Hackathons take on IS in battle for young minds

In a small room close to the Sydney Opera House, 60 people representing a vast range of communities and industries are working feverishly to come up with ways to combat the Islamic State group's online propaganda machine.

Nation reports 11th fatality from MERS

South Korea reported the 11th death from the MERS virus outbreak on Friday, but officials said they are seeing fewer new infections, and that it is unlikely there will be another large outbreak.

Two women caught lying about outbreak to get time off work

Two South Korean women are in trouble with authorities after being caught lying about MERS to get time off work.

Murdoch prepares to pass empire to his sons

Rupert Murdoch will soon pass the reins of the media dynasty that began with his father's Australian newspaper nearly a century ago to his sons.

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Village pays parents 'baby bonus'

Rather than turn into a ghost town, one Portuguese village facing an exodus of young adults and dwindling birthrates came up with an answer: pay parents 5,000 euros ($5,630) for every new baby.

Exhibit outlines Napoleon's plan to flee to the US

It's a little-known fact about Napoleon Bonaparte: the former French emperor considered immigrating to the United States after his defeat at Waterloo.

Bank moves to halt retail sector slide

South Korea's outbreak of the potentially deadly MERS virus forced the central bank to cut its key interest rate on Thursday to ward off greater economic damage, as retailers reported a slump in business.

TPP poses threat to healthcare system

Documents leaked via WikiLeaks showed that the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will undermine Australia's universal healthcare system, pushing up the cost of medicine, according to media reports on Thursday.

Erdogan seeks coalition partners

In his first televised appearance since his ruling party lost its parliamentary majority, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked all Turkish political parties to put aside their differences and rapidly form a new government.

Air base residents win $6.1m damages for noise

A court in Japan's southernmost Okinawa Prefecture ruled on Thursday that the Japanese government must pay about 754 million yen ($6.1 million) in damages to residents who live around the controversial US Futenma air base because of aircraft noise.

App to beat Jakarta's gridlock sets download record

Jakarta's traffic jams are a constant vexation for the city's 10 million residents. With the chaos not looking to abate anytime soon, entrepreneurial types have made it their business to help fellow commuters circumvent the world's worst gridlock.