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Editorial: MH17- stop asking and start doing

Four days after Malaysia Airlines' Flight 17 was shot down, the families of the 298 people on board can only wonder what is happening to the remains of their loved ones.

Israeli airstrike on house kills 20

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza rose to 508 last night after 20 bodies were reportedly found in a home blasted in an Israeli airstrike in the south of the Gaza Strip.

Alexander Gillespie: Rapid reprisal would be disastrous

Disbelief at the killing of 298 civilians as they travelled peacefully through the skies above Ukraine is prompting many people to react with anger.

Putin facing a personal dilemma

What does the tragedy of MH17 mean for the conflict in eastern Ukraine and for Russia's relations with Europe and the US?

MH17 tragedy: The victims

Malaysia Airlines have released the names of the 283 passengers and 15 crew on flight MH17.

Australian experts join investigation

Australian experts will join a team of international investigators who will travel to the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine as soon as it’s safe to do so.

Israeli army enters Gaza Strip

Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip killed 10 people, medics say, on day 12 of a major operation against the Palestinian territory.

NZ calls for protection of crash site

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says New Zealand has used a special sitting of the UN Security Council to call for a full investigation into the crash of flight MH17.

MH17: US, West leaders delve for facts

Russia may be forced to take direct or indirect responsibility for loss of all aboard the Malaysian flight

Govt houses with top views to be sold

Six heritage-listed Government-owned houses on Sydney's harbourside will soon be up for grabs as the state pushes on with its public housing sell-off.

Paul Thomas: Bad bits are all Obama's fault, but then again, it's not all bad

'Poisonous' relations complicating Iraq's battle with Isis

Kurdish leaders accuse Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of being hysterical and unbalanced, while he says the Kurdish capital, Erbil, is a centre for the Islamic State (Isis) and adherents of Saddam Hussein.

Inquiry's terms of reference attacked

Opposition parties attacked the terms of reference of the sex case inquiry, released yesterday, for not specifically identifying the role of Mr McCully for scrutiny.

What to expect from the next generation of Windows

The tech world is abuzz with speculation on what Microsoft is planning for the next generation of its operating system to replace Windows 8.

Envoy case: Police explain bail move

Police say they sought to remove the bail conditions for the Malaysian diplomat at the centre of a sex case — including an order to surrender his passport — because the conditions were not enforceable under diplomatic immunity.

Diplomat case: Harawira's 'big mistake'

Hone Harawira says he made a "big mistake" for earlier dismissing the sex assault case involving a Malaysian diplomat as a "big fuss about bugger all".

Accuser: I want an apology

The woman at the centre of a diplomatic incident and the victim of an alleged attack says Foreign Minister Murray McCully should resign.

Apology for n-word headline

A New York newspaper has apologised after it referred to US President Barack Obama as a “n*****” in one of its headlines.