Hungary's far-right honours Nazi-linked leader
6:57am Hungary's far-right Jobbik party unveiled a statue of wartime leader Miklos Horthy, who presided over the country's alliance with Nazi Germany, in Budapest on Sunday, sparking protests and highlighting concerns about anti-Semitism in the country.
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US-Egypt ties hinge on democratic progress
6:24am Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Egypt to press its military chief and other officials to fulfil their promise to hold elections next year.
Thai ferry sinks in Pattaya, killing six
9:04am A packed tourist ferry has sunk off the Thai resort of Pattaya, killing six passengers including three foreigners.
Rohingya refugees missing after boat capsizes
6:10am A boat carrying almost 70 Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing sectarian tensions capsized has off Myanmar's coast, leaving dozens missing in treacherous seas.
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1500 paintings seized by Nazis found
8:34am A private stash of 1500 paintings that were seized by the Nazis, including works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, has been found in Germany, a news magazine has reported.
Cybersecurity
'Anonymous' cyber attacks rise across SEAsia
LINDSAY MURDOCH 10:35am Hackers claiming to be from the notorious Anonymous collective have stepped up attacks across South-East Asia, infiltrating websites in Singapore and the Philippines.
British police hunt terror suspect
11:45am A British terror suspect who escaped surveillance by changing into a burka on a visit to a mosque is being hunted by counter-terrorism officers.
India set to launch Mars probe
No clemency for ex-NSA leaker Ed Snowden
Solar eclipse darkens sky over Africa
Concerns as UK supermarket 'spies' on customers
Romney: Obamacare debacle hurts president
Sri Lankan authorities free Australians
Kosovo party injects humour into polls
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Plane crash sends skydivers tumbling into the air
10:46am Mike Robinson was just seconds away from his last jump of the day when a second plane carrying other skydivers struck the aircraft he was in, sending them all tumbling toward the ground.
Jesus statue stands tall amid sea of sectarianism
Amid a conflict rife with sectarianism, a giant bronze statue of Jesus has gone up on a Syrian mountain, apparently under cover of a truce among three warring factions.
Junkie ghettos tell of country's growing addiction
Azam Ahmed The addicts stalk the streets of this border post like hollowed-out skeletons, hair matted by filth and eyes glassy.
Taliban replace slain leader
The Pakistani Taliban have selected Khan Syed Mehsud - known by his followers as ''Sajna'' or ''beloved'' - as the insurgent group's new leader after Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike, members of the organisation say.
Child soldiers' unfinished business
Miraculously, it seemed, these brothers survived a war but comrades disappeared.
Terror squad probes Golden Dawn murders
Hannah Strange Police in Greece believe far-left terrorists may have been behind the murder of two members of the far-right Golden Dawn party, raising fears of tit-for-tat warfare between the extreme factions.
Kerry in first trip to Egypt since ouster of Mursi
12:30am US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Cairo to push Egypt's military-installed rulers for democratic progress, on his first visit since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi.
LAX shooting: Gunman charged, planned to kill 'multiple' agents
7:55pm The gunman who allegedly killed a security officer at Los Angeles airport carried a note saying he planned to murder "multiple" agents, prosecutors said on Saturday as they announced charges against him.
LAX attack: union wants personnel armed
Alan Bjerga 4:28pm One of their officers was killed in the line of duty, but would giving them guns help?
Girl found dead in rubbish bin in US
The body of a 10-year-old girl has been found in a rubbish bin in the US state of Georgia and her father and stepmother have been charged with murder.
Thai opposition bid to block amnesty
LINDSAY MURDOCH As street protests fall flat, attention turns to the country's constitutional court.
Two French journalists found dead in Mali
Two journalists with Radio France Internationale (RFI) have been found dead after being kidnapped by armed men in Mali's troubled northeast, government and security sources say.
Climber dies in New Zealand
An experienced climber has died after falling 600 metres in New Zealand's Aoraki Mt Cook National Park.
CIA Drone Strike Kills Pakistan Taliban Head Before Peace Talks
David Lerman and Khurrum Anis A CIA drone strike killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban in what the government in Islamabad described as an attempt to derail peace talks in the country.
LAX shooting: 'bullied' gunman Paul Anthony Ciancia raised suspicion with text messages
Michael Idato Hundreds of Los Angeles International Airport staff have today begun the almost impossible task of re-scheduling some of the more than 1550 flights and 160,000 passengers affected by yesterday's deadly shooting.
Hunt for bin Laden reward
Jason Meisner A Michigan gem merchant who claims he tipped the FBI to the location of Osama bin Laden's secret compound in Pakistan eight years before his killing has hired a high-powered Chicago law firm to help him seek the $25 million reward offered for the terrorist's capture.
Climate body fears for food supply
An international panel says climate change will pose great risks to the world's food supply.
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