Helicopters drop supplies to stranded farmers
Helicopters drop supplies to stranded farmers
Helicopters were being used on Sunday to drop animal feed to farmers in Australia's New South Wales state stranded by floods.
Monsoon hits India earliest in 16 years
Monsoon hits India earliest in 16 years
Monsoon rains hit the coast of India's southernmost state of Kerala, eight days earlier than usual.
307 soldiers exchanged in Russia, Ukraine POW swap
307 soldiers exchanged in Russia, Ukraine POW swap
Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 307 of their service personnel on the second day of an extended prisoner swap set to be the largest in the three-year war.
Posts reveal family schism before deadly mushroom lunch
Posts reveal family schism before deadly mushroom lunch
Devices seized from Erin Patterson's home allegedly reveal frustration with her husband's family in the months before she served them a poisonous lunch.
Dengue fever outbreak declared in Rarotonga
Dengue fever outbreak declared in Rarotonga
The Cook Islands government has declared a dengue fever outbreak in Rarotonga. In a statement on Friday (Thursday in the Cook Islands), the Health Ministry said two new cases had been confirmed,...
Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' from Congo
Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' from Congo
US President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.
NSW flooding death toll rises to four
NSW flooding death toll rises to four
A fourth person has died, and resupply efforts for 50,000 isolated residents are ramping up, as heavy rain and flooding spread across Australia's east coast. Authorities found the body of a man in...
Global Insight: Stiff sanctions needed to stop Gaza deaths
Global Insight: Stiff sanctions needed to stop Gaza deaths
Stiff sanctions will be needed before Israel stops its deadly military campaign in Gaza, a downbeat international relations specialist says.
Two Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in US
Two Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in central Washington
Two Israeli embassy staffers, a young couple about to be engaged, have been killed by a lone gunman in Washington, DC.
Three dead, grave fears for others missing in NSW floods
Three dead, grave fears for others missing in NSW floods
Three people have died in flooding in Australia's east, and the threat is set to hang over communities for some time despite forecasts heavy rain will ease.
Remembering those who were disappeared
Remembering those who were disappeared
A man walks past portraits of those who went missing in the 1973-85 Uruguay dictatorship, during the 30th edition of the March of Silence (Marcha del Silencio).
Trump ambushes SA president with false anti-white persecution claims
Trump ambushes SA president with false anti-white persecution claims
US President Donald Trump has confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House with allegations of mass killings and land seizures from white people.
Japan's agriculture minister resigns after rice gaffe
Japan's agriculture minister resigns after rice gaffe
Japanese farm minister Taku Eto has resigned after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of criticism from voters and lawmakers.
Trump unveils plans for Golden Dome defence system
Trump unveils plans for Golden Dome defence system
US President Donald Trump says he has selected a design for the $US175 billion Golden Dome missile defence shield aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia.
Hundreds rescued, thousands stranded by NSW floods
Hundreds rescued, thousands stranded by NSW floods
Hundreds of people have been rescued during one-in-500-year flooding after parts of Australia's east copped four months of rain in two days.
Cheers actor George Wendt dies
Cheers actor George Wendt dies
Comic actor George Wendt, best known for his Emmy-nominated supporting role as the beer-bellied barfly Norm on Cheers has died. He was 76.
Seven still at large after jailbreak
Seven still at large after jailbreak
Seven of the 10 men who busted out of a New Orleans jail last week remained at large yesterday as a statewide manhunt entered its fifth day.
Strikes leave behind ghost trains
Strikes leave behind ghost trains
Trains are seen parked at the station after it was announced that NJ transit locomotive engineers had reached a tentative contract agreement to end their strike.
Israel warned of 'concrete actions' over Gaza
Israel warned of 'concrete actions' over Gaza
The leaders of Britain, Canada and France have threatened "concrete actions" against Israel if it does not stop a renewed military offensive in Gaza.
Evacuations, rescues as flooding hits NSW
Evacuations, rescues as flooding hits NSW
Persistent and heavy rain that has brought significant flash flooding to NSW is showing no signs of stopping, after forcing a stack of emergency calls and evacuations.