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  1. North Korean diplomat among suspects in Kim Jong-nam murder

    Malaysian police say they are now seeking a North Korean diplomat in connection with the fatal attack on Kim Jong-nam, as they release more details about the murder.

  2. Antarctic's melting glaciers could be about more than warmer temperatures

    An Australian team of international scientists is hoping to discover whether meltwater is speeding up the disintegration of the Antarctic's glaciers.

  3. Netanyahu praises Turnbull for calling out UN 'hypocrisy'

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull for calling out the "hypocrisy" of the United Nations.

  4. Trump delivers first public condemnation of anti-Semitic threats

    US President Donald Trump delivers his first public condemnation of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States after a new spate of bomb threats to Jewish community centres around the country and massive vandalism in a Jewish cemetery.

  5. Hundreds rescued from California floodwaters, Lake Oroville rises again

    At least 225 residents are rescued from a San Jose neighbourhood inundated by floodwaters, after a series of storms swelled waterways and left about half of California under flood, wind and snow advisories.

  6. South Koreans to live longest, reaching 6 years older than Australians, researchers say

    Humans in developed nations are living longer than ever before, with life expectancy in some countries soon expected to surpass 90 years, researchers say.

  7. Ex-Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang gets 20 months in jail for misconduct

    Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang is sentenced to 20 months in prison for misconduct after failing to disclose plans to rent a luxury apartment for his retirement from a businessman applying for a broadcasting licence.

  8. Mexican family looking to sue US border officer over son's death takes case to Supreme Court

    US Supreme Court justices appear split over the rights of a Mexican family to sue over the death of their teenage son, who was shot while on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border by a US Border Patrol officer standing on US soil.

Features

  1. Christchurch street art

    As Christchurch remembers the devastating earthquake six years ago, we look at some of the inspiring art popping up in the city.

  2. Israel-Palestine relations

    West Bank residents label settlements as either the reclamation of Jewish land or an impediment to peace.

  3. South Sudan famine

    South Sudan faces what could potentially be the worst famine in years.

  4. Trump's three wrongs

    Donald J Trump has taken to his presidency with the same brashness that propelled him towards victory last November.

  5. Who is General McMaster?

    Donald Trump has selected General HR McMaster as his new national security adviser. But who is he?

  6. Asylum seeker in limbo

    A lawyer for a man who fled Iran seeking asylum and is now in Papua New Guinea says his client is effectively "stateless".

  7. Exploring the Antarctic

    The Australian Antarctic Division investigates a new year-round runway site on the icy continent.

  8. Cyclone Winston tribute

    Beverley O'Connor speaks to Minister for the Pacific, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, as Fiji marks one year since Cyclone Winston.

  9. Mosul on the frontlines

    The battle for Mosul is street-by-street, with Islamic State suicide bombers and snipers a constant threat as the fighting rages.

  10. The legacy of Roe v Wade

    The legacy of the landmark 1973 US ruling on abortion endures after the death of Norma McCorvey — the "Roe" in Roe v Wade.

  11. SpaceX Falcon off to ISS

    A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasts off from a historic NASA launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre.

  12. Soviet bus stop architecture

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

  13. Trump's week in review

    A hastily-made press conference, some big love-ins and a round of golf made for another big week in the White House, the ABC's Zoe Daniel writes.

Asia Pacific

  1. 'A bullet would be better'

    A Vietnamese asylum seeker says she faced three months of detention and beatings after being returned by Australian immigration officials.

    Tran Thi Lua fled a second time, and is now stranded in Indonesia with her three children and two other Vietnamese families, hoping for an interview with the United Nations refugee agency this week.

  1. 'Triumph of dictatorship'

    Cambodia's government changes the law covering political parties, in what some commentators are calling the "final triumph of dictatorship".

  2. Protests at PNG gas plant

    Protesters picket at an LNG plant near Port Moresby as PNG's government withholds long overdue royalties.

  3. US patrols South China Sea

    A US aircraft carrier strike group begins patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tensions with Beijing.

  4. Philippine army joins drug war

    The Philippine army will create a task force to support President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.

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

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