'Dictator-in-waiting' headed for a huge win
Lindsay Murdoch 8:14 AM Philippines' outgoing president compared his now likely successor to Adolf Hitler before 50 million people cast their ballots.
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Congratulate me, Trump demands of CNN
Callum Borchers 7:10 AM One of the American news network's CNN prominent anchors Chris Cuomo decided to skip the small talk during a live interview with Donald Trump on Monday and go straight into a tough question
'That's totally how they do it in China'
Tim Carman 7:04 AM The server told the group that when rice is served to three or more diners, it comes in a large bowl. The former Beijing resident thought that was odd and found out the hard way that he had offended the waitress.
Police stop car, find mother in labour
5:29 AM Two Los Angeles police officers pulled over a speeding car on Mother's Day to find a woman about to give birth and a frantic man behind the wheel.
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'Dictator-in-waiting' headed for a huge win in Philippine elections
Lindsay Murdoch 8:14 AM Philippines' outgoing president compared his now likely successor to Adolf Hitler before 50 million people cast their ballots.
Ted Cruz backers seek to control convention platform
Jonathan Martin 7:55 AM Senator Ted Cruz's supporters are mounting an effort to seize control of the Republican platform and the rules governing the party's July convention, the first indication that Mr. Cruz will not simply hand his delegates over to Donald Trump.
Indian restaurant owner accused of killing a customer with curry
7:42 AM An Indian restaurant owner has been accused of killing a customer with curry.
Philippines votes as presidential frontrunner likened to Hitler
Lindsay Murdoch 10:05 PM An unofficial tally of votes cast in the Philippines' presidential election suggests Rodrigo Duterte has taken a strong early lead.
This picture of sabre-bearing cadets is rocking West Point
Dave Philipps 9:14 PM A photo of a group of young black women poised to graduate from the US Military Academy is causing a storm.
Thirteen drug offenders to be executed in Indonesia
Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa 7:09 PM Thirteen drug offenders on death row in Indonesia are listed to face the firing squad in a further round of executions expected within weeks.
Archeologists do battle over Tutankhamun's tomb
6:05 PM Archeologists have clashed at a conference in Egypt over a theory that secret burial chambers could be hidden behind the walls of King Tutankhamun's tomb.
North Korea expels 'disrespectful' BBC journalists
Philip Wen 5:06 PM North Korea deports a BBC team for 'disrespecting' the country's customs and for 'non-objective reporting'.
$583 million US lottery winner yet to claim prize
2:45 PM Lottery officials in the US state of New Jersey are waiting for the holder of the sole winning Powerball ticket to turn up to claim the jackpot of $US429.6 million ($A583.89 million).
To beat Donald Trump, we need Mitt Romney, says Sarah Palin-backing neocon William Kristol
Paul McGeough 1:43 PM Republicans who rightly fear for the future of their party might be forgiven a slight shudder when they see their latest would-be saviour riding the ridgeline – that would be William Kristol, neoconservative commentator.
How does a North Korean unwind after proving devotion to the leader?
Erica Tamadge 1:22 PM Putting on a major political event can be pretty exhausting in North Korea, where everyone is expected to pitch in.
Israeli court delays extradition hearing of principal facing child sex charges
Kate Shuttleworth 11:59 AM An Israeli court has ruled that all legal proceedings against a fugitive principal should be suspended until she receives psychiatric treatment, further delaying a decision on her extradition to Australia.
Collision of buses, fuel truck kills more than 50 in Afghanistan
Rod Nordland 11:20 AM More than 50 people were killed on Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province when two buses collided with a fuel truck, which then exploded, officials said. Scores of others were injured, many of them critically.
Militants murder Pakistani rights activist in drive-by shooting
Zia ur-Rehman 11:17 AM Unidentified gunmen have killed a Pakistani rights activist known for campaigning against both religious extremism and the head cleric of a radical Sunni mosque, police officials said.
North Korea plans to boost nuclear capability
Jack Kim 10:14 AM North Korea said it would further strengthen self-defensive nuclear weapons capability "in quality and quantity" in a decision adopted at a rare Workers' Party congress.
NZ: PM rejects tax haven claim
9:11 AM New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has rejected allegations the country is a tax haven after the release of new documents relating to the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Banned: Chinese women seductively eating bananas
China has gone bananas for video of women eating the yellow fruit. And that's a problem for Chinese censors.
Donald Trump won't rule out trying to oust Paul Ryan as convention chairman
Alexander Burns (Web Summary: Donald Trump said there could be consequences in the event that House Speaker Paul Ryan continued withholding his support.)
Summit to promote 'renovated' Islam in challenge to jihadism
Jewel Topsfield Indonesia's president and its largest Islamic association are championing Indonesia's own brand of Islam in the face of transnational extremism.
Canada wildfire explodes in size, approaches oil sands project
Rod Nickel A raging Canadian wildfire has grown explosively as hot, dry winds pushed the blaze across Alberta and threatened to burn close to an oil sands project.
Prince Harry condemns 'incessant' media
Britain's Prince Harry has criticised what he called an "incessant need" of the media to delve into his private life.
Three Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria freed
Three Spanish freelance journalists who went missing in Syria last year and were believed to have been kidnapped have been released, the Spanish government said on Saturday.
