The 2016 Republican National Convention is getting underway in Cleveland and around 50,000 people are expected attend.

Russia run a state-sponsored doping programme at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, that’s according to a report out today. Prime Minister John Key says he can't say if he brought up the case of a New Zealander convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia with its president.

The brother of a controversial Pakistani social media star has been arrested for her murder, confessing he strangled Qandeel Baloch for "honour".

WARNING: DISTURBING FOOTAGE A young schoolboy was hit by a moving car and flung across a busy road when he ran into the street because the nearest crossing was 10 minutes away. The child, who was still wearing his green school uniform, sprinted across the road from behind a stationary bus. But he failed to see the vehicle which was being driven down the road and was immediately struck by the car in a residential area of Jurong West in Singapore.

Online video blogs posted by the Baton Rouge shooter have offered a window into his disturbed world.

A family out fishing came across a swimming wild pig and what they did next has split opinion nationwide.

President Obama has spoken about the shooting of three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

A wildlife sanctuary in Australia's central Queensland is training up junior zoo keepers, teaching them about animal husbandry.

Two of America's furriest sweethearts are celebrating their birthdays. Atlanta’s twin pandas celebrate their third birthdays

Three officers are confirmed dead and three others wounded after a shooting in the United States.

Three police officers have been killed and several injured after being shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Three police officers are been shot dead and three more injured in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Turkey widens the crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday.

A manatee paid a surprise visit to two paddleboarders in the waters off Florida, USA

The appearance of a rare Pokemon in New York caused a huge crowd of players to rush towards its location

The quarter-final lineup is set in Super Rugby after the Hurricanes thrashed the Crusaders and the Highlanders overcame the Chiefs. Were those matches of test intensity? The All Blacks will release a new jersey in the coming days. How will it differ from the others? More golden point heartbreak for the Warriors after going down late to Manly in Perth.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence has spoken to praise his running mate, Presidential candidate Donald Trump

Presidential candidate Donald Trump has announced his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence

Police in Pakistan have said that social media star Qandeel Baloch has been strangled by her brother in an 'honour killing', supposedly for her raunchy Instagram photos

The Blues ended their Super Rugby season by all but ending the Waratahs’ finals hopes with a 34-28 win at Eden Park. Warriors captain Ryan Hoffman has slammed some of his peers as rugby league continues to be embroiled in off-field indiscretions. Valerie Adams has thrown over 20 metres for the first time since 2014 in winning the Diamond League shot put in Monaco.

Amid the attempted coup, one Periscope user captured an alleged bomb attack has been carried out on the Turkish parliament.

The moment when French police shoot into the cab of the attacker's truck in Nice

Locals gathered to grieve for those killed in the recent terror attack.

The latest video and reports on the situation in France

Source: Twitter/TomGodard European leaders have responded with dismay and fury at the appointment of Boris Johnson, the former Mayor of London, to Foreign Secretary. His French counterpart denounced him as a "liar", while his German interlocutor said it was "outrageous" that he played cricket on the day after the Brexit referendum.

The Herald outlines the US elections on the road to the White House in 2016. Created by Richard Dale.

Footage courtesy of Al Jazeera. The driver of a large truck that mowed down hundreds of revellers at Bastille Day celebrations in Nice drove in a zig-zag fashion at about 70km/h to hit as many people as possible, say witnesses. Officials have confirmed 77 people are dead after the truck, laden with grenades and weapons, ploughed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, during a fireworks display.

Hamrick, a ballerina, is over three months pregnant and a source close to couple said, "this is great news. It will be Mick Jagger's eighth child and nothing fazes him. He's been incredibly supportive."

Officials have confirmed 73 people are dead after a truck ploughed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France during a fireworks display.

Source: ABC News