Saudi Arabia threatens $US750b US asset sell-off
Mark Mazzetti 5:06 PM Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has told US lawmakers that Saudi Arabia will be forced to sell up to $US750 billion ($975 billion) in Treasury securities and other assets.
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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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Sally Faulkner 'to seek bail' at hearing on Monday
Latika Bourke 1:30 AM A lawyer for the mother-of-three held in a Lebanese jail over the alleged kidnapping of her own children intend to seek her release from jail as early as Monday, despite custody negotiations breaking down with her ex-husband.
60 Minutes update on Tara Brown shirks the tough questions
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Philippines presidential frontrunner's tasteless rape comments no joke
Lindsay Murdoch 10:13 PM The frontrunner to be elected president of the Philippines has joked about an Australian missionary who was raped and had her throat slashed during a jail siege.
Dozens killed after strong quake hits off coast of Ecuador
Alexandra Valencia 9:35 PM Ecuador's strongest earthquake since 1979 has killed at least 77 people, causing severe damage and prompting the government to declare a state of emergency.
150 countries join push to wipe out polio
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Saudi Arabia threatens $US750b US asset sell-off
Mark Mazzetti 5:06 PM Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has told US lawmakers that Saudi Arabia will be forced to sell up to $US750 billion ($975 billion) in Treasury securities and other assets.
William and Kate visit Taj Mahal
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Justin Trudeau explains quantum computing
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Taiwan angers China by releasing 20 deported telecom fraud suspects
2:27 PM Taiwan angered Beijing on Saturday by freeing 20 suspects in a telecom fraud case linked to China that has put more pressure on the sensitive relationship between the two countries.
First Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster wedding held in New Zealand
Nick Perry 1:55 PM The wedding rings were made of pasta, the ceremony was held on a pirate boat, and when it came time for the kiss, the bride and groom slurped up either end of a noodle until their lips met.
Pope returns to Rome with 12 refugees
Philip Pullella and Karolina Tagaris 1:50 PM Pope Francis took three families of Syrian refugees back to Rome on Saturday after visiting the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis at a camp in Greece where migrants wept at his feet, kissed his hand and begged for help.
What if alternative to Donald Trump is worse than Donald Trump?
Paul McGeough 1:00 AM New Yorkers – Republicans and Democrats – don't get to vote for their preferred presidential candidates till Tuesday [local time], but Ted Cruz has already voted with his feet– He's taken his campaign off to other states, where he figures he'll have a better chance of scoring votes and winning delegates.
Five die after Time Warp music festival in Argentina
9:28 AM The second night of a major electronic music festival being held in Argentina's capital has been cancelled after the deaths of at least five people from suspected drug overdoses.
Thousands evacuated from homes as hunt for Japan quake survivors goes on
9:15 AM Japanese authorities have ordered nearly a quarter of a million people from their homes after a deadly earthquake struck a southern island and the search for survivors went on into the early hours of Sunday amid worsening weather conditions.
'This is a living nightmare': Family members of 60 Minutes crew speak
Lucy Cormack 8:58 AM Families of the 60 Minutes crew say they are struggling to tell their children "when mummy or daddy is coming home".
British police arrest teenage terror suspect at Manchester airport
1:54 AM British police arrested an 18-year-old man at Manchester airport on Saturday on suspicion of terrorism offences related to Syria's civil war.
Japan's Kumamoto rocked by a second earthquake
Tokyo: The death toll from earthquakes in southern Japan has risen to 41 after a magnitude 7.3 quake struck just 24 hours after a smaller one devastated the area.
60 Minutes case: Talks fail between Sally Faulkner and estranged husband
Ruth Pollard 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.
Efforts to curb Afghanistan's opium cultivation stutter to a halt in Helmand
Rod Nordland 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 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 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.
