ISRAEL plans to build a new city for Arab citizens in the Galilee region, the first housing project of its kind since the creation of the Jewish state in 1948
SINGAPORE announced a cash reward today of one million Singapore dollars ($757,908) for information leading to the recapture of an alleged extremist leader whose escape stunned the city-state
A STRONG earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 has jolted northern Japan, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no immediate reports of damage or casualties
DOCTORS treating a four-year-old French girl left in a coma when her father beat her head against a marble Rome monument are unable to say if she will recover
TWO British Muslims have admitted to distributing videos threatening suicide bomb attacks, as the trial of eight men over an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights draws towards its close
PRE-SEASON wooden spoon favourites Canberra have shunned talk of a favourable run home after firming as NRL finals fancies following impressive back-to-back wins
MANLY five-eighth Jamie Lyon is expected to miss four-to-six weeks with a medial ligament strain in his knee while prop Jason King is out indefinitely with an ankle ligament strain
CENTRE Justin Hodges plans to make the first payment on a seven week debt he believes he owes his Brisbane team-mates in his eagerly-awaited comeback against the Sharks on Friday night
ENGLISH amateur Chris Wood, who is being dubbed `Tiger Wood` after his extraordinary performance at the British Open, has ruled out an early move into the professional ranks
GRANDMOTHER Terri has taken out the eighth and final series of Big Brother
