| | | | Iran vows to fight back against sanctions imposed on its judiciary head by the US, as President Donald Trump steps up efforts to "fix" a nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers. | | | | It is summer in Australia but someone forgot to tell Tasmania, where people have rugged up again as hail and ice blanketed the ground. | | | | The US military's Pacific Command says there is no ballistic missile threat to Hawaii after a message is mistakenly sent to residents' mobile phones warning them to seek shelter. | | | | Alex De Minaur and Ash Barty miss out on glory at the Sydney International, but their grit and class has the tennis world on notice and Aussie fans dreaming of the future. | | | | Botswana wants to know if it's a "s***hole country" and senior political figures around the world question Donald Trump's fitness for office after the President's reported remarks about Haiti, El Salvador and African nations. | | | | For years Sharon Wallace believed her grandson Xavier's erratic, aggressive behaviour was because he lacked discipline, but a diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder has been a huge relief for the Queensland grandmother who now has the answers she needs to deal with his behavioural problems. | | | | A 25-year-old is charged with involuntary manslaughter after making an online gaming hoax call that lead to a fatal police shooting | | | | As the US prepares fresh sanctions for alleged US election meddling, Russia deploys a new division of surface-to-air missiles in Crimea, in an escalation of military tensions on the peninsula. | | | | Norway takes the mickey out of the Australian Government's travel advice warning about the dangers of the arctic nation's polar bears, assuring that the only polar bears in Norway are "stuffed". | | | | Author and essayist David Sedaris speaks to ABC News about diary-keeping, how a Trump presidency has been worse than he anticipated, and why the world is getting better for LGBT people. | | | | Keep your New Year's resolution on track with this guide to common injuries experienced by novice runners and how to recognise them. | | | | Investigators are determining who Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock was communicating with after unsealed documents reveal he sent emails discussing bump stocks, to make his rifles fire as though they were automatic weapons, three months before the deadly shooting which killed 58. | | | | Massive fines of up to $287,000 are handed down after courtside models revealed the extent of the health issues suffered from a combination of cold weather and skimpy outfits at the Barcelona Open. | | | | Councils resort to extreme measures in a desperate bid to control destructive corella birds across Western Australia as numbers balloon to plague proportions. | | | | John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine, says he is "honour bound" to leave his post in Panama because he cannot serve under Donald Trump anymore. | | | | Protesters storm H&M stores in South Africa, pushing over mannequins and tearing down racks of clothing after the retail giant was embroiled in a racism controversy. | | | | The 29-year-old's life support machines were turned off on Thursday night and the actress remains in a critical condition in Sydney's St George Hospital. | | | | The seven-year-old's tragic death in Pakistan has left dozens of questions. But it's not the first time shocking sex crimes against children have rocked the region and experts have no confidence it will be the last. | | | | Connellan Airways is credited with opening up the Australian outback and battled through some of the nation's worst aviation accidents, yet few people have ever heard of it. Now the airline's original crew members are working to get it the recognition they say it deserves. | | | | The production company behind The Doctor Blake Mysteries launches an investigation amid fresh allegations the show's star Craig McLachlan sexually harassed staff and regularly behaved inappropriately on the set. | | | | "Black pudding saved my life," Chris McCabe told British media, after a gust of wind trapped him in a freezer and attempts at kicking his way out proved fruitless. | |  |
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