Islamic State claims attack on Tunisian museum
David Kirkpatrick 3:07 PM The Islamic State and other extremists have sought to claim responsibility for the deadly attack that killed at least 21 people at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis.
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Rajapaksa officials stashed billions abroad
It hasn't been revealed who owns the accounts but Sri Lankan investigators have located more than $2.6 billion that was secretly transferred to Dubai, says Shihar Aneez.
Russia, China snub UN meeting on Crimea
9:53 AM Russia, China, Venezuela and Angola snubbed an informal United Nations Security Council meeting on Thursday on human rights in Crimea a year after Russia seized the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine.
US to 'reassess' options with Israel
2:14 PM President Barack Obama told Benjamin Netanyahu the US would "reassess" its policy options after the Israeli prime minister took a position against Palestinian statehood during the Israeli election campaign.
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Cancer sufferer and blogger Kara Tippetts, who campaigned against doctor-assisted suicide, is about to die
Sarah Pulliam Bailey 6:07 AM A Christian author and blogger with terminal cancer who tried to convince Brittany Maynard to reconsider her November decision to die through doctor-assisted suicide is facing her own death.
Suicide bombers attack Shiite mosques in Yemen, killing dozens
Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf 4:31 AM Suicide bombers in the Yemeni capital Sanaa blew themselves up during Friday prayers at two mosques used by supporters of Shi'ite rebels, killing 126 people and wounding 260 in the country's deadliest militant attack in years, medical sources said. Warning: Images of scenes of injury or death
Relatives climb wall to help children cheat during exams
Rama Lakshmi 4:27 AM Cheating in school tests is an old Indian problem. But the malpractice literally scaled new heights this week in the state of Bihar.
Gunmen wearing army uniforms open fire on Indian police station near Pakistan border
Hari Kumar 3:48 AM India blames Pakistan for the attack, which left six dead, the first since the Modi government took power of the disputed regions.
Hunting for the next Ebola outbreak in the deep African jungle
Kevin Sieff 3:31 AM 'The West Africa outbreak was a reminder to everyone that it's out there — and it's waiting to emerge again.'
Indian train accident kills at least 30, leaves 50 injured
Sharat Pradhan 1:57 AM At least 21 people, including children, are dead and dozens more injured after an express train derailed in northern India.
Meet the 'Carolina butcher', the giant crocodile that walked on its hind legs
Rachel Feltman 1:48 AM At 2.7 metres long, with blade-like teeth and walking on its hind legs, Carnufex carolinensis - which translates as "Carolina butcher" - roamed North America 230 million years ago.
Amid the desolation and need there are smiles
Shane Cowlishaw 12:39 AM In Vanuatu, everyone is struggling. A large proportion of the population is without shelter, food, water and medical supplies, while aid agencies flood into the country and the government attempts to manage one of the largest disasters in its history.
Thailand jails brothers of former princess for five and a half years
12:21 AM Thailand on Friday jailed three brothers of a former princess for 5-1/2 years, in the latest court decision giving prison time to family members after her dramatic fall from grace last year.
Total solar eclipse provides a spectacular celestial show
Su-Lin Tan 12:18 AM Mankind has always looked to the skies for celestial wonders and on Friday, that will happen again, this time to witness one of the best solar eclipses in the northern hemisphere in years.
Risky neighbourhood: Pacific disasters and Australia
Matt Wade 12:15 AM The likelihood of more frequent disasters in the Pacific will test Australia, the region's biggest donor and dominant economic power.
In New York, school apologises for Arabic pledge
Michael Koziol 6:40 PM A high school in upstate New York has apologised for conducting the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic, following outrage from students and parents that sparked national coverage in the US.
Two-state hopes dashed as Netanyahu seizes power
Ruth Pollard 6:07 PM The diplomatic fallout has been swift, since Israel said yes to the man who said no to a Palestinian state.
Islamic State claims attack on Tunisian museum
David Kirkpatrick 3:07 PM The Islamic State and other extremists have sought to claim responsibility for the deadly attack that killed at least 21 people at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis.
Death of new age warlord leaves Oruzgan at edge of abyss
Paul McGeough 2:21 PM The death of Matiullah Khan creates a frightening power vacuum in the Afghan province that the Australian Defence Force could not tame.
Boko Haram 'slaughter wives' in Nigeria
2:04 PM Dozens of Nigerian women who were forced to marry Boko Haram fighters have reportedly been slaughtered by their "husbands" before a battle with troops in the northeast town of Bama.
'Shisha' more harmful than cigarettes, warns World Health Organisation
1:32 PM A single puff from a water pipe nearly equals the volume of smoke inhaled from an entire cigarette, while one session of "shisha" can equal smoking 20 to 30 cigarettes in one go, world health experts have warned.
EU gears up for propaganda war with Russia
Francesco Guarascio 1:24 PM Brussels will likely make programs designed to reach ethnic Russians in former Soviet states who now tune into Moscow broadcasts.
US senators seek strategy to stop Beijing's South China Sea reclamation
David Brunnstrom 1:10 PM By changing the physical attributes of reefs in the South China Sea, China seems to want to alter the status quo, US senators say.
German tourists hand mayor $1200 as their share of WWII debt to Greece
Matthew Schofield 12:16 PM Reminder of Nazi occupation in World War II adds tension to talks on contemporary Greek debt.
Koran rage: Afghan woman burned alive by mob
Ali Latifi 10:45 AM The parents of the dead woman, who had allegedly burned a Koran at a shrine, say she had a mental illness, police say.
Lewinsky was 'patient zero' of online bullying, TED conference hears
Megan Levy 10:27 AM Monica Lewinksy has delivered a powerful speech about the devastating effects of online harassment, describing herself as "patient zero" in the online bullying crisis.
