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Desperate hunt for two teenage church friends who ran away 'to meet man from Facebook' after their car turns up abandoned 400 MILES away By SNEJANA FARBEROV PUBLISHED: 13:28 GMT, 23 August 2013 | UPDATED: 21:54 GMT, 23 August 2013 Authorities in Harris County, Texas, are on the hunt for two...

The secret plane stuffed full of cash that saved the euro: When Greece burned and its banks melted, the EU talked tough and threatened to cut it loose... but covertly flooded it with €10billion The European bank Troika boosted Greek banks through secret flights Billions of euros were flown to...

It's a dog's life: Pets depressed because they are left home alone all day by working owners Pets become down when owners go to work, a new documentary claims Dogs are filmed and can apparently be seen howling and 'self harming' 'Separation anxiety' comes from 'strong link' with humans By...

UK's biggest child sex gang uncovered as 45 men are arrested over abuse of girls as young as 13 Most of the suspects are in their 20s with a few middle aged, up to their 60s Members of the gang are alleged to have abused four girls as young as 13 Arrests follow year-long investigation...

The slave trade of British nail bars: How victims of human trafficking from Vietnam are exploited in beauty salons and forced into prostitution By REBECCA SEALES PUBLISHED: 12:56 GMT, 18 August 2013 | UPDATED: 13:30 GMT, 18 August 2013 Vietnamese migrants are propping up Britain's beauty...

Olympic judo coach barred for sex abuse but Government say he can STILL work with children Disgraced Alan Roberts, 68, was banned from coaching for life Tribunal found that he had carried out a series of assaults on young pupils between the 1970s and 2003 But victims have been left...

Predator turned prey: Hunter rescued in elaborate Air Force mission 36 hours after being mauled by grizzly bear in Alaska wilderness Man was on guided hunting trip 300 miles from civilization when he was attacked and nearly killed Rescue efforts by local teams and the Alaska State Police...

Fighting rages on across Syria Clashes and bombardment reported, day after Russia says peace conference unlikely to happen before October. Last Modified: 13 Aug 2013 17:50 Move your cursor over video to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

Eurozone climbs out of recession Group exits longest slump with better-than-expected growth of 0.3 percent in second quarter led by Germany and France. Last Modified: 14 Aug 2013 10:21 Stronger growth in the eurozone's two largest economies, Germany and France, helped in the recovery [AFP]...

Obese-only US gym shows big results Downsize Fitness is picky about its members, accepting only those 23 kilos overweight or more. Last Modified: 13 Aug 2013 15:57 <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1"...

Dozens dead as Egypt cracks down on sit-ins At least 40 people reportedly killed as security forces launch operation to remove two anti-military sit-ins in Cairo. Last Modified: 14 Aug 2013 09:43 <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D</object><object classid="clsid:DMove your cursor over...

Immigrants face deportation from Australia Al Jazeera gets exclusive access to Christmas Island where hundreds of asylum seekers languish. Last Modified: 13 Aug 2013 11:14 <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1"...

Man convicted of same rape twice Date August 12, 2013 Dan Oakes Justice Editor for The Age Appeals judge Mark Weinberg. Photo: Michael Clayton-Jones A man has been convicted of the same rape for the second time, after a retrial was ordered because a senior member of a judge's staff...

More US porn arrests possible: Qld police AAP August 11, 2013, 12:21 pm More arrests could be made in the US as part of an international child pornography investigation which began in Queensland, police say. Richard Hastings, 21, and Robert Hastings, 18, of Mayfield, New York, were arrested by...

Two dead in Argentina ferris wheel tragedy AAP August 11, 2013, 4:26 pm Two children have been killed and seven people injured in a ferris wheel accident at an amusement park in central Argentina. The dead were identified as sisters aged 12 and 14 years. Three of the injured were also...

iPad replaces sedative for knee surgery AAP August 11, 2013, 8:09 am Janet Blank, 65, was the first person to use an iPad distraction method during knee surgery instead of being sedated (Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust) A great-grandmother has used a tablet computer to distract her during knee...

For Dell, buyout uncertainty adds to poor PC sales outlook A Dell laptop computer is pictured in New York in this August 26, 2008 file photograph. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO | Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:09am EDT (Reuters) - Months of public bickering, secretive...

Britain catches one of 'most wanted' tax cheats, names 10 more By William James LONDON | Thu Aug 8, 2013 7:03pm EDT (Reuters) - British authorities said on Friday they had captured one of their 'most wanted' tax criminals and added 10 new names to a list of high-priority targets who are...

Encrypted email service thought used by Snowden shuts down NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013. REUTERS/Glenn Greenwald/Laura...

NSA to cut system administrators by 90 percent to limit data access A view from helicopter of the National Security Agency at Ft. Meade, Maryland, January 29, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing By Jonathan Allen Thu Aug 8, 2013 8:58pm EDT (Reuters) - The National Security Agency, hit by...