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14yo boy fronts court accused of Albury cabbie armed hold-up

A 14-year-old boy has faced court over the armed hold-up of an Albury taxi driver. The 47-year-old female cabbie was confronted by three youths when she was called to Baratta Street in North Albury, early on Wednesday morning. One of the group ... >> view original

Historic items found in Albury's art gallery makeover will be displayed in new ...

The gallery, now known as MAMA (Murray Arts Museum Albury), is currently undergoing a $10.5 million makeover. The redevelopment includes an overhaul of the former gallery building and the neighbouring Burrows House. The former gallery was built as ... >> view original

Wodonga Medicare moves to Albury

All staff and services from the Medicare office in Wodonga are moving into the existing Albury Service Centre in New South Wales from next Monday, 15 June, the Federal Department of Human Services (DHS) has announced. General Manager of DHS, Hank ... >> view original

Saudi airstrike in Yemen kills five, injures 40 - Al

The attacks, which targeted an area south of the capital city of Sanaa, took place early on Saturday. No further details were released about the casualties of the airstrikes. Saudi warplanes also pounded the presidential palace in Sana'a. On Friday, Saudi ... >> view original

Vladimir Putin's endgame for Eastern Europe

Estonians are enjoying a brand new crowdfunded board recreation with a Putin caricature on the duvet, referred to as “Comrade Pu conquers Estonia”. And in January the Lithuanian defence minister unveiled a 100-page pamphlet educating residents on ... >> view original

New York prison worker charged in killers' escape as search drags on

(CNN) Prison employee Joyce Mitchell is in custody, accused of aiding in a daring prison escape. The two killers she allegedly helped are free, but on the run. Mitchell, a prison tailor, allegedly provided the pair of convicted murderers with the tools for their ... >> view original

Soldier hits girl in face while saluting queen

Here's a cute scene. In Cardiff, Wales, siix-year-old Maisie Gregory, dressed in her finest traditional dress and clutching a posy of pretty flowers, curtseying for Queen Elizabeth II. But watch what happens next. Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/1SboQqG ... >> view original

Kate Middleton returns to work today - just six weeks after Princess Charlotte's birth

The Duchess of Cambridge will go back to work for a day tomorrow - just six weeks after giving birth to Princess Charlotte. Kate, 33, will make her first public appearance since her daughter was born on May 2 attending the Queen's official birthday parade in ... >> view original

Somali man arrested in Canada for journalists' kidnapping

OTTAWA: Canadian federal police announced Friday the arrest of a Somali national in the 2008 kidnappings of two journalists, a Canadian and an Australian. Ali Omar Ader had been in Ottawa for "a few days" before he was taken into custody on Thursday by ... >> view original

Chinese military considers using drones to patrol seas contested by Japan

The Chinese army is weighing the full use of unmanned aircraft to regularly monitor the East China Sea, a move that may add fuel to heightened tension in the area where Japanese-controlled islands claimed by China lie, a Chinese document on the ... >> view original