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  1. Kim Jong-nam: Malaysia detains second suspect in connection with murder

    Malaysia has detained a second woman in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, state media reports.

  2. Trump backs away from US commitment to Palestinian state

    Donald Trump drops US insistence on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a longstanding bedrock of Middle East policy, even as he urges Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to curb settlement construction.

  3. 'Chasing a monster': More than 1,000 evacuated in Christchurch bushfire

    Eleven homes burn down and a state of emergency is declared as a raging New Zealand bushfire heads into its fourth day.

  4. California officials rush to drain Oroville Dam lake as new storms roll in

    Officials are racing to drain more water from a lake behind the battered Oroville Dam, as new storms begin rolling into Northern California.

  5. US may 'moderate' NATO support if allies don't increase spending

    US President Donald Trump's Defence Secretary warns NATO allies that they must honour military spending pledges to ensure the United States does not "moderate" support for the alliance.

  6. Jakarta's Christian Governor leading as election expected to go to second round

    The incumbent Governor of Jakarta, who is from the Christian minority, is expected to make it through to the next round of voting in the election, according to unofficial counts.

  7. Trump hits out at NSA, FBI for giving out intelligence 'like candy'

    Donald Trump uses a series of explosive tweets to blame the media and "illegally leaked" intelligence information for bringing down his national security adviser Michael Flynn.

  8. Woman arrested over Kim Jong-nam's death

    Malaysian authorities arrest a woman with Vietnamese travel papers over the suspected assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

  9. Puzder withdraws as US Labor Department secretary nominee in blow to Trump

    Fast-food chain executive Andrew Puzder formally withdraws his name from consideration to be US Secretary of Labor amid mounting concerns he might not win enough Republican support to get confirmed by the US Senate.

  10. Rolf Harris to be retried on indecent assault charges

    Australian entertainer Rolf Harris will be retried in relation to charges of indecent assault after the jury could not reach an agreement regarding three allegations.

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  1. Two-state solution reality

    It is difficult to see how the two-state solution can move from rhetoric to reality, writes chief correspondent Philip Williams.

  2. Trump, NATO and Australia

    Russia's intervention in Syria and Islamic State are on the agenda with US Defence Secretary James Mattis in Brussels for NATO talks.

  3. Keeping up with the Kims

    The reported assassination of Kim Jong-nam is the latest episode in the long and bloody history of North Korea's Kim dynasty. Here's how the key players stack up.

  4. Russia-Trump team contacts

    Intelligence officer Malcolm Nance says there were red flags aplenty about contact with Russia well before Donald Trump won the US election.

  5. Flynn's high profile failings

    Michael Flynn's resignation follows the Obama administration relieving him of his position as Defence Intelligence chief for insubordination.

  6. 'No future for these kids'

    The six years of Syria's war is taking its toll, with the children living in the country's refugee camps struggling to get a proper education.

  7. Trump's crushing handshake

    America will remain strong so long as its leader keeps challenging others to resist his creepy, crushing handshake, writes Ben Pobjie.

  8. Fall of Singapore

    Remembering the pivotal WWII loss that marked the rise of the US-Australia strategic relationship.

  9. Massacre remembered

    Relatives and officials come together to remember the 22 nurses slaughtered in the Bangka Island massacre of World War II.

  10. Aleppo denials disputed

    A report rebuts Russian and Syrian claims that civilians were not deliberately targeted in the final attack on rebel-held Aleppo.

  11. Revenge of the immigrant

    The stories of Donald Trump, Alexander Hamilton and Lin Manuel Miranda intertwine more than you think, writes Sara James.

  12. Chinese influence in PNG

    With China lending PNG hundreds of millions of dollars for projects, Australia's defence and diplomatic communities are uneasy.

  13. Thailand's gun obsession

    Thailand's national Children's Day has come to represent a celebration of the country's military, but not everyone is on board.

Asia Pacific

  1. Immigration policy 'crime against humanity'

    Australia's offshore immigration detention centres could constitute a crime against humanity, according to a submission before the International Criminal Court.

    The Global Legal Action Network argues Australia's immigration policy constitutes an attack against the civilian population — something which could be classified as a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute.

  1. Remembering Ruby-Anne Laufa

    Papua New Guineans are in mourning after the shock death of a revered former Miss PNG winner.

  2. Toshiba earnings report delayed

    Toshiba may have reached the end of the road, with the Japanese company delaying a release of its earnings report.

  3. Whales popped 'like balloons'

    New Zealand authorities commence the clean-up of whales beached on Golden Bay.

  4. Quake strikes Philippines

    At least eight people are dead after a powerful earthquake strikes in the southern Philippines.

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

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