We’ve rounded up the headlines from across the world — so it’ll only take you a couple of minutes to catch up on the most important news around.
1. Estranged husband allegedly breaches AVO to murder Leila Alavi.
The 33-year-old estranged husband of murdered woman Leila Alavi was arrested overnight in Guildford West and taken to Auburn Police Station. Mokthar Hosseini was charged with one count of murder and contravening an Apprehend Violence Order (AVO).
Miss Alavi, 26, was working at Benjamin Hair Studio yesterday morning when she allegedly received a phone call from her estranged husband asking her to meet him, Fairfax Media reports. Her body was later found in her Holden Astra by colleagues.
Investigations are continuing today.
2. Indonesia executes five foreigners and an Indonesian woman as new president takes a hard line on drugs.
By ABC News
Indonesia has executed six people convicted on drug offences in the first executions carried out under new president Joko Widodo.
The two women and four men killed by firing squad included five foreigners from Brazil, the Netherlands, Vietnam, Malawi and Nigeria.
Two Australians – Myuran Sukamaran and Andrew Chan – remain on death row for their roles in the so-called Bali Nine’s attempt to traffic heroin into Australia.
Sukamaran has already been denied a presidential pardon.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has appealed directly to Mr Widodo to show mercy on the two Australians.
Indonesia has tough anti-drugs laws and Mr Widodo, who took office in October, has disappointed rights activists by voicing strong support for capital punishment despite his image as a reformist.
A version of this post originally appeared on the ABC website and has been republished with permission.
3. Irish victim of brother’s punch faces long recovery.
The family of an Irish man who was knocked unconscious by a single punch from his brother have been told they will have to wait 18 months to see whether he will recover.
At 3am on on 3 January, the brothers were drinking in Kings Cross when they began to argue. Barry Lyttle allegedly punched his brother Patrick in the face, causing him to fall and hit his head on the footpath.
After the assault, Patrick was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital with critical head injuries. He underwent emergency surgery to remove part of his skull in order to release pressure on his brain. He was placed in an induced coma and woke on 9 January.
Hospital sources have told the Sunday Telegraph that his family faces a long wait to see if he will fully recover. Apparently it will be up to a month before Patrick will be able to speak well enough to talk to police about the incident.
As for whether he will make a full recovery, “it’s too early for doctors to say. The only way they will know that he’s not going to recover fully is if his progression stops. It could be 18 months …”
4. Man fined for driving motorised esky without licence.
A man has had his motorised esky impounded after he was caught driving it without a licence and on a footpath on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
The 29-year-old man was intercepted by police on the footpath beside Point Nepean Road at Rosebud West just after 5pm on Saturday.
The 49cc esky was impounded for 30 days for the use an unregistered recreational vehicles on council land.
The man was fined $1,476.
A version of this post originally appeared on the ABC website and has been republished with permission.
5. Top concert venues ban ‘selfie-sticks’.
Staff at the most famous concert venues in the United Kingdom will prevent entry to anyone carrying a selfie-stick, which is used to improve the reach and quality of selfies.
The Wembley Arena, the O2 Arena and Brixton Academy have all joined the selfie stick boycott amid concerns that they might block views of the stage or injure concert-goers.
A spokesman for the O2 Arena tells NME.com, “The O2 does not allow selfie sticks into the arena due to safety considerations. We welcome selfies, but please leave the stick at home”.
A representative for Wembley Arena added, “The sticks might mean you are refused entry to the venue so our advice is don’t bring them and stick with the tried and tested use of an arm.”
Top Comments
Great move, banning selfie sticks,lets also ban those numbnuts that love to go to concerts and then watch most of it through their mobiles
Oh god yes. That drives me nuts and even worse when they're using a iPad - they're huge! I usually take a couple of pictures, especially if the staging is awesome, and video one or two favourite songs, but besides that generally get into the whole "live music" thing. Do people even know what that is anymore?
Just take a moment and read your own comment! "I video one or two favourite songs"... "do people even know what (live music) is anymore?" Ironic, no?