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Top Stories 'It was like hell': At least 29 dead after Istanbul stadium blasts Two explosions, one thought to have been a suicide bomb, have killed at least 29 people and injured 166 outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul, officials say, in an attack apparently targeting police hours after a match between two of Turkey's top teams. Perth to get non-stop London flights Seventeen-hour flights from Perth to London will begin in 2018, Qantas boss Alan Joyce says, marking the first time Australians can fly direct to Europe. Powers of attorney giving greedy kids 'a licence to steal' from elders A national register of enduring powers of attorney should be established to prevent children from using the document as a "licence to steal" from their elderly parents, according to the Australian Law Reform Commission. This country town is making sure people with disabilities feel valued One country Victorian town is leading the way when it comes to inclusiveness for people with disabilities. Paid domestic violence leave 'another cost' to economy: Cormann Mandating a national standard for 10 days of paid domestic violence leave could have "counter-productive consequences", Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says. Kirk Douglas celebrates 100th birthday with Hollywood stars Actor Kirk Douglas, star of classic films Spartacus, Lust for Life and Paths of Glory, celebrates his 100th birthday. Critics firing up Berisha after taking A-League golden boot lead Melbourne Victory striker Besart Berisha says his desire to prove critics of his form wrong has spurred him on against Western Sydney. Hopes database of unidentified human remains could solve mysteries Police are creating Australia's first database of unidentified bodies, revealing there are 500 sets of human remains currently languishing in morgues and laboratories. Venezuela seizes 4m toys to give children at Christmas Millions of toys the Venezuelan Government seized from a toy company with the help of police will be given out to poor children this Christmas. 3D modelling used to map 1840s shipwreck off WA coast The wreck of a nearly 300-year-old former slave ship lying just off the coast of Perth is scoured by maritime archaeologists using new technology to help learn more about Australia's underwater past. Getting children into school is not like going to Pluto, Julia Gillard says The world is facing a crisis if countries do not increase their education budgets and get more children into school, warns former prime minister Julia Gillard, now chair of international education funding agency the Global Partnership for Education. 'Giant among journalists': AA Gill dies at 62 Long-standing restaurant critic and columnist Adrian Gill, better known as AA Gill, has died aged 62 from cancer, Britain's Sunday Times says. Islamic State militants recapture most of Palmyra Nine months after losing Palmyra, activists say Islamic Sate militants have re-entered the Syrian city after a surprise assault. 'Staggering how little they know': Teaching Melbourne's migrants to swim In an old brick building, home to the Brighton Life Saving club, a line of women wearing colourful hijabs and thick jumpers look very out of place but are ready to take their first plunge into the ocean. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum 'We are about to die': Pleas for help in Syria go unheeded By Middle East correspondent Sophie McNeill Michelle Grattan: Has Turnbull's credibility deficit reached a point of no return? By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Why 'living within our means' is a great con By Claire Connelly The impeachment of Park Geun-hye a story of a father and daughter By North Asia correspondent Matthew Carney Just In Teenager Molineux the star as Renegades avenge Strikers defeat December 11, 2016 - 3:53 pm Perth to get non-stop London flights December 11, 2016 - 3:14 pm Venezuela seizes 4m toys to give children at Christmas December 11, 2016 - 2:59 pm World • Indonesia anti-terror police foil plot to bomb presidential palace • Death toll rises after propylene tanker train explodes in Bulgaria • After impeachment of South Korean President, anti-Park rallies resume Business • 'I bleed America': Trump picks Australian to join business team • No tax paid by more than a third of large companies • World-first PNG seabed mining project forges ahead Politics • Venezuela seizes 4m toys to give children at Christmas • Getting children into school is not like going to Pluto, Julia Gillard says • Paid domestic violence leave 'another cost' to economy: Cormann Sport • Teenager Molineux the star as Renegades avenge Strikers defeat • Critics firing up Berisha after taking A-League golden boot lead • Is Leicester back at last? Vardy hat-trick stuns City as Arsenal goes top Science and Tech • 'Amazing untapped resource': How pets help manage mental illness • Egyptian mummies 'virtually unwrapped' for first time in thousands of years • Time running out to wipe out deadly, invasive red fire ant Environment • The Paris Agreement explained • Paris makes public transport free to tackle smog • Australia to fall short of climate targets, leaked Finkel report says Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. 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