June 14, 2013 The mighty Mekong, the lifeblood of many Asian nations, and holiday destination for an increasing number of Australians, is being heavily dammed. Can the river, and the people who depend on it, survive?

June 14, 2013 Officially, he might not be a fugitive. But Edward Snowden, the man Washington most wants to run to ground - just as soon as it gets its legal paperwork in order - has emerged from hiding in Hong Kong, insisting he wants a legal showdown in the island's courts.

June 14, 2013 Israel would rather destroy the S-300 system than see it in Syrian hands, writes Sheera Frenkel from Jerusalem.

June 14, 2013 Britain's Supreme Court has restored a £17.5 million ($29 million) settlement between Michael Prest, the founder of Nigerian oil firm Petrodel, and his ex-wife Yasmin. Its decision is seen as ending legal arrangements that amounted to a ''cheats' charter''.

June 14, 2013 Edward Snowden, the self-confessed leaker of secret surveillance documents, claims the US has mounted massive hacking operations against hundreds of Chinese targets since 2009.

June 14, 2013 Zimbabwe was plunged into fresh political crisis on Thursday as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to fight a unilateral decision by President Robert Mugabe to hold elections on July 31.

June 13, 2013 Going straight after a lifetime spent as a member of Japan's feared yakuza organised crime mobs poses a number of challenges. Chief among them is what to do about the fingers you chopped off.

June 13, 2013 Officially he might not be a fugitive. But, Edward Snowden, the man Washington most wants to run to ground – just as soon as it gets its legal paperwork in order, has emerged from hiding in Hong Kong, insisting he wants a legal showdown with the US in the island's courts.

June 13, 2013 On the eve of their presidential election, moderates and reformists in Iran are coalescing behind Hassan Rouhani, a cleric and former nuclear negotiator, as their best hope of staving off a divided field of conservatives.

June 13, 2013 Gathering intelligence and conducting surveillance can be in the interest of all Australians. But when is enough, enough?