Mine disaster fury over picture of Turkey PM's aide
Susan Fraser 6:51am A video showing an aide to Turkey's prime minister kicking a protester held on the ground by special forces police sparked outrage on Thursday, tarnishing the Turkish leader's image ahead of his expected run for president.
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Conchita Wurst parade a no go in Moscow
5:57am Moscow authorities have turned down gay activists' application to hold a parade honouring drag queen Conchita Wurst, winner of this year's Eurovision song contest.
Crude oil flood Los Angeles suburb
4:51am Firefighters have revised the size of a crude oil spill early Thursday in Los Angeles suburb of Atwater Village down to 37854 litres, after initial estimates put it at 189,270 litres.
Lawyer of Greste resigns in Cairo courtroom
RUTH POLLARD 3:42am Peter Greste held onto the black steel of the defendant's cage in a Cairo courtroom on Thursday, head bowed, eyes cast downward.
Harris groped me as a child, woman tells court
Nick Miller in London 4:05am A young girl 'wanted to scream' when Rolf Harris aggressively groped her, but no words came out, a court has been told.
Sudan sentences Christian woman to death
3:42am A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a Christian woman to hang for apostasy, despite appeals by Western embassies for compassion and respect for religious freedom.
Thousands flee southern California wildfire
Thai protesters killed, injured in attack
Hitler's house 'to be migrant language school'
New York Times ousts editor Jill Abramson
Ukraine tensions smoulder as Kiev talks begin
Class tensions boil in Brazil campaign
Space Station caught in US-Russia spat
Nigeria rejects Boko Haram prisoners swap
Hopes fade for Turkish mine fire survivors
Family of alleged Harris victim to take stand
UK teen dies after raising millions for cancer
Depression top cause of teen illness: WHO
Pacific typhoons peaking further north: researchers
Kate Middleton's phone hacked 155 times
US anchor lashes viewers on air
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Obama puts personal stamp on carbon curbs for power plants
Lisa Lerer and Julianna Goldman 8:07am US President Barack Obama plans to personally unveil proposed carbon-emissions rules for power plants, elevating climate change policy as a top tier issue for his final two years in office, according to two people familiar with White House strategy.
Climate change to hit sovereign debt ratings, S&P; says
Alex Morales 7:57am Global warming will harm sovereign creditworthiness around the world this century, with poorer nations the worst hit, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said.
Thai elections in doubt as protesters strike back over deaths
LINDSAY MURDOCH 11:27pm Anti-government protesters stormed a Thai air force complex to disrupt talks on new elections on Thursday, hours after an attack on their camp left three people dead and 22 injured.
Anti-Chinese rioting in Vietnam turns deadly
PHILIP WEN 3:42am Escalating violence in Vietnam fuelled by anti-Chinese sentiment has turned deadly, with reports of as many as 20 people killed and 400 arrested.
Julie Bishop calls on Nauru to respect freedom of speech
Daniel Flitton, Michael Gordon 4:48pm Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has called on Nauru to “uphold fundamental values of a robust democracy” after the government on the tiny Pacific nation moved to censure dissenting MPs.
Nauru government denies suspending MPs for 'damaging comments' amounts to censorship
Daniel Flitton, Michael Gordon 4:56pm Nauru's government has defended the suspension of three opposition MPs from Parliament over critical comments to foreign media and accused one of attempting to incite a riot.
Video captures family cat saving boy from dog attack
Jennifer Chaussee 8:43pm A California child pulled from his bike by an attacking dog was saved by his family's cat on Tuesday, which quickly rushed in and attacked the dog, a video posted on YouTube showed on Wednesday.
Arizona teenager arrested at high school prom wearing stolen tuxedo
Prescott Valley, Arizona: Authorities say a Northern Arizona teenager sporting a stolen tuxedo was arrested at a high school prom after the store owner spotted him in the formalwear.
Crocodile eats boy, 11, in Papua New Guinea
The limbs of an 11-year-old boy have been found inside a huge crocodile and his head discovered nearby after he was attacked in Papua New Guinea, a report said Wednesday.
Rolf Harris: Woman told friend that TV celebrity was a 'dirty old man', court hears
Nick Miller in London A woman confided in her schoolfriend that Rolf Harris was a “dirty old man” who would “touch her up”, a court has heard.
