Nearly 2000 firefighters battling wildfire in France
Nearly 2000 firefighters battling wildfire in France
Firefighters in southern France are battling to control the country's biggest wildfire so far this year, local authorities said.
Dozens missing as heavy rain, landslides hamper rescue efforts
Dozens missing as heavy rain, landslides hamper rescue efforts
Heavy rain and blocked roads hampered rescue efforts in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, a day after sudden flooding and landslides.
Social media firms 'turning a blind eye' to child abuse material: watchdog
Social media firms 'turning a blind eye' to child abuse material: watchdog
Australia’s internet watchdog has said the world’s biggest social media firms are still “turning a blind eye” to online child sex abuse material on their platforms.
Warning against nuclear weapons at Hiroshima memorial
Warning against nuclear weapons at Hiroshima memorial
Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima, as the city's mayor warned world leaders about the nuclear...
Israel considers full Gaza takeover
Israel considers full Gaza takeover
Israeli TV says Netanyahu favours seizing entire enclave as negotiations to stop the war collapse and more Palestinians die of starvation or malnutrition.
US in seabed mineral talks with Cook Islands
US in seabed mineral talks with Cook Islands
The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed minerals exploration and development, the State Department has confirmed.
Scathing report finds Titan sub disaster was preventable
Scathing report finds Titan sub disaster was preventable
OceanGate's safety culture and practices were deemed by the US Coastguard inquiry board as critically flawed.
Godfather director in Rome hospital
Godfather director in Rome hospital
Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed director of The Godfather movies, has undergone a medical procedure at a Rome hospital, and says he's fine.
Firefighters battle Gifford wildfire
Firefighters battle Gifford wildfire
Flames rise as firefighters battle the Gifford fire in brush-covered hillsides west of New Cuyama, California, yesterday.
Snowtown 'bodies in the barrels' serial killer paroled
Snowtown 'bodies in the barrels' serial killer paroled
The youngest of the four men convicted over South Australia's "bodies in the barrels" serial killings has been granted parole.
Kmart accused of links to slave labour factories
Kmart accused of links to slave labour factories
Retail giant Kmart is facing accusations it misled customers on its ethical credentials by sourcing clothing supplies from factories in China with links to slave labour.
Dormant volcano wakes up after 600 years
Dormant volcano wakes up after 600 years
The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka has erupted for the first time in 600 years, Russia's state news agency and scientists say, as another big quake rattled the region.
Sex offender MP still being paid, delays expulsion
Sex offender MP still being paid, delays expulsion
A disgraced NSW MP in jail for sexual assault has managed to stall his removal from parliament by heading to court, amid claims a senior judge acted beyond their powers.
The spy who changed MI5 dies
The spy who changed MI5 dies at 90
Stella Rimington, the first female director general of Britain's MI5 security and counter-intelligence service, has died aged 90.
New laws mulled in wake of bridge protest
New laws mulled in wake of Sydney Harbour Bridge protest
Protest laws could be repealed or expanded following a march across an iconic Australian landmark at the weekend.
Diddy loses bid for early release
Diddy loses bid for early release
Sean "Diddy" Combs won't be released from jail ahead of his October sentencing, after being found not guilty at his sex crimes trial of the most serious charges he faced.
Maxwell moved to minimum security prison
Maxwell moved to minimum security prison
Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred from a Florida prison to a lower-security facility in Texas to continue serving her 20-year sentence for helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse girls.
Videos from mushroom murder trial released
Videos from mushroom murder trial released
Footage of Erin Patterson speaking with detectives at the table where she served her deadly lunch has been released, almost a month after she was convicted of three murders.
Search for couple and dog as plane goes missing off Tasmania
Search for couple and dog as plane goes missing off Tasmania
Police remain cautiously optimistic as efforts continue to locate a married couple and their dog aboard a missing light plane.
Four dead, 5900 evacuated after torrential Taiwan rain
Four dead, 5900 evacuated after torrential Taiwan rain
Four people died and more than 5900 have been evacuated in southern Taiwan after the island recorded more than a year's rainfall over the past week which caused widespread landslides and flooding.