More than 200 killed in mine collapse
More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Catherine O'Hara, star of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone', dies
Catherine O'Hara, star of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone', dies
Catherine O’Hara, the shape‑shifting Canadian comic actor whose characters ranged from the deliriously theatrical Moira Rose in "Schitt's Creek" to the frantic mother in “Home Alone,” has died at 71.
Victims mourned
Victims mourned
Spain's King Felipe (left) greets a relative of a victim of the deadly derailment of two high-speed trains in Adamuz during a funeral mass in memory of the victims
Asian countries bring in checks for deadly Nipah virus
Asian countries bring in checks for deadly Nipah virus
Pakistan is latest Asian country to introduce checks for the deadly Nipah virus after India confirmed two cases.
Parents, teen boys found dead in Perth home
'Tragic and devastating': Parents, teen boys found dead in Perth home
A man and a woman and their teenage children are dead in what police are treating as a double murder-suicide at an affluent suburban Perth home.
Records tumble as extreme heat grips Australia
Records tumble as extreme heat grips Australia
More all-time temperature records have been smashed across Australia's interior as a climate change-fuelled heatwave grips the continent.
NZ not joining Trump's Board of Peace
NZ not joining Trump's Board of Peace
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said New Zealand won't be joining US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
Big budget Melania film premieres
Big budget Melania film premieres
The documentary offers rare access to the deeply private, enigmatic US first lady Melania Trump, who has kept a low public profile during her husband second term.
Judge rules bank must face lawsuit over Epstein ties
Judge rules bank must face lawsuit over Epstein ties
A US judge says Bank of America must face part of a proposed class action lawsuit accusing it of knowingly aiding Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking by providing banking services.
Charles doco shows life as nature campaigner
Charles doco shows life as nature campaigner
King Charles has hosted the first film premiere at a royal palace - a documentary chronicling his lifetime work of championing nature.
Mixed signals as Minneapolis remains on edge
Mixed signals as Minneapolis remains on edge
US President Donald Trump has warned Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey he is "playing with fire" for insisting that local police would refrain from enforcing federal immigration laws.
Search for wanted man has NSW towns on edge
Search for alleged triple killer has NSW towns on edge
Suspicion and tensions are high in a widespread regional area as the search for an alleged triple killer enters a second week.
Next attack 'far worse', Trump warns Iran
Next attack 'far worse', Trump warns Iran
US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear weapons or the next US attack would be far worse. Tehran responded with a threat to strike back.
Springsteen releases Minneapolis protest song
Springsteen releases Minneapolis protest song
LISTEN🔉: Bruce Springsteen has released a protest song honouring Minneapolis residents killed in what he called the "state of terror" visited on the city by immigration raids.
Storm impacts UK
Storm impacts UK
A search and rescue team helps locals on a boat as floodwater runs through a street in Enniscorthy, Ireland yesterday after the River Slaney burst its banks during Storm Chandra.
Hundreds of homes lost as Aussie bushfires take toll
Hundreds of homes lost as Aussie bushfires take toll
Hundreds of Australian families have lost their homes to bushfires across recent months, and authorities are warning the danger period still has months to run.
Winter storm kills dozens; US still in grip of bitter cold
Winter storm kills dozens; US still in grip of bitter cold
At least 38 people across 14 states have died from a powerful winter storm that left much of the central and eastern US gripped by snow and ice.
Evidence contradicts US immigration officials' accounts
Evidence contradicts US immigration officials' accounts
Top immigration officials in the US have repeatedly made statements after violent encounters involving federal agents - including two recent fatal shootings - later contradicted by evidence, Reuters reports.
West regrets anti-Semitism; details brain injury
West regrets anti-Semitism; details brain injury
Provocative rapper Kanye West has explained himself once again — this time in a full-page ad in yesterday’s The Wall Street Journal.
Monster snowstorm blankets much of US
Americans dig out after monster snowstorm blankets much of US
Tens of millions of Americans are digging out in the aftermath of a monster winter storm that paralysed much of the eastern US, caused at least 18 deaths and scuttled thousands of flights.