World News Update, what you need to know

A Jordanian man has gone on trial accused of threatening to kill Australian tourists and blow up the Australian embassy in Amman in messages sent through his Facebook account.

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VIENNA - Perhaps it was nerves before being serenaded by crossdressing Eurovision singer Conchita Wurst, but UN chief Ban Ki-moon fell into the trap of confusing Austria with Australia during a visit to Vienna.

LOS ANGELES - Questions about why a Virgin Galactic spaceship crashed last week have switched focus to a prematurely deployed lever on the doomed flight.

LONDON - A 16-year-old schoolboy has been jailed for at least 20 years on for stabbing a teacher to death in front of her class in a murder that shocked Britain.

ROME, Nov 3 AFP - The body of the last missing victim of Italy's 2012 cruise ship disaster has been found on board the wrecked Costa Concordia, which is being dismantled in Genoa.