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

  

  Posted February 16, 2017 11:59:33

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

  Topics: bushfire, new-zealand, pacific

• The reality of a two-state solution Analysis

  
  By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams

  Posted February 16, 2017 11:54:58 | Updated February 16, 2017 12:08:32

  While most nations have been enthusiastic supporters of the "two-state solution", the two peoples with the most at stake simply cannot negotiate their way clear to make it happen, writes chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams.

  Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, government-and-politics, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied, united-states

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

  

  Posted February 16, 2017 09:04:15 | Updated February 16, 2017 11:45:42

  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.

  Topics: donald-trump, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states

• Gunners blasted by Bayern in Champions League

  

  Posted February 16, 2017 08:48:47 | Updated February 16, 2017 08:58:18

  Arsenal are all but out of the Champions League for another season after going down 5-1 to Bayern, while Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-1.

  Topics: champions-league, soccer, sport, european-union

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

  

  Posted February 16, 2017 08:16:31 | Updated February 16, 2017 09:40:12

  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.

  Topics: world-politics, donald-trump, us-elections, united-states

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

  

  Posted February 16, 2017 07:31:48 | Updated February 16, 2017 08:30:12

  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.

  Topics: world-politics, defence-forces, european-union, united-states

• Trump backs away from US commitment to Palestinian state

  
  By Middle East correspondent Sophie McNeill, wires

  Posted February 16, 2017 06:11:18 | Updated February 16, 2017 09:38:58

  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.

  Topics: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, donald-trump, territorial-disputes, united-states

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

  
  By Indonesia bureau chief Samantha Hawley

  Posted February 15, 2017 23:33:59

  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.

  Topics: elections, world-politics, indonesia, asia

• Rolf Harris to be retried on indecent assault charges

  
  By Europe correspondent Steve Cannane

  Posted February 15, 2017 21:44:59 | Updated February 15, 2017 23:04:22

  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.

  Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, england, united-kingdom

• Woman arrested over Kim Jong-nam's death

  

  Posted February 15, 2017 20:59:09 | Updated February 16, 2017 08:20:00

  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.

  Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, malaysia, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of

• Hundreds evacuated from Christchurch as Port Hills fire rages

  

  Posted February 15, 2017 20:41:22 | Updated February 15, 2017 21:03:21

  Hundreds of people in New Zealand's second-largest city flee their homes as bushfires rage in a nearby mountain range.

  Topics: fires, bushfire, new-zealand

• Trump team in close contact with Russian spies ahead of election: reports

  

  Posted February 15, 2017 16:46:25 | Updated February 16, 2017 00:55:57

  Phone records and intercepted calls show members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign had repeated contact with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the US election, according to US media reports.

  Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, us-elections, government-and-politics, united-states, russian-federation

• Jakarta votes for Governor after bitter campaign

  
  By Indonesia bureau chief Samantha Hawley

  Posted February 15, 2017 16:16:53 | Updated February 15, 2017 18:44:45

  Voting begins in Jakarta as millions of locals descend on makeshift polling booths to elect the capital's Governor after a highly charged and divisive campaign, during which the incumbent Ahok was tried on blasphemy charges.

  Topics: elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, indonesia

• Keeping up with the Kims: Who's who in North Korea

  

  Posted February 15, 2017 15:13:43 | Updated February 15, 2017 17:35:16

  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.

  Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, international-law, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of

• Foran cleared by NRL to play for Warriors

  

  Posted February 15, 2017 14:39:46

  Kieran Foran is cleared to return to the NRL, with the league registering his Warriors contract for the 2017 season.

  Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, new-zealand

• Why YouTube is distancing itself from its most popular channel: PewDiePie

  

  Posted February 15, 2017 14:39:46

  YouTube and Disney cut ties with influential YouTube star PewDiePie after he posted several videos that were deemed anti-Semitic, including one where he paid Indians $5 to hold up signs reading "Death to all Jews".

  Topics: social-media, internet-culture, community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, united-states

• Football players may face dementia risk

  

  Posted February 15, 2017 13:38:49 | Updated February 15, 2017 13:48:13

  A study of the brains of former football players raises concerns about the potential risk of dementia.

  Topics: sport, soccer, sports-injuries, alzheimers-and-dementia, england

• Conway in hot water with ethics office for peddling Ivanka Trump products

  

  Posted February 15, 2017 13:04:59

  The US Office of Government Ethics says the White House should consider disciplinary action against presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway for appearing to violate government ethics rules by publicly endorsing Ivanka Trump products.

  Topics: donald-trump, ethics, united-states

• Dam evacuees can return home but warning remains

  

  Posted February 15, 2017 12:45:15 | Updated February 16, 2017 09:32:23

  Californians who were ordered to evacuate due to a threat from the tallest dam in the US can now safely return to their homes and businesses may reopen, authorities say, although a warning remains.

  Topics: dams-and-reservoirs, emergency-incidents, united-states

• Flynn a high-profile fail in a fledgling Trump administration Analysis

  
  By Washington bureau chief Zoe Daniel

  Posted February 15, 2017 11:34:34 | Updated February 16, 2017 09:41:18

  Michael Flynn's resignation following his "loss of trust" as national security advisor follows the Obama administration relieving him of the position as Defence Intelligence chief over insubordination.

  Topics: world-politics, us-elections, united-states