3 h. ago Fears for hundreds after earthquake strikes Afghanistan: Homes destroyed as 6.0

Tremors began at middle of the night local time, close to the border with Pakistan - leaving scenes of devastation in their wake.

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20 h. ago The sinister way cop killer suspect Dezi Freeman slipped past police roadblocks and managed to evade capture

Ddezi Freeman, 56, remains on the run after he allegedly gunned down Detective Neal Thompson, and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart at his property in Porepunkah on Tuesday morning.

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43 h. ago Protests rage in Indonesia as mob sets fire to regional parliament building

An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in an Indonesian provincial capital, leaving at least three people dead and five others hospitalized, officials said.

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45 h. ago 3 dead after mob sets fire to Indonesian regional parliament building

An angry mob has set fire to a local parliament building in Makassar, Indonesia, leaving at least three people dead and five others hospitalized

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47 h. ago Killer's question to police as they discover his appalling secret

Christopher Barlow was jailed for life for the murder of Mariann Borocz

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61 h. ago Dad on run Tom Phillips who vanished into wild seen 'breaking into shop with kid'

Police believe Tom Phillips snatched Jayda, Maverick and Ember after losing a bitter custody battle to their mother nearly four years ago and he has been on run ever since

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61 h. ago Minneapolis school shooter 'had just gone through break up' before killing two kids in church attack

Transgender shooter Robin Westman had been involved with a 'significant' partner, but the relationship recently ended, the killer's father told police.

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65 h. ago Naked woman, 22, escapes killer's sex dungeon before cops find unimaginable horrors

Naked apart from an iron dog collar and a set of chains, a young woman who escaped after being held captive by the ‘Toy Box Killer’ led police to the house where she was tortured - what they discovered there was horrifying

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68 h. ago Porepunkah’s alleged police killer vanished into wild alpine bush – leaving locals behind in the mess

Dezi Freeman’s anti-government views and bushcraft skills were well-known in the small Victorian town before he allegedly killed two officersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt didn’t take long for Dezi Freeman to allegedly shoot and kill two police officers before he vanished into the bush in the Victorian high country, seemingly without a trace.That brief moment in time launched a manhunt that has involved hundreds of police officers from all over the country, some of Australia’s elite special forces, a visit from the premier and, as one local described it, a media “circus” in the small town of Porepunkah, in Victoria’s north east. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Porepunkah police shooting: wife of alleged killer Dezi Freeman arrested in late

Victoria police arrested and interviewed a 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy, releasing them ‘pending further inquiries’What we know so far about the Victoria police shooting and suspect Dezi FreemanReport: Porepunkah suspect used to spy on my family with drones, says former neighbourGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice overnight arrested the wife of Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman, interviewing and releasing the 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy “pending further inquiries” as the manhunt in Victoria’s high country continues.On the fourth day of the massive police operation to find Freeman, who on Tuesday morning allegedly shot and killed two police officers and injured a third, police again appealed directly to the fugitive to turn himself in and bring the search to a safe end. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Top cop urges suspected police killer to 'lay down your firearms and give yourself up' as he vows hundreds of officers won't leave the area until they catch him

Live updates: Dezi Freeman, 56, remains on the run after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers at a property near the Victorian town of Porepunkah on Tuesday morning.

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3 d. ago Dramatic police raid on Porepunkah home as Freeman's wife and teenage son are ordered to 'come out with your hands in the air'

Live updates: Dezi Freeman, 56, remains on the run after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers at a property near the Victorian town of Porepunkah on Tuesday morning.

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3 d. ago Porepunkah shooting: Victoria police ‘throwing everything’ at manhunt in ‘severe weather’ for shooting suspect

Police say heavily armed suspect has not been seen as they continue to scour bushland around rural property where two police officers were killedVictoria police shooting live updatesWho is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect has association with ‘sovereign citizen’ ideas and called police ‘terrorist thugs’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have urged Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman to call triple zero and surrender as their “protracted” manhunt in difficult terrain enters its third evening.Victoria police said on Thursday they had conducted searches on multiple properties near the rural township, warning anyone who harboured the alleged gunman would be prosecuted. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Bermuda Triangle mystery cracked as new 'splashing in bathtub' theory revealed

Dr Simon Boxall says rogue waves, not UFOs, cause Bermuda Triangle vanishings, with wild currents and storms in the Florida-Puerto Rico-Bermuda region swallowing ships and planes.

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4 d. ago Porepunkah police shooting live updates: Victoria police ‘throwing everything’ at manhunt for suspect as search enters day three – latest news

Police officers allegedly shot dead on Tuesday identified as detective leading senior constable Neal Thompson and senior constable Vadim de Waart. Follow today’s news liveWho is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect has association with ‘sovereign citizen’ ideas and called police ‘terrorist thugs’Slain police officers named as manhunt for alleged killer continuesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlpine parts of Victoria saw a fresh blanket of snow overnight, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning one of the strongest and widespread cold outbreaks of the winter season will soon move across the state in the coming days.Helen Reid, a meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said snow is expected to be a big part of a cold weather system moving across south-eastern Australia. The system could dump large amounts of snow – up to half a metre – over Alpine mountains near the Victoria-NSW border. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago In idyllic Porepunkah, a manhunt this huge feels ‘surreal’ – and the alleged killer could be anywhere

A peaceful Victoria town has been rocked by the fatal shootings of two police officers, leaving locals shuttered indoors and police scouring bushland for the suspectWho is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect called police ‘terrorist thugs’ and tried to arrest magistrateHow a police search warrant at a rural Victorian property ended in a day of tragedyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt would have been idyllic were it not for the sound of a police helicopter reverberating over the valley.By late afternoon on Wednesday the rain had slowed to a drizzle in Porepunkah. Mist curled around the foothills of Mt Buffalo. Cows and sheep grazed under a grey sky, unperturbed by the massive manhunt around them. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Victoria shooting update: alleged gunman fled with ‘powerful firearms’ and ‘understands bushcraft well’, police say

Police say suspect Dezi Freeman knows Victorian high country bushland ‘better than us’, as tributes paid to two dead officersVictoria police shooting live updatesWho is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect called police ‘terrorist thugs’ and tried to arrest magistrateWhat we know so far about the shooting in rural AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn adventure-loving local detective planning his retirement and a senior constable on temporary assignment in Victoria’s alpine region have been identified as the victims of a shooting in Porepunkah.Detective leading senior constable Neal Thompson, 59, and senior constable Vadim De Waart, 35, were on Wednesday named by police as the officers allegedly killed by Dezi Freeman on Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Motherwell boss wouldn't leave me alone until I agreed to sign, but I'm delighted he did, says striker

Callum Hendry says feeling wanted was a major factor in his decision to join the Fir park club

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5 d. ago Manhunt for alleged sovereign citizen cop killer suffers major setback as shocking details emerge about shootout with police

Victoria's top cop has revealed more details about his officers' confrontation with Dezi Freeman before he opened fire and killed two cops - as the manhunt for the alleged gunman

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5 d. ago The chilling way evil cop killer suspect is evading police trackers hunting him down in the Victorian wilderness

The 56-year-old allegedly gunned down a 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable in 'cold blood' after an arrest warrant went bad at Freeman's bush retreat in Porepunkah.

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