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FRIDAY 13 JANUARY 2017

Australia panned in global human rights report Human Rights Watch says the Australian government has a double-standard when deciding whether to criticise other countries.         FBI investigated in Clinton email probe A spokesman for Hillary Clinton says he is happy that there will be a review into the actions of the FBI over the case surrounding her email server.         Tigerair to fly Aussies home from Bali Low-cost airline Tigerair has cancelled all of its flights to Bali's capital due to administrative requirements imposed by the Indonesian government.         Trump's Pentagon pick: be ready for Russia The man Donald Trump wants to be his defence secretary says Russia and China are at the top of the list of threats to US interests.         No 'quick fix' on Cyprus, UN says There is hope there will finally be a diplomatic breakthrough over the long-disputed island of Cyprus, with talks being held in Switzerland.         French far-right's Le Pen spotted at Trump Tower Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was spotted at Donald Trump's New York headquarters building Thursday but aides to the US president-elect said no meetings were planned.         WATCH: Target catalogue featuring woman in hijab gets mixed response Target's Back to School catalogue has received mixed responses on social media after it featured a woman wearing a hijab and children with disabilities.

'Aren't we all boat people?': Multicultural Australia features in this year's lamb ad Meat & Livestock Australia says its latest campaign for lamb aims to celebrate the country's diversity.         Comment: The new lamb ad gets a 'D' for effort, not for diversity "A version of Australian history where each new group that arrives in Australia simply 'joins the party' is simply something I just can't swallow."         BuzzFeed decision on Trump dossier sparks media ethics storm Buzzfeed's decision to publish - without redaction - potentially damaging allegations against US President-elect Donald Trump sparked a perfect storm over media ethics.         High hopes for UN talks on Cyprus SBS World News Radio: A Greek Cypriot now living in Melbourne says he hopes United Nations reunification talks will return his former homeland to the "paradise" he fondly remembers.         Swiss ruling on swimming segregation draws Australian parallels Switzerland's legal win against Muslim parents who refused to let their daughters join mixed-sex swimming lessons has drawn Australian parallels.         Charter planes, flags and free travel: How federal politicians spend millions The federal government has implemented only three of the 36 recommendations into streamlining the parliamentary entitlements system, saying the rest requires significant legislative changes.         'Yes we can, yes we did': Obama gives his final speech as president US President Barack Obama has delivered a heartfelt and idealistic speech in his final presidential address to the American people.     On SBS TV Nightly at 6:30pm Mon to Fri 10:30pm   On SBS Online sbs.com.au/news   On SBS Radio 1 Mon to Fri 6am and 6pm

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