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Update: 8:14am - The United States on Wednesday listed Pakistan among nations that provide “safe havens” to terrorists to operate.

Update: 9:28am - Papua New Guinea's deputy prime minister has lost his seat in the latest upset result in the country's general election.

UPDATED: 9:48am - A man in Gwalior crushed his wife to death with a stone in suspicion of her being ‘character-less.’ After brutally killing her, he wrote a testimonial of her ‘character’ on the back of the door.

UPDATED: 7:14am - Marriage equality advocates have welcomed Australian Liberal senator Dean Smith's "strong and robust" proposal to allow same-sex marriage, in what they say is a exciting moment for their campaign.

UPDATED: 5:47am - The statement by the North Korea ambassador to the United Nations comes two days after his country detonated its sixth and largest nuclear test.

Updated: 6:53am - Kabul airport chief Yaqub Rassouli said the rockets hit the air forces’ hangars in the northern part. He added that the missiles were fired from Deh Sabz district of Kabul.

Updated: 6:00am - Gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt’s North Sinai brandished an Islamic State flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than 300 worshippers, including two dozen children, officials said on Saturday.

Updated: 7:00am - Iran's supreme leader has accused the country's enemies of stirring days of protests that have claimed at least 22 lives.

Updated: 11:32am - Tropical Cyclone Gita, which is lashing the two Samoas with torrential rain and damaging winds, has been upgraded to a category two as it continues to strengthen.

Updated: 7:21am - Three Australian warships were challenged by the Chinese military as they travelled through the disputed South China Sea earlier this month.