Over the wall with people-smugglers

Furtive predawn crossings are part of a thriving smuggling industry that allow untold numbers of people from the West Bank to pass into Israeli - for a price.

Suu Kyi seeks to erase 'Rohingya' label

Antoni Slodkowski 12:22 PM   Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told the UN her government will avoid using the term "Rohingya" to describe the persecuted Muslim minority.

Yulin gears up for annual dog-meat festival

Joseph Campbell 10:40 AM   China's southern city of Yulin is gearing up for its upcoming dog meat festival despite widespread opposition from activists calling for an end to the slaughter and eating of the animals.

Trump to Lewandowski: 'You're fired!'

Paul McGeough 7:38 AM   Something sure had to be done to rescue Donald Trump's foundering presidential bid. But was firing his campaign manager the best move?

Brexit row overshadows MP Jo Cox tributes

Nick Miller 3:02 AM   Bitter clashes over the "xenophobic" pro-Brexit campaign have coincided with a day of emotional tributes in parliament for murdered Labour MP Jo Cox.

Bomb threat in central Brussels, man detained

6:38 PM   Belgian police have detained a man possibly carrying explosives near a central Brussels shopping centre.

Great day for mass murderers as gun control measures rejected by US Senate

Paul McGeough 4:41 PM   It was another great day for mass murderers – and a fine display of the self-serving hypocrisy of American politicians who mouth words of concern, but consistently refuse to act to curb gun violence.

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Driver of bus with Aussies aboard wasn't drunk or speeding: operator

Julie Power, Megan Levy, Jorge Branco and AAP 2:34 PM   Three children are among 10 Australians who have been seriously injured in a fatal bus crash in Port Vila, Vanuatu, with some being airlifted back to Australia on Tuesday for emergency treatment.

Is the Donald Trump campaign running out of money?

Nicholas Confessore and Rachel Shorey 2:18 PM   Donald Trump has a fraction of Hillary Clinton's cash in hand, 10 per cent of her staff numbers and hasn't aired a TV commercial since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee.

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Kayak murder suspect: 'I took his paddle while he was in the water'

Nate Schweber 1:12 PM   In chilling detail, a New York State Police investigator has publicly described for the first time a 45-minute walk he took on a Hudson river island with Angelika Graswald, whose remarks to him later led to charges that she murdered her fiance while the two had been kayaking there last year.

British man tried to kill Trump: court papers

12:30 PM   A man arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas has told US authorities he tried to grab an officer's gun so he could kill the Republican candidate.

'We had no hope': The amazing story of the baby born with his brain outside his skull

Lindsey Bever 7:10 AM   Dustin and Sierra Yoder knew that Bentley had a rare condition in which his brain was growing outside of his skull. Sierra Yoder said doctors told them that their son would not live long past his birth. But the baby has proved to be a fighter.

'30 minutes of hell for this young lady': Unaccompanied minor allegedly groped on flight

Michael E. Miller 6:17 AM   ​The first warning sign came before the plane had even taken off.

US sends two aircraft carriers near South China Sea

David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick 5:48 AM   The US Navy chief said on Monday he hoped the deployment of two aircraft carriers on a training mission in East Asia would deter any attempts to destabilise the region, where military tensions have risen amid China's growing assertiveness.

'You people are gonna get it,' Orlando shooter Omar Mateen said

Barbara Liston 5:46 AM   The US Justice Department and the FBI on Monday released what they said was the complete transcript of the phone conversation between the Orlando, Florida, shooter and 911 police operators in which the gunman pledges allegiance to Islamic State's leader.

Sweden asks to interview Julian Assange at Ecuador's London embassy

Alan Jones 4:12 AM   Ecuador has received a formal request by the Swedish authorities to interview WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inside its London embassy.

Disgraced Australian tennis star Bob Hewitt bailed in South Africa

3:50 AM   A South African high court has granted bail to disgraced former Australian grand slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt bail while his lawyers appeal a six year sentence for rape and sexual assault handed down in 2015.

What the Orlando gunman told hostage negotiators and 911 during his rampage

Matt Zapotosky 2:23 AM   As he talked with 911 dispatchers and crisis negotiators, Orlando gunman Omar Mateen said there was a vehicle outside with explosives, according to a partial transcript released by the FBI.

Donald Trump parts ways with campaign manager Corey Lewandowski

Maggie Haberman 12:38 AM   Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has parted ways with his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, the New York Times reported on Monday.

Pistorius family face extortion attempt

10:29 PM   Oscar Pistorius and other relatives have been threatened ahead of the former track star's sentencing for murder.

'It's up to them': Indonesians to escort Sri Lankan boat out to sea

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa 9:18 PM   Sri Lankans on board a boat marooned in Indonesia for more than a week insist they will continue their journey to Australia if their boat is escorted back into international waters.