Tokyo unveils Olympic mascots
The mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were named during a ceremony in the Japanese capital on Sunday.
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One dead in LA supermarket siege
One dead in LA supermarket siege
A gunman who holed up in an Los Angeles supermarket after allegedly shooting his grandmother and girlfriend has been arrested, leaving the Trader Joe's store in handcuffs.
Melbourne teen dies after high-rise fight
Melbourne teen dies after high-rise fight
Police are interviewing a dozen partygoers and combing through evidence after a young woman died of her injuries after a fight at a Melbourne CBD apartment.
Tightrope walker stuns Paris with performance
Tightrope walker stuns Paris with performance
French tightrope artist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga impressed hundreds of Parisians with a performance that featured a walk on a rope suspended 35 metres above the ground.
Trump taped discussing Playboy model payment
Trump taped discussing Playboy model payment
US President Donald Trump's onetime personal attorney Michael Cohen recorded a conversation with Trump two months before the 2016 election in which they discussed buying the rights to a story by a...
Man arrested after knife attack on German bus
Man arrested after knife attack on German bus
A man armed with a knife attacked people on a bus in the northern city of Luebeck, injuring 10 including one seriously before he was arrested, police said.
Missouri tourist boat tragedy claims 17
Missouri tourist boat tragedy claims 17
Divers recovered the last of the bodies from the wreckage of a "duck boat" that sank during a storm on a Missouri lake, counting among the 17 who died nine members of a single family.
Spooky Time cover
Time cover morphs Trump and Putin's faces
Time magazine has unveiled its latest cover on Twitter, morphing the faces of US President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin into one image.
Macron under fire after aide beats protester
Macron under fire after aide beats protester
French President Emmanuel Macron is under fire after his office briefly suspended one of his aides for beating a protester and posing as a police officer, but didn't inform law authorities.
Trump invites Putin to White House
Trump invites Putin to White House
President Donald Trump has invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin to Washington, despite heavy criticism over his failure to raise the issue of Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 election.
'Absolute joy' to be playing Dr Who
'Absolute joy' to be playing first female Dr Who
British actress Jodie Whittaker has made her public debut as the first female Doctor Who, saying casting a woman to lead the long-running sci-fi television series was inevitable.
'It was magical': Thai boys relive cave rescue
'It was magical': Thai boys relive cave rescue
"Fight on, don't despair": the 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave complex described how they survived on nothing but dripping water, and even tried to dig their way out.
Compo ordered for families of Korea ferry victims
Compo ordered for families of Korea ferry victims
A South Korean court has ruled the government and operator of the Sewol ferry, which sank killing more than 300 people mostly school children, must compensate the families.
Volcano's 'collapse explosion' destroys structures
Volcano's 'collapse explosion' destroys structures
A "collapse explosion" at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has sent a surge of lava that destroyed structures in an evacuated housing development, geologists and civil defense authorities said.
Musk apologises for 'pedo' comment
Musk apologises for 'pedo' comment
Elon Musk has apologised to British caver Vern Unsworth for insulting comments he made about him following the rescue of a dozen Thai schoolboys and their football coach from a cave in northern Thailand.
Batwoman powers towards TV first
Batwoman powers towards TV first
Lesbian superhero Batwoman is powering towards a ground-breaking role as the first LGBT lead in her own television series.
US intelligence documents on Mandela made public
US intelligence documents on Mandela made public
Thousands of pages of US intelligence documents on Nelson Mandela were made public today, revealing that Washington continued to him as a potential Communist menace even after he was released from prison.
Man plotted to kill British PM Theresa May
Man plotted to kill British PM Theresa May
A British man was found guilty of a plot to kill Prime Minister Theresa May by first detonating an explosive device to get into her Downing Street office and then using a knife or a gun to attack her.
Musk apologises for cave diver comments
Musk apologises for cave diver comments
Tesla founder Elon Musk has apologised for comments he made a British caver following the rescue of a dozen schoolboys and their football coach from a cave in northern Thailand.
Perth murder-accused treated in NZ
Perth murder-accused treated in NZ
Accused teenage murderer Teancum Vernon Petersen-Crofts has a long history of mental health issues, his father has confirmed.