WORLD

China makes major relief effort for victims of Typhoon Haiyan after aid row.

Danish poet of Palestinian descent beaten for criticising Muslim immigrant community.

President Yudhoyono demands explanation form PM Tony Abbott.

Supreme leader tells Basij militiamen that Iran seeks cordial relations with all nations.

Colorado father uploaded images on to social media before murder-suicide bid.

Convoy carrying off-duty security forces struck by car bomb near coastal city of el-Arish.

Socialist president can rule without consulting national assembly.

David Meseguer and Oriol Gracia's documentary shows Kurds' quiet resistance to Assad and al-Qaida.

Premature baby girl declared dead on delivery.

Fifty are feared to be trapped and one dead in Tongaat shopping Mall collapse near Durban.

Syria and North Korea might be out in the cold, but maintain good relations through their rulers.

Canadian conservative politician stripped of most mayoral powers by city council.

A group of alcoholics are being paid a salary of five beers, a bag of tobacco and £8 a day to clean the streets of Amsterdam.

Survey finds that French workers are most in need of a holiday despite having world's best holiday leave.

Fatima Mangre's 'objectionable' wedding to 10-year-old boy annulled.

American children's cardiovascular fitness has dropped 6% every decade since 1970.

Relics believed to be St Peter the Apostle sparks row over authenticity.

Family of eight stabbed to death in border city of Ciudad Juarez may have known their killers.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono angered at Canberra's lack of remorse.

Belgian researchers found traces of STD and Class A drug on library copy of EL James' erotic novel.

Skinhead suspect arrested in 7th arrondissement after 24-hour manhunt, but police deny they have found him.

Kuwait and UAE jail Musaab Shamsah and Waleed Al Shehi in separate incidents.

Starlings leave their mark on Italian capital as financial cuts bite.

Tehran's cultural attaché to Lebanon, Sheikh Ibrahim Ansari, among 23 killed by twin blast in Hezbollah stronghold

Northern Territory Supreme Court hears defendant 'wanted to kill' victim for stealing lagers.

Heavy rains lashes Mediterranean island causing floods and landslides

Based on a true story, Rhino Season is the story of an Iranian Kurdish poet looking for his wife after 30 years in jail.

Canada outreach worker expecting more cases of krokodil use to surface in coming months.

Chances of such as attack are tiny, says Zoo manager Lynn Kramer.