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  1. Two Kerobokan escapees found in East Timor, Australian still on the run

    Two of the inmates who escaped from Bali's Kerobokan jail are captured in Dili, East Timor, while two others, including Australian Shaun Davidson, remain on the run.

  2. London borough CEO resigns after Grenfell Tower fire

    The chief executive of the London borough where a massive tower block fire killed at least 79 people resigns.

  3. Trump says 'beautiful' solar panels would see Mexico wall 'pay for itself'

    US President Donald Trump vows he will eventually get funding for his proposed wall on the Mexican border, saying he is considering a barrier clad with solar panels that would "create energy and pay for itself".

  4. Brussels station bomber supported IS, prosecutors say

    A Moroccan national who attempted an attack on Central Station in Brussels is suspected of supporting the Islamic State group, prosecutors say, a day after the man tried to detonate a suitcase bomb packed with nails and gas bottles.

  5. Medieval Mosul mosque where Islamic State declared 'caliphate' blown up

    The Iraqi Army releases a photo it says shows Islamic State militants have blown up the centuries-old Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul where leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared their "caliphate" three years ago.

  6. 'People were losing their minds' in deliberations that led to Cosby mistrial, juror tells media

    A juror in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial reveals that two holdouts who refused to convict the comedian led to 52 hours of deliberations that were so tense one juror punched a wall.

  7. Police officer stabbed in neck in Michigan in 'act of terrorism'

    A 49-year-old man with a "hatred for the United States" allegedly yelled "Allahu Akbar" before stabbing a police lieutenant in the neck at a Michigan airport.

  8. No frills, no Phils for Queen's speech outlining May's new Brexit strategy

    Queen Elizabeth II unveils the UK Government's revised plan for a not-so-hard Brexit at the formal opening of the new Parliament, but with no sign of the usual pomp and ceremony or her husband Prince Philip.

  9. Russian hackers targeted election systems in 21 US states, official confirms

    A senior official from the US Department of Homeland Security says there is evidence that Russian hackers targeted election systems in last year's presidential election but denies any actual votes were manipulated.

  10. Theresa May apologises for deadly tower blaze 'failure'

    Prime Minister Theresa May apologises for the British Government's response to the deadly London tower block blaze and promises rehouse all those displaced within three weeks as the first funeral of a victim is held.

  11. Clooney sells Casamigos tequila brand for $1.3 billion

    Global liquor behemoth Diageo will pay up to $1.32 billion to buy a tequila brand co-founded by movie star George Clooney.

  12. Saudi king empowers young reformer son in succession shake-up

    Saudi Arabia's King Salman makes his son next in line to the throne, handing the 31-year-old sweeping powers as the kingdom seeks radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy and faces mounting tensions with regional rival Iran.

  13. Australian film industry makes Asia push

    Australia's film industry announces a fresh push into Asia, with a new Asian film award and a program aimed at starting more collaboration projects.

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  1. International Yoga Day

    Tens of thousands of Indians join Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate the third International Yoga Day.

  2. A changed game in UK

    This was no ordinary Queen's speech, with traditions broken and key planks of the Government's agenda left out, Lisa Millar writes.

  3. Trump's special election

    A special election in Atlanta is the latest election victory for Donald Trump and the Republican Party — despite the rolling scandals.

  4. Tragedy of Otto Warmbier

    What happened to Otto Warmbier in North Korea was the collision of a man raised by Western ideas in a country threatened by them.

  5. Indians study over sport

    Students in India are working so hard to gain entry to one of the nation's elite universities that they are neglecting the "essential" part of life that is sport.

  6. What happened to Uber?

    Confused about everything going on with the resignation of Uber's chief executive Travis Kalanick? Here's a quick guide to how it all unfolded.

  7. 'Boldness' of Modi

    Narendra Modi's spokesman says the decision to demonetise small bank notes is one of the boldest moves of its kind in the world.

  8. Who is Darren Osborne?

    Darren Osborne is described as someone who never expressed any racist views and was, seemingly, a "normal bloke".

  9. Preserving Syrian music

    Beverley O'Connor speaks to Malek Jandali, an award-winning, German-born Syrian pianist, and the founder of Pianos for Peace.

  10. Grenfell Tower memorial

    Footage recorded from inside a fire engine making its way to the fire shows the shock and disbelief of firefighters as the scale of the blaze becomes apparent.

  11. US rejects North's account

    John McCain accuses Pyongyang of murdering Otto Warmbier and labels North Korea's explanation for his death as rubbish.

  12. Attack viewed differently?

    There'll be plenty of debate as to whether the Muslim community was treated differently during the Finsbury Park attack.

  13. 'Nothing prepared me'

    An investigator into Bali's dog meat trade says "what I saw will remain burned in my mind".

  14. Lights go out in Gaza

    In a dirty game where the misery of locals is used as a bargaining chip for political gain, electricity is being cut to the Gaza Strip, threatening lives and livelihoods.

  15. Witnesses describe attack

    Witnesses recall the moment a van swerved into a crowd of people near a London mosque.

Asia Pacific

  1. Hunt for Bali prison escapees

    The hole used by four inmates to escape from Kerobokan jail could have been dug from either inside or outside the facility, according to the head of Bali's correctional facilities.

    Police are still hunting for four prisoners, including one Australian, who were noticed missing on Monday.

  1. Australian Defence files

    The Government will spend up to $200 million moving classified government information out of Sydney data centre.

  2. Indian slaughter ban eased

    The Indian Government's watering down of an outright ban on slaughtering cattle could still affect meat sent for export.

  3. North's 'mugging' accusation

    North Korea accuses US authorities of "mugging" its diplomats at the John F Kennedy airport in New York.

  4. Philippines martial law

    Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte indicates he may expand martial law in the south of the country.

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

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