Pressure mounts over deadly Swiss bar blaze
Pressure mounts over deadly Swiss bar blaze
Pressure is building for answers from an investigation into a New Year bar fire in a Swiss ski resort that killed 40 people.
Single tuna sells for record $5.6m at Tokyo fish market
Single tuna sells for record $5.6m at Tokyo fish market
A Japanese sushi restaurant has bid $NZ5.64 million for a single bluefin tuna - by far the highest price ever paid at the annual New Year auction in Tokyo.
Trump says second Venezuela strike possible
Trump says second Venezuela strike possible
President Donald Trump said the US could launch a second military strike on Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
At least 30 killed in market gunman attack
At least 30 killed in market gunman attack
At least 30 people were killed and several others abducted when gunmen attacked a market in Nigeria's Niger State, police said today.
Final victims of Swiss bar fire identified
Final victims of Swiss bar fire identified
All 40 people who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said today.
US operation against Maduro 'illegal': Clark
US operation against Maduro 'illegal': Clark
There is no doubt that Donald Trump's attack on Venezuela was illegal, former prime minister and UN leader Helen Clark says.
Venezuela govt remains united behind Maduro
Venezuela govt remains united behind Maduro
A top Venezuelan official declared on Sunday that the country's government would stay unified behind President Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuela diaspora celebrates Maduro's deposition
Venezuela diaspora celebrates Maduro's deposition
Venezuelan migrants worldwide are celebrating following the US-led deposition of President Nicolas Maduro, whose govt oversaw one of the largest migration exoduses in recent history.
Ashes applause for Bondi Beach heroes
Ashes applause for Bondi Beach heroes
When stumps is called on the last day of the Ashes series finale, it's likely the loudest cheer will have been for a small group of people on neither team.
Democratic US lawmakers say they were misled over Venezuela
Democratic US lawmakers say they were misled over Venezuela
Democratic members of the US Congress say senior officials of President Donald Trump's administration misled them during recent briefings about plans for Venezuela.
US strikes Venezuela after Trump's threats against Maduro
US strikes Venezuela after Trump's threats against Maduro
The US has carried out strikes inside Venezuela, a US official said, as explosions rocked the capital Caracas following months of threats by President Donald Trump.
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
Julie Yukari, a musician based in Rio de Janeiro, posted a photo taken by her fiancé to the social media site X just before midnight on New Year's Eve showing her in a red dress.
Scrutiny turns to safety set-up at Swiss bar
Scrutiny turns to safety set-up at Swiss bar
Witnesses to a deadly fire in Switzerland have recounted seeing bar staff carrying sparkling fountain candles attached to champagne bottles.
Woman killed in rare suspected mountain lion attack
Woman killed in rare suspected mountain lion attack
A hiker in Colorado has died in the state's first suspected fatal mountain lion attack in more than 25 years, authorities say.
Joshua driver charged over fatal crash
Joshua driver charged over fatal crash
The driver of the vehicle in a crash that injured boxer Anthony Joshua and killed two friends in Nigeria has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, police say.
Obituary: Sam Lovell, Aboriginal leader
Obituary: Sam Lovell, Aboriginal leader
Nyikina elder Sam Lovell was regarded as the founder of Aboriginal tourism.
Obituary: DNA co-discoverer dogged by dubious race views
Obituary: DNA co-discoverer dogged by dubious race views
The Francis Crick Institute is a cathedral of biomedicine in the heart of London, a centre for 2000 scientists to push the limits of research and a monument to one of the men who made it possible.
Bolsonaro leaves hospital
Bolsonaro leaves hospital
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was discharged from a hospital in Brasilia and returned to prison yesterday, according to CNN Brazil
Painful task of identifying bodies begins in Switzerland
Painful task of identifying bodies begins in Switzerland
Investigators have set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40 people at a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
Mamdani sworn in as New York mayor to chants of 'tax the rich'
Mamdani sworn in as New York mayor to chants of 'tax the rich'
Democrat Zohran Mamdani has become New York City's mayor, vowing during a public swearing-in ceremony on the steps of City Hall to enact an aggressive agenda aimed at making the nation's largest city more affordable for working people.