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Graeme Swann described the noise levels at the Gabba in Brisbane as "unbelievable" and even louder than Real Madrid's home supporters.

More than 400 people were killed and tens of thousands left homeless by the quake that struck on the Iran-Iraq border late on Sunday.

"The worst crime for which he can never be pardoned is that he dared [to] malignantly hurt the dignity of the supreme leadership," the editorial said.

However, 77 countries experienced at least one fatal attack, more than at any time in the 17-year history of the Global Terrorism Database

Honduras coach Jorge Luis Pinto has accused Australia of "espionage" in the build-up to the first leg of their World Cup play-off last.

Mo Farah says he could compete in the marathon at the 2020 Olympics if he feels confident of winning a medal.

United States President Donald Trump learned about the details of the case from aides, including his chief of staff John Kelly, the Washington Post quoted an unnamed official as saying.

Three strikes hit the northern town of Atareb on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, despite a 'de-escalation zone' in place there.

The government has moved to wind down production at some steel factories and smelters in a drive to clean up the country's smog-ridden cities

Merkel has opposed stricter EU emissions limits for cars, fought planned diesel bans in cities suffering toxic air pollution and shelved a plan to get one million electric vehicles onto German roads by 2020.

Mattis' comments come after the US and Russia issued a joint statement Saturday saying there was "no military solution" to the Syrian conflict.

The Greek economy is expected to grow 2.4 per cent in 2018, after a series of multi-billion-euro bailouts since 2010.

"The situation in Venezuela is more than a human tragedy," said Haley, adding that the crisis "poses a direct threat to international peace and security."

The trial due to last five to six weeks, prosecutors are expected to present 350,000 pages of evidence and dozens of witnesses.

The decision to remove FARC from the list permanently comes after the EU suspended its terror listing in September 2016 in a bid to help the peace process in Colombia.

"This is a very critical election... for the youth, they need a leader who can develop the economy and bring jobs so that everybody can stay in their country to enjoy their lives," said a student.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not immediately clear whether the strikes on rebel-held Atareb had been carried out by Syrian warplanes, or those of Damascus's ally Russia.

The book, which was to be his ninth with the publishing house, included the names of individuals and organisations trying to influence Australian society and politics in China's interests, Hamilton said.

Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte had a series of encounters last night and this morning in which they appeared to enjoy each others' company, leading to warm praise from the US president during official talks at lunchtime.

Trump was supposed to cross his arms and join hands with the men on either side of him. But he used both of his hands to clasp the extended fingers of Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Karim Benzema has admitted that he had no hope of playing at the World Cup next year as long as Didier Deschamps remains as France coach.

Trump shook hands with Duterte, then the pair chatted for about 30 seconds as the Philippine leader smiled broadly, before the opening ceremony for the first summit on Monday morning.

Kylian Mbappe said that Neymar is 'human like everyone else' after the Brazilian was reduced to tears in a press conference over rumours that he is not happy at PSG.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to travel to Myanmar on Wednesday to meet Myanmar's State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi as well as army chief General Min Aung Hlaing.

The permanent structured cooperation on defence agreement (PESCO) seeks to tighten defence between EU members and improve coordination in the development of new military hardware