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- 1:52AM(AEDT)
NYC officer uses CPR to save baby
A New York police officer has revived a baby using CPR. Read more
- 1:17AM(AEDT)
24 killed in stampede ahead in India
The death toll for a fatal stampede in northern India has risen to 24 people. Read more
- 12:59AM(AEDT)
Scots threaten exit over 'hard Brexit'
Holyrood's External Affairs Secretary says Scotland must have a different status from the rest of the UK if Brexit negotiations don't deliver a good deal. Read more
- 12:46AM(AEDT)
US-led Syria talks begin in Lausanne
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have met in Switzerland for talks on how to end the Syrian war. Read more
- 12:46AM(AEDT)
Floods kill 11 people in central Vietnam
Eleven people have been killed in flooding in Vietnam. Read more
- 12:46AM(AEDT)
Russia warships to travel English Channel
Amid heightened tensions between Britain and Moscow over the war in Syria Russian warships are expected to sail through the English Channel next week. Read more
- 12:46AM(AEDT)
Syria 'close to war crimes': Merkel
Germany's Chancellor has warned actions in Syria are coming "very close to war crimes". Read more
- 12:46AM(AEDT)
UK market access not guaranteed: Merkel
If the UK wants access to the EU's single market then it can't expect concessions on the freedom of movement of people, Germany's Angela Merkel has warned. Read more
- 10:24PM(AEDT)
Labor retains government in ACT poll
Canberra voters have returned a Labor government for the fifth time with the Liberal Party's vote going backwards. Read more
- 9:31PM(AEDT)
El Chapo could be sent to US early 2017
Mexico expects to extradite drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman to the United States by February, says the country's top security official. Read more
- 9:30PM(AEDT)
Norway rejects Finland mountain gift
Norway has rejected a proposal calling for its northern border to be redrawn to gift Finland with a mountain peak for its 100th independence anniversary. Read more
- 9:07PM(AEDT)
Note 7 banned on Qantas, Virgin flights
The recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will be banned from Qantas and Virgin Australia flights from Sunday because of the smartphone's potential fire risk. Read more
- 8:17PM(AEDT)
Deal reached on potent greenhouse gases
More than 170 nations have reached a deal described as monumental to phase out gases that are making global warming worse. Read more
- 7:45PM(AEDT)
Desal doubts amid high Melb water levels
Melbourne's water storages are 70 per cent full, which has the Victorian opposition questioning why the government is ordering water from the desal plant. Read more
- 7:13PM(AEDT)
Last Melbourne made Fords auctioned in Vic
Ford has auctioned off four of the last Melbourne made cars for a combined $353,000, after calling time on 92 years of local production. Read more
- 6:50PM(AEDT)
Wildfire destroys Nevada homes
A wildfire in northern Nevada has destroyed 22 homes, authorities say, one belonging to a locally famous brothel owner among them. Read more
- 6:50PM(AEDT)
Manhunt in Sydney after two men stabbed
Two men have been hospitalised following a stabbing and an attacker is on the run in Sydney's southwest. Read more
- 6:50PM(AEDT)
Taronga 100-year celebration in Sydney CBD
Sydney's CBD will be lit up by an animal-themed parade as the grand finale to Taronga's 100 year celebrations. Read more
- 6:50PM(AEDT)
Cameraman in court on child sex charges
A Sydney cameraman has faced court over allegations of child sex abuse. Read more
- 6:35PM(AEDT)
Coronation Street's Jean Alexander dies
Former Coronation Street actress Jean Alexander, who was once voted Britain's greatest soap star, has died three days after her 90th birthday. Read more
Yesterday
- 5:43PM(AEDT)
Economists review housing, jobs, inflation
Economists this week looked at supply pressure in the housing market, an uninspiring outlook for the labour market, and soon to be released inflation data. Read more
- 5:36PM(AEDT)
Terrorist post-sentence jail 'last resort'
The Australian Federal Police says a post-sentence detention of terrorists would be a tool of last resort and would only be used if deradicalisation failed. Read more
- 5:30PM(AEDT)
Ethnic study could aid breast cancer care
An Australian researcher believes further study into ethnicity and breast cancer could help with treatment of the disease. Read more
- 5:43PM(AEDT)
Who said what during Hughes inquest
Much of the inquest into the death of Phillip Hughes has focused on sledging, especially an alleged comment from NSW paceman Doug Bollinger. Read more
- 5:43PM(AEDT)
Labor queries Brandis over intel committee
The federal opposition has queried whether George Brandis misled the intelligence committee over advice on controversial citizenship laws. Read more
- 5:23PM(AEDT)
Mum's grief over son's hit-run murder
The mother of a Sydney man run down by a driver after a disagreement over a game of pool has told a judge of her pain. Read more
- 5:14PM(AEDT)
Comment sought on super changes
A third tranche of superannuation reforms is open for public comment. Read more
- 5:14PM(AEDT)
Govt blames Labor for ACT NDIS woes
The federal government says the NDIS is not capped and new agreements after the ACT election will bring more locals into the scheme. Read more
- 5:09PM(AEDT)
Dylan's Nobel response Blowin' in the Wind
US rock great Bob Dylan has made no mention of his Nobel Prize for literature during a show in Las Vegas. Read more
- 5:09PM(AEDT)
Samsung to pay Roy Hill subcontractor $12m
The WA Supreme Court has ruled Samsung C&T must pay a subcontractor working on Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore project about $12 million. Read more
- 5:09PM(AEDT)
Cultural expertise crucial: NT commission
The Darwin community has called on the NT government to enlist the cultural expertise of indigenous people to fix a broken child protection and justice system. Read more
- 4:53PM(AEDT)
Sydney man injured in gas heater explosion
A 35-year-old Sydney man remains in hospital in a stable condition after suffering burns when his gas heater exploded. Read more
- 4:50PM(AEDT)
Friends pay tribute to dead Qld woman
Friends of a woman stabbed to death in Cairns have taken to social media to remember her, as her partner remains in hospital with life-threatening stab wounds. Read more
- 4:49PM(AEDT)
Beer maker Broo makes strong market debut
Shares in Broo have jumped 40 per cent in the fledgling brewer's market debut. Read more
- 5:21PM(AEDT)
Vic crime worst in 43 yrs: cop union boss
Former homicide detective and police union boss Ron Iddles says crime in Victoria is the worst he has seen in his 43-year career. Read more
- 4:34PM(AEDT)
Furniture giants agree on $361m takeover
Shares in furniture retailer Fantastic Holdings have soared after it struck a takeover deal with the owner of the Freedom and Snooze brands. Read more
- 4:32PM(AEDT)
NSW officers leave boy, 8, in police cage
Two police officers have been accused of leaving an eight-year-old boy in a cop car for almost an hour after arresting him in regional NSW. Read more
- 4:32PM(AEDT)
Pilbara on track for Pilgangoora
Pilbara Minerals has ordered a high pressure grinding rolls crusher for the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project near Port Hedland in WA. Read more
- 4:32PM(AEDT)
Peel commences drilling at Wagga Tank
Peel Mining has commenced drilling at its Wagga Tank prospect, near Cobar in western NSW. Read more
- 4:32PM(AEDT)
Arowana to buy Evolution Academy
Arowana will buy Evolution Road Maintenance Group subsidiary, Evolution Academy, for $8 million to be paid in instalments. Read more