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Havana plunged into mourning Saturday and celebrations erupted in Miami at the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, whose iron-fisted rule defied the...
The Greens want a Senate investigation into Attorney-General George Brandis over an alleged "murky" deal with the West Australian government.

Don't over-react to Hanson: Abbott

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has urged the Turnbull government not to over-react to the Pauline Hanson One Nation factor.
Melbourne hospitals are still treating numerous patients in intensive care following the thunderstorm asthma event that led to the deaths of six people.
A human rights lawyer who visited young offenders being housed in a Victorian adult prison says they are being treated "inhumanely".
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic sparked online debate Saturday as it emerged she posed for a photo during her recent Canada trip with a flag carrying...
A master of the ancient, UNESCO-recognised, Chinese instrument the guqin is in Australia to play a series of concerts.

US Politics

The best of SBS' coverage of the race to the White House.

Hillary Clinton's election campaign said Saturday it would join in a recount of votes in the state of Wisconsin although it has not seen any irregularities so far in...
The Democrats say they will take part in the vote recount in Wisconsin as well as in Pennsylvania and Michigan if recounts are mounted there.
Donald Trump has tapped Fox News analyst Kathleen McFarland to be deputy national security adviser, and campaign attorney Donald McGahn as White House counsel.
Paul Keating, who helped tear down Australia's trade barriers, says US president-elect Donald Trump's protectionist politics are "never going to pay off".
Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on Thursday launched a bid to seek a vote recount in Wisconsin, the first of three Rust Belt states won by...
The Clinton campaign hasn't responded to a request for comment as to whether it will petition for a recount in three battleground states.
Donald Trump chose a Republican critic to join his cabinet Wednesday, the first woman on his top team after his early picks rewarded campaign loyalists.

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Punk memorabilia burnt on the Thames

In a protest against the celebration and marketing of the punk sub-culture, rare punk memorabilia worth millions of pounds has been torched on the Thames.
Seven people are confirmed dead as police face rough weather in the search for one person who's still missing after a boat capsized in the Kaipara Harbour.
A law has been approved by Iraq's parliament that will transform a mostly Iranian-backed coalition of Shi'ite militias into a legal and separate military corps.
The federal government has confirmed it has formally applied for the extradition of Neil Prakash after his apparent arrest in Turkey.
A woman in her 80s has suffered head and leg injuries after a Melbourne man pushed her and three other women off a railway platform onto train tracks.
A trapeze artist lost consciousness after falling up to five metres during a performance at Cirque du Soleil in Brisbane.

German posties hounded by dogs

Aggressive dogs are hounding German posties with more than 1500 taking time off work every year to recover from dog attacks.

Cultural Perspectives

A series of stories aimed at busting the myths around religion, cultural practices and sacred texts.

Many Yazidi families have resettled in countries as far afield as Germany, the United States, Turkey and Australia.
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and is predicted to rival Christianity in terms of global population by 2050. But, despite popular perception,...
What exactly is Sharia law? And is it in conflict with the Australian way of life?
What are burqas and niqabs, and why are they worn?
Anti-Muslim activists often cite violent passages from the Qur'an and other sacred Islamic texts to prove Islam is a violent religion. But how do these claims...

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Our pick of the best content from SBS News & Current Affairs and our content partners.

Surgeons at Melbourne's Monash Children’s Hospital have completed seven hours of complex world-first reconstructive surgery on a two year-old girl, born with a third leg.
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.
The City of Fremantle in Western Australia has decided to celebrate Australia Day two days later after hearing the concerns of Aboriginal elders.
The world’s leading orangutan scientist is urging Australians to support the campaign for mandatory labelling of palm oil in all food products.
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...
Families continue to arrive each month to join a growing community of Yazidi refugees in regional New South Wales.
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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...
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Donald Trump supporters were jubilant while Hillary Clinton supporters were shocked and silent - it is the tale of two camps as the US starts to come to terms with Trump's shock victory.
More than 50,000 Iraqi soldiers, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen are engaged in a bloody battle to re-take control of Mosul from IS.

Finetta's life at home

A 6.2-magnitude hit central Italy on Wednesday, leaving more than 150 dead and reducing towns across the region to rubble.
Louisiana has faced epic flooding, with at least seven people killed and thousands evacuated to emergency shelters after waterways in the southern part of the state overflowed their banks.

Who's Who in the Hip Op Crew?

Meet Mi$$y Ro Yo, Kara Bang Bang, Big Deal and the rest of the world's oldest hip-hop crew.

On Location in Sicily

Aela Callan and the Dateline crew captured not only the story of the anti-mafia fight in Sicily, but also the sights and sounds of this Mediterranean island.
Dozens of protesters both for and against presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have faced off at the opening of the Republican National Convention in the state of Ohio.

Bastille Day attack

At least 60 people are dead and 100 injured in the French city of Nice after a truck ploughed into a crowd in what officials and witnesses say was a deliberate attack.

Behind the Scenes: Gaza Life

Reporter Brett Mason and producer Will West spent just over a week filming in Gaza for Dateline. These behind the scenes photos offer more insight into daily life there.