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Thursday, 25 September

Fan sues over Rod Stewart soccer ball

4:29PMSINGER Rod Stewart is being sued after a soccer ball he kicked into the crowd at a Las Vegas concert allegedly broke a fan's nose.

Jihadists behead French hostage in Algeria

12:31PMFRANCOIS Hollande says the "cruel and cowardly" murder of Herve Gourdel will only strengthen France's resolve to pursue its air war against IS in Iraq.

FBI releases report on mass shootings

12:07PMTHE majority of mass shootings in the US happen either at a business or education facility, according to an FBI study, which says attacks are on the rise.

Skirt size linked to cancer risk: UK study

10:12AMA UK study says overall weight gain has been linked to breast cancer but a thicker waist appears to be particularly harmful.

Harvard's endowment grows to $US36.4bn

9:37AMHARVARD'S endowment is now approaching its record high of $US36.9 billion reached in 2008, before the global financial crisis hit the Ivy League school.

Abbott addresses UN Security Council

7:21AMAUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Tony Abbott has told world leaders that killing in the name of God can never be right.

Last of famous Mitford sisters dies at 94

3:24AMTHE last of the unconventional Mitford sisters, Deborah, the dowager duchess of Devonshire, has died, aged 94.

Implanted sensor tracks heart patient

12:23AMA SENSOR implanted in patients with serious heart conditions does away with clinic visits, with the doctor able to monitor them even when they are at home.

Dye offers hope in removing tumours

12:09AMTWO surgeons have come up with dyes that make tumours glow, making it easier to identify their margins and ensure no traces are left behind during surgery.

Fired UPS employee kills two managers

12:05AMA UPS employee who had been fired from his job returned to his workplace in Alabama and killed two managers before apparently taking his own life.

Wednesday, 24 September

Stranded Timor boat 'headed for Australia'

11:33PMINDONESIAN authorities say a boat with seven Indian nationals and three Indonesian crew has stranded on a beach while trying to reach Australia.

Unsold Warhol portraits up for auction

10:49PMANDY Warhol's Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando portraits, which have never come up for auction before, will be sold in November.

Jordan frees radical preacher Abu Qatada

10:49PMHE fought tooth and nail not be extradited but the radical preacher known as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe has been freed by a Jordan court.

Dawn French named UK uni chancellor

7:55PMBRITISH comic Dawn French has been named chancellor of Falmouth University in England.

Coke, Pepsi pledge to reduce calories

4:44PMMAJOR soft drink companies say they will push their smaller sized products more aggressively in an effort to reduce calorie consumption.

New Zealand's Gen Y are 'property orphans'

4:26PMGENERATION Y may be destined to be renters for life as the rate of young Kiwis applying for mortgages drops off, says an NZ data analytics company.

Pictures show ageing, sombre Phil Spector

1:39PMIT appears prison life hasn't been kind to Phil Spector with new photos showing the disgraced music producer looking very sombre.

Manning sues over gender treatment in US

10:38AMA LAWSUIT filed by US national security leaker Chelsea Manning, who was formerly known as Bradley Manning, says she is at high risk of self harm.

Seattle residents fined for not composting

10:18AMRESIDENTS in Seattle who fail to separate food scraps from the rest of their rubbish will be fined $US1 for each violation, the City Council says.

UK DJ found guilty of assault

8:02AMEX-TOP of the Pops presenter Dave Lee Travis has been convicted on one charge of indecent assault and cleared on another following a retrial in London.