World News Update, what you need to know

The family of missing Australian Rye Hunt are angry and distressed after Brazilian media texted them a photo of a dead body found on a remote beach near Rio de Janeiro and asked them to verify if it was him.

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TEL AVIV - Two Palestinian gunmen have killed three people and wounded seven in an attack at a popular shopping and dining area near Israel's Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, police say.

WASHINGTON - A security video of a woman fighting off a man who tried to kidnap her 13-year-old daughter while they were shopping at a Dollar General store in Hernando, Florida, has gone viral.

ROME - Italy's Senate has passed a bill aimed at cracking down on mafia threats against local administrators that often involve arson attacks, dead animals and envelopes full of bullets.

HELSINKI - In efforts to cut road kill, Finnish reindeer herders have painted Rudolph's antlers in fluorescent colours, hung reflectors round their necks and even used movable traffic signs.

LONDON - A study of a new three-parent IVF technique designed to reduce the risk of mothers passing hereditary diseases to their babies has found it is likely to work well and lead to normal pregnancies, British scientists say.

PARIS - Rubbish is piling up on streets in parts of Paris and other French cities as strikes by waste treatment workers take a toll in the country set to host the Euro 2016 soccer tournament from Friday.