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  1. Donald Trump launches fresh attack on media at Florida rally

    Donald Trump holds his first rally as US President, telling supporters he wants to speak to them "without the filter of fake news".

  2. US aircraft carrier group patrols in South China Sea

    A United States aircraft carrier strike group begins patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with Beijing over control of the disputed waterway.

  3. New Trump travel ban to spare green card holders: Homeland Security chief

    US President Donald Trump's new travel ban executive order will exclude green card residency holders, Secretary for Homeland Security John Kelly says.

  4. Woman rescued from LA sinkhole 'thought she was going to die'

    A sinkhole opens in Los Angeles and swallows two cars during a huge storm in Southern California, which authorities say may be the strongest to hit the region in decades.

  5. James Brown drummer Clyde Stubblefield dies at 73

    Clyde Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, dies aged 73.

  6. 'Norma Roe', who saw abortion legalised as Roe v Wade plaintiff, dies aged 69

    Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as Jane Roe in the US Supreme Court's landmark Roe v Wade ruling in 1973, dies aged 69 of heart failure.

  7. Kim Jong-nam: Malaysian police arrest North Korean man in connection with murder

    Malaysian police say they have arrested a North Korean man in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

  8. Mugabe could run for election 'as a corpse' says his wife

    Grace Mugabe says her husband, President Robert Mugabe, could run "as a corpse" in next year's election and still win votes.

  9. Wealthy Thai temple denies mocking police searching for fugitive monk

    Thai police searching a sprawling temple complex for the fugitive founder of a controversial Buddhist sect find his hospital bed filled with pillows, arranged to resemble a person sleeping under a blanket.

  10. Germany bans children's doll over spying concerns

    Germany bans a children's doll capable of listening to children's conversations and responding in real time, with the country's telecommunications watchdog labelling the toy a "concealed surveillance device".

Features

  1. Bus stop architecture

    Architects working in the Soviet Union transformed simple bus stops into pieces of art and acts of defiance.

  2. In a state of war

    The recent test-firing of a missile towards Japan is a reminder North Korea is "convinced that war is imminent".

  3. Tonga's got mail

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

  4. 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.

  5. Tracking penguins

    New technology is giving scientists an unprecedented insight into the hidden world of seabirds in Antarctica.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Flynn's high profile failings

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

  11. '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.

  12. 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.

  13. Fall of Singapore

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

Asia Pacific

  1. Kim Jong-nam: Malaysia detains third person

    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.

    "He was detained to facilitate investigations as he is the boyfriend of the second suspect," Selangor state police chief Abu Samah Mat said.

  1. Christchurch bushfire

    More than 1,000 people have been evacuated as Christchurch's raging bushfire heads into its fourth day.

  2. 'Crime against humanity'

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

  3. Loghman Sawari granted bail

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

  4. Sara Connor murder trial

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

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

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