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23 Nov 2016 - 9:22pm

Egypt court 'exercising independence' by overturning Morsi life sentence

Egypt's judicial system is showing a 'degree of independence' from the country's government by overturning a life sentence against deposed leader Mohamed Morsi of...
23 Nov 2016 - 7:00am

Almost half the world online by 2016 end

By the end of 2016, almost half of the world's population will be using the internet, a report by the UN's International Telecommunications Union says.
18 Nov 2016 - 9:00am

US to seek UN arms embargo against South Sudan

The United States on Thursday launched a bid at the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan following UN warnings that the war-torn country...
18 Nov 2016 - 7:34am

Mozambique truck death toll rises to 73

The Mozambique death toll has risen to 73 after an overturned fuel truck exploded.
17 Nov 2016 - 5:48am

Trump's climate views may change: Kerry

Donald Trump's views on climate change may change once he is in the White House, says US Secretary of State John Kerry.
16 Nov 2016 - 9:59pm

Protests outside South African court as men charged over coffin attack

Two white South African men have appeared in court on charges of assault and kidnapping after a video showed them forcing a wailing black man into a coffin.
16 Nov 2016 - 8:23pm

Radical shift needed for climate target, IAEA says

A radical shift in the energy sector, cutting emissions to zero by around 2040, is needed to limit the global rise in temperature at 1.5 degrees Celsius, the...
16 Nov 2016 - 12:50pm

UN says 75,000 children in Nigeria risk dying in 'months'

The United Nations has warned that 75,000 Nigerian children risk dying in 'a few months' as hunger grips the country's ravaged northeast in the wake of the Boko...
16 Nov 2016 - 5:55am

UN chief 'sure' Trump reconsider climate

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's sure Donald Trump will understand the seriousness of climate change as president and reconsider his earlier remarks.
15 Nov 2016 - 6:54pm

World leaders tackle climate change as Trump's shadow looms over Marrakech

A week after climate change denier Donald Trump's election to the White House, world leaders will address a key UN meeting in Marrakech to keep a climate rescue...
15 Nov 2016 - 8:14pm

Sweltering 2016 to be the hottest year on record, UN says

Man-made warming is set to make 2016 the hottest year on record, the UN weather agency has warned.
14 Nov 2016 - 9:50pm

Pistorius moved to prison for disabled

Oscar Pistorius has been moved to a prison that is better able to accommodate disabled offenders, the South African government says.
14 Nov 2016 - 3:35pm

Seeking halal contraception in Kenya's Muslim northeast

In a Muslim area where just 2 per cent of the population use contraception - going halal may be the only way to increase its use.
14 Nov 2016 - 6:48pm

Trump seeks global climate exit: source

An unidentified source working on US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team says ways to extricate the US from a global climate deal is being looked at.
13 Nov 2016 - 12:26pm

Netherlands extradites genocide suspects

Two men accused of participating in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda against Tutsis have been extradited from the Netherlands.
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25 Nov 2016 - 8:26am

'I was so scared': Thai women reveal violence at the hands of Australian partners

Thai migrant women are victims of domestic violence at seven times the national rate, mostly at the hands of their Australian-born partners, the latest data shows.
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WA Aboriginal elders vital in changing the date of Australia Day

The City of Fremantle in Western Australia has decided to celebrate Australia Day two days later after hearing the concerns of Aboriginal elders.
25 Nov 2016 - 6:33am

New push for palm oil labelling to help save critically endangered orangutans

The world’s leading orangutan scientist is urging Australians to support the campaign for mandatory labelling of palm oil in all food products.
25 Nov 2016 - 7:09am

'Deportation would tear our family apart': GP makes last-ditch plea for family to stay in Australia

A Bangladeshi doctor and her two children are facing deportation after her daughter's developmental delay lead to the rejection of their application to stay in...
24 Nov 2016 - 8:40pm

A long way from Mount Sinjar: Wagga Wagga welcomes Yazidi refugees

Families continue to arrive each month to join a growing community of Yazidi refugees in regional New South Wales.
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24 Nov 2016 - 7:30pm

"You eat one and you treat one": Feeding a future for survivors of domestic abuse

The thing about domestic violence, for many of us it just seems like too big a problem, too hard for us to do anything meaningful about: but one company is...
25 Nov 2016

Gay, 13-year-old Brisbane boy dead after 'constant' bullying

Tyrone Unsworth, a 13-year-old Brisbane high-school student, took his life earlier this week following years of relentless bullying over his sexuality.
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