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Alleged child abuser Malka Leifer 'fit to be extradited to Australia'
An Israeli court has heard that former Victorian school principal Malka Leifer is fit to be extradited to Melbourne to face child sex abuse charges.
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Terrorism
American troops killed in blast claimed by Islamic State
The Islamic State asserted responsibility on Wednesday for a suicide blast in the US-patrolled city of Manbij in Syria, the first such attack since President Donald Trump said American forces would withdraw from the country because the militant group has been largely defeated.
United Nations
Palestinians announce plans to again seek full UN membership
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to reactivate an application for the Palestinians to have full membership in the United Nations.
Canada
Saudi teen says she wants to work for freedom for women
A Saudi teen whose flight from her allegedly abusive family captured global attention says she wants to work in support of freedom for women around the world for years to come.
Tragedy
Fire kills Pakistani bride-to-be and her friends
Pakistani police and relatives say a fire has broken out at a home in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, killing a bride-to-be and four other women who were preparing the woman's wedding.
Religion
'McJesus' sculpture sparks outrage for Christians in Israel
An art exhibit in Israel featuring a crucified Ronald McDonald has sparked protests by the country's Arab Christian minority.
Syria
Turkey hits back at Trump's vow to defend Kurdish militia
Turkey responds to Donald Trump's threat to "devastate Turkey economically" if US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria are attacked.
Syria
Woman sets herself and her children on fire at Syrian refugee camp
A Syrian mother has attempted to burn herself and her children to death after she failed to find food for her family for three straight days.
War
Syrian army shells areas held by insurgents in north-west's Idlib
The developments threaten to derail a cease-fire reached in September between Turkey and Russia that averted a potentially catastrophic Syrian army assault on Idlib.
Canada
Detained Saudi woman arrives in Canada to begin new life
Tired but smiling, an 18-year-old Saudi runaway who said she feared death if deported back home arrived Saturday in Canada, which had offered her asylum in a case that attracted global attention after she mounted a social media campaign.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi teen detained in Bangkok granted asylum in Canada
A Saudi woman who fled her family claiming fear of her life and used social media to amplify her calls for safe haven was granted asylum to Canada on Friday, an official in Thailand said.