Trump accuses impeachment witness of lying
US President Donald Trump has accused a witness in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of lying.
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Attenborough honoured for ocean pollution fight
Attenborough honoured for ocean pollution fight
The Queen has presented British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough with an award for his hit television nature series Blue Planet II, which raised public awareness of the danger of plastic pollution in oceans.
Hong Kong students' sewer escape thwarted
Hong Kong students' sewer escape thwarted
Some anti-government protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university tried to flee through the sewers, but firefighters prevented further escape bids by blocking a manhole into the system.
Andrew steps down from public duties
Andrew steps down from public duties
Prince Andrew has stepped down from public duties, saying the controversy surrounding his "ill-judged" association with US financier Jeffrey Epstein had caused major disruption to the royal family's work.
US diplomat: 'I followed the president's orders'
US diplomat: 'I followed the president's orders'
A senior US diplomat has told lawmakers President Donald Trump expressly ordered him and others to help pressure Ukraine into investigating a political rival of the president.
Microsoft's Office 365 down worldwide
Microsoft's Office 365 down worldwide
It doesn't look like Office 365 will be up for all 365 days of this particular year.
Besieged Hong Kong protesters seek escape routes
Besieged Hong Kong protesters seek escape routes
Anti-government protesters holed up in a Hong Kong university searched for escape routes after more than two days of clashes with police, dramatic breakouts by rope and motorcycle and more than 1000 arrests in 24 hours.
Corbyn: Serious questions surrounding Prince Andrew
Corbyn: Serious questions surrounding Prince Andrew
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn says there are questions to be answered after a TV interview in which Prince Andrew denied accusations he had sex with a teenage girl.
Brief reprieve for weary NSW firefighters
Brief reprieve for weary NSW firefighters
Weather conditions are set to aid firefighting efforts across NSW, but authorities say hot winds will blow in from South Australia in coming days. Sydney's air quality remains poor.
Sweden drops rape case against Assange
Sweden drops rape case against Assange
A Swedish prosecutor has dropped a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, ending the near decade-old case that had sent him into hiding in London's Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition.
Hitler house to become police station
Hitler house to become police station
The house where Adolf Hitler was born will be turned into a police station, Austria's interior minister says, after years of debate over how best to prevent it becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis.
Guards responsible for watching Epstein charged
Guards responsible for watching Epstein charged
Two correctional officers responsible for guarding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when he died in his jail cell in August have been charged with falsifying prison records to make it appear they were doing their jobs.
Pair held by Taliban finally free
Pair held by Taliban finally free
Australian academic Tim Weeks has been released by the Taliban, along with his American colleague Kevin King, three years after they were abducted in Afghanistan.
Andrew: 'No recollection' of meeting teen accuser
Andrew: 'No recollection' of meeting teen accuser
Prince Andrew has given an at times rambling and contradictory account of his friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and denies having sex with a teenaged girl in the 2000s.
HK police seal off university
HK police seal off university
Hong Kong police have trapped hundreds of protesters inside a major university and demonstrators rampaged through a tourist district, after two days of standoffs that have raised fears of a bloody showdown.
Johnson confident of candidates' support
Johnson confident of candidates' support
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says all his Conservative Party candidates in the December 12 election have pledged to back his Brexit deal.
Venice flooded after hit by ferocious high tide
Venice flooded after hit by ferocious high tide
An exceptionally high tide hit Venice again on Friday just three days after the city suffered its worst flooding in more than 50 years, leaving squares, shops and hotels once more inundated.
Two judges shot during brawl outside fast-food joint
Two judges shot during brawl outside fast-food joint
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended three county circuit court judges without pay for getting into an early-morning fist fight outside a fast-food restaurant that ended with two of them getting...
California police find no motive for school shooting
California police find no motive for school shooting
A 16-year-old student was carrying out a deliberate plan when he shot five teenagers at his California high school then turned the gun on himself, the local sheriff said on Friday, but authorities...
School shooting spree on 16th birthday
School shooting spree on 16th birthday
A Southern California high school student has fired on fellow classmates, killing two and wounding three others before saving the last bullet for himself on his 16th birthday.