World News Update, what you need to know

An Iranian resistance organisation has strongly condemned Canberra's bid to forge a deal with Tehran to return asylum seekers.

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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's transport minister says two plane pieces found in Mozambique will be sent to Australia to verify if they belong to missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370.

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is instructing his armed forces to start pulling out of Syria, more than five months after he ordered the launch of a military operation that shored up his ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's South Island has been struck by three widely felt earthquakes.

WASHINGTON - An American fighting for Islamic State was taken into custody in northern Iraq after emerging from territory controlled by the militant group in Syria.

NEW YORK - A criminal investigation is under way after a video surfaced online showing a man urinating on a Kellogg factory assembly line.

HARARE - An Italian father and son have been shot dead by a ranger in a wildlife park in Zimbabwe after the pair were mistaken for elephant poachers.

BANGKOK - Eight people have died at the headquarters of one of Thailand's largest banks when workers accidentally triggered the release of fire extinguishing chemicals during an upgrade of the building's safety system.