EU leaders mull Brexit offer
Theresa May offered fellow EU leaders a "fair" deal for compatriots living in Britain after Brexit, though her peers sounded sceptical, demanding more detail from a leader weakened by an electoral misfire.
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Trump: I didn't record talks with Comey
Trump: I didn't record talks with Comey
US President Donald Trump says he didn't make and doesn't have any tapes of his conversations with James Comey, after suggesting last month he might have recordings that could damage the former FBI director.
Student detained in Nth Korea farewelled
Student detained in Nth Korea farewelled
Thousands of friends and family members have farewelled an American student who died days after returning to the US in a coma following 17 months in captivity in North Korea.
N Korea test rocket engine, US claims
N Korea test rocket engine, US claims
North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that the US believes could be part of its programme to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Teen suspected of shooting toy gun at Thai king
Teen suspected of shooting toy gun at Thai king
German prosecutors said they were investigating a 14-year-old boy suspected of shooting plastic bullets from a toy gun at the King of Thailand who was cycling near Munich this month.
Aus to resume air strikes in Syria after Russia threat
Aus to resume air strikes in Syria after Russia threat
Australia said it would resume air strikes into Syria, ending a two-day suspension implemented after the downing of a Syrian military aircraft triggered a Russian threat against Washington-led coalition planes.
Two holdouts prevented Cosby guilty verdict
Two holdouts prevented Cosby guilty verdict
Two holdout jurors prevented comedian Bill Cosby from being found guilty on two of three counts in his sexual assault trial and deliberations were so tense that jurors burst into tears, a jury member told "ABC News" in a report.
5m Iraqi children need urgent aid: UN
5m Iraqi children need urgent aid: UN
More than 5 million children are in urgent need of aid in Iraq, the UN says, describing the war on Islamic State as "one of the most brutal" in modern history.
Drug tests for Aussies on welfare
Drug tests for Aussies on welfare
The Turnbull government insists its proposed trial to drug test people on welfare is not about stripping payments off vulnerable Australians.
First total eclipse in US for century
Millions in US to view total solar eclipse
The first total solar eclipse across the continental US in a century is expected to spark watching parties and traffic jams as it darkens skies from Oregon to South Carolina.
Queen's hat resembles EU flag
Queen's hat resembles EU flag
The Queen's choice of hat has raised eyebrows as she opened Parliament, with many on social media likening it to the EU flag.
Kushner takes lead on Mid-East peace talks
Trump's son-in-law launches Middle East peace effort
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner has met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders to try to revive long-fractured Middle East peacemaking.
May to outline guarantees for EU expats
Weakened May to outline guarantees for EU expats
Prime Minister Theresa May will outline her approach to the "hugely important issue" of reassuring EU expatriates about their futures in Britain at a summit that is her first Brexit test since an...
Extreme heat grips northern hemisphere
Extreme heat grips northern hemisphere
Extreme heat across large tracts of the northern hemisphere has raised fears for crops in China, fuelled forest fires in Portugal and Russia's Far East, forced flight cancellations in the US, and melted tarmac on UK roads.
Hong Kong's first female leader promises caring rule
Hong Kong's first female leader promises caring rule
Hong Kong's next leader said she would work to rebuild "social harmony" and push economic development while announcing a new cabinet with few new faces to govern the financial hub.
Uber CEO resigns under investor pressure
Uber CEO resigns under investor pressure
Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder of one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned under mounting pressure from investors over his leadership.
New York state moves to ban child marriages
New York state moves to ban child marriages
New York state moved to end child marriages, raising the legal age to 18 from 14 to tackle the issue of underage marriage that is permissible across the United States.
Ruling threatens huge lawsuit over talc
Ruling threatens huge lawsuit over talc
Johnson & Johnson is seizing upon a US Supreme Court ruling limiting where injury lawsuits can be filed to fight off claims it failed to warn women that talcum powder could cause ovarian cancer.
China 'tried but failed' to help on N Korea
China 'tried but failed' to help on N Korea
President Donald Trump says Chinese efforts to persuade North Korea to rein in its nuclear programme have failed, ratcheting up the rhetoric over the death of an American student detained by Pyongyang.
Scientists aim to identify Falkland remains
Scientists aim to identify Falkland remains
Forensic scientists will try to identify the remains of Argentine soldiers buried in anonymous graves on the Falkland Islands.