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Rocchiccioli shies away from Indian tour Test claim

Rocchiccioli shies away from Indian tour Test claim

Spinner Corey Rocchiccioli has shone with the ball for Australia A against India A in Puducherry but insists he's not thinking of next year's senior tour there.

How speedster beat her own fears and shoulder pain

How speedster beat her own fears and shoulder pain

How speedster beat her own fears and shoulder pain

How speedster beat her own fears and shoulder pain

Tayla Vlaeminck may be Australia's unluckiest cricketer, but the signs are looking good after the Victorian's latest return from injury.

Australian pleads not guilty to Thai teen's murder

Australian pleads not guilty to Thai teen's murder

Australian pleads not guilty to Thai teen's murder

Australian pleads not guilty to Thai teen's murder

An Australian man has appeared in a Thai court and pleaded not guilty to killing a teenage girl whose body was later found in a discarded suitcase.

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Philippine teen kills two students in school shooting

Philippine teen kills two students in school shooting

The Philippines has been rocked by its third school shooting since June, with at least two people dead and eight others injured.

Six dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry 'flips'

Six dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry 'flips'

Indonesian authorities say six people are dead and 130 are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea.

Bodies found as Philippines ferry fire death toll rises

Bodies found as Philippines ferry fire death toll rises

At least 35 people have been confirmed dead, with search efforts continuing for 54 still missing, after a blaze tore through a Philippine passenger ferry.

Socceroos lock in final friendlies before Asian Cup

Socceroos lock in final friendlies before Asian Cup

The Socceroos will face Jordan and Qatar in their final two hit-outs before next year's Asian Cup.

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Leaders meet as wars and rivalries strain expanded bloc

Leaders meet as wars and rivalries strain expanded bloc

Leaders meet as wars and rivalries strain expanded bloc

Leaders meet as wars and rivalries strain expanded bloc

BRICS leaders are meeting in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and US -China tensions test the group's unity

Search resumes for survivors of Philippines ferry blaze

Search resumes for survivors of Philippines ferry blaze

Search resumes for survivors of Philippines ferry blaze

Search resumes for survivors of Philippines ferry blaze

More than 80 people are still missing in the Philippines, two days after a fire on board a ferry that killed at least five people.

Nepal turns to drones to deliver flood disaster relief

Nepal turns to drones to deliver flood disaster relief

Nepal turns to drones to deliver flood disaster relief

Nepal turns to drones to deliver flood disaster relief

As the death toll from the Nepal floods climbs to more than 1300, rescue teams are using drones to deliver food and supplies to stranded people.

Tszyu names next target, plots ring return before Xmas

Tszyu names next target, plots ring return before Xmas

Tszyu names next target, plots ring return before Xmas

Tszyu names next target, plots ring return before Xmas

Tim Tszyu wants to join trainer Jeff Fenech as a two-division world champion and his team is in talks to make it happen before Christmas.

Nepal rescue focuses on workers trapped in tunnels

Nepal rescue focuses on workers trapped in tunnels

Nepal rescue focuses on workers trapped in tunnels

Nepal rescue focuses on workers trapped in tunnels

Search efforts continue for survivors of the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods with operations focused on tunnels in hydropower projects.

Nepal holds day of mourning as floods kill nearly 1400

Nepal holds day of mourning as floods kill nearly 1400

Nepal holds day of mourning as floods kill nearly 1400

Nepal holds day of mourning as floods kill nearly 1400

Grief-stricken Nepalis are holding the traditional Hindu day of mourning for the hundreds who died in the catastrophic ‌floods.

Two rescued in Nepal, relatives seek Tibet missing info

Two rescued in Nepal, relatives seek Tibet missing info

Two rescued in Nepal, relatives seek Tibet missing info

Two rescued in Nepal, relatives seek Tibet missing info

Rescuers have found two people alive in Nepal 10 days after floods hit the country as relatives of those missing in China urge more information to be released.

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Woman and Nepal hydropower tunnel worker rescued alive

Ten days after devastating floods swept the Himalayas, rescuers in Nepal have pulled a woman alive from mud and saved a third hydropower tunnel worker.

Two people pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

Rescue workers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel nine days after devastating floods swept through the Himalayas.

Nepal rescue hopes dim as death toll passes 1200

As the death toll from the devastating flood in Nepal passes 1200, rescuers are pinning their remaining hopes on people who may be trapped in tunnels.

Nepal toll tops 1100 as search for missing continues

Rescue teams are continuing to search for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, as the death toll exceeds 1100.

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Nepal death toll from catastrophic flooding passes 1000

Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has passed 1000, while more than 4400 people - including 43 Australians - are still missing.

Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels

Emergency workers in Nepal are racing to reach more than 900 workers trapped in hydropower project tunnels choked with mud and rock debris in the Himalayas.

Nepal warns of more floods as communities left reeling

Authorities are warning of rising river levels as rescue efforts continue for those hit by a flood in a Himalayan border region that killed at least 750 people.

Son-of-a-gun Neill wants to make his own journey

The son of former Socceroos captain and defender Lucas Neill, 18-year-old Sunderland striker Marcus Neill is forging his own journey with the Young Socceroos.

Nepal floods toll climbs to 626, nearly 3000 missing

The death toll from a flash flood in the border region between Nepal and China has risen to 626, with almost 3000 people still missing.

Nepal flood toll rises as lake fears ease for rescuers

An overflowing barrier lake has briefly halted Nepal and China's rescue efforts, as the death toll from a catastrophic flood crosses 500 people.

Climate change likely played a role in deadly floods

Climate change may have led to deadly flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border, as experts stress the importance of cross-border collaboration.

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