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Second jihad suspect leaves Australia in bungle

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 00:43

Australia`s prime minister says the nation`s border security is not good enough after a second suspected jihadist flew to the Middle East using a brother`s passport.

Donetsk rebel leader appeals for Russian aid

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 00:40

The rebel republic has seen some leadership changes recently.

Britain summons Russian envoy over Ukraine `incursion`

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 00:39

Britain has summoned Moscow`s ambassador to London over reports of a Russian military incursion across its border with Ukraine, the Foreign Office said on Friday.

Iraq Sunni tribes take up arms against jihadists

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 00:18

Members of more than 25 prominent Sunni tribes took up arms against jihadists and their allies west of the Iraqi capital on Friday, a tribal leader and officers said.

Gaza truce holds as US ties with Israel show strain

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 09:33

A fragile ceasefire around Gaza held for a second day today as Israel`s relations with its US ally showed new signs of strain with tough talks looming on a more lasting peace.

Iraq`s al-Maliki steps down, backs rival for PM

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 21:17

The decision by Iraq`s embattled Nouri al-Maliki to step down as prime minister revived hopes for the formation of a new government that could take on a growing insurgency by Sunni militants that has engulfed much of the country.

MSF says Ebola `moving faster` than they can handle

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 21:01

The Ebola crisis in west Africa is outstripping the ability of aid organisations to stem the epidemic, the head of international medical charity MSF said today, likening it to a war.

Hong Kong legal body votes to oust its pro-Beijing president

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 16:57

The Hong Kong Law Society has sent a strong rebuke to Beijing after it passed a vote of no confidence in its own president, who backed a controversial white paper reaffirming China`s control over the city.

Russian aid convoy checked; military vehicles mass near Ukraine

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 15:40

Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles massed on Friday near the border with Ukraine, while Ukrainian border guards crossed the frontier to inspect a huge Russian aid convoy.

Toddler killed, 13 wounded in gas blast near Taipei

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 15:29

A toddler was killed and 13 people were injured in a gas explosion near Taipei, officials said, two weeks after powerful gas blasts claimed 30 lives in southern Taiwan.