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Updated: 8:06am - A self‑styled Indian spiritual guru who claims he has millions of followers worldwide has been given a life sentence for raping a 16‑year‑old girl.

Updated: 7:00am - An Indian spiritual guru who claims to have millions of followers worldwide has been found guilty of rape.

Updated: 7:25am - Kate and William have shown off their new baby boy to the world - "thrice the worry now', said William, while their son gave his first royal wave.

Updated: 5:00pm - India’s government on Saturday prescribed the death penalty for people convicted of raping children under 12 to help combat an increase in violent crime against women.

Updated: 9:13pm - US and European aviation authorities have ordered emergency inspections of jet engines similar to the one involved in a fatal accident earlier this week.

Updated: 8:30pm - Peggy Phillips, a retired nurse, was sitting a row in front of Jennifer Riordan when the engine exploded on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 from New York to Dallas.

Updated: 7:21am - Three Australian warships were challenged by the Chinese military as they travelled through the disputed South China Sea earlier this month.

Updated: 10:47pm - A mother-of-two has been identified as the victim from a US jet engine blow-out at over 9700 metres.

Updated: 7:20am - CIA director Mike Pompeo forged a "good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un when they met last week, US President Donald Trump has tweeted.

Updated: 9:05am - A Russian bid for the United Nations Security Council to condemn US, British and French air strikes on Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack failed on Saturday (Sunday NZT) after only China and Bolivia joined Russia to vote in favor of a draft resolution.