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  1. U.S. orders some diplomats out of Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

    The U.S. embassy in Riyadh issued a security alert on Wednesday about possible further attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia

  2. Bear knuckle brawl! Incredible photos show two grizzlies fighting

    Two grizzly bears have been caught on camera by Baltimore-based photographer Scott Suriano dramatically battling in the waters of Lake Clark National Park in Alaska.

  3. Almighty in Almaty: Aussie tennis veteran flying high

    Sydney tennis veteran James Duckworth seems buoyed by his favourite Kazakh tournament, having reached the Almaty Open quarter-finals again.

  4. Half a Spitfire sells for £18,000 after enthusiast who worked on it in his garage for 20 years dies aged 83

    Peter Arnold, who came to be known as 'Mr Spitfire', rescued the fuselage after it was deployed on the Salisbury Plain Ranges in 1948.

  5. Married Virginia man, 64, accused of tying wife to a chair in the basement so he could watch Sunday Night Football upstairs faces abduction charges

    Terry Ward was arrested after police officers responded to a call to his house around 11.30pm for a reported domestic disturbance.

  6. 'We haven't lost her': Helen Haines' predecessor speaks of relief after condition update

    Former independent MP Cathy McGowan has spoken of the incident that seriously injured her friend and successor, Helen Haines.

  7. Historic Colonial gem town immortalized by one of America's greatest writers is now facing 'doomsday scenario' as it's overrun with sewage

    Residents have had to use backyard septic systems and wells, but sewage has leaked into the earth and E.coli has infiltrated the wells.

  8. Maine's GOP senator 'troubled' by claims Somali interpreters are accompanying women to midterms polling stations and telling them which way to vote

    Maine's Republican Senator Susan Collins says she is 'troubled' by allegations that Somali interpreters have been accompanying migrant women into polling stations in the state.

  9. Meta ordered to pay US$25B after jury says it misled consumers on privacy

    New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said it was one of the largest, if not the largest, single state verdict against the company in American history.