A Melbourne kidnap victim managed to escape when a homemade explosive blew up in the hand of his captor, police said.Investigators allege a group of men kidnapped a 29-year-old from a venue in Cranbourne and took him to a property in Dandenong in June.The captive was then threatened with explosive devices, police said.But one of the devices exploded...

Justin Timberlake’s lawyer said that the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month, as he seeks to get his drunken driving charge in New York’s Hamptons dismissed, citing errors in documents submitted by police.But Sag Harbor Village Justice Justice Carl Irace ordered Timberlake to be re-arraigned August 2 with the corrected paperwork.He...

Celebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century this morning with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony studded with stars and fantasy along the Seine River.On-and-off showers — the first rain at a Summer Olympics' opening ceremony in more than 70 years — did not seem to hamper the...

Two men have been charged after police busted what they claim is a drug ring run out of an immigration detention centre.NSW Police arrested a 49-year-old man at the Sydney's Villawood detention centre on July 11 after executing a search warrant.Officers alleged they found two kilograms of methylamphetamine and $169,000 in cash linked to the syndicate...

Emerging from behind a plume of pink feathers, Lady Gaga put days of rumours to rest with a history-making performance on the banks of the River Seine.The international superstar took the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony by storm with a "magnificent" rendition of Zizi Jeanmaire's Mon Truc En Plumes, descending a golden staircase straight into...

The Paris 2024 Olympics get under way with a spectacular show in front of hundreds of thousands who have lined the River Seine.