Republican primary race off the rails
Nick O'Malley 7:58 AM Donald Trump's dispute with Fox News and unease about Ted Cruz expose party establishment's weaknesses.
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'It's all part of taking a chance'
Justin Wm. Moyer 11:35 AM The State of the Union, for the first time in modern history, was scuttled. But what was there to say in the face of such, well, shock and horror?
'I, too, am a Jew': Obama says
President Barack Obama has warned of growing anti-Semitism in the United States and the world while honouring two Americans and two Poles who helped save Jewish lives during World War II.
Billionaire's yacht destroys protected coral
A massive luxury yacht owned by Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen destroyed most of a protected coral reef during a visit to the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean earlier this month, media reported.
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Ethiopia's malnorished children need Australian aid for worst drought in 50 years
Colin Cosier 3:15 PM The Australian government should urgently contribute aid money towards Ethiopia's worst drought in 50 years and the United Nations needs to "raise the global alarm," says Save the Children.
'You can't really leave': US exit strategy for Afghanistan fades
Greg Jaffe and Missy Ryan 2:20 PM Top US military commanders, who only a few months ago were planning to pull their last troops out of Afghanistan by year's end, are now quietly talking about keeping thousands of troops in the country for decades.
Zika virus: Airlines offer refunds to pregnant women
Alana Schetzer 2:15 PM Airlines and cruise companies across the world are offering refunds or travel credits to pregnant women who are scheduled to visit countries struck by the devastating zika virus.
Protesters remain at Oregon Wildlife Refuge
Julie Turkewitz, Kirk Johnson, Richard Perez-Pena 2:10 PM A handful of armed protesters continuing their occupation of a wildlife refugee in Oregon are prepared to end their stand-off as long as no one is arrested.
Rouhani goes shopping in Europe
Adam Nossiter 1:47 PM Planes, cars, pharmaceuticals, metals - Iranian president's shopping spree after sanctions lifted.
'Warlords' keep Najib from sinking under multimillion-dollar scandal
Lindsay Murdoch 12:43 PM While Malaysian Prime Minister is under fire abroad over alleged corruption, he gets dream media coverage at home.
American Airlines flight passengers and crew suffer sudden, mystery illness
9:35 AM American Airlines Flight 109, traveling to Los Angeles from London, was more than two hours into its journey and close to Iceland, when several passengers and crew members became ill.
Chaos grips Republican primary race days before Iowa caucuses
Nick O'Malley 7:58 AM Donald Trump's dispute with Fox News and unease about Ted Cruz expose party establishment's weaknesses.
Finland expects to expel 20,000 of last year's asylum seekers
7:11 AM Finland expects to expel nearly 20,000 migrants out of the 32,000 who sought asylum last year, a senior official from interior ministry said on Thursday, around the normal percentage but many more people.
'Affluenza' teen back in Texas, taken to juvenile detention
Marice Richter and Anahi Rama 6:38 AM The US teenager derided for a defence of "affluenza" in the killing of four people while drink-driving is back in Texas in juvenile detention.
North Korea activity suggests space launch
Phil Stewart 6:18 AM The United States has seen increased activity around a North Korean site suggesting preparations for a possible space launch.
Zika virus is 'spreading explosively': WHO
Ariana Eunjung Cha and Lena Sun 5:37 AM The World Health Organisation announced on Thursday that it will convene an emergency meeting to try to find ways to stop the transmission of the Zika virus - which officials said is "spreading explosively" across the Americas.
Man arrested with two handguns at Disneyland Paris
4:27 AM Bag with two guns, and a copy of the Koran, set off metal detector at French amusement park.
Texas executes man who fatally shot game warden in gunfight
Jon Herskovitz 3:06 AM Texas on Wednesday executed a man who led game wardens on a high-speed chase in 2007 before getting into a gun battle and fatally shooting one of them.
At least 24 refugees drown after boat sinks off Greek island
George Georgiopoulos 1:54 AM Twenty-four migrants drowned when their boat sank off a Greek island close to Turkey, the Greek coastguard said, as people continue to risk the crossing to Europe despite harsh winter conditions.
Brazilian President declares war on mosquito that spreads Zika virus
Stephen Eisenhammer 12:52 AM President Dilma Rousseff said on Wednesday that Brazil must wage war against the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus linked to a surge in cases of a dangerous birth defect, focusing on eliminating the insect's breeding grounds.
Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo pleads not guilty to war crimes
Thomas Escritt 11:40 PM Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo pleaded not guilty to charges of planning post-election violence that left 3000 dead, as his war crimes trial opened at the International Criminal Court on Thursday.
Oregon occupier said he'd rather die than go to jail - and that is how it ended
Michael E. Miller 11:33 PM Supporters of armed occupiers of refuge say spokesman was "murdered with his hands up" and are painting him as a martyr.
Australian brothers working 'illegally' in South Jakarta tried to evade police by escaping through office roof
Jewel Topsfield 10:24 PM Two Australian brothers who ran a chain of chiropractic clinics in Indonesia have been arrested for allegedly working illegally.
Sweden may send back up to 80,000 asylum seekers after pleas rejected
Niklas Magnusson 6:41 PM Sweden's government may reject almost half the people who sought asylum within its borders last year.
Indonesia aims to reduce cattle imports reliance on Australia despite foot and mouth worry
Jewel Topsfield 6:22 PM Indonesia could begin importing cattle from countries that have foot and mouth disease as part of a new economic stimulus package aimed at lowering beef prices.
The long, strange history of the Donald Trump-Megyn Kelly feud
Callum Borchers 3:48 PM Here's the conundrum of Donald Trump: Nothing he does should surprise us, but nothing he doesn't do should surprise us, either.
