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South Korean ferry: captain was not at the helm, investigators say
South Korea ferry: schools hold vigil for missing students - video
South Korean ferry: transcript of conversation between ship and shore
South Korean ferry disaster: crane arrives at site - video
Mike Baird admits mistake to appoint Nick Di Girolamo to Sydney Water
Jill Meagher husband: forget the lone monster myth, society has a role in rape
Edward Snowden defends decision to question Vladimir Putin on surveillance
Manus detention centre was tinderbox ready to ignite before disturbance
Australia 'should share asylum-seeker burden' says Indonesia
Mount Everest avalanche sweeps away Nepalese guides
Australians for Coal sent supporters' letters to environmental groups
UN security council urged to target North Korean officials over atrocities
George Brandis: sidelining climate change deniers is deplorable
Voice for Indi helps spread word that could spell trouble for major parties
Ukraine crisis: Geneva talks produce agreement on defusing conflict
Inside the Ukrainian rebel fighters of Maidan - video
Obama says 8m Americans have signed up for healthcare plan
Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel laureate writer, dies aged 87
Chelsea Clinton announces: I'm pregnant
Ukrainian oligarch offers bounty for capture of Russian 'saboteurs'
Algerian protesters clash with police as they try to disrupt election - video
Sriracha maker threatens to move plant out of California amid clash over smell
The UK should press for UN monitoring of human rights in Western Sahara

South Korean ferry: captain was not at the helm, investigators say

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 01:13 AM PDT

Anger of missing passengers' relatives mounts as it emerges third officer was steering when the accident occurred

South Korea ferry: schools hold vigil for missing students - video

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 12:43 AM PDT

Over 500 students and teachers from South Korean schools gather on Thursday to hold a vigil for the missing passengers of a ferry that capsized earlier in the week. Officials say 25 people have been confirmed dead with 268 still missing. Rescuers are battling strong waves and murky waters as they continue their search effort Continue reading...

South Korean ferry: transcript of conversation between ship and shore

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 12:08 AM PDT

Transcript released by the Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries of the conversation between Jeju Vessel Traffic Services Center on Jeju Island and the Sewol, the ferry that sank on Wednesday. It starts from the first distress call made by the ferry Continue reading...

South Korean ferry disaster: crane arrives at site - video

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 11:13 PM PDT

A large crane has arrived at the site of the sunken South Korean ferry as the search continues for 270 missing passengers. Almost a week after the sinking, rescuers are cautious about using heavy machinery as lifting the vessel could harm any survivors trapped inside Continue reading...

Mike Baird admits mistake to appoint Nick Di Girolamo to Sydney Water

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 10:00 PM PDT

NSW premier reaffirms vow to target lobbyists ahead of meeting Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on his first day in the job

Jill Meagher husband: forget the lone monster myth, society has a role in rape

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 09:26 PM PDT

The trivialisation of male violence against women is a staple subject of mirth, says spouse of murdered Melbourne woman

Edward Snowden defends decision to question Vladimir Putin on surveillance

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 09:06 PM PDT

The NSA whistleblower says critics who accuse him of being a Kremlin patsy misinterpret his motives

Edward Snowden: Putin must be called to account

Manus detention centre was tinderbox ready to ignite before disturbance

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 09:05 PM PDT

Guard tells inquiry he expressed major concerns about crisis response before disturbance that led to death of Reza Barati

Australia 'should share asylum-seeker burden' says Indonesia

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 09:02 PM PDT

Coalitions hardline border policy causing overcrowding in Indonesian detention centres, Jakarta claims

Mount Everest avalanche sweeps away Nepalese guides

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 08:39 PM PDT

Authorities say six guides who were fixing ropes for climbers have died and nine are missing

Australians for Coal sent supporters' letters to environmental groups

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 08:00 PM PDT

Pro-coal fanmail sent to protest groups as well as MPs, but small numbers bring into question claim of backing by 'silent majority'

UN security council urged to target North Korean officials over atrocities

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 07:00 PM PDT

Inquiry head Michael Kirby says leaders should be hit with sanctions and referred to international criminal court

George Brandis: sidelining climate change deniers is deplorable

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 06:56 PM PDT

Attorney general accuses true believers in climate change of being ignorant, medieval and trying to shut down debate

Voice for Indi helps spread word that could spell trouble for major parties

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 06:38 PM PDT

Cathy McGowan's ousting of Sophie Mirabella has helped spark so much interest in community campaigns that her pressure group is organising a summit to show how it's done

Ukraine crisis: Geneva talks produce agreement on defusing conflict

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 03:56 PM PDT

US, Russia, Ukraine and EU agree measures including end of violence, disarming of illegal groups and amnesty for protesters

Follow the latest updates on the Geneva talks Continue reading...

Inside the Ukrainian rebel fighters of Maidan - video

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 03:34 PM PDT

The Russian TV machine has painted the revolutionary fighters of Maidan in Kiev as anti-Russian-speaking radicals bent on coming to eastern Ukraine to cause carnage. But what are the revolutionaries actually doing? This film follows a small group of Maidan fighters who rebel against their commanders and begin a journey to Donetsk to protect pro-Ukrainian protesters in the east Continue reading...

Obama says 8m Americans have signed up for healthcare plan

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 03:26 PM PDT

President says 'the Affordable Care Act is working' and urges Republicans to stop 'endless, fruitless' efforts to unravel reforms

Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel laureate writer, dies aged 87

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 03:18 PM PDT

Colombian author became standard-bearer for Latin American letters after success of One Hundred Years of Solitude

Obituary: catalyst of boom in Latin American literature
Gabriel García Márquez a life in pictures
From the archive: 1970 review of One Hundred Years of Solitude Continue reading...

Chelsea Clinton announces: I'm pregnant

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 02:46 PM PDT

Daughter of Bill and Hillary, 34, tells audience in New York and says 'I just hope to be as good a mom as my mom was to me'

Ukrainian oligarch offers bounty for capture of Russian 'saboteurs'

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 01:45 PM PDT

Igor Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian politician and energy tycoon, offers $10,000 of own money for each agent caught and separate rewards for their weaponry Continue reading...

Algerian protesters clash with police as they try to disrupt election - video

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 01:14 PM PDT

Algerian police throw tear gas at protesters who try to disrupt voting on Thursday in the village of Rafour. Demonstrators say the result of the ongoing presidential election is already know and call the process a 'farce'. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is expected to win after 15 years in power, despite being rarely seen in public since having a stroke last year Continue reading...