Sacked Wests Tigers NRL forward Matthew Lodge has been released from custody in New York after spending the weekend locked up with killers and rapists at the infamous Rikers Island prison.
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LONDON - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has expressed "shock" after new documents revealed fresh details about the involvement of UK authorities in his long-running battle to avoid extradition to Sweden.
LONDON - Chris Cairns confidently reassured Lou Vincent's wife that "everyone" was match fixing in India, and he and her husband were not going to get caught, a court has been told
BANGKOK - A 23-year-old Australian man has been arrested in Bangkok after allegedly robbing a bank using a fake gun and wearing a mask before being caught soon after by local police.
BANGKOK - Police have arrested a convicted Australian pedophile in northeast Thailand after detecting unusual transfers of funds from Australia.
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled new planned measures aimed at countering jihadist ideology and stopping young Britons travelling to Syria, challenging Muslim communities to "own" the problem.
WASHINGTON - A group of world leaders have called for countries around the world to put a price on carbon to strengthen the international fight against climate change.
BANGALORE - Right-wing activists threatened to "skin" an Australian visitor who had a tattoo of a Hindu goddess on his leg, police say, adding they are looking for the culprits.
