After decades of speculation, Rupert Murdoch's succession plans involving sons James and Lachlan for his global media empire have been revealed.
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BANDUNG, Indonesia - A top Indonesian foreign ministry official has hinted that linking asylum seeker boat turnbacks to the death penalty, as the Australian human rights watchdog president has done, may carry some weight.
PARIS, France - The co-pilot who crashed a Germanwings jet into the Alps feared he was losing his eyesight, and some of the many doctors he consulted felt he was unfit to fly, a French prosecutor says.
LOS ANGELES - Another battle is brewing in California over kangaroo skin, with a moratorium set to expire next year and the Australian government lobbying to get the ban abolished so exports to California can continue.
KUPANG - Jakarta has vowed to investigate allegations Australian authorities paid thousands of dollars for a boat carrying 65 asylum seekers to return to Indonesia, as police say an Australian official has questioned the migrants.
STRASBOURG, France - The European Parliament has called on Sepp Blatter to step down immediately as FIFA president and allow for an interim leader to launch reforms in football's governing body.
LONDON - Scottish animal welfare officers called to an incident of donkey neglect were surprised to discover the creature was a life-sized garden ornament.
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