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  1. First report of chemical weapons used in battle for Mosul

    Five Iraqi children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents, the International Committee of the Red Cross says, in the first report of chemical weapons used in the battle for Mosul.

  2. Somalia on the brink of famine, aid agency says

    Somalia is expected to be the next nation to declare a state of famine as several other countries across eastern Africa face severe food shortages, an aid agency says.

  3. Regional Russians struggle to make ends meet as Putin presents strong front

    Russia's economy is starting to grow again after years of recession, brought on by falling oil prices, sanctions and a weak currency — but the narrative for locals is contrary to the Government's claims.

  4. Kim Jong-nam murder suspect claims conspiracy

    A North Korean man detained in Malaysia over the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, claims he is the victim of a conspiracy by Malaysian authorities after being deported.

  5. Student accidentally finds Earth's interior temperature hotter than thought

    Earth's interior temperature is about 60 degrees Celsius hotter than previously thought and could explain how tectonic plates move on Earth's surface, a 28-year-old United States PhD student accidentally finds in her research.

  6. Banksy opens The Walled Off Hotel next to West Bank barrier

    Graffiti artist Banksy's latest project and brand new guesthouse, The Walled Off Hotel, claims to have the "worst view in the world" — the barrier wall separating Israeli and Palestinian territories.

  7. Mike Pence used private email for public business and was hacked

    US Vice-President Mike Pence — who frequently criticised Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server — used an AOL account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, his office confirms.

  8. Fed chair signals March interest rate rise

    The US Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates this month and is on track to lift them further later this year, its chair Janet Yellen signals, in evidence the fears forcing it to keep borrowing costs near zero for so many years are firmly on the wane.

  9. Spanish football star Torres out of hospital after terrifying head clash

    Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres is out of hospital and doing well after a sickening knockout during a La Liga clash.

  10. Kakenya Ntaiya's mission to educate the girls of Kenya

    At the age of seven, Kakenya Ntaiya made a bargain with her father: she would undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) if he agreed to let her finish her education.

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  1. Tigers of Myanmar

    The Karen forests, isolated by decades of civil unrest, contain some of the most iconic endangered species in the world.

  2. Russia-Australia relations

    Australia and Russia are in a state of frozen disagreement, but Russia's ambassador says things are slowing starting to look better.

  3. Sessions' Russia problem

    Who will decide US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions' fate following revelations he spoke with Russia's ambassador?

  4. Gay rights around the world

    As Sydney celebrates Mardi Gras, elsewhere in the world gay and lesbian people can struggle to simply stay out of jail.

  5. Trump: Believe it or not?

    Donald Trump supporters are more likely to believe what he says, and even if it's not true, they still want to vote for him, research shows.

  6. Proof of ancient life?

    Tiny mineralised filaments found in rocks more than 3.77 billion years old may be evidence of one of the oldest lifeforms on Earth.

  7. Trump's speech to Congress

    President Donald Trump struck a decidedly different tone to his usual campaign-style rhetoric in his first address to Congress.

  8. Timorese Australians vote

    Timor-Leste's electoral commission is giving some Timorese Australians the chance to vote in the country's upcoming elections.

  9. Superpower militaries

    Donald Trump pledges to pump billions of dollars into the military — but how much does the US and others really spend on defence?

  10. The King and his entourage

    Not for almost half a century has Saudi Arabia's King visited Indonesia, but that's all about to change, in a big way.

  11. US tourism 'Trump slump'

    Travel experts are calling it the "Trump Slump" — a drop-off in interest in travel to the US.

  12. Russia's domestic battle

    Groups opposing the decriminalisation of domestic violence have not given up hope of a new law to protect women.

Asia Pacific

  1. 'Destitute' after deportation

    A Nepalese asylum seeker says he is destitute and in hiding after being deported from Papua New Guinea.

    The man was "involuntarily removed" from Australia's offshore detention centre on Manus Island three weeks ago and flown back to Nepal.

    He has asked to remain anonymous, saying he fears he will be killed if certain people find out he is back in Nepal.

  1. Questions over registration

    The Manus Island detention centre medical clinic may be shut down because its operator did not comply with registration laws.

  2. Papua abuse spotlight

    A group of Pacific nations is calling on the UN to probe claims of human rights abuses in Indonesia's Papua region, also known as West Papua.

  3. Hela gun crisis

    A PNG governor calls for an Australian Federal Police intervention to quell armed violence "crisis".

  4. China leading renewables?

    Three years of falling coal consumption and big renewable spending bolsters China's climate credentials.

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

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