Australia suspends Iran embassy as conflict escalates
Australia said on Friday it had suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran, citing "a deteriorating security environment".
Rights abuses continue in North Korea: investigator
Rights abuses continue in North Korea: investigator
A U.N. official investigating rights in North Korea says many abuses continue, exacerbated by COVID-era controls that have yet to be lifted.
Trump sets two week deadline for Iran action
Trump sets two week deadline for Iran action
The White House says President Donald Trump will make a decision on whether the US will get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict in the next two weeks.
'Prolific predator' who drugged and raped women jailed for 24 years
'Prolific predator' who drugged and raped women jailed for 24 years
A Chinese student convicted of drugging and raping 10 women in Britain and China has been jailed for 24 years in a London court.
Iranian nuclear sites attacked as missile hits Israeli hospital
Iranian nuclear sites attacked as missile hits Israeli hospital
Israel struck a key Iranian nuclear site and Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital, as President Donald Trump kept the world guessing about whether the US would join Israel in air strikes.
Mushroom murderer was genuinely unwell, lawyer argues
Mushroom murderer was genuinely unwell, lawyer argues
Accused killer Erin Patterson was genuinely unwell and not faking illness in the days after serving a deadly beef Wellington lunch, her barrister has argued.
Trump on Iran: 'Nobody knows what I'm going to do'
Trump on Iran: 'Nobody knows what I'm going to do'
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected Donald Trump's demand for unconditional surrender and the US president said his patience had run out.
Farm swaps milk for cow cuddles
Farm swaps milk for cow cuddles as floods and food prices take toll
Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its cows and instead charge visitors to cuddle them.
Sydney teen's six-hour gang-rape ordeal horrifies police
Sydney teen's six-hour gang-rape ordeal horrifies police
A six-hour gang rape of teenage girl in a car allegedly at the hands of four youths has been described by senior Sydney police as a degrading crime that "beggars belief".
Raining relief
Raining relief
A man sprays water from his mouth to cool off his pet pigeon on a hot day in Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday.
Defence slams 'absurd' theories in mushroom case
Defence slams 'absurd' theories in mushroom case
Jurors should not find mushroom cook Erin Patterson guilty of three murders because she told some lies, her barrister has argued.
Air NZ cancels Bali flights after volcano erupts
Air NZ cancels Bali flights after volcano erupts
All Air New Zealand flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali have been cancelled after the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spewed ash into the sky.
Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender'
Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender'
President Trump called for Iran's "unconditional surrender" and warned that US patience was wearing thin, but said there was no intention to kill Iran's leader "for now", as the Israel-Iran air war raged for a fifth day.
Israeli tank fire kills 59 in crowd waiting for aid in Gaza
Israeli tank fire kills 59 in crowd waiting for aid in Gaza
Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 59 people, according to medics, in one of the bloodiest incidents yet in mounting violence as...
Australia's rainbow population rising after 'burst of acceptance'
Australia's rainbow population rising after 'burst of acceptance'
Australians are becoming more comfortable identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual, and experts are likening it to the sexual revolution of previous decades.
Floodwaters following rain lethal
Floodwaters following rain lethal
Tanya Pombo, a flood survivor, mourns the loss of her neighbours, who were swept away by floodwaters following a torrential downpour on the outskirts of Kinshasa,...
Accused mushroom murderer did not have motive: lawyer's closing submission
Accused mushroom murderer did not have motive: lawyer's closing submission
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson did not have a motive to kill members of her ex-husband's family and never planned to serve them death cap mushrooms, her lawyer has argued.
Remains found in bushland confirmed to be missing teen
Remains found in bushland confirmed to be missing teen
Human remains found in a national park have been confirmed as missing teenager Pheobe Bishop, who was allegedly murdered by her two housemates.
Caffeine overdose fatal after seven-hour ambulance wait unacceptable, coroner finds
Caffeine overdose fatal after seven-hour ambulance wait unacceptable, coroner finds
Seven hours after calling triple zero, an aspiring cancer researcher was found dead from a caffeine overdose and a coroner says the wait for help was unacceptable.
Calls to close gender gap in Pacific Island employment
Calls to close gender gap in Pacific Island employment
Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report on Tuesday.