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  1. Trump launches 'Real News' series on Facebook to combat fake news

    US President Donald Trump launches his own news series via his Facebook, spruiking government achievements he says are ignored by "fake news" media.

  2. Police bust drug syndicates operating across Australia, Dubai and Netherlands

    Police say they have dealt a "huge blow" to two major international drug syndicates operating in Australia, which they allege have links to the family of Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim.

  3. 77 Chinese fraud suspects deported from Fiji arrive handcuffed, in hoods

    Fiji's opposition parties and Amnesty International are concerned about the deportation of 77 Chinese nationals accused of running a fraud operation.

  4. Manus Island asylum seeker death 'not suspicious', police say

    Manus Island police say the death of an Iranian refugee does not appear to be suspicious, but friends and fellow asylum seekers are not convinced.

  5. Lured, drugged, dark net sex slave: A British model's nightmare tale of kidnapping

    The ordeal of 20-year-old British model Chloe Ayling — who was reportedly drugged and stuffed into a suitcase to be sold — sounds like a tale spawned by nightmares of the evil that lurks online.

  6. Corbyn refuses to condemn Venezuelan President's actions

    Despite growing pressure from within his own party, British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refuses to condemn the authoritarian leadership of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro.

  7. 9/11 victim's remains identified nearly 16 years later

    The remains of a man killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre are identified nearly 16 years on, medical examiners say.

  8. Google fires employee who blamed lack of gender diversity on 'biological causes'

    The company sacks a male engineer who sent an internal email saying there are fewer women in tech positions because they "prefer jobs in social and artistic areas".

  9. Video shows moment German jihad girl was captured by Iraqi troops in Mosul

    The footage shows 16-year-old Linda W screaming, limping and being heckled by a group of men, thought to be Iraqi counter-terror troops, after her capture in the final days of the battle for the former IS stronghold.

  10. US can talk to North Korea if it halts missile tests: Tillerson

    US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson holds a door open for dialogue with North Korea, saying Washington is willing to talk if Pyongyang halts its missile tests.

  11. Hackers post Game of Thrones scripts, demand ransom from HBO

    Hackers post a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online, including what appear to be Game of Thrones scripts, and demand the network pay a ransom of several million dollars to prevent further such releases.

Features

  1. Conflict and food crises

    Somaliland, Ethiopia and South Sudan are all facing a food crisis brought on by drought and long-running conflict.

  2. London's special heritage

    The shelters were originally built to keep cab drivers away from the pub. The shelter sells takeaway food, but only cabbies can enter.

  3. POW camp like no other

    Aboriginal prisoner of war Douglas Grant was seen as a "prize capture" by German scientists during WWI.

  4. Malaysia anti-terror raids

    More than 400 people have been detained in Kuala Lumpur in what officials have labelled a "counter-terrorism operation".

  5. Diana documentary airs

    The documentary garners a mixed response after airing intimate conversations the late Princess had with her voice coach.

  6. Boyolali vs macaques

    Residents throughout the villages of Boyolali in Indonesia are under attack by macaque monkeys.

  7. Pressuring North Korea

    Australia joins the US and Japan in pushing for additional measures to pressure North Korea to abandon its provocative path.

  8. Venezuelan political crisis

    More than 120 people have died in four months of protests in Venezuela. Here's how the country got there.

  9. Governing with abandon

    Headlines about sackings and legislative failures aren't the full picture. Trump is actually getting things done, writes Bruce Wolpe.

  10. Israel takes on Al Jazeera

    Israel is trying to close the local offices of broadcaster Al Jazeera amid accusations it is inciting violence.

  11. Explained: Osprey crash

    Three US marines are presumed dead after a military Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Queensland on Saturday. Here's what we know about the crash.

  12. Syria: 'They can't stop us'

    The family of one of Syria's best-known activists, Bassel Khatabil Safadi, learnt this week that he was executed in 2015.

  13. West Bank barrier murals

    Murals believed to be by Lushsux showing an oversized Donald Trump appear on Israel's West Bank separation barrier.

  14. Gold mine to ghost town

    Once one of the richest gold mines in the world, the Blyvoor gold mine near Johannesburg has become a ghost town as scavengers strip it bare.

  15. Trump's revolving doors

    Donald Trump is about to head off on a holiday, and he may need it after the action-packed week in Washington.

  16. In photos: Mecca revealed

    An Adelaide photographer offers a rare insight into sacred sites in Mecca and Medina.

  17. Celebrated Iraqi cinema

    After fleeing Baghdad aged 17, Mohamed Al-Daradji is forging a path for Iraqi cinema, despite the life-threatening danger.

Asia Pacific

  1. Indonesian radicals head to Marawi

    Indonesia's counter-terrorism agency says the nation's young radicals are continuing to be drawn to the southern Philippines, with fighting in Marawi now in its third month.

    In an interview with the ABC, a senior official from the counter-terrorism body known as the BNPT said some Indonesians had been arrested trying to make it to Marawi, while some had returned home and others had been killed.

  1. South China Sea code

    Australia, the United States and Japan call for South China Sea code to be legally binding.

  2. Nauru guard refugee attack

    A Nauruan guard is charged after allegedly assaulting a refugee at a camp he was employed to protect.

  3. Manus Island death

    Manus Island authorities confirm an Iranian asylum seeker has died on the island.

  4. Manus Island stand-off

    Asylum seekers on Manus Island are confronting guards who are trying to clear one of the compounds.

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

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