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WEDNESDAY 28 DECEMBER 2016

'Star Wars' icon Carrie Fisher dead at 60

Hollywood star Carrie Fisher - best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the wildly popular "Star Wars" films - died on Tuesday, days after suffering a heart attack on a transatlantic flight. She was 60.

US coalition supports 'Syrian terrorists': Erdogan

The US-led coalition supports Islamic State and Kurdish militants, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan claims.

Abe, Obama make Pearl Harbor pilgrimage

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Barack Obama were to make a joint pilgrimage to the site of the Pearl Harbor attack on Tuesday to celebrate "the power of reconciliation."

Polish driver shot before Berlin attack: reports

Police believe the Polish truck driver whose vehicle was hijacked was long dead before the truck crashed into a Berlin Christmas market.

First Istanbul trial begins of Turkey coup suspects

Twenty-nine Turkish police officers went on trial Tuesday accused of failing to defend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the military's failed coup in July, the first such case in Istanbul.

Facebook issues Thai alert in false alarm

A Facebook safety check alert was falsely activated in Bangkok.

LOYAL win sets new Sydney to Hobart record

Perpetual LOYAL smashed the Sydney to Hobart race record but owner-skipper Anthony Bell won't be back in 2017 to defend the title.

Send his body home: Faysal Ahmed's family

Relatives of Faysal Ahmed, a Sudanese refugee who died in Brisbane after falling ill on Manus Island, want his body returned by the Australian government.

'Chewbacca mum' describes delight at breaking Facebook views record

US woman Candace Payne says life changed for the better after filming the Facebook Live video wearing a Chewbacca mask.

Briefed: 753 things the government was worried about in 2016

A massive trove of documents uncovered by SBS News under freedom of information law reveals the subjects considered most important by the federal government ahead of Senate Estimates in October.

From David Bowie to George Michael: the legends we lost in 2016

Movie stars, musical masters, and the "greatest" of all time - 2016 saw the deaths of many of the world's most beloved celebrities.

'United in grief': Acts of terrorism that shook 2016

From Turkey to Ivory Coast, acts of terror have caused deep despair and devastation around the world in 2016.

Meet the Yazidi refugees forging a new life in country NSW

Since August, Wagga Wagga in NSW's Riverina region has become home to more than a dozen Yazidi families, who fled IS massacres in northern Iraq. Now, they're building new lives in rural Australia.