Australia all set to accept 12,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq
This batch of refugees is in addition to the 13,750 individuals that Australia resettles every year.
Dylann Roof's friend Joey Meek sentenced to 27 months in prison for lying to FBI
The gunman's friend was arrested in September 2015.
Sunwing pilot Miroslav Gronych found passed out in cockpit pleads guilty to impaired charge
There were 99 passengers and 6 flight crew on board.
Taiwan to build first submarine amid tensions with China
The launch comes after Beijing sent its aircraft carrier Liaoning through the Taiwan Strait in January.
UN chief Antonio Guterres proposes to end Haiti peacekeeping mission
The mission was deployed in 2004 in the impoverished country.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will skip Nato meeting, plans Russia visit
The decision caused concern that US could be prioritising Russia over Nato allies, two US officials said.
US officials meet asylum seekers at Australia-run detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island
The move indicates the screening process to resettle refugees in the US may have resumed.
Another 47 skulls uncovered from mass graves in Mexican state of Veracruz
So far, investigators have identified the remains of one family and those of two other men.
Iraqi forces close to capturing al-Nuri mosque in Mosul as coalition air raid kills foreign fighters
According to US officials, at least 2,000 jihadists are still in Mosul.
German defense minister rejects Trump's claim that it 'owes vast sums of money to Nato and US'
Trump had earlier highlighted 'the need for our NATO allies to pay their fair share for the cost of defense'.
Malaysian police likely to make more arrests in Kim Jong-nam murder case - Report
The Malaysian police chief says there is an 'important person' among them.
Orly airport attacker shouted he was there to 'die for Allah' says prosecutor
The prosecutor says the man appeared intent on carrying out a deadly attack.
Japanese government liable for Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan court rules
Nuclear meltdown could have been prevented if government had ordered Tepco to take preventive steps, court rules.
Donald Trump set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House
Merkel, unlike Britain's Theresa May, bided her time to meet with Trump.
Somali pirates release oil tanker and crew members without ransom, officials say
The tanker was captured on Monday when it was making its way from Djibouti to Mogadishu.
Bangladesh police kill 4 militants linked to Dhaka cafe attack
Since the cafe attack in Dhaka in July 2016, police say they have killed over 50 militants.
Two Secret Service agents under probe for taking selfies with Trump's sleeping grandson – report
The incident happened last week when the agents were driving the child from West Chester County to Manhattan.
Australian blogger Belle Gibson found guilty of misleading consumers after faking cancer
Justice Debbie Mortimer said Gibson was guilty of most, but not all charges levied against her.
China has started new construction work on South China Sea – report
Beijing is moving forward to shore up military reach across the waterway.
South Korean politician Moon Jae-in urges China to stop 'excessive retaliation' over Thaad
China has ramped up pressure on some organisations doing business in and with South Korea.
Donald Trump reportedly gave CIA new authority to conduct drone strikes
The reported move is a departure from Obama's policy to limit the role of the agency in military operations.
US Justice Department asks for more time to gather evidence on Donald Trump's 'wiretapping' claims
The House Intelligence Committee said it wanted to see the evidence by 20 March.
President Rodrigo Duterte orders navy to put up structures in east of Philippines
A Chinese survey ship was seen in the disputed area in 2016.
2016 worst year for Syrian children as millions face abuse, forced labour
A report by Unicef states that the coping mechanisms for the children and their families are eroding.
US envoy Brett McGurk: 'Isis is trapped...any fighters left in Mosul, they're going to die there'
He described the US-led air war in Mosul as the most precise air campaign in history.
Death toll in Guatemala youth shelter fire goes up to 39
Questions are being raised as to why some at the shelter set mattresses on fire.
Another mass grave found in Mosul as Iraqi force advance to retake city from Isis
Islamic State militants had reportedly murdered 600 inmates, mostly Shia Muslims at the prison.
Turkish minister expelled from Rotterdam as police disperse protesters in Netherlands
Turkish Minister of Family Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya entered Rotterdam after travelling by road from Germany.
Turkish military says 71 Kurdish fighters killed in Syria over the past week
The US has clarified that it is taking measures to avoid clashes between the YPG and Turkish forces.
German police arrest teenager in the murder of a 9-year-old child as second body is found
The discovery of the body triggered a manhunt with police using helicopters and sniffer dogs to search the area.
