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December 12, 2015

Gerrard believes Liverpool success is close

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said Wednesday he believes success is just around the corner for the Merseyside club, and urged the team's owners to keep backing manager Brendan Rodgers.

December 12, 2015

Australia raids foil reported ISIS beheading plots

Australian counterterrorism forces detained 15 people Thursday in a series of suburban raids after receiving intelligence that the Islamic State militant group was planning public beheadings in two Australian cities to demonstrate its reach.

December 12, 2015

Australia shifts MH370 search area south, says jet was on autopilot when it crashed

The hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane will shift farther south of the most recent suspected crash site in a remote stretch of Indian Ocean, Australian officials said Thursday.

December 12, 2015

New Australian FM firm on Indonesia refugee plans

Australia's incoming foreign minister Julie Bishop said Sunday that the new conservative government would work with Indonesia "where we need to" but it was not seeking permission to implement controversial refugee policies.

December 12, 2015

It's Ashton Agar Day as Australia toasts teen

Ashton Agar was acclaimed a national sporting hero by Australia's press after the youngster's record-breaking 98 on his debut turned the opening Ashes Test against England.

December 12, 2015

Spinner Ahmed in Australia's ODI squad

Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed was Thursday included in an 18-man Australia squad for this month's one-day international and Twenty20 series against England.

December 12, 2015

Australia sees first Aboriginal woman in parliament

Former Olympian Nova Peris has become the first Aboriginal woman elected to Australia's national parliament, a welcome achievement for the centre-left Labor Party which lost power in the polls.

December 12, 2015

Australian surrogate boy abused by dads

Australian police described as "extremely depraved" the case of a six-year-old boy obtained by his gay male parents via a surrogate and then sexually abused by them and others.

December 12, 2015

Warner 'gutted' by any role in coach's axing

Australian batsman David Warner has admitted he is devastated by the idea that his off-field behaviour may have played a part in the sacking of national coach Mickey Arthur.

December 12, 2015

Gerrard urges Suarez to stay at Anfield

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard revealed Wednesday he has been working to convince Luis Suarez to remain at the club as Arsenal reportedly upped their bid for the Uruguay striker to ??40 million ($61 million).