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  1. Trump on a 'suicide mission', North Korea says, as US stages show of force

    North Korea's Foreign Minister says US President Donald Trump is "a mentally deranged person full of megalomania" who has made military conflict "inevitable", hours after the US flies Air Force bombers over waters east of the rogue state in a show of force.

  2. New Zealand's National Party wins most votes but not enough to govern outright

    New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English's National Party secures the most votes in the country's general election but falls short of being able to form a government alone, meaning Labour's Jacinda Ardern has the possibility of seizing power.

  3. Right-wing party's poll surge puts German political establishment on edge

    Alternative for Germany's sudden rise could make life a bit more complicated for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Europe correspondent James Glenday writes.

  4. Strong new tremor causes alarm in Mexico still recovering from deadly earthquake

    A strong aftershock has rolled through Mexico City, swaying buildings and sending some people running into the street just days after a deadly magnitude-7.1 earthquake hit and killed 295 people.

  5. Water shortage at Bali evacuation centre holding thousands fleeing volcano

    Emergency authorities in Bali struggle to provide enough clean water and amenities for thousands of evacuees from villages close to the Mount Agung volcano that is threatening to erupt for the first time in more than half a century.

  6. Puerto Rico dam starting to fail in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria

    Tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate in Puerto Rico, with a dam starting to fail in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

  7. China ramps up pressure on North Korea with oil supply limit

    China announces it will limit oil supplies to North Korea under UN sanctions over its nuclear and missile development, further reducing support from Pyongyang's last major trading partner and diplomatic ally.

  8. Donald Trump mulls new order to replace travel ban

    President Donald Trump is considering a new order that may be even tougher than his soon-to-expire travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries, US officials say.

  9. North Korea threatening security of 'millions', Bishop says

    Foreign Minister Julie Bishop uses her address to the United Nations General Assembly to warn the international order faces increasing threats, chiefly from North Korea and terrorism.

  10. Police charge 18yo over Parsons Green Tube bomb attack

    British police charge an 18-year-old man with attempted murder in connection with last week's bomb attack at Parsons Green underground station in London.

  11. Uber loses London licence over 'public safety and security' concerns

    London strips Uber of its licence to operate in the city from the end of this month over "a number of issues which have potential public safety and security implications".

  12. Theresa May sets out transition plan in bid to unlock Brexit talks

    Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May sets out a plan to retain full access to the European Union's single market for two years after Brexit.

  13. Controversial Oil Search deal leaves PNG out of pocket

    Papua New Guinea's Government concedes it lost hundreds of millions of dollars on a controversial deal to buy a stake in Australian-listed oil and gas company Oil Search.

  14. How tall is Mt Everest? Nepal to remeasure highest peak to settle debate

    Nepal plans to settle controversy over the height of the world's tallest peak after some estimates suggested it became a little shorter in the wake of an earthquake two years ago.

  15. High-energy cosmic rays are extragalactic visitors from beyond our Milky Way

    It's been a mystery of astrophysics for decades — where do the most energetic particles that bombard the Earth come from?

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    How New Zealand's MMP electoral system works.

  2. Biblical week for US

    Hurricanes, earthquakes and talk of war. You could be forgiven for looking over your shoulder for locusts.

  3. Germany set to vote

    Chancellor Angela Merkel has looked in cruise control but the real action is expected to begin once the votes are counted.

  4. Google and online news

    The search giant insists it is a friend to newsrooms and says it is not to blame for reducing online advertising revenue.

  5. Space junk explained

    With tens of millions of items of space junk in orbit, a war on galactic waste is set to be declared. But tracking the stuff is a challenge in itself.

  6. Trump reverts to formula

    There were moments during Donald Trump's UN General Assembly speech when it felt like he was back on the campaign.

  7. 'I pity Aung San Suu Kyi'

    In Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, sellers at a morning market give their opinions of Aung San Suu Kyi's speech.

  8. Sea turtle success story

    Scientists are calling a recovery in sea turtle numbers a global conservation success story.

  9. Mexico quake in pictures

    See the eye-witness and CCTV footage of the magnitude-7.1 earthquake unfolding.

  10. Philippine jails overflow

    Quezon City Jail was built to house 262 inmates — but in reality, it's home to about 3,000 who live on top of each other.

  11. Indonesia's 1965 massacre

    Indonesian protesters shut down events examining the 1965 anti-communist purge that killed half a million people.

  12. Trump's UN speech in full

    Read the full transcript of Mr Trump's address to the UN General Assembly in New York.

  13. Stanislav Petrov dies

    The man credited with saving the world from nuclear disaster during the Cold War has died in Moscow aged 77.

  14. Mission to inspire change

    The photographer behind an image of a tiny seahorse gripping a cotton bud says he hopes the photo will create a change.

  15. Trump driving a wedge

    Donald Trump is bulldozing his own path to a more dangerous world, writes Bruce Wolpe.

  16. Documenting the dead

    For the past year, Vincent Go has been documenting the dead from Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.

  17. Too little, too late?

    Aung San Suu Kyi may be a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, but her address to the nation was more the speech of a politician.

  18. Blackbirding in Australia

    Starting from the 1860s, tens of thousands of Pacific Islanders were lured, tricked or kidnapped to work on plantations.

Asia Pacific

  1. Indonesia-Australia's trade deal

    Indonesia is pushing for Australia to open its doors to Indonesian workers as the two countries edge closer to securing a bilateral trade deal by the end of the year, with Jakarta's chief negotiator saying more political will is needed to overcome barriers.

    "I think between now and then it seems that we lack confidence in each other," Iman Pambagyo, the director-general for International Trade Negotiations, said.

  1. Hunters ready to make history

    A PNG rugby league team has captured the hearts of its nation with a chance to win QLD's state competition.

  2. Duterte opponents united

    Opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's ruthless war on drugs are finally joining forces.

  3. Refugees resettled in US

    More than 50 refugees in Australia's offshore detention centres have been granted resettlement in the US.

  4. Court orders mediation

    Indonesian court orders Australia into mediation over children held in adult jails and detention centres.

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