Cross-border attacks set Ukraine on edge Tension has risen between Russia and Ukraine after a series of cross-border attacks. 11 people were killed on Tuesday after an air strike destroyed a four-story apartment building 20 kilometres from the border. Ukrainian officials allege Russia or its Ukrainian supporters were to blame for the air strike. Pro-Russian separatists…
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Africa’s worst outbreak of Ebola has now claimed at least 3400 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
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Honour killings, forced marriages, genital mutilation – we read of multiple crimes against women around the world but… it doesn’t happen in Australia, does it?
DetailsDeath toll rises in Gaza 88 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded as Israel continues aerial attacks on Gaza. With Egypt opening its borders to allow those wounded in rocket attacks effective treatment as Gaza’s hospitals fail to cope with the overwhelming numbers of casualties. The UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon condemned the rocket attacks and urged…
DetailsA provincial Myanmar court sentenced four journalists and the chief executive of magazine Unity Journal on Thursday for producing an investigative report on a weapons factory.
DetailsThe French government has proposed a six-month ban on civilians with suspected connections to ISIS from leaving the country.
DetailsTwo days of Israeli air raids on Gaza have killed more than 72 people and wounded 550 as fears of an Israeli invasion increase.
DetailsEurovision winner Conchita Wurst closed Jean Paul Gaultier’s haute couture show at Paris fashion week.
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DetailsSyrian rebels must now fend off ISIS insurgents who have claimed a large part of the country, after struggling against the Assad regime for over 3 years.
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