3:01am THE convicted US rapist accused of kidnapping a young girl and holding her for 18 years has had bail set at $US30 million ($34.79m) and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Pirates finally release ship and crew
2:35am SOMALI pirates have freed a Greek-owned merchant vessel and its 21 Filipino crew, five months after hijacking it in the Gulf of Aden, a maritime watchdog says.
2:35am SOMALI pirates have freed a Greek-owned merchant vessel and its 21 Filipino crew, five months after hijacking it in the Gulf of Aden, a maritime watchdog says.
Ukraine set to block Elton John adoption
1:41am POP star Elton John's bid to adopt a HIV-infected Ukrainian child will be rejected, according to a government minister.
1:41am POP star Elton John's bid to adopt a HIV-infected Ukrainian child will be rejected, according to a government minister.
US detainees get right to seek freedom
1:21am THE Pentagon is to give some 600 prisoners held in the US air base in Bagram, Afghanistan, the right to challenge their detention, Defence Department spokesman Bryan Whitman said today.
1:21am THE Pentagon is to give some 600 prisoners held in the US air base in Bagram, Afghanistan, the right to challenge their detention, Defence Department spokesman Bryan Whitman said today.
