An Australian aid worker is believed to have been abducted in Afghanistan by a group of armed men in military uniforms. The ABC understands the woman was taken from her office in the city of Jalalabad, but it is not yet clear who is behind the abduction
Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says Papua New Guinea is ultimately responsible for 850 asylum seekers and refugees on Manus Island. He said the Memorandum of Understanding was "fairly clear" and has ruled out transporting the men to Christmas Island. Negotiations are continuing
A global push for a more liberal interpretation of the Koran that acknowledges homosexuality and empowers mosques to welcome sexual minorities is making its way to Australia. Meet the imams opening their doors to LGBT Muslims
Here's what's coming up:
9:30am AEST: The Federal Court is due to deliver its sentence in the Nurofen case, which saw the drug's manufacturer prosecuted for selling the same pain killer in different packages and suggesting it could target different types of pain
9:30am AEST: A man is due to face court charged with the murder of a woman in her home at Bundeena, south of Sydney
10:00am AEST: The Queensland Supreme Court is due to hand down its ruling on whether the 'postcard bandit' Brenden Abbott should be released on parole or extradited to Western Australia
2:30pm AEST: Convicted killer and rapist Edward Horrell will be sentenced for escaping from a prison work camp in the Northern Territory last year. His escape led to a major police manhunt and ultimately the resignation of the NT corrections commissioner
4:20pm AEST: South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will tour the DCNS shipyard in France to discuss the submarine contract
The Federal Government says Papua New Guinea is ultimately responsible for 850 asylum seekers and refugees on Manus Island despite PNG saying the group cannot be forced to resettle in the country.
A long-term guard at Bali's Kerobokan prison weeps and former inmates express their sadness while recounting the life and work of Bali Nine member Myuran Sukumaran, on the first anniversary of he and Andrew Chan's executions by firing squad.
Air strikes hit a hospital in a rebel-held area of Syria's Aleppo killing at least 27 people, including three children and the city's last paediatrician, according to reports from medics and an observatory body.
Colgate-Palmolive is hit with the equal third biggest penalty for cartel conduct in Australian history for price and supply fixing of laundry detergents.
Construction workers in southern Spain unearth 600 kilograms of Roman coins stored inside clay jars, estimated to be worth around "several million euros".
An Adelaide gunsmith attracts controversy after his decision to legally modify a shotgun to match the ammunition load of a higher capacity version, with critics saying it undermines the National Firearms Agreement brokered after the Port Arthur massacre.
North Korea makes two more failed bids to test fire a powerful, new medium-range ballistic missile, in a thwarted display of military strength ahead of a landmark ruling party congress, South Korea's defence ministry says.
Disgraced skipper Francesco Schettino begins his battle to avoid prison for a 2012 cruise ship disaster off Italy in which 32 people died, with his lawyers arguing that others should take the blame.
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