Ebola death toll in Guinea rises to 70
Ougna Camara and Sadibou Marone 11:53am The deadliest outbreak of the Ebola virus in seven years in Guinea has caused neighbouring Senegal to close its border.
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Angus Houston to lead search and recovery of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
JONATHAN SWAN 12:16pm Former Defence Chief Angus Houston will take a leading role in the international team searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet whose disappearance continues to perplex authorities.
Edward Snowden documents show Malaysia is an Australia, US intelligence target
Philip Dorling 11:46am Malaysia’s political leadership is a priority intelligence target for the United States and Australia, according to top secret documents published by Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine.
More than 100 aftershocks rattle California following 5.1 magnitude earthquake
Victoria Cavaliere 9:32am More than 100 aftershocks have been reported across Southern California following a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that rattled suburban Los Angeles and at least temporarily displaced about 50 people but caused no serious structural damage, seismologists said on Saturday..
Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: New hope for clues to MH370's fate as ships scour more hospitable search area
Tom Allard, Adrian Beattie and Jonathan Swan A flotilla of ships was searching on Saturday for several objects identified by military aircraft as possible wreckage of MH370 as an ever-expanding multinational effort to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet stepped up a gear.
Hart Island holds a million graves of babies and unidentified and poor people
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Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: relatives told there is still a 'remote chance' of survivors
Terry Friel 9:51pm After three weeks of fruitless searching for any evidence of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Malaysian government said on Saturday it had not fully given up hope of finding survivors.
Taliban attack Afghan election HQ in Kabul
8:23pm Taliban insurgents have attacked the Afghan election commission's heavily-fortified headquarters in Kabul, one week ahead of voting and after a series of bloody attacks in the city.
FBI approached Boston bombing suspect, says brother's defence
2:07am The defence for accused Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say the FBI approached his brother and fellow suspect Tamerlan about becoming an informant on the Chechen and Muslim community.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near LA
MICHAEL IDATO 5:06pm Los Angeles has been rocked by a second light to moderate earthquake in two weeks, measuring 5.1 in magnitude.
Five dead in Egypt as police clash with Islamists
4:29pm Five people, including a female journalist, were killed in Cairo when police clashed with Islamists protesting against ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's presidency bid, the Interior Ministry says.
In Egypt a cry of outrage is met with death
RUTH POLLARD 11:59pm No.309 on a list of 529 people condemned to die – a lawyer jailed alongside the people he had spent months trying to help, caught up in the relentless crackdown against anyone who dares to challenge Egypt’s military-backed government.
US promises 'restraint' in cyber operations
3:45pm The US will show "restraint" in cyber operations outside of US government networks, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says, urging other countries to do the same.
Another body found in US mudslide as fears grow for missing
3:03pm Authorities combing a massive mud pile left by a Washington state landslide that buried dozens of homes said on Friday they were bracing for the worst for 90 people still listed as missing, in one of the strongest official acknowledgments that many of those lives may be lost.
Malaysia Airlines search pushing satellite technology to limits
MAHESH SHARMA 3:33pm The search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 is pushing satellite technology to its limits, says an Australian satellite expert.
Malaysia Airlines MH370: What technicians can recover from a black box
12:49am One the world's foremost black box laboratories opened its doors to journalists Friday to provide some insight on how technicians can recover information from flight data and voice recorders, like those from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Former Norwegian prime minister to head NATO
James Kanter 1:17pm Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway will lead NATO starting Oct. 1, the alliance announced Friday.
British nurse charged over hospital deaths
A nurse has been charged with three counts of murder in connection with poisoning deaths at a British hospital, police say.
Husband of Malaysia Airlines MH370 crew member prepares lawsuit
The husband of a crew member of missing Malaysian Air Flight 370 asked a state court in Illinois to order Boeing Co. and the airline to turn over data and documents to assist in preparation for a possible lawsuit, the second such petition by the same Chicago law firm.
11 objects spotted in search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
Chinese and Australian ships are enroute to the new search area off the coast of Perth to track down debris thought to be part of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
Australian charity worker jumps from roof to escape Taliban attack
DEBORAH GOUGH An Australian charity worker has jumped from a guesthouse roof to a nearby tree, Tarzan-style, to escape a Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Vatican open to Venezuela facilitator role
The Vatican says it's willing to help facilitate talks between Venezuela's government and its opponents aimed at ending weeks of deadly unrest that have paralysed much of the country.
Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine
Michael Shear President Vladimir Putin of Russia called President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss a proposal by Obama for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Ukraine, and the two leaders agreed that their chief diplomats should meet soon to explore it, the White House and Kremlin said.
Barack Obama considers sending shoulder-fired missiles to Syrian rebels
Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons President Barack Obama is weighing whether to allow shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles to be shipped to moderate factions of the Syrian opposition, possibly with help from the Saudi government, a US official said on Friday.
South Korea returns bodies of hundreds of Chinese soldiers
Choe Sang-Hun South Korea on Friday repatriated the remains of 437 Chinese soldiers killed during the Korean War six decades ago, making a gesture symbolic of warming ties between the two nations.
