| | | | An Australian warship operating in the Middle East seizes drugs believed to be worth more than $400 million after intercepting and boarding three ships in the Arabian sea. | | | | A fizzer of an MCG pitch failed to match the marquee Test of the year, but Steve Smith and David Warner still grabbed the attention as the game faded out, writes Geoff Lemon. | | | | The Israeli Prime Minister is at the top of his political game. But all of that could be undone by police, who have been investigating two corruption cases involving Benjamin Netanyahu for the last year, writes Norman Hermant. | | | | A 19-year-old woman is assaulted in a mosh pit at Tasmania's Falls Festival, police say, despite numerous warnings from authorities ahead of the event that such behaviour would not be tolerated. | | | | Deadly mass shootings, a plane crashing into a mall, police hoverbikes, a Tinder baby, and a stuntman shot and killed while filming a music video. We've combed the ABC to find the stories that grabbed your attention most this year. | | | | The remains of civilians and troops killed by Islamic State are discovered in mass graves near the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, once the de facto capital of IS. | | | | As Australians share new year messages, photos and videos tonight the nation will download roughly 1.5 million gigabytes of data, which is equivalent to one person sitting and watching 57 years of continuous non-stop High Definition video. Here's what some of the telcos have planned to handle the surge in network traffic. | | | | Two teenage boys in Western Australia's Halls Creek are charged with animal cruelty after filming themselves tormenting a young kangaroo. | | | | A wave of spontaneous protests over Iran's weak economy sweeps into Tehran, with college students and others chanting against the Government just hours after hard-liners hold their own rally in support of the establishment. | | | | Police release footage of a P-plate driver allegedly travelling more than 100 kilometres over the speed limit near Townsville, in what has been described as one of the worst speeding incidents in Queensland so far this Christmas holiday period. | | | | An Egyptian court convicts former president Mohammed Morsi and 18 others of insulting the judiciary, sentencing them to three years in prison in a court session aired on TV. | | | | Rugby Australia says it is investigating after the Wallabies and Queensland Reds player was arrested in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley and charged with drug possession. | | | | Cher seemingly confirms she will perform at the next Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, bringing joy to fans after a month of rumours and a cryptic hint from the superstar singer. | | | | Sharks are washing up on a beach in the United States frozen completely solid and turtles are being found stunned by freezing temperatures amid a record-breaking cold snap sweeping the country. | | | | President Donald Trump says the US Postal Service should charge Amazon more for parcel delivery, although Post revenue is higher than expected "due to e-commerce growth". | | | | RAAF personnel in Darwin were operating at "increased readiness" earlier this month when Russian strategic bombers conducted navigation exercises close to Australia, flying out of an Indonesian military base, the ABC can reveal. | | | | Excited partygoers descend on popular vantage points in central Sydney with plenty of water and food supplies to spend the last 24-hours of 2017 sitting in a tent to catch a glimpse of the world-famous fireworks display. | | | | The FBI is investigating whether an argument over a video game prompted a hoax call that led to a Kansas man being shot dead on his doorstep by a police officer. | | | | From big weather events to celebrity deaths and the top tech — Google's top search trends of 2017 provide a broad snapshot of the people, places, fads and events that defined this year. Can you guess what intrigued (and stumped) us the most? | | | | The family of Australian man Kai Foley, who was found stabbed to death in Sweden a week and a half ago, say they are "devastated" by his loss, and pay tribute to him as a "very special, beautiful, fine young man". | | | | An Australian tour company completes the first traverse of Papua New Guinea's second-highest mountain, in the hope of opening a new tourism experience in the rugged Highlands region. | |  |
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