Man charged over Sydney bus stop attack (AAP)
A man has been charged with attacking a woman at a Sydney bus stop and assaulting a police officer who arrested him.

'Evil' Bayley begins life prison term (AAP)
Adrian Bayley has begun his life prison sentence for the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher.

Tom Meagher says justice system failed his murdered wife Jill and Adrian Bayley's sentence is a disgrace (ABC)
The husband of murdered rape victim Jill Meagher has hit out at the sentence handed down to her killer Adrian Bayley, saying his wife would still be alive if the justice system had taken the serial sex offender off the streets.

Scientists probe what makes corpses smell (AAP)
Scientists want to identify what makes up the odour of rotting corpses to help train sniffer dogs.

Inquiry seeks WA Irish child abuse victims (AAP)
A large-scale inquiry into institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland is appealing for survivors thought to be living in WA to give evidence.

Sydney man tasered after assault (AAP)
A man who allegedly assaulted a woman in Sydney's Hunters Hill was tasered and capsicum sprayed as four police officers tried to arrest him.

Morocco's ex-Olympic champ Khalid Skah arrested in France (AFP)
PARIS (AFP) - French police on Wednesday arrested Morocco's former Olympic champion Khalid Skah over an extradition request linked to a fierce custody battle between the athlete and the Norwegian mother of his two children.

Australia retain badminton's Whyte Trophy (NZ Newswire)
Australia have continued their dominance over New Zealand in the Whyte Trophy by winning the trans-Tasman badminton competition 4-1.

We choked, admits South Africa's coach (AFP)
LONDON (AFP) - South Africa's coach Gary Kirsten admitted his team deserved the tag of chokers after it crashed to a seven-wicket defeat by England in the Champions Trophy semi-final on Wednesday.

Black Sticks men through to last four (NZ Newswire)
The New Zealand men's hockey team have beaten Spain 1-0 to progress to the last four in the World League Semi-Final tournament in Rotterdam.

Neymar backs Brazil protests, chides government (AFP)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Brazilian football star Neymar on Wednesday joined his Selecao teammates in backing escalating social protests across the country, and chided President Dilma Rousseff's government for failing to deliver adequate social services.

Injured Tiger will not defend title at National (AFP)
BETHESDA, Maryland (AFP) - World number one Tiger Woods will not defend his title next week at the US PGA National because of a strained left elbow after doctors advised him to rest before next month's British Open.