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  1. Trump accuses Women's March protesters of not voting

    US President Donald Trump offers a scattershot response to the sweeping protests against his new administration, undermining the public opposition and then defending demonstrators' rights a short time later.

  2. Death toll from Italian avalanche rises to six, 23 still missing

    Rescue workers find the body of a man in the wreckage of the hotel in central Italy that was buried in an avalanche, bringing the death toll to six with 23 still missing.

  3. Plan to rehouse Mumbai slum dwellers undone by lack of trust

    An ambitious Indian Government plan to rehouse residents of Mumbai's biggest and oldest slum hits a snag, as many residents do not have the documents authorities demand and are fearful of what might happen if they are forthcoming.

  4. Former Gambian leader goes into exile in Equatorial Guinea

    The Gambia President Adama Barrow declares "the rule of fear has been banished for good" as former leader Yahya Jammeh flies into exile in Equatorial Guinea after stepping down under pressure from West African nations.

  5. At least 39 killed as Indian passenger train derails

    At least 39 people are killed and 50 injured after nine coaches of a passenger train derail in eastern India, police say, in the latest disaster to hit the vast and accident-prone state railways.

  6. Theresa May 'won't be afraid' to challenge US President on comments about women

    British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will not be afraid to tell Donald Trump when she finds something he has said "unacceptable", ahead of a meeting with him in Washington this week.

  7. Israel looks to Trump for support of East Jerusalem settlement homes

    Hundreds of new homes for Israeli settlers in East Jerusalem are approved, with an Israeli official saying the city's council has been "waiting" for US President Donald Trump to take office.

  8. Chapecoense survivor lifts trophy two months after tragedy as team returns to pitch

    A survivor of the air crash two months ago that killed 19 members of Brazil's Chapecoense football club lifted the Copa Sudamericana trophy in honour of his dead teammates.

  9. Indonesian charity finds new homes overseas for unwanted dogs

    The future was bleak for tiny terrier Pippin until an Indonesian dog rescue charity found a new home for him overseas.

  10. US avoids Syria talks as deadly explosion rocks refugee camp

    The US State Department decides not to send a delegation to peace talks in Kazakhstan as an explosion kills four at a camp for displaced Syrians along the Syrian-Jordanian border.

Features

  1. Biggest inauguration ever?

    President Donald Trump's team says his inauguration was watched by more people than any other. It wasn't.

  2. Trump's time for talk is over

    As President, Donald Trump must now learn to work with the very politicians he rose to power railing against.

  3. El Chapo's new prison home

    How secure is the new Manhattan prison home of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman?

  4. Donald Trump's first full day

    After a fiery campaign based around lots of "day one" promises, what did President Donald Trump do on his first full day in office?

  5. Trump upends status quo

    The new US President Donald Trump makes it clear he plans on bringing the radical change to the White House.

  6. Australia in the firing line

    If a major conflict erupted between the United States and China, many observers believe it will happen in Australia's backyard.

  7. Donald Trump's promises

    Winning, infrastructure and ending terrorism — here are the promises from the new POTUS.

  8. Inauguration in pictures

    Here's how inauguration day has unfolded in pictures as Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

  9. China's questionable data

    To the absolute surprise of no one, Chinese economic growth came in at an annualised growth rate of 6.7 per cent in 2016.

  10. Foreign policy with Trump

    European nations this week had an early taste of what US foreign policy might look like under Donald Trump's incoming administration.

  11. President Cool Obama

    Barack Obama has defined his presidency through pop culture. Take a look back at some of his coolest moments from the past eight years.

  12. Michelle Obama's legacy

    She's not interested in being president but the quest for her candidacy shows the power of her voice since she reluctantly became First Lady.

  13. 'Women should be respected

    As protesters prepare to descend on Washington for Donald Trump's inauguration, one woman is lending her voice, and music, to the cause.

  14. Anwar Ibrahim's legal win

    Anwar Ibrahim's lawyer N. Surendran discusses the implications of a landmark court win for the opposition MP.

  15. Trump's idol offers advice

    As Trump enters the Oval Office, his idol Ronald Reagan offers some sage historical advice for Americans: trust, but verify.

Asia Pacific

  1. China expecting 'grim' relations with Taiwan

    Relations between China and Taiwan this year will be "even more complex and grim" and Beijing will resolutely oppose any form of separatist activity, a senior Chinese official says, but added China would also maintain peace and stability.

    Yu Zhengsheng, the ruling Communist Party's fourth ranked leader, was speaking at an annual work conference on policy towards the self-ruled island.

  1. Earthquake hits PNG

    A magnitude-7.9 earthquake strikes off the coast of Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea.

  2. Ban Ki-moon's brother

    The US asks South Korea to arrest a brother of former UN chief Ban Ki-moon on charges that he engaged in bribery.

  3. MH370: Malaysia offers reward

    Malaysia says it would pay a reward to any private company that found the fuselage of the missing plane.

  4. PNG domestic violence

    A PNG man who intervened to help a victim of domestic violence says it has inspired him to tackle the "pandemic."

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

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