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South Korea crash probe ramps up as victims identified

South Korea crash probe ramps up as victims identified

Investigators are working to extract data from the flight recorder of a plane that belly-landed and burst into flames in South Korea, killing 179 people.

Airport design questioned amid probe into deadly crash

Airport design questioned amid probe into deadly crash

Airport design questioned amid probe into deadly crash

Airport design questioned amid probe into deadly crash

South Korean investigators are examining an airport embankment, bird strikes and pilot actions as possible factors in an air crash that killed 179 people.

S.Korea probes all air operations after plane disaster

S.Korea probes all air operations after plane disaster

S.Korea probes all air operations after plane disaster

S.Korea probes all air operations after plane disaster

South Korea's entire airline system is undergoing an urgent safety check as officials scramble to learn what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people.

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Tobacco wars ignite as rivals attempt daytime execution

Tobacco wars ignite as rivals attempt daytime execution

Illicit tobacco syndicates trying to control the market are believed to be behind the targeted daylight execution attempt on a man in his car.

Putin apologises for 'tragic' Azerbaijan plane crash

Putin apologises for 'tragic' Azerbaijan plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised for the "tragic incident" which resulted in the crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane in Russian airspace.

Two men wanted after woman chased and shot

Two men wanted after woman chased and shot

Police have released images of two men who could assist investigators after a woman was found dead from a gunshot wound in a suburban street.

Crash over Kazakhstan caused by "external interference"

Crash over Kazakhstan caused by "external interference"

Russia says it will not comment on the cause of the Azerbaijan Airline plane crash until its official investigation is complete.

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Azerbaijan plane downed by Russian air defences: report

Azerbaijan plane downed by Russian air defences: report

Azerbaijan plane downed by Russian air defences: report

Azerbaijan plane downed by Russian air defences: report

There is mounting speculation an Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day was downed by a Russian air defence system.

Homicide probe after woman chased and shot by two men

Homicide probe after woman chased and shot by two men

Homicide probe after woman chased and shot by two men

Homicide probe after woman chased and shot by two men

Police are hunting for two men after a woman was found dead from a gunshot wound in a suburban Queensland street.

Mum says she reported pedophile 13 years before arrest

Mum says she reported pedophile 13 years before arrest

Mum says she reported pedophile 13 years before arrest

Mum says she reported pedophile 13 years before arrest

A police ethical investigation team is reviewing claims a mother reported abuse by one of Australia's worst pedophiles more than a decade before his arrest.

Ukraine claims killing of top Russian general in Moscow

Ukraine claims killing of top Russian general in Moscow

Ukraine claims killing of top Russian general in Moscow

Ukraine claims killing of top Russian general in Moscow

A bomb has killed a senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces and another man in Moscow, state media reported.

Second body in the bushes, police suspect double murder

Second body in the bushes, police suspect double murder

Second body in the bushes, police suspect double murder

Second body in the bushes, police suspect double murder

A second body has been found near a woman's decomposing remains, with the latest discovery likely to be her husband, police say.

Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims

Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims

Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims

Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims

Disgraced pole vault coach Alex Parnov is accused of engaging in alleged predatory behaviour during his time at the West Australian Institute of Sport.

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Police hold grave concerns for a missing man after his wife's body was found wrapped in plastic and dumped in bushland in a suspected murder.

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Protester charged for alleged display of Hezbollah flag

Australian Federal Police have charged a man after he allegedly waved a flag from the banned terrorist organisation Hezbollah during a protest.

Safety warning after worst beach tragedy in decades

Swimmers are warned of risks at beaches and waterways this summer after a coroner handed down findings into a state's worst beach tragedy in almost 20 years.

Infectious virus samples missing after state lab bungle

An investigation has been launched after a laboratory lost hundreds of infectious virus samples, but a state government has played down the public health risk.

Mix of quiet sorrow and anger over synagogue attack

A member of a Jewish community targeted in a firebomb attack says the damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue is a cause of great anguish.

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Man, 66, charged after explosions at law offices

Police are yet to determine what motivated an arson attack on two legal offices, which they say were fortunate not to result in serious injuries.

Accused Easey Street double killer awaits next hearing

The families of two women murdered in one of Australia's most notorious cold cases are hoping for closure as their accused killer awaits his next court date.

Easey Street families stare down alleged double killer

A man charged over one of Australia's most notorious cold case murders has faced court 47 years after the deaths of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett.

Man charged after bodies of couple found in shop

A 31-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder after the bodies of an elderly couple were found inside a takeaway shop in Sydney's west.

Two-year-old girl dies after being found in parked car

Police are investigating after a two-year-old girl found unconscious in a car parked outside a regional town's council office could not be revived and died.

Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

As friends and family mourn the loss of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, the prime minister has offered federal police to help the investigation in Laos.

'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

The families of Australians Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones are demanding the Laos government fully investigate a mass poisoning event that claimed their lives.

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