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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: Two Australians have been accused by the Kuwaiti government of being involved in an Islamic State gun-running network that was trying to smuggle high-tech anti-aircraft missiles into Syria. The men are yet to be arrested and it is unclear where they are Two cruise ships have been evacuated at Melbourne's Station Pier after sniffer dogs detected something suspicious. Police said the evacuation was a precaution only but would not comment on why sniffer dogs were in the area The brother of a female suicide bomber who blew herself up in a Paris police raid said he had never seen her open a Koran and she only became radicalised six months ago Looking for some light relief? Take our ABC news quiz to test your knowledge of strange police tactics, sporting legends and pollie driving mishaps. This beautiful gallery has a selection of the best photos from ABC Open contributors this week or why not just look at the adorable ways animals are keeping cool in the Sydney heatwave Here's what's coming up: 7.00pm AEDT: US president Barack Obama hosts a town hall-style meeting in Kuala Lumpur as the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit kicks off in Malaysia 7.30pm AEDT: Melbourne v Townsville in the National Basketball League 7.30pm AEDT: Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City in soccer's A-League Top Stories Australians accused over Islamic State missile-smuggling plot Two Australians are accused by the Kuwaiti government of being part of an Islamic State gun-running network that was trying to smuggle high-tech anti-aircraft missiles into Syria. 'I've never seen her open a Koran', suspected bomber's brother says Family members of the woman suspected to have blown herself up in a police raid on a jihadist cell in Paris say she was only recently radicalised, was "unstable" and was the subject of "brainwashing". Suspected asylum seeker boat stopped off Christmas Island Malcolm Turnbull refuses to confirm that a suspected asylum seeker boat has been intercepted just off Christmas Island. Australian's body found weeks after whale-boat sinking in Canada The body of Australian tourist Raveshan Morgan Pillay, missing after a whale-watching boat capsized in Canada last month, is found. Animals find ingenious ways to chill out in Sydney heatwave Sydney's furry and feathered residents seek relief from the heat with icy poles and dips in the pool as temperatures soar to 40 degrees Celsius. Cruise ships, ferry evacuated after sniffer dogs detect 'something suspicious' A cruise ship and a ferry at Station Pier in Melbourne are evacuated as a precaution after sniffer dogs smell "something suspicious". Turnbull gets it wrong on whether Darwin port is used by military Malcolm Turnbull emphatically states that the Darwin port facilities are not used by the military, despite the port corporation's own advertising making reference to a "defence vessel facility" within the lease area. Unconventional therapy treating PTSD with the wave of a finger There are calls for an unconventional treatment which uses eye movement to connect to the emotional and cognitive parts of the brain to be made available to emergency services workers suffering from PTSD. Shorten favours female candidate to replace retiring Victorian MP Labor leader Bill Shorten is pushing strongly for a woman to replace retiring MP Kelvin Thomson, as fellow party heavyweight Senator Stephen Conroy attempts to manoeuvre his own man into the safe Victorian seat of Wills. Cameras capture super speedy tap dancing songbirds' courtship display High-speed cameras reveal that certain songbirds tap dance and sing so speedily that the fancy footwork is otherwise invisible to humans and other animals. Almost 200 people stopped from boarding flights Counter-terrorism units at Australia's airports have stopped 199 people boarding flights, including a minor, in recent months, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says. Pigeons 'remarkedly adept' at detecting breast cancer Pigeons can be trained to distinguish between malignant and benign breast cancer tissue, according to a new study that aims to provide insight into understanding how physicians process visual cues in diagnosis. Largest diamond in over century found in Botswana A 1,111 carat "high quality diamond" is discovered at a mine in Botswana, said to be the biggest find in more than a century. 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