| | | | Militants attack a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, setting off explosives, spraying worshippers with gunfire and killing 235 people in the deadliest attack of its kind in the region. | | | | Zimbabwe's new leader Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in in front of a crowd of thousands of cheering supporters at Harare's national stadium, bringing the final curtain down on the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe. | | | | South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal increases Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence to 13 years and five months, after the state argues his original jail term of six years was too lenient. | | | | The head of a respected strategic think tank fears the Federal Government is not serious about cleaning up political donations following revelations Malcolm Turnbull attended a dinner with a Chinese businessman who donated money to the Queensland Liberal National party. | | | | At the Brisbane Test, day two was marked by the way England set up Australia's top order, one by one. The touring team came at Australia with precision, and immediately got results, writes Geoff Lemon. | | | | Slip, slop, slap… ink?… don't wax? Do things like tattoos and hair protect you from UV radiation? | | | | The story of Cyntoia Brown, who was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 16 for killing a man who picked her up for sex, is spreading around the world after a number of high-profile celebrities campaign for her release. | | | | Einstein was a hopelessly addicted and terrible sailor. But could his hours on the water have helped him crack physics and explain our universe? On the anniversary of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, Michael Troy shows us Einstein the Sailor. | | | | A man is charged with murder a day after a woman is shot and dumped at a Melbourne hospital where she later died. | | | | Scores for horror films and thrillers are all about creating the mood and the tension. To do that, you've probably got to watch some gruelling stuff — many, many times. | | | | A refugee on Manus Island says he saw PNG police beat several men during the operation to clear the decommissioned detention centre. Images uploaded to social media show men with angry welts on their backs and arms they say came from beatings. | | | | A new breed of backpackers with culinary skills is bringing food and storytelling into Australian homes. | | | | Former Channel Nine reporter Ben McCormack sought treatment for his sexual attraction to children years before his arrest, a Sydney court hears during his sentencing hearing on charges relating to child pornography. | | | | With Queensland voters still undecided between the major parties, One Nation could hold the balance of power in a hung parliament. | | | | A coronial inquest hears murdered brothel madam Shirley Finn's fate was sealed after being targeted by former chief of the Vice Squad Bernie Johnson — a man feared by everyone in Perth in the 1970s. | | | | The head of a blue-ribbon NSW Liberal Party branch pens an ominous letter to Malcolm Turnbull, calling on him to capitulate and establish a royal commission into the banks or face a "wipe-out" at the next election. | | | | All too often, Australian research grants go to men who work mostly with other men — often men called Dave. New maps based on social network analysis show how women are locked out of funding. | | | | Everything you need to know about why Sydney's Olympic Stadium, which is less than two decades old, is being bowled over and replaced, as is the older Sydney Football Stadium at Moore Park. | | | | When Kate McClure's car ran out of petrol on a highway last month, a homeless man came to her aid. The selfless act has inspired more than $360,000 in donations for him. | | | | North Korea reportedly replaces guards and fortifies a section of its border where a soldier staged a defection last week, while South Korean and US soldiers are decorated for their role in his rescue. | | | | The online giant Amazon is expected to launch an Australian online store some time today. Here are some ways the American behemoth is set to change the face of Australian shopping. | | | | Gay Indigenous man John Ridgeway was taken aback when a councillor in Dubbo declared that being gay wasn't part of Indigenous culture. Now he's hoping to set an example for people struggling with their sexuality. | |  |
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