Fidel Castro resigns

Fidel Castro has resigned as president of Cuba, after steering one of the world's last "revolutionary socialist" regimes for almost 50 years.

'Skylarking' Private Jake Kovco was molested

Private Jake Kovco was molested by a neighbour as a boy and had once contemplated suicide, an inquest into his death has been told. One month before he was fatally shot in Baghdad, the soldier had a premonition of his death, the Sydney inquest was told.

Parcel bomb survivor suicides, model girlfriend vanishes

Almost ten years ago, Sydney fitness trainer and part-time male model Brett Boyd opened a parcel addressed to his glamorous girlfriend, Simone Cheung.

A whale of a season

WHALES are the largest living animals on the planet and spotting one of the majestic creatures in the wild is an experience not easily forgotten. Their power, grace and playfulness intrigue and their sheer size captivates as they move effortlessly through the ocean.

Ramos-Horta on life support in Darwin

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta is on life support after being shot by rebels in his home country early today, in a failed coup and assassination attack.

Jose Ramos-Horta, Alfredo Reinado had been friends

The rebel leader killed today and Jose Ramos-Horta were friends and allies for many years.

Mother and calf whale killed in the name of science

What scientific purpose does whale slaughter achieve? THIS is the bloody reality of Japan's whale slaughter - the body of a minke whale and her baby, killed in the name of "science".

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Mother and calf whale killed - first photo of the slaughter

THIS is the bloody reality of Japan's whale slaughter - the body of a minke whale and her baby, killed in the name of "science". In this exclusive photo - the first of this season's whale hunt - a minke mother is winched aboard the Japanese chaser vessel in the Southern Ocean.

Heath Ledger's ex Michelle Williams arrives home

HEATH Ledger's ex-fiancee Michelle Williams has just arrived at her Brooklyn home with their child Matilda. Williams, who has rushed to New York from Sweden where she was filming, was driven in a large black SUV. Matilda was sitting on her lap.

Maid, masseuse: How we tried to save Heath Ledger

FULL details of the desperate attempts of Heath Ledger's maid and masseuse to save the Australian actor's life have now been revealed.

LA memorial: Hollywood to honour Heath Ledger

HOLLYWOOD stars are expected to farewell Heath Ledger at a memorial service in Los Angeles later this week ahead of his burial in Perth. The service could take place as early as Saturday Australian time, a source close to the family told The Daily Telegraph.

Corey Delaney going on national tour as party promoter, DJ

BEING a bad boy has paid off for 16-year-old Corey Delaney, who is about to embark on a lucrative national tour as a party promoter and DJ.

Gay hate group: 'Heath's in hell'

A US CHURCH described as a "hate group" has promised to form a picket at Heath Ledger's funeral because he played a gay cowboy.

Rolled-up $20 bill found next to Heath Ledger, but no illegal drugs

POLICE have found a rolled-up $20 bill near Heath Ledger's body but no illegal drugs in the New York apartment where he died - but the bill has been cleared of having drug residue after being tested.

OJ Simpson released from jail

OJ Simpson has been freed from a Las Vegas jail after spending five nights behind bars for trying to contact a defendant in an armed-robbery case that could send him to prison for life.

Man has 'armless fun' waving at cute girls

A Western Australian man may lose his arm after it was hit by a ute as he waved at two girls from a car window.

Qantas guilty of price-fixing, fined $70 million

QANTAS has agreed to plead guilty and pay almost $70 million fine in a US court after being charged with price-fixing international air cargo rates.

Efficient wins Melbourne Cup

EFFICIENT has won the Melbourne Cup after storming home to shade Purple Moon at the post. Mahler ran third.

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Brazil plane crash runway 'too short'

UP TO 200 people are feared dead after a plane skidded off a runway at Brazil's busiest airport and slammed into buildings - mirroring a crash that claimed 99 lives there two years ago.

Bin Laden appears in new web video

FUGITIVE terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, who has not been heard from for more than a year, appeared in an undated videotape posted on the internet, in which he praises martyrdom.

Six killed, 40 injured in level crossing crash in Victoria Australia

SIX people were killed and about 50 injured today when a passenger train bound for Melbourne collided with a truck at a level crossing in Victoria's north-west.

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