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FRIDAY 23 DECEMBER 2016

Syrian army says Aleppo fully retaken

The Syrian army says the last rebels have been evacuated from Aleppo and government forces have fully taken over the city.

Germany says Tunisian's fingerprints found in Christmas market crash truck

Fingerprints from a Tunisian suspect have been found inside the truck that smashed through a Berlin Christmas market on Monday in an attack that killed 12 people, and investigators assume the migrant was at the wheel, officials said.

US must 'greatly strengthen' its nuclear capability: Trump

Debate has reignited over nuclear weapons and the US's deproliferation strategy following a tweet from president-election Donald Trump.

Philippines rights body to probe Duterte killing boast

The Philippines' independent rights watchdog said Thursday it will investigate President Rodrigo Duterte's boasts he killed criminals years ago, invoking a strong rebuke from the Filipino leader against a United Nations official who called for the murder probe.

IS claims bombs that killed 23 in Mosul

Three suicide car bombs that killed at least 15 civilians and eight Iraqi policemen in an eastern suburb of Mosul have been claimed by Islamic State.

Arrest over Claremont killings: report

The ABC is reporting a man has been taken into custody by police who are interviewing him in connection with the Claremont serial killer investigation.

Passenger ejected from NY flight after confronting Ivanka Trump

A passenger who verbally accosted Ivanka Trump about her father's policies was removed Thursday from a JetBlue flight at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, US media reported.

This is what happens when a panda meets a snowman

Toronto Zoo has captured adorable footage of giant panda Da Mao's encounter with a snowman.

Bishop presses ABC on Pacific 'concerns' over shortwave radio cut

Julie Bishop has raised the Pacific region's concerns over the planned abolition of Radio Australia's shortwave service with the ABC.

Ikea unimpressed by overnight hideout craze

A new fad that has people hiding out in IKEA stores overnight and walking out the next morning has left the Swedish retailer less than amused.

Aleppo's Twitter girl meets Erdogan

Aleppo's Twitter star, seven-year-old Bana Alabed, has met with Turkey's president in his palace.

Men kicked off plane for speaking Arabic

A man claims in a tweeted video that has gone viral he and another passenger were kicked off a flight for speaking in Arabic.

Micro-financing to help business-minded refugees set up shop

Refugees have the will and the know-how, but often not the means to start their own businesses in Australia. A new micro-financing organisation aims to change that.