Rhodes Trust expanding scholarships into China
Aspiring Chinese students will soon join the likes of famous one-time Rhodes scholars Tony Abbott and Bill Clinton.
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Yemen death toll climbs as strikes hit hard
Ruth Pollard 5:03 PM At least 40 people were killed on Monday and 200 wounded when an air strike hit al-Mazraq Camp for displaced people the country's north.
Teen arrested over Lee Kuan Yew video
A 16-year-old who appeared in a video that criticised modern Singapore's founding father was arrested allegedly because of comments that disparaged Christianity.
Thai flights banned in three countries
Lindsay Murdoch 1:04 PM Thailand's junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha has invoked the powers of a dictator to address a poor airline safety rating in the nation.
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Phil Blackwood 'forced to sleep on pallet' in Myanmar prison after insulting Buddhism
Megan Levy 6:22 PM A New Zealand bar manager jailed in Myanmar for using an image of Buddha to promote his business is enduring appalling conditions in prison, including being forced to sleep on a wooden pallet, his parents claim.
Gift of life returned in unlikely reunion
Kristen Ochs 5:18 PM Two men in California have saved each other's lives 30 years apart.
Universities tread warily over shares in fossil-fuel companies
William Bowen 4:52 PM Campaigns urging colleges and universities to divest stock holdings are again on the rise, focused today more often than not on holdings in fossil fuel companies.
Rhodes Trust expanding scholarships into China
David Barboza 2:31 PM Rhodes scholarships will soon expand to the developing world, and aspiring students from China will be joining the likes of famous one-time Rhodes scholars Tony Abbott and Bill Clinton.
Iran nuclear talks at stalemate: diplomats warn of 'significant differences'
David Blair 2:06 PM A final round of talks designed to settle the confrontation over Iran's nuclear program reached an impasse on Monday when significant differences saw Russia's foreign minister leave the meeting.
Brazilian inmates get therapy with hallucinogenic tea
Simon Romero 1:26 PM Psychedelic drugs and yoga are part of a therapy program for prisoners to help them turn around their lives.
US and Britain fear possible 'political interference' in Nigerian election
Kevin Sieff 1:01 PM Nigeria's election results "may be subject to deliberate political interference", according to Britain and the United States.
Nuking Yellowstone National Park could be the answer to Russia's defence
Su-Lin Tan 12:36 PM The best way to attack the US is to detonate nuclear weapons in the Yellowstone super volcano or along the San Andreas fault line on California's coastline, a Russian geopolitical analyst says.
Girl distraught as missing pet dog 'Flower' turns up cooked on roadside food stall
11:12 AM A photo reportedly showing a Vietnamese girl in tears beside her pet dog, which had been put out for sale at a street-food stall, has gone viral and provoked discussions about the dog-meat trade.
Crash investigators seek missile witnesses in Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 probe
Anthony Deutsch 10:09 AM Dutch prosecutors have appealed for witnesses in eastern Ukraine who may have seen a Russian-made BUK rocket being fired at Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, saying this was the "leading scenario" in their crash investigation.
Jurors in tears at Boston bombing trial
9:54 AM US prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev after gruesome testimony about the death of the youngest victim left some jurors in tears.
Germanwings plane crash: 'The pain is almost unbearable': grieving Australian family visit the crash site
Nick Miller 9:10 AM "I now know the true meaning of the words grief stricken," says Mal Coram.
Tainted herbal products prompt extra tests
Anahad O'Connor 8:55 AM A strict quality-control regime is needed to protect people from impure or fraudulent dietary supplements, consumer advocates say.
Germanwings captain's touching speech breaks tension
Su-Lin Tan 8:52 AM Plane passengers usually only get a curt greeting from airline crew as they board but for people on Germanwings flight 33 flying the day after Flight 4U9525 crashed into the French Alps, they got more than that.
Wife of millionaire Sydney podiatrist Phillip Vasyli charged with his murder
Megan Levy 8:34 AM The wife of millionaire Sydney podiatrist Phillip Vasyli has been charged with murdering her husband at their luxury home in the Bahamas, police have confirmed.
Rich nations' fossil fuel export funding dwarfs green spend, data shows
8:33 AM Rich nations provided far more in export subsidies for fossil-fuel technology as for renewable energy over a decade, according to OECD data seen by Reuters.
Emails show Big Oil pressured US scientists over fracking's link to quakes
Benjamin Elgin and Matthew Philips 8:16 AM In November 2013, Oklahoma's state seismologist, Austin Holland, got a request that made him nervous. It was from David Boren, president of the University of Oklahoma, which houses the Oklahoma Geological Survey where Holland works.
Bizarre case of $486m emerald may proceed despite Brazil's efforts, US judge rules
Stephen Ceasar 7:53 AM A trial to determine ownership of the prized Bahia Emerald will continue in Los Angeles despite on-going efforts by the government of Brazil to return the gem to its country of origin.
Germanwings plane crash: Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz persuaded captain to leave cockpit, according to transcript
John Bacon and Jane Onyanga-Omara 7:52 AM The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight repeatedly suggested that the captain leave the cockpit, then locked him out and stymied his desperate efforts to return, according to data recorder transcripts reported Sunday.
Crash co-pilot had been treated for suicidal tendencies
Tom Käckenhoff 7:40 AM The German pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps last week was treated for suicidal tendencies years ago before he received his pilot's licence, German prosecutors said on Monday.
Negotiators race against deadline in Iran nuclear talks
Carol Morello 7:07 AM US Secretary of State John Kerry and other top diplomats have rearranged their schedules to remain at the Lausanne talks with Iran.
Runaway rhino kills one, injures six in Nepal
6:52 AM A rhino that had wandered off a wildlife reserve rampaged through a town in central Nepal on Monday, leaving one woman dead and six people injured, police said.
