The World Health Organization is warning radiation from mobile phones and other wireless devices could cause cancer. It says the electro-magnetic fields generated by mobile devices may increase the risk of brain cancer. It’s recommending people limit their use of mobile phones. 

 

The family of a Gold Coast policeman who was shot in the face will turn off his life support today. Senior Constable Damian Leeding has been in an induced coma since he was shot during an armed robbery on Sunday night. Three people are now expected to be charged with murder. 

 

The parents of a young Melbourne woman who killed herself after being bullied at work are pushing for national laws to make workplace bullying a crime. The death of 19-year-old Brodie Panlock in 2006 has prompted the Victorian Parliament to act. It’s just passed new laws making workplace and cyber bullying a criminal offence with penalties of up to 10 years in jail.

 

And in the United States, prosecutors have filed new charges against the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his co-accused now face charges of conspiracy and mass murder. The new charges will be formally announced later today.