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Oscar Pistorius defence closes its case live trial coverage
Asylum seeker high court challenge against handover to Sri Lanka live
Japan trade deal sealed as Morrison rebuffed on boats - politics live
Taliban suicide bomber kills four Nato troops
Australia forced into concession over Tamil asylum seekers
Academy head believes Scott Volkers a 'suitable person' despite abuse claims
Japan pounded by typhoon Neoguri
George Osborne to meet Narendra Modi on trade trip to India
Operation Protective Edge: Israel bombs Gaza in retaliation for rockets
Kim Jong-un shown limping in video
Kim Jong-un limps at anniversary event - video
Union boss accused of threat to bury concreter's head 'next to Ned Kelly'
Daily life in Russia your photos
Syria's female refugees facing poverty, harassment and isolation
Ricky Muir seeking to save the Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Ashraf Ghani takes million-vote lead in Afghan presidential poll
Shinzo Abe addresses Australian parliament and offers sincere condolences for second world war horrors - video
Nurse will be extradited to NSW after arrest over nursing home deaths
Three-year-old boy dies, allegedly from stab wounds
Sydney mall stabbing: man charged with murder over Westfield death
Dead miner found in Queensland copper mine after three-week search
Flat Man: the superhero New Zealand deserves video
Queensland chief justice under fire while sworn in behind closed doors
Japan's PM offers 'sincere condolences' for horrors of second world war
Robbers loot Samsung phones and computers from Brazil factory

Oscar Pistorius defence closes its case live trial coverage

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:52 AM PDT

Rolling coverage of the trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp, as the court agrees to hear closing arguments on 7 and 8 August

Asylum seeker high court challenge against handover to Sri Lanka live

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:48 AM PDT

Government gives undertaking not to return asylum seekers without 72 hours notice as hearing is adjourned until Friday.

Japan trade deal sealed as Morrison rebuffed on boats - politics live

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:43 AM PDT

Shinzo Abe addressed parliament pledging not to allow wartime "horrors" to repeat as the Abbott government is rebuffed by the High Court, delaying any further returns of Tamil refugees. Follow it live...

Taliban suicide bomber kills four Nato troops

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:31 AM PDT

Victims' nationalities not revealed after attack north of Kabul which also killed 10 civilians and two policemen Continue reading...

Australia forced into concession over Tamil asylum seekers

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:10 AM PDT

Asylum seekers on board a boat intercepted by Australian authorities will not be sent to Sri Lanka without 72 hours' written notice to the high court, government says

Academy head believes Scott Volkers a 'suitable person' despite abuse claims

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 11:47 PM PDT

Sport academy's Alexander Baumann says the swimming coach was reinstated, despite no proof of his guilt or innocence

Japan pounded by typhoon Neoguri

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 11:40 PM PDT

500,000 advised to evacuate as Okinawa battered by winds of more than 150 miles an hour with 46-feet-high waves Continue reading...

George Osborne to meet Narendra Modi on trade trip to India

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 11:37 PM PDT

UK chancellor and foreign secretary William Hague meet new PM to strike multimillion-pound defence and construction deals Continue reading...

Operation Protective Edge: Israel bombs Gaza in retaliation for rockets

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 11:23 PM PDT

Nine injured in attacks, say Palestinian officials, as Israelis declare offensive against Hamas targets

Kim Jong-un shown limping in video

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 10:49 PM PDT

North Korean ruler walks awkwardly across stage at event marking 20 years since the death of his grandfather, Kim Il-sung

Kim Jong-un limps at anniversary event - video

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 10:37 PM PDT

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, shows a noticeable limp as he walks on to stage and back off again at an event marking 20 years since the death of his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, the regime's founder. North Korean media material is highly choreographed and vetted anything showing a weakness on the part of the leader is usually screened out of official coverage Continue reading...

Union boss accused of threat to bury concreter's head 'next to Ned Kelly'

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 10:30 PM PDT

Inquiry told former CFMEU secretary wanted Paul Costa kicked off building site because he was related to Daniel Grollo

Daily life in Russia your photos

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 10:30 PM PDT

We asked our readers to sum up day-to-day life in Russia by sharing one photo with GuardianWitness. From practicing parkour in Perm, to sunbathing at Moscow's Patriarch's Ponds, heres our pick of the best so far

Syria's female refugees facing poverty, harassment and isolation

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 10:00 PM PDT

UN report reveals toll of war on women as the sole providers for a quarter of the families who have fled the fighting Continue reading...

Ricky Muir seeking to save the Australian Renewable Energy Agency

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 09:38 PM PDT

Senator is seeking to amend the carbon tax repeal bills to stop $435m in funding being stripped from the clean energy body

Ashraf Ghani takes million-vote lead in Afghan presidential poll

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 09:21 PM PDT

Winner of the vote cannot be declared until election organisers finish checks following allegations of voting fraud Continue reading...

Shinzo Abe addresses Australian parliament and offers sincere condolences for second world war horrors - video

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 09:12 PM PDT

The Japanese prime minister made a historic address to the Australian parliament on Tuesday, offering his condolences for the loss of life in the second world war and vowing never to allow a repeat of 'the horrors of the past'. Shinzo Abe underlined his desire to strengthen Japan's ties with Australia, saying both nations loved peace, freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Continue reading...

Nurse will be extradited to NSW after arrest over nursing home deaths

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 08:53 PM PDT

Woman, 46, to be flown from Melbourne accused of administering fatal doses of insulin at Ballina home in May

Three-year-old boy dies, allegedly from stab wounds

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 08:47 PM PDT

Police at an unrelated car crash in suburban Adelaide were approached by a man stating he had injured his son

Sydney mall stabbing: man charged with murder over Westfield death

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 07:58 PM PDT

The 35-year-old man has been charged after horrified onlookers at Parramatta witnessed the death of a man aged 40

Dead miner found in Queensland copper mine after three-week search

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 07:55 PM PDT

Brett Kelly believed to have fallen down a shaft which is one kilometre underground

Flat Man: the superhero New Zealand deserves video

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 07:51 PM PDT

Flat Man is Christchurch's very own superhero. Emerging after the city's earthquakes he provided food packages to those most in need. He now visits schools, teaching kids to be their own superhero by being kind, generous and looking out for each other, as well as teaming up with other charities to help spread joy and laughter in a city that has been through so much. He's the hero Christchurch deserves and the one it needs right now

Click here to see the full video 'I am Flat Man'

Click here to follow him on Facebook Continue reading...