with a British accomplice packing a kangaroo with explosives before setting it loose on Australian police officers, prosecutors alleged on Thursday. Sevdet Ramadan...

United Nations Libya envoy says changes could be made to peace deal

Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 12:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The UN Envoy to Libya says changes to the country's peace deal are possible after the internationally recognized parliament rejected one article of the agreement, which would strip a powerful army...

Obama to honour four who protected Jews during Holocaust

Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 09:52 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

President Barack Obama is honouring four people, including Americans from Indiana and Tennessee, for risking their lives to protect Jews during the Holocaust. The United Nations has...

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