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  1. Trump to lift travel ban for Iraq in new executive order, source says

    The US President is expected to sign a new order today removing Iraq from the administration's list of banned countries because the nation imposed its own vetting procedures, a White House source says.

  2. FBI disputes Donald Trump 'wire-tapping' claim, US media reports

    FBI director James Comey reportedly dismisses Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims that his phone was tapped during last year's presidential campaign, as the White House calls for a formal congressional probe.

  3. North Korea 'test fires ballistic missiles' as war games continue

    North Korea fires four ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's military says, in the latest instance of the nation ignoring UN sanctions.

  4. Communist billionaires accused of holding China back

    An elite group of Communist billionaires with a combined worth of nearly $700 billion are being accused of holding China back as they profit from bloated state enterprises.

  5. Pollution is killing 1.7 million children every year, says WHO

    More than a quarter of all global deaths of children under the age of five are attributable to unhealthy environments, the World Health Organisation says.

  6. China's Premier vows to tackle chronic air pollution

    Li Keqiang is pledging to make the country's smoggy skies "blue again" and "work faster" to address pollution caused by the burning of coal for heat and electricity.

  7. Tens of thousands flee battle for Mosul's old city

    More than 40,000 people are now known to have fled the Iraqi city of Mosul in the past week, as US-backed forces launch a fresh push towards the Islamic State-held old city centre.

  8. What went wrong for Crown in China?

    The former head of the NSW casino regulator, Chris Sidoti, warns that Crown's Australian casino licences should be reviewed if any of its staff under arrest in China are convicted of an offence.

  9. Emma Watson defends revealing Vanity Fair photo

    The British actress hits back at critics who say she betrayed her feminist ideals by posing for a revealing picture where parts of her breasts were exposed.

  10. Ambassador's expulsion a warning to North Korea, Malaysia says

    Malaysia says its expulsion of North Korea's ambassador is a warning that Pyongyang cannot manipulate the investigation into the killing of the North Korean leader's half brother.

Features

  1. Can Twitter dump Trump?

    The House of Cards creator calls for Twitter to shut down Donald Trump's account. But can this actually be done?

  2. Banksy's West Bank hotel

    A guesthouse packed with Banksy's artwork is unveiled right next to the barrier wall separating Israeli and Palestinian territories.

  3. A day with the UK alt-right

    Members of alt-right movement Britain First explain how Islamist terror attacks and Donald Trump have mainstreamed their views.

  4. The Russian ambassador

    Sergey Kislyak has been in the headlines for meetings with Team Trump during last year's campaign. Here is what we know about him.

  5. 3D printing medical supplies

    Could 3D printing help to provide much-needed medical supplies to remote regions of earthquake-recovering Nepal?

  6. Educating girls in Kenya

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

  7. 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.

  8. Tigers of Myanmar

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

  9. Sessions' Russia problem

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

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

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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