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  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.

  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.