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Egypt's Sisi sworn in as president
Stories from an occupation: the Israelis who broke silence
Fears that welfare review could be watered down after budget backlash
Geoff Shaw can legally be expelled from parliament, says Labor
MH370 families in drive to raise $5m to entice 'whistleblower' to solve mystery
Thief arrested after attacking sex store worker with sex toys
At-risk asylum seekers given only 14 days to put their case to stay
Fresh blow for Obama as clinic chief pulls out of running for veterans job
Tony Abbott to hold some high-level finance talks in US, but not all
Texas Republicans vote to adopt gay conversion policy
Cities will bear brunt of Australia Post cutbacks, says deputy prime minister
Police find body of man taken by crocodile in Kakadu national park
'Insolent' Churchill, 'ignorant' Kitchener: waspish wartime diaries of Margot Asquith
How Edin Deko united Bosnia
30 Rock star Tracy Morgan critically injured in six-car crash
SS songs and antisemitism: the week Golden Dawn turned openly Nazi
World Cup 2014: parties and protests on the streets of Brazil
New York Review of Books slams CIA with Twitter attack
Capitol evacuated as plane breaches restricted Washington airspace
Jean-Claude Juncker: everyone loses as Europe struggles to fix a fiasco
David Cameron in new bid to stop Jean-Claude Juncker
Jimmy Wales: UK needs US-style first amendment to protect whistleblowers
Arizona rushing supplies to site holding hundreds of migrant children
Rwanda 20 years on: the tragic testimony of the children of rape

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 01:44 AM PDT

Few western allies attend ceremony as former army chief sworn in for four-year term amid crackdown on dissent Continue reading...

Stories from an occupation: the Israelis who broke silence

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 01:00 AM PDT

A group called Breaking the Silence has spent 10 years collecting accounts from Israeli soldiers who served in the Palestinian territories. To mark the milestone, 10 hours' worth of testimony was read to an audience in Tel Aviv. Here we print some extracts Continue reading...

Fears that welfare review could be watered down after budget backlash

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 12:52 AM PDT

Community groups keen to see 200-page McClure report on welfare reforms, including carers' pensions and Newstart

Geoff Shaw can legally be expelled from parliament, says Labor

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 11:17 PM PDT

Opposition presses Victorian premier Denis Napthine to expel independent MP

MH370 families in drive to raise $5m to entice 'whistleblower' to solve mystery

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 11:15 PM PDT

Distraught families fear a cover-up and hope 'Reward MH370' campaign encourages insider to come forward

Thief arrested after attacking sex store worker with sex toys

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 10:26 PM PDT

Man in a dress and wig broke through ceiling of store but alarm warned female manager

At-risk asylum seekers given only 14 days to put their case to stay

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 08:26 PM PDT

Despite major data breach, Immigration Department has sent warning letters to those seeking protection

Fresh blow for Obama as clinic chief pulls out of running for veterans job

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 08:12 PM PDT

Toby Cosgrove, respected head of Cleveland Clinic, had been one of the favourites to take over at the scandal-hit department

Tony Abbott to hold some high-level finance talks in US, but not all

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 07:57 PM PDT

PM's office confirms meetings with Treasury secretary and Federal Reserve head, but 'busy schedule' precludes others

Texas Republicans vote to adopt gay conversion policy

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 07:41 PM PDT

GOP convention backs 'reparative therapy for patients seeking healing from their homosexual lifestyle'

Cities will bear brunt of Australia Post cutbacks, says deputy prime minister

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 06:49 PM PDT

Nationals' leader Warren Truss denies regions will be hit hardest; postal workers' union wants retrenched staff retrained

Police find body of man taken by crocodile in Kakadu national park

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 05:42 PM PDT

Saltwater croc snatched victim from boat in front of family, say Northern Territory police

'Insolent' Churchill, 'ignorant' Kitchener: waspish wartime diaries of Margot Asquith

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 04:06 PM PDT

Margot Asquith, wife of the Liberal PM at the outbreak of the first world war, had a ringside view of power. Now her acidic views will finally be published Continue reading...

How Edin Deko united Bosnia

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 04:05 PM PDT

The Manchester City star overcame a terrible childhood under siege in Sarajevo to become one of football's biggest names. But a divided and flood-ravaged nation has come together to cheer him and his team-mates on in Brazil Continue reading...

30 Rock star Tracy Morgan critically injured in six-car crash

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 01:15 PM PDT

Comedian involved in New Jersey Turnpike accident
Spokesman: 'His family is with him'
Comedian Jimmy Mack killed; two men in critical condition
A man has been charged in connection with the incident

SS songs and antisemitism: the week Golden Dawn turned openly Nazi

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 01:14 PM PDT

Supporters of the far-right party gave Hitler salutes and sang the Horst Wessel song outside parliament last week. Helena Smith reports from Athens on how Golden Dawn has taken on a sinister new tone Continue reading...

World Cup 2014: parties and protests on the streets of Brazil

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 01:11 PM PDT

Just days before kick-off, World Cup street decorations sit uneasily alongside the graffiti of protest Continue reading...

New York Review of Books slams CIA with Twitter attack

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 12:47 PM PDT

August and technophobic literary journal released a barrage of reminders of agency's controversial interrogation techniques

Capitol evacuated as plane breaches restricted Washington airspace

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 12:45 PM PDT

Lack of communication from small plane prompts evacuation
Visitors and staff return after 30-minute security scare

Jean-Claude Juncker: everyone loses as Europe struggles to fix a fiasco

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 12:28 PM PDT

David Cameron and Angela Merkel will meet in crisis summit in a fresh bid to escape the trap that has left the EU facing division Continue reading...

David Cameron in new bid to stop Jean-Claude Juncker

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 12:26 PM PDT

Prime minister will launch fresh attempt to prevent federalist being elected new European commission president Continue reading...

Jimmy Wales: UK needs US-style first amendment to protect whistleblowers

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 12:16 PM PDT

Wikipedia founder calls for new free speech laws at conference marking first anniversary of publication of Snowden files Continue reading...

Arizona rushing supplies to site holding hundreds of migrant children

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 12:11 PM PDT

Arizona officials say the makeshift detention center is running low on supplies, as federal government continues to send undocumented migrants from Texas

Rwanda 20 years on: the tragic testimony of the children of rape

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 11:46 AM PDT

Two decades after the 1994 genocide, a television journalist returns to hear the extraordinary testimony of women who were raped during the violence and of the children born as a result Continue reading...