Papa has given away 472 brides, paid for weddings
Amrit Dhillon 3:35 PM All he asks for is proof their father can't look after them before taking the women under his wing.
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Who was Dallas shooter Micah X Johnson?
Paul McGeough 4:49 PM They called him X – as in his middle initial. Some thought him cool, others thought him egregious.
Cambodian government critic shot dead in capital
Prak Chan Thul 5:42 PM A prominent anti-government figure has shot dead at point blank range in the Cambodian capital, amid rising political tensions.
NATO commits to fund Afghan forces to 2020
NATO has won almost $US3 billion in commitments from allies to help the United States pay for the Afghan military.
Obama denies racial divide
US President is urging Americans not to view the United States as being torn apart by racial tensions.
Former deputy now says Iraq invasion illegal
Britain broke international law when it invaded Iraq in 2003, its deputy prime minister at the time, John Prescott, said on Sunday.
Killed in Baghdad in seach of good Wi-Fi
Farid Farid Cairo: Ali al-Tamn, 23, just wanted to watch the penalty shootouts of the Euro 2016 final between Italy and England on a reliable Wi-Fi connection. It put him in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Bullfighter and bull runner die in Spain
3:47 PM A bullfighter and a man participating in a village bull run have been killed in Spain while another two men were gored at the world-famous festival in Pamplona.
‘Papa’ steps up for hundreds of fatherless brides
Amrit Dhillon 3:35 PM All he asks for is proof their father can't look after them before taking the women under his wing.
Sydney Schanberg who inspired Killing Fields film dies
3:27 PM The former correspondent awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the genocide in Cambodia in 1975 has died aged 82.
Would-be British PM Andrea Leadsom sparks row over motherhood remarks
2:16 PM The comments were denounced by many as "vile", "divisive" and "insulting".
Japan goes to the polls to pass judgement on Shinzo Abe
Isabel Reynolds and Emi Nobuhiro 12:37 PM Voting has begun for an election to Japan's upper house billed as a chance to pass judgment on his "Abenomics".
Dallas police headquarters under lockdown after threat
Carlo Allegri 11:10 AM The Dallas police headquarters and the surrounding blocks were placed under lockdown, after threats were received.
Two Russian helicopter pilots shot down, killed in Syria
Lisa Barrington 11:00 AM Militants shot have down a military helicopter near Palmyra in Syria, killing two Russian pilots on board, Interfax news agency said, quoting Russia's defence ministry.
Record number strip off for British art installation
10:53 AM Thousands of people have stripped and been painted blue as they starred in a huge installation to celebrate a British seaside town's relationship with the sea.
Leadsom says being a mum makes her a safe bet for British PM
Karla Adam 3:00 AM Andrea Leadsom, one of two women in the race to become the next British prime minister, has suggested that being a mother makes her a better pick than her rival Theresa May.
Single ticket wins $721 million in US lottery
11:45 PM One winning ticket has been sold in Indiana in the Mega Millions lottery, earning the jackpot worth $US540 million ($A721 million), the seventh largest in US lottery history, lottery officials say.
How a peaceful protest became a crazed massacre of cops doing their jobs
Paul McGeough A cold-blooded and methodical killer took a casual approach to life and death in the streets of Dallas.
After Dallas shootings, race, violence fears bend direction of US campaign
Paul McGeough Analysts make the point that the current tension might match that of the 1960s and 1970s, but these days a torrent of social media images and commentaries feed an African American belief that little has changed.
US expels Russian diplomats after tackle of US official
Carol Morello The United States last month expelled two Russian diplomats as a response to a Russian police guard tackling a US diplomat outside the American Embassy in Moscow, the State Department said.
Clashes in South Sudan's capital raise fears for peace process
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon described violence in South Sudan's capital Juba as a "new betrayal" of the country's people.
NATO unity tested by Russia
Mark Landler and David E. Sanger President Barack Obama and European leaders tried to project a united front at a NATO summit meeting Friday, with Obama dismissing as "hyperbole" any fear that Britain's vote to leave the European Union would unravel the broader trans-Atlantic security alliance.
North Korea fires submarine-launched missile: South Korea
Kim Tong-hyung North Korea fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea's military said.
Deadly flooding hits China
Chris Buckley Torrential rains and floods across the southern half of China have besieged cities and towns for days.
Learn the language if you want to stay, Germany tells refugees
Justin Huggler Germany has adopted a sweeping set of reforms designed to integrate into society the 1.3 million asylum seekers who have arrived in the country.
Dallas police shooting, day two: Five officers killed in ambush at protest
Inga Ting Latest developments as five Dallas police officers are killed and seven injured during protests against the shooting of black men by police.
US man arrested on satellites spy charges
US federal authorities say a California man has been arrested on espionage charges for allegedly attempting to sell sensitive information used in military and commercial satellites to Russian spies.
