Tunisia's children of the revolution ask what's next
Thessa Lageman 1:12 PM It was the first upheaval of the Arab Spring, and some consider it that movement's sole success story. Tunisians are not so sure.
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Too many orphanages, not enough orphans
Lindsay Murdoch The number of orphanages across Cambodia has doubled in the past five years, while the number of orphans has dramatically decreased. What is going on?
Chinese jade miners in overdrive in Myanmar
Using heavy earth-excavators and explosives, miners have been tearing into Myanmar's northern hills before a new government takes office next year.
Italy readies non-combat coalition for Libya
Rival parliaments and other Libyan factions reach an agreement brokered by the UN to form a new government within 40 days.
San Bernardino killers' neighbour arrested
A former neighbour suspected of supplying guns to the married couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, has been arrested.
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The man who married Putin's daughter and then made a fortune
Jack Stubbs, Andrey Kuzmin, Stephen Grey and Roman Anin 7:20 AM The wedding party dominated a ski resort nestled in the hills about an hour's drive north of St Petersburg. No expense was spared and everyone was sworn to secrecy.
'We're going to find you': FBI, US Marshals join hunt for 'affluenza teen'
Claire Cardona and Lindsey Bever 5:38 AM US Marshals and the FBI have joined the search for the teenager whose "affluenza" defense spared him from jail after he killed four people while driving drunk.
Canada is selling its clean air to China
Ishaan Tharoor 4:39 AM The air in China's major cities is atrocious. Last month, the smog choking parts of the country was so thick that the situation got widely described as having reached "doomsday" levels.
Russia claims data from black box recorder proves downed jet did not enter Turkish airspace
4:18 AM Russian officials have invited British, Chinese and Indian diplomats to witness the opening of the black box of a Russian warplane downed in Turkey last month.
Turkish Army kills 55 Kurdish militants during battle, party calls for resistance
Seyhmus Cakan 3:38 AM Turkey's pro-Kurdish party leader called for "honourable resistance" against security operations in southeast Turkey on Friday as state media reported 55 Kurdish militants had been killed in three days of urban fighting there.
China sees red over US arms sale to Taiwan
Michael Forsythe 12:45 AM Timing of the sale before next month's presidential elections in Taiwan helps to reduce diplomatic fallout, expert says.
Burundi on brink of war, says UN
Aaron Maasho 12:43 AM The African Union's Peace and Security Council has proposed sending 5000 peacekeepers.
Mother Teresa to be made saint
Philip Pullella 10:19 PM Known as the "saint of the gutters", the diminutive nun is expected to be canonised in early September.
Beijing issues second 'red alert'
Ben Blanchard 9:07 PM A wave of smog is expected to choke China over the weekend, the worst of which is in Beijing,
World's refugees exceed record of 60 million
Stephanie Nebehay 8:57 PM The estimated figure includes 20.2 million refugees fleeing wars and persecution, the most since 1992, the UN says.
Hawaii hit with outbreak of dengue fever
Liz Szabo 8:48 PM Although dengue hits 390 million people a year, it rarely makes headlines in the US.
Clinton's data breached by rival campaign
Maggue Haberman, Nick Corasaniti 8:25 PM A staffer for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign has been fired after accessing Hillary Clinton's private campaign data.
Bali's gangs apologise for violence and guarantee safe Christmas
Jewel Topsfield 5:50 PM The leader of Bali's notorious Laskar gang has apologised over a deadly battle with a rival gang and "guaranteed" Bali would be safe over Christmas and New Year.
Denmark wants to seize jewellery and cash from refugees
Rick Noack 5:03 PM Bill is part of Denmark's asylum policy to uphold and communicate a less welcoming position than neighbouring countries, academic says.
Australian citizen jailed without charge or trial in Israel
Ruth Pollard 4:29 PM ​In a small cell in a high-security wing of Eshel Prison in the Israeli city of Beersheba, a dual Australian-Israeli citizen is detained without charge or trial.
Panel blasts UN over handling of Central Africa peacekeeper abuse
Louis Charbonneau 3:43 PM The United Nations and its agencies grossly mishandled allegations of child sexual abuse by international peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, an independent review panel has concluded.
Jewish terrorist or scapegoat for the state of Israel?
Ruth Pollard 2:36 PM In a small cell in a high-security wing of Eshel Prison in the Israeli city of Beersheba, a dual Australian-Israeli citizen is detained without charge or trial.
Russian arms in Syria's 'Box 4' keep US grounded
Josh Rogin and Eli Lake 2:02 PM Moscow's deployment of advanced air-defence system and "painting" US planes with radar is dangerous, US officials say.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to face French trial over Tapie affair
Michel Rose 1:35 PM A French court has ordered IMF chief Christine Lagarde to face trial over her role in a payout of about $600 million to businessman Bernard Tapie.
Children of Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution wonder if it was worth it
Thessa Lageman 1:12 PM It was the first upheaval of the Arab Spring, and some consider it that movement's sole success story. Tunisians are not so sure.
Zombie satellites claim another victim
Chris Zappone 12:25 PM A small fleet of zombie satellites in orbit have a fresh victim.
Adoration at Vladimir Putin's annual press conference
Michael Deacon 11:09 AM Russia's president: what a man - fit, diplomatic and, above all, becomingly modest.
