Japan's Kumamoto rocked by a second earthquake
10:09 PM At least 29 people were killed after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake was recorded near Kumamoto in southern Japan just 24 hours after a smaller quake devastated the area.
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US and Britain under fire over war in Yemen
Paul McGeough 9:27 PM The US and Britain are propping up a Saudi effort to assert itself as a regional power – but Riyadh is armed to the gills by the West.
Senior officials visit contested South China Sea
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter ramped up the tension over China's territorial claims in the South China Sea with a visit to the disputed waters immediately after a Chinese general inspected facilities nearby.
Cubans relive Obama's visit on own 'internet'
A collection of news and features about US President Barack Obama's historic visit to Cuba last month has become a hit on El Paquete, the island's illegal but tolerated digital media magazine.
Fishermen on the front line in the China Sea
China is using its vast fishing fleet as the advance guard to press its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea; putting Beijing on a collision course with its Asian neighbours.
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60 Minutes case: Talks fail between Sally Faulkner and estranged husband
Ruth Pollard 11:11 PM Beirut: Lawyers negotiating on behalf of jailed Australian woman Sally Faulkner and her estranged Lebanese-American husband have failed to reach agreement, leaving Ms Faulkner as well as a Nine Network news crew in a Lebanese jail facing kidnapping charges.
Japan's Kumamoto rocked by a second earthquake
10:09 PM According to some reports, at least 29 people were killed after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has been recorded near Kumamoto in southern Japan just 24 hours after a smaller quake devastated the area.
Efforts to curb Afghanistan's opium cultivation stutter to a halt in Helmand
Rod Nordland 10:06 PM This year's first poppy harvest season has just begun, and the flowers are scattered across the heavily irrigated landscape. But there will be no serious efforts to eradicate the opium crop in Helmand this year, because of a combination of Taliban advances and out-of-control corruption
'Hello, it's the prime minister': Callers to Swedish hotline get a surprise
Marie-Louise Gumuchian 10:01 PM Some of the people dialling "The Swedish Number" just got a surprise. The call was answered by somebody who said, "Hello, this is Sweden. I'm the Swedish Prime Minister, Stefan Lofven."
60 Minutes kidnapping: Who is the mysterious Dutch woman?
Lisa Visentin 6:23 PM More than a week after Ms Faulkner and the 60 Minutes crew were thrown into a Lebanese jail, loose ends surround what has become an international debacle.
Protesters return to the streets of Cairo over islands deal
Ahmed Aboulenein and Eric Knecht 2:19 PM Thousands of Egyptians angered by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia called on Friday for the government to fall.
Bamboozlement of international booze guidelines
1:48 PM International guidelines for alcohol consumption are so confusing it's enough to turn you to drink.
Candidates recognise 'it's up to you, New York, New York'
Paul McGeough 1:31 PM The race for New York is personal for three of the four frontrunners in the American presidential primaries.
Gap between rich and poor worse than ever: Sanders
Philip Pullella 11:53 AM US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has told a Vatican conference that the "immoral" gap between the haves and have nots is worse than more than a century ago.
Queen takes long view on eve of birthday
Nick Miller 12:15 AM British monarch does much more than keep up appearances when many her age are long retired.
60 Minutes case: negotiations underway between lawyers in bungled child recovery operation
Suzan Haidamous 9:48 AM The parents at the centre of the bungled child-recovery operation the Nine Network has not denied funding, are negotiating a custodial agreement, the lawyer for Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner has told Fairfax Media.
60 Minutes case: three obstacles to getting the Australians out
Maher Mughrabi 5:34 AM Beyond the Lebanese court, there are three major factors that could influence the outcome of the 60 Minutes debacle.
UK police make arrests over Paris and Brussels attacks
Michael Holden 4:32 AM British police have arrested five people on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism as part of an investigation which a security source said was linked to the attacks in Paris and Brussels.
Mars Food warns against eating too much of its own Dolmio sauce
Martinne Geller 3:25 AM Mars Food plans to tell customers to eat some of its Dolmio pasta sauces and macaroni cheese only once a week to maintain a balanced diet because of their high levels of salt, sugar or fat.
Baby girl pulled alive from rubble as aftershocks continue to rattle Japan after fatal quake
Elaine Lies 1:44 AM A baby girl has been pulled from the wreckage left in the wake of a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck off the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.
Merkel lets Turkey press case against German comic who mocked president
Alison Smale 1:29 AM Comic could face three years in jail for reading his poem as the German law, and chancellor, come under criticism.
Petition filed in Kenya's High Court to decriminalise gay sex
Katy Migiro 1:29 AM A gay rights campaigner filed a case in Kenya's High Court calling for the decriminalisation of gay sex, which is punishable by 14 years in jail.
GOP delegates in Pennsylvania primary often are pledged only to themselves
Maria Recio Because of the unique way Pennsylvania selects its delegates, the state primary offers Donald Trump's rivals a big opening.
How Brazil, the darling of the developing world, came undone
Nick Miroff and Dom Phillips The nation is on the verge of sacking its president as it limps toward the Summer Olympics.
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders spar in uproarious debate
Luciana Lopez and Jonathan Allen Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders assailed each other over their judgment and experience before a rowdy crowd in a high-volume debate five days before a crucial New York nominating contest for the US presidential election.
Israel roiled by plans to charge soldier with manslaughter
Isabel Kershner Israeli prosecutors will file a manslaughter charge against a soldier who fatally shot a Palestinian assailant in the head in the West Bank city of Hebron last month as he lay wounded on a road, according to Israel's military.
