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Police probe into letter threatening Australia's largest mosque

Australian police say they have launched an investigation after a threatening letter was sent to the country’s largest mosque.

Peters 'aghast' at Australia's 'ego-driven' politics

NZ First leader Winston Peters: "The public service exists to serve New Zealanders - not to be a...

Peters 'aghast' at Australia's 'ego-driven' politics

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says he is "aghast" at the "inexcusable" turmoil in Australian political ranks which he attributes to "ego".

Roaring performance

Performers take part in a lion dance during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Horse at the Dongyue Temple in Beijing yesterday.

Fasting times fast approaching

Fasting times fast approaching

Children celebrate the start of the holy month of Ramadan in Mosul, Iraq, yesterday.

Ten skiers missing after California avalanche

The Sierra Nevada Mountains. File photo: Reuters

Ten skiers missing after California avalanche

Ten skiers were missing and another six were stranded after an avalanche struck near Lake Tahoe in the midst of heavy snow in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.

Police working Gus case 'for some time to come'

Missing Aussie boy: Police working case 'for some time to come'

Australian police will "frequently" visit the property where four-year-old Gus Lamont vanished after their latest search concluded with no evidence being found.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies

Reverend Jesse Jackson ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. Photo:...

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies

Charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the presidential nomination, has died aged 84.

Mesmerising traditions

Worshippers pray during the Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve at Boen San Bio temple in Tangerang, Indonesia, yesterday.

Two killed in ice rink shooting

People embrace near a police officer outside the Dennis M Lynch Arena, an indoor ice skating rink...

Two killed in ice rink shooting

At least two people were killed in a mass shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink yesterday, authorities said.

Pauline Hanson lashed for anti-Islamic vitriol

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. Photo: Getty

Pauline Hanson lashed for anti-Islamic vitriol

Australia's One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been criticised after an extraordinary anti-Muslim rant that has been widely condemned.

One dead, two critical after Sydney stabbing attack

A man is in custody after three people were stabbed near a Sydney train station, leaving one of them dead.

Former Kiwi league star shot in Sydney drive-by

Matt Utai during his spell with Wests Tigers in 2012. Photo: Getty Images

Former Kiwi league star shot in Sydney drive-by

Former Kiwis and NRL star Matt Utai has been shot multiple times on his front lawn in an ambush attack with no clear motive.

Oscar winning actor Robert Duvall dies

Robert Duvall at the Golden Globe Awards in 2015. Photo: Reuters

Oscar winning actor Robert Duvall dies

Oscar winner Robert Duvall, a versatile actor who made lasting impressions in a range of parts from starring to supporting roles like the napalm-loving colonel of "Apocalypse Now" or the spectral Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died at age 95.

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