Fears of famine after airstrike in Yemen destroys egg hatchery
A bombed chicken farm, destroying a major egg hatchery, has led to alarming warnings of an impending famine in Yemen.
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Daniel Flitton
Daniel Flitton is senior correspondent for The Age covering foreign affairs and politics. He is a former intelligence analyst for the Australian government and was at one-time a university lecturer specialising in international relations.
US warning: 'might makes right' imposed on Asia
A resurgent trend of "might makes right" has settled over vulnerable waters in the South China Sea, the commander of the US Pacific fleet has warned.
The bad news as Turkey cracks down on dissenting media
Little interest has been shown in Turkey over the takeover of a newspaper, while media around the world are alarmed and dismayed.
Islamic State document dump: a leak or a hoax?
It's either a massive Edward Snowden-scale breach of the strict discipline imposed by Islamic State and unprecedented intelligence windfall for Western governments, or a stupendous attempt at a hoax.
Australia urges Turkey to respect dissent after press crackdown
Australia has urged Turkey to uphold freedom of the press as a "fundamental element of a democratic system of government" after Turkish authorities moved to seize control of the country's largest newspaper.
Critics no more, Turkey's Zaman newspaper now fawning over President Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey's largest newspaper, fiercely critical of the government last week before it was seized by state administrators, has returned to newsstands, publishing flattering stories on President Tayyip Erdogan.
The women suffering awful violence on Australia's doorstep
"Chop wounds" is the medical term used in remote Papua New Guinea - and for this woman the injury was the horrible consequence of her father attacking her with a machete.
In South China Sea dispute the 'rules-based order' is based on threat of naval power
Let's get one thing straight – the oft-invoked "rules" in the South China Sea have very little to do with law.
Indonesian terrorist Bahrun Naim's keyboard campaign for Islamic State
Police in Jakarta accuse a firebrand Indonesian fighting in Syria with Islamic State of inspiring Thursday's terrorist rampage.
Jakarta attacks: Terrorist method is weak
This attack is a bloody reminder for Indonesia of the dark pools of intolerance hidden among a people who are mostly open and welcoming.
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