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  1. US announces additional troops for Middle East in wake of tanker attacks

    Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan announces the deployment of about 1,000 more troops to the Middle East for what he says are "defensive purposes," citing concerns about a threat from Iran.

  2. 'Full-fledged murder': Egypt's former president collapses and dies in court

    Egypt's former president, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country's first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military, collapses in court and dies during a trial.

  3. Stampede as shots fired at Toronto Raptors victory parade

    Four people are shot and thousands flee as gunfire breaks out at a Toronto rally for the NBA champions, less than a block from where the players and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are sitting onstage.

  4. What will happen to Hong Kong when the 2047 date passes?

    Take a look at how Hong Kong's near-200-year history has shaped the territory while prompting the largest protests in its history.

  5. Pakistani political press conference accidentally live streamed with cat filter

    Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf political party assures citizens it has taken "all necessary actions" to ensure that it will never again broadcast a media briefing with a cat filter.

  6. China 'harvesting organs from Falun Gong prisoners'

    China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant, a panel of lawyers and experts say, inviting further investigations into a potential genocide.

  7. Analysis: She's everything that Trump's not. Could it help her snare his job?

    Pundits rolled their eyes when Elizabeth Warren announced she would take on Trump, but just months later, she's rising to the top of the presidential pack. This is how she's done it, writes Micheline Maynard.

  8. Harvard rejects Parkland shooting survivor after questions over racist comments

    A Parkland school shooting survivor says Harvard University revoked his acceptance over racist comments he made online and in text messages about two years ago.

  9. Analysis: Saying nothing all part of the plan as Boris dives toward Tory leadership

    Conservative leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson is charging towards Downing Street in a campaign based on saying nothing — the "submarine" strategy — and it's working.

  10. How HBO's Chernobyl differs from real events

    HBO's chilling mini-series Chernobyl tracks the minutes, hours, days and weeks that followed the devastating explosion at the nuclear power plant. But was the series true to actual events?

  11. Gloria Vanderbilt, the 'poor little rich girl' who grew into a socialite and fashion icon, dies aged 95

    Famous from the age of 10, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic survived tragedy and multiple marriages to reign as a designer fashion pioneer. Her life was like a film, her loves a list of Hollywood's who's who.

  12. Indian stuntman dies after attempting Harry Houdini trick in the Ganges

    Police say Chanchal Lahiri, known by his stage name "Wizard Mandrake", drowned after being tied up with steel chains and ropes and lowered by a crane into the Ganges River.

  13. An entire country lost power — and officials still don't know why

    As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout hit tens of millions of people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what caused the collapse of the interconnected grid.

Features

  1. 'Secret underground lair'

    Scientists in Japan are hoping 11,000 huge 'lightbulbs' in a tank deep underground will help capture clues to the origins of life.

  2. Protest a family affair

    Thousands of young families join the latest protests in Hong Kong, saying they are concerned about their children's future freedom.

  3. Beauty queen to hero

    Priya is Nepal's sole female rescue pilot, leading an all-male team to save lives on Mount Everest.

  4. PNG wants Paladin out

    PNG says it wants security company Paladin's contract to work on Manus to be terminated at the end of the month.

  5. Estonia's robot bartenders

    From AI judges to Skype, Estonia has transformed from a struggling post-Soviet state to one of the world's most digitalised nations.

  6. Protesters without faces

    Many in Hong Kong fear the reach of Beijing's clutches despite their promised right to protest, so they are hiding their faces.

  7. Christchurch survivors

    How do you put your life back together after surviving a mass shooting? For Ambreen, the first step is learning to drive.

  8. China's 'peaceful' rise

    Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".

  9. 'Not guilty'

    The Australian charged over the Christchurch mosque killings has pleaded not guilty to 51 charges of murder.

  10. Bad poll fever

    The US decides on its next president in 16 months, and the country's already got a bad case of poll fever, writes Zoe Daniel.

  11. Saturn's rings up close

    Saturn's rings are a complex mix of stripes, speckled textures and other odd features that appear to be sculpted by the planet's moons.

  12. Coal divestment

    Norway's parliament has approved tighter investment rules that could see it ditch its stakes in mining giants Glencore and BHP.

  13. Hong Kong's reckoning

    Protesters' youthful optimism has given way to a clear-eyed understanding of what they're up against, writes Bill Birtles.

  14. Self-harm crisis

    Australia's election results have driven some men on Manus Island to despair. PNG officials are demanding Canberra take action.

  15. Climate change frontlines

    Some 970 million people — including more than 2.4 million Australians — live in areas with high exposure to climate hazards.

  16. Venezuelans are starving

    Venezuelan cash is so worthless it has more value woven into a bag. This is Venezuela's hidden humanitarian crisis.

  17. Lebanon targets refugees

    Refugees who fled the Syrian war are being forced to demolish their homes as Lebanon's Government pushes for resettlement in Europe.

  18. Samoa bans Rocketman

    Samoa bans Elton John biopic Rocketman at the country's only cinema due to "homosexual content", causing an outcry.

  19. Foreigners in Hong Kong

    Controversial proposed changes to Hong Kong's extradition laws could threaten its status as an international business hub. So what could it mean for foreigners?

Asia Pacific

  1. Chinese president to meet Kim Jong-un

    Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit to North Korea this week for a two-day state visit, the first from a Chinese leader to do so in 14 years.

    Neighbouring China is North Korea's lone major ally and the visit comes amid a protracted dispute over the North's denuclearisation with the United States.

  1. Hong Kong activist released

    Joshua Wong, a leading figure in Hong Kong's 2014 demonstrations, has vowed to join the latest protests.

  2. Government under pressure

    Pressure ramps up on the Australian Government to resettle refugees currently on Manus Island and Nauru.

  3. Hong Kong protests continue

    Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Hong Kong to demand the city's embattled leader steps down.

  4. Eyes on Carrie Lam

    Hong Kong's Chief Executive faces a challenge to her authority after she backed down on the extradition bill.

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