Jeremy Hunt accidentally describes his wife as Japanese, not Chinese. In a meeting with Wang Yi, Chinese State Counsellor.

WARNING: Graphic content. A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate has been indicted on murder charges and a prosecutor said that the officer "purposely killed him." Prosecutor Joe Deters announced the grand jury indictment at a news conference to discuss developments in the investigation into the July 19 shooting of 43-year-old motorist Samuel DuBose by Officer Ray Tensing. Source: UC Police

A video has appeared on Facebook showing a Victorian truck driver having a "breakfast" of what appear to be illegal drugs in the cabin of a big rig.

Come down to the City Gallery Wellington this weekend to check out Olafur Eliasson's The Cubic Structural Evolution Project. Visitors are invited to start building with the thousands of pieces of gleaming white Lego scattered across a gleaming white table. In empowering his participants to 'become' architects and contribute to his work's construction, destruction and reconstruction, Eliasson raises issues around the relationship between art and architecture that echo around the whole exhibition. Credit: NZN Video

Prison officer Amy Connors, suspended after reportedly having sex with a cop killer in his Kempsey jail cell is just one of many female officers having affairs with criminals behind bars.

Astronomers have found a planet they say is "the closest twin to Earth" ever seen. Named Kepler-452b, it is the smallest planet discovered orbiting in the habitable zone of a star, and has been described as an "older, bigger cousin". What makes this planet remarkable is that it orbits its star at about the same distance that Earth orbits the sun. What's more, its home star looks to be similar to our sun. Source: NASA Ames Research Center/Youtube

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously endorsed the recently struck Iran nuclear deal - an action that has been hailed by chair and Foreign Minister Murray McCully as a "standout occasion". Mr McCully chaired the 15-member council, which agreed sanctions levelled against Tehran will be dismantled in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program. The vote is the beginning of the end of sanctions against the country. Source: UN Web TV

Amazing new images of Pluto have revealed icy mountains on the dwarf planet's surface. Nasa'a New Horizons probe is beaming back high-resolution images that show mountains 3.35km high. Source: NASA/Facebook

Face, meet road. Not the thing you want to be introduced to while tearing down Alexandra Palace's 420m soapbox track in a tiny hand made soapbox car, but 7 of the racers from Red Bull Soapbox UK didn't have much of a choice. So, to celebrate their valiant efforts and painful fails, we've compiled the seven top crashes into one clip for your enjoyment. Source: Red Bull/Youtube

A tornado formed near Kansas. The area received severe weather as thunderstorms rolled through the area, bringing hail and rain. This drone footage shows the tornado in Hutchinson. Justin Watkins/Facebook

Andy Casagrande captures some incredible 4K footage and gives us a unique point-of-view from a great hammerhead shark's dorsal fin as it swims along the ocean floor. Source: GoPro/Youtube

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A tremendous waterspout appeared in the Gulf Coast of Alabama. Source: Orange Beach Fishing Charters via Facebook

The USA has challenged the Japanese team to a fight - a robot fight. And Team Japan accepts. Source: Suidobashi Heavy Industry, MegaBots/Youtube

Vice President of the United States Joe Biden sent a special video message to Ambassador Mark Gilbert and the people of NZ on the occasion of the Embassy of the United States in New Zealand’s Independence Day celebration.

The government is politically vulnerable after announcing that some state housing may be sold to Australians. But is it a good idea?

The World Wildlife Fund Australia captured from a GoPro attached to the back of a turtle as it dove through the waters over Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The video, which gives a turtle's-eye view of the coral system is being used to highlight the level of pollution affecting turtles in Australian waters. Source: WWF Australia/Facebook

Hop in the cockpit with Paul Bonhomme and Steve Jones as they carry out one of the most exhilarating aviation feats ever seen in formation flying.

The International Space Station has released high-definition footage of Earth, taken from space. Source: International Space Station/Facebook

Landlords are exploiting international students and tourists in online rental scams, with young travellers crammed in squalid and overcrowded homes. Investigators in the Sydney city area have discovered young Asian and European university students and tourists sleeping in baths, pantries and even fire escapes after falling victim to organised scams on Gumtree and Facebook.

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Alan Bond, the high flying businessman who dominated Australian headlines in the 1980s, has died in a Perth hospital, aged 77.

Michigan’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the first federal freshwater sanctuary, has grown tenfold thanks to a massive expansion approved by the Obama administration. The increased territory gives researchers access to more shipwrecks.

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Ian is a 65 year old millionaire who spent 11 nights completely alone and foraging from nature on Tonga's new island. Unfortunately the sea is eating the island away day by day. Source: Docastaway - Desert Island Experience/Youtube

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