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  1. Trump dismisses 'ridiculous' reports Russia intervened in US election

    US President-elect Donald Trump rejects as "ridiculous" reported US intelligence findings that Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf through targeted hacking.

  2. Egyptian protesters voice anger over cathedral blast

    Hundreds of protesters gather outside Cairo's largest Coptic cathedral demanding revenge for the bombing which killed 25 people, in the deadliest attack on Egypt's Christian minority in years.

  3. Bill English selected to succeed John Key as NZ prime minister

    New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English is selected as the country's new leader after the ruling National Party votes him to power in a special caucus meeting.

  4. Nigeria church collapse 'kills at least 160'

    Metal girders and the roof of a crowded church collapse onto worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people with the toll likely to rise, a hospital director says.

  5. Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni asked to form government

    Italian President Sergio Mattarella asks Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to try to form a new government, giving him a mandate to lead Italy out of a political crisis caused by the resignation of Matteo Renzi.

  6. Turkey vows vengeance at funeral for police killed in twin bombings

    Turkey vows vengeance against Kurdish militants it says were likely behind twin bombings that killed 38 people and wounded 155 in what appeared to be a coordinated attack on police outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul.

  7. Syrian activists say IS has recaptured Palmyra

    Islamic State militants reportedly seize the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra despite a wave of Russian airstrikes, as government troops wage a major offensive against rebels in Aleppo.

  8. Disaster preparedness 'helped save lives' in quake-hit Solomons

    Disaster preparedness was a key factor in saving the lives of Solomon Islands residents after the country was rattled by two powerful earthquakes, World Vision says.

  9. Indonesia anti-terror police foil plot to bomb presidential palace

    Police in Jakarta say they have foiled a plot by extremists to detonate a bomb at the presidential palace.

  10. Kirk Douglas celebrates 100th birthday with Hollywood stars

    Actor Kirk Douglas, star of classic films Spartacus, Lust for Life and Paths of Glory, celebrates his 100th birthday.

  11. 'Space art' to be printed on ISS and launched into orbit

    NASA teams up with an Israeli artist to create the first piece of "space art" — 3D-printed laughter — that will be launched into orbit next year.

  12. Venezuela seizes 4m toys to give children at Christmas

    Millions of toys the Venezuelan Government seized from a toy company with the help of police will be given out to poor children this Christmas.

  13. 'Giant among journalists': AA Gill dies at 62

    Long-standing restaurant critic and columnist Adrian Gill, better known as AA Gill, has died aged 62 from cancer, Britain's Sunday Times says.

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  1. Post-Fidel era opportunity

    Cuba's embrace of tourism and development offers economic opportunities but threatens the island's egalitarian ethos.

  2. India's currency recall

    People are questioning if Narendra Modi's currency moves could cause more harm than good.

  3. PNG seabed mining project

    The world's first project to mine the seabed for minerals is expected to begin operations in Papua New Guinea in early 2019.

  4. 2016's greatest hissy fits

    Amid the sporting fairy-tales of 2016, the year also delivered spectacular athlete meltdowns.

  5. NZ bounds ahead of Aus

    New Zealand shows Australia how political stability is done, writes chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams.

  6. World's dangerous mines

    Australian photographer Hugh Brown risks his life to document the men, women and children who mine precious minerals by hand.

  7. Park impeached: what now?

    Asia Institute researcher Yaerin Ku discusses what lies ahead following South Korea president Park Geun-hye's impeachment.

  8. Thai royal insult laws

    Thailand's military Government has vowed to take action against those who breach the country's royal defamation laws.

  9. Australia departs shortwave

    Australia's decision to end shortwave radio services raises questions about who will fill the void, especially in the Pacific.

  10. Russian doping revelations

    More than 1,000 Russian athletes were involved in an institutional conspiracy to conceal doping tests, a new WADA report finds.

  11. Trump: The week that was

    It's winter in America, where the political climate has changed beyond anyone's expectations over the past year.

  12. We can't say we didn't know

    "Never again" is happening right now in Aleppo — right in front of the world's eyes and in real time.

  13. The impeachment of Park

    The likely inglorious end to South Korean President Park Geun-hye's reign is a consequence of what her dictator father set up.

Asia Pacific

  1. Anti-Park rallies resume after impeachment

    Protesters demanding South Korean President Park Geun-hye step down have marched in downtown Seoul for a seventh straight weekend.

    The mass rally came a day after Parliament overwhelmingly voted to impeach Ms Park and put the fate of her presidency in the hands of a nine-judge court.

  1. Solomon Islands earthquakes

    Solomon Islands' disaster officials plan to send emergency supplies to areas affected by powerful quakes.

  2. Aceh counts quake cost

    The number of people displaced by this week's earthquake in the Indonesian province of Aceh rises to more than 45,000.

  3. Duterte drug war slammed

    Philippine senators criticise the way President Rodrigo Duterte is carrying out his anti-narcotics campaign.

  4. Pakistan air crash

    There are no survivors after a plane carrying 47 people crashed in Pakistan, the airline's chairman says.

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Posted April 08, 2013 12:22:49 | Updated January 15, 2016 16:06:02

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