Australia's conservative government moves into election-winning position

Australia's Liberal-led conservative government is in position to win the national election with more than half the votes counted on Saturday, media projected, though it is unclear whether it can govern with an outright majority.

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Bahrain asks its citizens to leave Iran, Iraq 'immediately'

U.S.-allied Bahrain warned its citizens on Saturday against travel to Iraq and Iran and asked those already there to return "immediately" for their safety, state news agency BNA said.

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Austrian far-right leader quits over video sting as coalition teeters

Austria's vice chancellor and longtime far-right leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, said on Saturday he was stepping down over "catastrophic" video footage of him that threatened to bring down the right-wing coalition government.

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ABC TV: most likely election result is return of Australia government

Australia's conservative coalition government looks like it would be returned to office in Saturday's election, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said, though it was unclear if it would hold an outright majority.

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There will be no war as we don't want war, and no one can confront Iran: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday he did not believe a war would break out in the region as Tehran did not want a conflict and no country had the "illusion it could confront Iran", the state news agency IRNA reported.

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U.S. embassy issues Indonesia security alert ahead of election results

The U.S. embassy in Jakarta has issued a security alert ahead of election results due on Wednesday, as Indonesian authorities have arrested nearly 30 suspected militants, including some who police say are able to detonate bombs using Wi-Fi networks.

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Australia staring at election cliff-hanger as poll predictions fall flat

Australia's two major political parties are locked in a tight contest with more than one-third of votes counted in the national election on Saturday, running counter to pre-election opinion polls that had predicted a change in government.

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U.S. embassy issues Indonesia security alert ahead of election results

The U.S. embassy in Jakarta has issued a security alert ahead of election results due on Wednesday, as Indonesian authorities have arrested nearly 30 suspected militants, including some who police say are able to detonate bombs using Wi-Fi networks.

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Factbox: Five facts about designated Austrian FPO leader Hofer

Norbert Hofer, proposed to replace scandal-tainted Heinz-Christian Strache as leader of Austria's Freedom Party, is the country's transport minister who nearly became western Europe's first far-right president in 2016.

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Austrian vice chancellor quits over video as coalition teeters

Austria's vice chancellor and longtime far-right leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, said on Saturday he was stepping down over video footage that threatened to bring down the right-wing coalition government.

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There will be no war as we don't want war, and no can confront Iran: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday he did not believe a war would break out in the region as Tehran did not want a conflict and no country had the "illusion it could confront Iran", the state news agency IRNA reported.

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Scandal-hit Austrian minister resigns

Austria's Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache resigns, a day after a video mired him in a corruption scandal.

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Ohio State University doctor 'abused 177 male students'

The findings of an investigation by the university says the doctor abused athletes from 1979-1997.

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The Iraqi orphan: Finding mum after 30 years

Amar was brought to the UK following a napalm attack - for three decades he thought his mother was dead.

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Government takes early lead in Australia's election count

Early counting in Australia's national election showed a small swing to the governing Liberal-led conservative coalition, running counter to pre-election opinion polls and setting the stage for a tight contest on Saturday night.

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Widows of Iraq's war pick up the threads of fragmented lives

In a workshop in a bombed-out factory in Mosul, Najlaa Abdelrahman joins scores of other women on a production line as they sew garments and try to knit their lives back together.

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