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  1. 'Like a fine-tuned machine': Trump defends his presidency

    Donald Trump mounts an aggressive defence of his young presidency, lambasting reports that his campaign advisers had inappropriate contact with Russian officials and vowing to crack down on the leaking of classified information.

  2. Samsung chief Lee arrested in corruption investigation

    Samsung Group chief Jay Y Lee is arrested over his alleged role in a corruption scandal that led parliament to impeach President Park Geun-hye, a South Korean court says.

  3. Islamic State suicide bombing at Pakistan shrine kills 75

    An Islamic State suicide bomber targets a famed shrine in southern Pakistan killing at least 75 people in the deadliest attack in the country in years.

  4. FIFA plays down Russian hooligan violence fears at 2018 World Cup

    Gianni Infantino says he is not concerned about trouble and violence at the 2018 World Cup despite the recent poor record of Russian hooligans.

  5. Thai police search controversial Dhammakaya temple in hunt for accused money launderer

    Hundreds of police are searching a giant Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok in the hunt for a former abbot facing charges of conspiracy to launder money.

  6. US rejects military collaboration with Russia

    Military collaborations between the US and Russia are off the table, Defence Secretary James Mattis says, in a blow to Moscow's hopes for repairing ties with the United States.

  7. Car bomb kills dozens in Baghdad, IS claims responsibility

    A car bomb in Baghdad kills at least 47 people and wounds nearly 60 others, Iraq's Interior Ministry says.

  8. Kim Jong-nam: Malaysia detains third person over murder

    Malaysian police have detained the boyfriend of a second woman arrested over the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

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  1. Tonga's got mail

    The Kingdom of Tonga is joining several other developing countries in getting a formal postal system for the first time.

  2. Trump's media conference

    Russia, Hillary Clinton, Michael Flynn and fake news. Donald Trump's media conference was wide-ranging — here's some of the key things he touched on.

  3. Analysis: Two-state solution

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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Russia-Trump team contact

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

  7. Flynn's high profile failings

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

  8. '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.

  9. 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.

  10. Fall of Singapore

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

  11. Massacre remembered

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

  12. Aleppo denials disputed

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

  13. Revenge of the immigrant

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

Asia Pacific

  1. Christchurch bushfire: Over 1,000 evacuated

    More than 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and a state of emergency declared in the New Zealand city of Christchurch as a raging bushfire headed into its fourth day.

    The fire in the Port Hills district of the city began earlier this week but spread rapidly overnight to cover more than 1,800 hectares, emergency workers said.

    At least 11 houses have been destroyed.

  1. 'Crime against humanity'

    Australia's offshore immigration detention centres could constitute a crime against humanity.

  2. Loghman Sawari granted bail

    A 20-year-old Iranian refugee deported from Fiji to PNG is granted bail by a magistrate in Port Moresby.

  3. Sara Connor murder trial

    Sara Connor denies wanting to destroy evidence to hide her involvement in the killing of a Bali policeman.

  4. Remembering Ruby-Anne Laufa

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

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

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