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THURSDAY 29 DECEMBER 2016

Israel AG starts criminal probe against PM

Israel's head lawyer has launched a criminal probe into the prime minister over two unspecified matters.

Australian manuka honey as powerful as its NZ cousin

Researchers have found the medicinal properties of Australian manuka honey are just as powerful as that produced in New Zealand.

US rejects Israel's anger over UN resolution

The top US diplomat says the recent UN vote on Israel settlements was to preserve the two-state solution between the Jewish nation and Palestine.

$360 million of cocaine seized in NSW-Tahiti bust

A multi-agency operation has stopped 600kg of cocaine being imported into Australia, while a further 500kg has been seized in NSW.

Turkey and Russia 'agree to extended Syrian ceasefire plan'

Turkey and Russia have agreed a ceasefire plan for all of Syria that should come into force this evening at midnight, Turkish state media has said, as Ankara and Moscow tighten cooperation to find an end to the civil war.

Wing flaps may have downed Russian plane

The fatal Russian plane crash over the weekend may have been caused by faulty wing flaps.

Heatwave through NSW for final days of 2016

Temperatures in parts of Sydney are expected to hit the 40s on Thursday, as a heatwave leaves much of the state sweltering.

From David Bowie to George Michael and Carrie Fisher: 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.

'Best weapon we have is a prayer': 3000 to converge for western Sydney peace symposium

Preparations for one of Australia's largest and longest-running Muslim conventions, Jalsa Salana, are well underway in anticipation for what event organisers hope will be the biggest gathering yet.

'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.

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.