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Indonesia escalates spying row with Australia
Foreign minister Marty Natalegawa threatens to stop co-operating on people smuggling -
Brooks 'tried to hide evidence'
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Admin error led to teens' transfer
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Morsi trial adjourned in chaos
Ex-Egyptian president rejects trial's legitimacy amid chanting from co-defendants and scuffles in courtroom -
Three dead in Norway bus hijacking
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Kenya mall attack: four charged
Suspects appear in court charged with 'commission of a terrorist act' in wake of attack on Westgate mall in which 67 people died -
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Obeid 'yelled at ports minister'
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Syria: 40% need humanitarian aid
Around 9.3 million of Syria's 23 million inhabitants need help, UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos tells security council -
CIA 'made doctors torture suspects'
Doctors were asked to torture detainees for intelligence gathering, and unethical practices continue, review concludes -
Google boss: NSA spying 'outrageous'
Eric Schmidt says company has lodged complaints with White House as criticism hardens in Silicon Valley -
Kerry tries to revive Middle East talks
US secretary of state meets with Israeli and Palestinian leaders with a blueprint to break stalemate -
Gay marriage for high court in Dec
Chief justice says states will be interested whether Commonwealth has sole powers to regulate marriage -
Green groups to try to halt Qld mine
Environmentalists claim Kevin's Corner mine will damage groundwater supplies and contribute to climate change -
Sex scandal cadet to sue Defence
'Kate' says she has been through hell since March 2011 and ADF hasn't adequately supported her -
Activists targeting premier 'gutless'
Qld police minister slams YouTube clip of masked man after reports Campbell Newman received hostile phone calls -
Russians march against immigration
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Musharraf granted bail in Pakistan
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Could a woman become a cardinal?
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GPs: pills, bills and bellyaches
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My boyfriend rarely gets erections
He is in his early 40s and I am in my late 50s, but he say it's not my appearance that puts him off. However, he won't talk about the problem -
In defence of TV heroes
Shows such as Justified are praised for their villains and anti-heroes, but characters who choose to do right are even more fascinating -
Why H is the most contentious letter
Debates about power and class surround every letter – and none more so than the letter H -
The Munich hoard, art and the Nazis
Discovery of 1,500 'lost' works raises fresh questions about Nazis' attitude to the art they loved to hate -
South Africa's rape problem
Armed struggle against apartheid and violent backlash have led to a normalisation of violence, say experts -
China's dam boom wreaks havoc
Touted as a low carbon source of energy, China's hydropower projects are damaging river systems -
Why musicals are hard work
It might be the artifice, or it might be the egos. But everyone from Bernstein to Simon Gray agrees: musical theatre is a nightmare to produce
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Just why did Warne lay into Ponting?
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How to replace Youssouf Hersi
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Victory give Muscat winning start
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Lewis in suspected bone break
Rugby League World Cup: Luke Lewis has a suspected broken collarbone after Australia's victory over Fiji
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Judi Dench: five best moments
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Shame and the Captives – review
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Vampires, punctuation and parties
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Cut Copy: Free Your Mind
Review: Cut Copy's homage to the 1988 summer of love is far too straight-up to capture the spirit of acid house
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America: sex is worse than violence
Sarah Jane Stratford: There's been plenty of outcry in the US over lesbian sex in Blue is the Warmest Colour. Brutality, however, is fine -
Egypt: no solution in sight
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In defence of clickbait
Steve Hind: When readers are lured in and rewarded for their curiosity with good content, everyone wins. Traditional media should take note
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Abbott's tip for the Melbourne Cup
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California police body cams footage
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'It's got humanity without irony'
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Moroccan surfers' seafood barbecue
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