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Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption File image of fitting rooms A British man has been accused of secretly photographing 49 women as they changed in fitting rooms in Australia. The 28-year-old man was arrested at a swimwear store on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast on Saturday afternoon, police said. They allege videos …

Bill English has been sworn in as New Zealand’s prime minister, succeeding John Key who unexpectedly resigned from office last week. Mr English, who was serving as finance minister and deputy prime minister for the ruling National Party, was sworn in at Government House in Wellington. Social Housing Minister Paula …

Image copyright AFP Image caption Pro-democracy groups celebrated after hearing Leung Chun-ying would not stand again Pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong have made record gains on the Election Committee, which will decide the territory’s new leader. Amid a high turnout they have won more than 300 seats – about a …

Image copyright ABC Image caption Dylan Voller gives evidence at the royal commission A teenager says he was deprived of food, repeatedly strip-searched and forced to defecate in his pillowcase while in youth detention in Australia. Images of Dylan Voller wearing shackles and a spit hood caused outrage when they …

A Syrian refugee who couldn’t speak English two years ago has just passed exams with flying colours in Australia. But Saad Al-Kaab wasn’t always the best student. “I was actually, before the war, that boy who would say ‘I wish I could never go to school again’,” he tells Newsbeat. …

Image copyright Imran Qureshi Image caption The cyclone brought heavy rain and winds of up to 140km/h At least seven people have been killed and thousands evacuated from coastal areas in two southern Indian states, as Cyclone Vardah lashed Chennai (Madras). Schools and businesses were shut and airport services suspended, …

Media captionDonald Trump says he “doesn’t want China dictating to me” China says it is “seriously concerned” after US President-elect Donald Trump expressed doubts about continuing to abide by the “One China” policy. Under the policy, the US has formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan, which …

Donald Trump is a huge angry missile-shooting robot battling Mexicans. That’s the concept of a dark, funny and sharply satirical sci-fi short film from Uruguay that millions are watching online. Titled “M.A.M.O.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide) Latinos VS. Donald Trump,” production company APARATO used computer generated images and visual …

Image copyright EPA Image caption Crowds of mourners have been patiently waiting to pay their respects to Fidel Castro Cubans possess an incredible capacity to wait. Whether in banks, in supermarket queues or at bus stops, I have seen countless Cubans wait their turn in the face of frustrating or …

Image copyright Jorge Rey/Newsmakers Image caption Fidel Castro welcomed Vladimir Putin when the Russian leader visited Cuba in 2000 I once travelled around a key site in the Cuban missile crisis on a cart pulled by oxen with a guide called Stalin. As we rattled through the mud alongside lush, …