United States, Turkey 'prepared for military solution'
David Dolan 3:03 PM With the latest round of Syria peace talks due to start in Geneva on Monday, US vice-president issues warning to participants.
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Plans for new Thailand-Myanmar rail link
Lindsay Murdoch 8:32 PM Seventy years after jungle reclaimed the infamous death railway at the end of World War II, negotiations are under way to rebuild a track from Thailand to the country now known as Myanmar.
Charlatan, con man, show-off: GOP on Trump
Nick O'Malley Some of the views expressed by conservative commentators in a "symposium" on Donald Trump published by the National Review, a leading journal of the American right.
Fatal shooting at Canadian school
Rod Nickel and Julie Gordon Four people were killed in a school shooting in a remote part of Saskatchewan on Friday and a suspect is in custody.
Aceh citizens sue to protect Sumatran jungle
Michael Neilson "Jewel in the crown of the world's rainforests" threatened by government plan to allow roads, miners and plantations.
'More violent by the day': Egypt five years on
Farid Farid At Revolution Cafe, a stone's throw from Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square, there's an air of unease five years after the revolution.
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Forget the polls and talk to voters, says Sir Lynton
Nick Miller 8:04 PM Politicians need to spend less time looking at polls and more time talking to voters, says veteran Australian political strategist Lynton Crosby.
Snow storm on America's east coast grounds flights, state of emergency declared
Brian K. Sullivan 3:36 PM A powerful winter storm has paralyzed road, rail and airline travel along the US east coast, and knocked out power to 225,000 homes and businesses.
American student held in North Korea after tour
Austin Ramzy 3:24 PM A member of the student's tour group said he did nothing obvious to anger the authorities during the five-day trip.
US 'prepared for military solution' against Islamic State in Syria
David Dolan 3:03 PM With the latest round of Syria peace talks due to start in Geneva on Monday, US vice-president issues warning to participants.
Remote Canadian community reels from shooting
Julie Gordon 2:29 PM The remote community where a shooter killed four people on Friday has long struggled under disadvantages that most of Canada can hardly imagine.
Migrants storm French port of Calais
1:56 PM Around 200 refugees have managed to break into the port of Calais in northern France after a demonstration of support for migrants living in a slum nearby ended.
Italians rally for gay civil unions
Hanna Rantala 1:44 PM Thousands of Italians have taken to the streets in support of gay civil unions as the battle over legal recognition for homosexual couples heats up.
Lottery winner put $67m ticket through the wash
Patrick Sawer 12:05 PM It could either be the most expensive wash in history – or the best ever 'the dog ate my homework' excuse.
Palestinian girl, 13, shot dead after trying to stab Israeli guard - police
10:55 AM A 13-year-old Palestinian girl was shot dead by an Israeli security guard she tried to stab at a settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israeli police said on Saturday.
Trump says he could shoot people and not lose votes
Steve Holland and Ginger Gibson 10:34 AM US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has told a press conference he is so confident of his chances that he could stand in New York's Fifth Avenue "and shoot people and I wouldn't lose voters".
Airstrikes kill at least 29 civilians in eastern Syria
4:52 AM At least 29 civilians were killed on Saturday in airstrikes targeting areas under the control of Islamic State in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said.
Bloomberg 'may launch US presidential bid'
4:20 AM Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has told his aides to draw up plans for an independent campaign for the US presidency, according to reports.
China, Iran agree to expand ties
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin 12:56 AM Iran and China agree to expand bilateral ties and increase trade to $US600 billion in the next 10 years
Bookseller disappearances spark security fears
Philip Wen As far as dramatic plot turns come, it would not have been out of place in one of the salacious political volumes he published.
Google to pay back taxes in UK: reports
Anya George Tharakan Google has agreed to pay more than $200 million in back taxes in the UK, and higher taxes in the future, in a deal that could lead to the company paying more in other countries.
Britain and Argentina see chance to reset strained relations
William James Old foes Britain and Argentina said there was an opportunity to open a new chapter in diplomatic relations after a meeting between British Prime Minister David Cameron and newly elected Argentine President Mauricio Macri.
US nuclear missile damaged in 2014
Eric Beech The US Air Force has said maintenance errors by three airmen damaged a nuclear-armed missile in its silo in 2014, triggering an accident investigation.
Schengen zone under threat as EU considers border checks
Matthew Holehouse and Kate McCann Only six to eight weeks are left to save the Schengen zone from a chaotic collapse, EU leaders warn.
Even Republicans think Donald Trump is a 'menace'
Nick O'Malley As the start of the primaries looms, the Republican Party loathes its two leading presidential candidates.
Pregnant women face virus threat ahead of Brazil Olympic games
Adriana Brasileiro and Anastasia Moloney Unusually wet weather, poor sanitation and a public health service weakened by economic crisis are contributing to an outbreak in Brazil of Zika, a mosquito-carried virus linked to a surge in cases of children born with brain damage, health experts say.
Multimillion-dollar fake cigarette trafficker did it for love
Paula McMahon An Indian man who admitted trafficking counterfeit cigarettes says he did it out of love for his father.
