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Ballarat sexual abuse victims to tell royal commission suicide rate is 'higher ...

Survivors of sexual abuse by some members of the Catholic clergy in Ballarat say the region's suicide rate is "through the roof", in part because of the area's toxic legacy of child molestation. The Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual ... >> view original

Ballarat-Bendigo rivalry to reach fever pitch when local leagues meet in AFL ...

Skontra said the Ballarat FL was expecting their opponent, which beat Gippsland in last year's championships, to bring a fierce intensity. “My understanding is the Ballarat-Bendigo rivalry is a really good one,” he said. “That happens with close towns ... >> view original

"Stating, 'you are not going to have my kid'," Senior Constable Prebble said.

The court was told of another violent incident on May 10 in which the man threatened to stab the victim with scissors before punching her in the hand and taking a phone which she was using to call police. Using the phone to call his mother, the court ... >> view original

'Aruna Shanbaug died 42 years ago; her nightmare ended today'

A file photo of Aruna Shanbaug, a former nurse at the KEM Hospital, who died on May 18, 2015. (HT file photo). Author Pinki Virani, who petitioned the courts for the mercy killing of Aruna Shanbaug, said on Monday she would always remember the rape ... >> view original

Waco shootings: 192 arrested and face charges of 'engaging in organised crime'

Police in Waco, Texas said on Monday that 192 people were being arrested in connection with a biker gang shootout that left nine dead and 18 injured a day earlier. Those under arrest will face charges of engaging in organised crime, police said in a ... >> view original

Fears Grow for Southeast Asia's Stranded Migrants

Fears are growing for the survival of boatloads of ethnic Rohingya and Bangladeshis abandoned by human-traffickers in waters off Thailand and Malaysia, with aid groups struggling to make contact. Aid workers estimate that there are several boats each ... >> view original

Kerry denounces North Korea over cyberattacks, hack on Sony Pictures

iI a speech on cybersecurity, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Monday singled out North Korea as a violator of Internet freedom and took the reclusive country to task for November's hacking attack on Sony Pictures. Kerry called the attack on the Los ... >> view original

Dean Potter, extreme climber, dies in Yosemite base jumping accident

Yet again, Dean Potter was hurtling through the air. A dead tree stood on the ground below him, a strange tug at the space between his shoulders came from above. Potter, already a famous rock climber, had been having this dream night after night. >> view original

In Ukraine, Economic Ties to Russia Are Hard to Break

BERDYCHIV, Ukraine—Billboards here hail the army's fight against Russia-backed separatists in the east of the country, the statue of Lenin has been torn down and activists have covered the word “Russia” on a bank sign with Ukraine's yellow-and-blue flag. >> view original

NYC rapper Chinx killed in shooting

NEW YORK – A New York rapper who was part of French Montana's Coke Boys group is dead after an early morning shooting. Police say Lionel Pickens died at a Queens hospital. The 31-year-old, who performed as Chinx, had been shot multiple times in the ... >> view original