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Two children found dead in house in north-east Melbourne
Deadly Ukraine gunbattle threatens fragile Easter truce
Will Chelsea Clinton run for the White House one day?
Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem find their path to the Via Dolorosa is an ever harder road
Pit bull terrier's elderly victim moved off critical list in hospital
NSW premier would consider privatising state's public hospitals
Disability pension for under-35s comes under Coalition scrutiny
South Korea ferry: divers recover more bodies after entering ship
South Korea ferry disaster: third mate 'steering in tricky waters for first time'
Rana Plaza a year on: did fast-fashion brands learn any lessons at all?
One body found as Sherpas count cost of Everest's deadliest avalanche
Why Facebook and Google are buying into drones
Indian elections: patriotic, devout and angry the hardliners backing Modi
Fur trade booms, fuelled by China but bubble may be about to burst
Iran: US seizure of Manhattan skyscraper 'lacks legal justification'
Syria: the struggle to survive
Besieged and terrified and the food is about to run out for Damascus refugees
Syria's starving civilians struggle to survive in bombarded cities
So where is the global HQ of Venice's independence lobby? Answer: Kent
Ten al-Qaida suspects and three civilians killed in Yemen airstrike
Inside the 'Donetsk People's Republic': balaclavas, Stalin flags and razorwire
Nevada's armed militia proclaims victory in range showdown
Boko Haram claim responsibility for Abuja explosion
Iran state TV says dispute over Arak nuclear plant 'virtually resolved'

Two children found dead in house in north-east Melbourne

Posted: 20 Apr 2014 12:42 AM PDT

Man arrested at scene after Ambulance Victoria paramedics fail to save children's lives

Deadly Ukraine gunbattle threatens fragile Easter truce

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 11:59 PM PDT

At least four reported dead in clash near Slavyansk, which is controlled by pro-Russian forces

Will Chelsea Clinton run for the White House one day?

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 11:35 PM PDT

Media speculation went into overdrive last week over the former first daughter's pregnancy news and her political intentions. Her father says she'd make a great president. Does Clinton, who says she had to defend her opinions at the dinner table from the age of four, have what it takes? Continue reading...

Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem find their path to the Via Dolorosa is an ever harder road

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 11:04 PM PDT

Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank say police restrictions on access to the Old City to stop overcrowding are destroying their traditional freedom of worship in Holy Week Continue reading...

Pit bull terrier's elderly victim moved off critical list in hospital

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 10:54 PM PDT

Man and son help save 92-year-old woman by beating dog off with a six-pack of beer

NSW premier would consider privatising state's public hospitals

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 10:46 PM PDT

Mike Baird says private sector involvement was a way to 'transform and improve health care'

Disability pension for under-35s comes under Coalition scrutiny

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 10:12 PM PDT

Minister for social services, Kevin Andrews, may renege on promise not to make retrospective changes to DSP

South Korea ferry: divers recover more bodies after entering ship

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 08:22 PM PDT

Confirmed death toll now at 52, as investigators unravel events on the bridge before the ship sank

South Korea ferry disaster: third mate 'steering in tricky waters for first time'

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 04:46 PM PDT

Arrested captain of Sewol defends his delay in evacuating the ship as hundreds of divers continue search Continue reading...

Rana Plaza a year on: did fast-fashion brands learn any lessons at all?

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 04:45 PM PDT

Some 1,133 garment workers died yet profits from cheap clothes have soared Continue reading...

One body found as Sherpas count cost of Everest's deadliest avalanche

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 04:05 PM PDT

Survivors flown by helicopter to Kathmandu Continue reading...

Why Facebook and Google are buying into drones

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 04:05 PM PDT

The profit motive is behind both firms' investment in unmanned aircraft, whatever terms they might couch it in Continue reading...

Indian elections: patriotic, devout and angry the hardliners backing Modi

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 02:27 PM PDT

With the controversial Hindu nationalist set for victory in India's elections next month, supporters and critics say India is at a turning point. Jason Burke reports from the small temple town of Vrindavan on the activists helping Modi win Continue reading...

Fur trade booms, fuelled by China but bubble may be about to burst

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 02:15 PM PDT

In a Copenhagen warehouse there's a throng of Chinese buyers. For some traders, being anti-fur is one step from fascism Continue reading...

Iran: US seizure of Manhattan skyscraper 'lacks legal justification'

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 01:36 PM PDT

Fifth Avenue building owned by Alavi Foundation to be sold
Sale 'raises doubt about credibility of American justice'

Syria: the struggle to survive

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 01:07 PM PDT

Six civilians describe their increasingly desperate daily battle for food, water and shelter amid the chaos of civil war Continue reading...

Besieged and terrified and the food is about to run out for Damascus refugees

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 12:54 PM PDT

Syrian blockade of Yarmouk refugee camp raises fears for 18,000 people left starving inside, with some already resorting to eating leaves and animal feed Continue reading...

Syria's starving civilians struggle to survive in bombarded cities

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 12:54 PM PDT

Relentless bombardment has destroyed opposition strongholds. For those trapped inside, the choice from Assad is stark: submit or die Continue reading...

So where is the global HQ of Venice's independence lobby? Answer: Kent

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 12:34 PM PDT

From his Tonbridge study, psychiatrist Giovanni Dalla-Valle hopes to rally international support for Europe's latest separatist group Continue reading...