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Kenya coastal attacks leave many dead
Victorian coroner urges observers in fatal police shooting investigations
Fresh video shows faces of pair who may have killed Palestinian teenager
Abuse survivor invited to paint over Rolf Harris mural in Melbourne
NSA intercepts: ordinary internet users 'far outnumbered' legal targets
Bust the Budget rallies draw thousands around Australia
Greg Hunt says new Senate must not destroy emissions reduction policy
Indonesia aims to rely less on cattle imports from Australia
Abuse survivors deride Vatican for not handing over all documents
Mosul video purports to show Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, head of Islamic State
US demands investigation into alleged beating of teenager by Israeli police
Queensland poll suggests Campbell Newman could lose his own seat
Scott Morrison urged to visit war-torn north during trip to Sri Lanka
Ahmad Chalabi: from pariah to Iraq's next prime minister?
Cyprus divided: 40 years on, a family recalls how the island was torn apart
World Bank email leaks reveal internal row over 'light touch' $50bn loans
Eleven killed in Polish skydiving plane accident
US Fourth of July weekend marred by spate of gun violence
Miami Independence Day boat collision leaves four dead
California Highway Patrol to investigate officer who punched woman
Jill Biden meets with survivors of sexual violence in eastern Congo
'Yes he can!' How Spanish indignado Pablo Iglesias aims to use a wave of protest to build 'a decent country'
Six arrested as Southern California demonstrators clash over immigration
Ukrainian troops retake key city of Slavyansk from rebels in east
Hiker winched to safety in dramatic rescue - video

Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:56 AM PDT

At least 13 people killed in fresh attacks in coastal county of Lamu, where 60 people were massacred last month Continue reading...

Victorian coroner urges observers in fatal police shooting investigations

Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:00 AM PDT

Call for transparency comes as coroner criticises officers for handcuffing obviously dead Essendon man in 2008 shooting

Fresh video shows faces of pair who may have killed Palestinian teenager

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 11:35 PM PDT

Footage appears to replicate video shot from another angle which the boy's family says depicts moment of his abduction

Abuse survivor invited to paint over Rolf Harris mural in Melbourne

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 10:31 PM PDT

'I have asked a victim to perform the obliteration using bright red paint,' says hardware store owner Frank Penhalluriack

NSA intercepts: ordinary internet users 'far outnumbered' legal targets

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:55 PM PDT

Washington Post report says half surveillance files collected between 2009 and 2012 belonged to US citizens or residents

Bust the Budget rallies draw thousands around Australia

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:41 PM PDT

Rally-goers protest budget measures, including cuts to health, education and the ABC as well as changes to jobless benefits

Greg Hunt says new Senate must not destroy emissions reduction policy

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:28 PM PDT

Environment minister says it would be untenable to repeal carbon pricing and not implement Coalition's direct action plan

Indonesia aims to rely less on cattle imports from Australia

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 08:56 PM PDT

Presidential candidates tackle high beef prices by promising to strengthen the domestic cattle industry

Abuse survivors deride Vatican for not handing over all documents

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 08:19 PM PDT

Vatican tells royal commission that requests 'for all information regarding every case' of abuse by priests 'are not appropriate'

Mosul video purports to show Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, head of Islamic State

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 08:08 PM PDT

Man said to be the self-proclaimed leader of the 'caliphate' on Iraqi and Syrian territory gave a sermon in Mosul on Friday

US demands investigation into alleged beating of teenager by Israeli police

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 06:34 PM PDT

Family of US-born Tariq Khdeir, whose cousin was allegedly abducted and murdered, say assault took place in East Jerusalem

Queensland poll suggests Campbell Newman could lose his own seat

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 06:23 PM PDT

ReachTEL poll of voters indicates up to 40 of the Liberal National party's 73 sitting members could be voted out next year

Scott Morrison urged to visit war-torn north during trip to Sri Lanka

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 05:58 PM PDT

Government refuses to confirm reports 203 Tamils handed over to Sri Lanka after they were intercepted en route to Australia

Ahmad Chalabi: from pariah to Iraq's next prime minister?

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 04:05 PM PDT

The controversial ally of the Pentagon was cut loose after the 2003 invasion. Now some see him as the country's only hope Continue reading...

Cyprus divided: 40 years on, a family recalls how the island was torn apart

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 04:04 PM PDT

The award-winning Observer correspondent who covered the 1974 Turkish invasion returns to the rocky battleground with one Greek Cypriot guardsman he met in the conflict

Time stands still in Cyprus's UN buffer zone in pictures Continue reading...

World Bank email leaks reveal internal row over 'light touch' $50bn loans

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 02:56 PM PDT

Leaked emails show more money could be made available for 'damaging' power and mining projects Continue reading...

Eleven killed in Polish skydiving plane accident

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 12:08 PM PDT

Piper Navajo carrying 12 people crashed and burst into flames in Topolów, southern Poland, shortly after takeoff Continue reading...

US Fourth of July weekend marred by spate of gun violence

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 11:52 AM PDT

Houston gunman opened fire on crowd at music festival injuring four, as Chicago and Indianapolis saw at least 28 people shot

Miami Independence Day boat collision leaves four dead

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 11:34 AM PDT

Boaters were believed to have been out celebrating the holiday when the crash happened late Friday near Dinner Key marina

California Highway Patrol to investigate officer who punched woman

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 11:01 AM PDT

An officer was caught on video repeatedly punching a pinned down woman on the side of a Los Angeles freeway

Jill Biden meets with survivors of sexual violence in eastern Congo

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 10:27 AM PDT

Wife of US vice-president makes DRC stop on three-country tour of Africa, to highlight issues facing women and girls

'Yes he can!' How Spanish indignado Pablo Iglesias aims to use a wave of protest to build 'a decent country'

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 10:15 AM PDT

Podemos came out of nowhere to win 1.2 million votes. Pablo Iglesias talks of his hopes for the leftwing fledgling party Continue reading...

Six arrested as Southern California demonstrators clash over immigration

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:46 AM PDT

Protesters on both sides of debate clashed outside US border partrol station where Central American migrants expected to arrive

California protesters block migrants en route to facility

Ukrainian troops retake key city of Slavyansk from rebels in east

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:16 AM PDT

Kiev government offensive against pro-Russia forces achieves first significant victory in restoring state control Continue reading...

Hiker winched to safety in dramatic rescue - video

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:06 AM PDT

A hiker stuck on the side of a steep cliff above Melakwa Lake in Washington state is winched to safety by a helicopter rescue team. The man is seen clinging to the side of the rocky terrain with no climbing gear. A helicopter is deployed after the hiker expressed fears he could not hold on much longer Continue reading...