Donald Trump has essentially clinched the Republican nomination with his main rival Ted Cruz pulling out of the race.

One of the world's most famous police departments has accepted New Zealand Police's 'running man' challenge, posting a video on Facebook of themselves dancing with school kids.

Ted Cruz, the insurgent Texan whose presidential campaign was fueled by disdain for Washington, dropped out of the 2016 race, removing the last major hurdle in Donald Trump's quest to become the Republican nominee for president.

As voters in Indiana headed to the polls Tuesday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz unloaded on rival Donald Trump, calling him utterly amoral, a pathological liar, a serial philanderer and a narcissist at a level the country has never seen

Donald Trump is aiming for a thumping victory Tuesday in Indiana to squelch lingering doubts about his viability as the Republican presidential nominee and pivot toward presumptive Democratic standard-bearer Hillary Clinton.

Justin Trudeau - otherwise known as the hunkiest world leader to ever grace planet Earth - has just taken things up a notch.

"You mean, I can win and the guy that comes in third place or fourth place ends up getting more delegates than me?"

Astronomers using telescopes at ESO's observatories in Chile have discovered three planets around a dim dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth. These worlds have sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and the Earth, and they are the best targets so far found in the hunt for life elsewhere in the Universe.

The red Arrows- the acrobatic section of the UK's Royal Air Force will be displaying their complex manoeuvres at public shows across Britain from next weekend. Among their ranks is Kiwi pilot Emmet Cox who dons the red overalls for their death-defying displays

Donald Trump joked that 'it was like crossing the border," after his unorthodox entrance to the California Republican Party convention as hundreds of demonstrators ringed the hotel where he was scheduled to speak. (April 29)

Several hundred protesters opposing Donald Trump have gathered outside the California hotel where he was scheduled to speak to Republicans and some broke through a steel barricade to approach the venue's entrance. (April 29)

It helps to have friends in high places when you're promoting an athletic event. That's certainly the case for Prince Harry, who released a video on Friday promoting the upcoming Invictus Games for wounded veterans. The cast includes his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, and Barack and Michelle Obama, who were dinner guests of Harry's last week.

A police sniper shot a man who walked into a TV station lobby wearing a full animal costume and surgical mask and displaying what appeared to be an explosive device on his chest, authorities said Thursday.

Source: Sky News One person is reportedly dead and two others are injured after a shooting at a major shopping centre in Sydney. A man and woman have been taken to Liverpool Hospital. Their conditions are not yet known. The shots were fired just before midday outside Bankstown Central Shopping Centre, which is in Sydney's southwest.

WARNING: Content may disturb some viewers. Shocking footage has emerged of a gang of thugs brutally beating a British family in Thailand apparently because they were Western tourists. The family of three - a mum, dad and their son - were leaving a bar in the Hua Hin province where they were reportedly celebrating Thai New Year when they were attacked by a gang of youths.

Watch as lightning strikes this airliner, which was en route to land at Heathrow.

Republican Donald Trump says that Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is only doing well in the election because of her gender.

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Source: ABC The trolls were horrid to her while she was alive. And they continued to be awful after her death. Fairfax County firefighter Nicole Mittendorff, 31, killed herself in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park, the state medical examiner concluded. But even after the search for her was over, after her body was identified and memorial candles began to burn, the cyberbullies - who claimed they were her fellow firefighters - kept scorching Mittendorff online.

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is railing against a deal reached by rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich to divvy up a series of upcoming contests to maximize their chances of halting Trump's march to the GOP nomination

Sally Faulkner tells of how her estranged daughter Lahela gave her a Barbie ring and a heartbreaking farewell message. Video / 60 Minutes

Police in southern Ohio said there may be one or more suspects that are still on the run who were responsible for the death of eight relatives.

Obama capped his royal UK visit with a trip to Kensington Palace, where he and the first lady were invited for dinner with Prince William, his wife, Kate, and his brother, Prince Harry. He also met young Prince George.

Channel 9 crossed a line they should never have crossed in this Lebanese kidnapping case. They had a responsibility and they blew it.

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Britain celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday on Thursday, with her eldest son Prince Charles paying tribute in a special radio broadcast and Prime Minister David Cameron leading a parliamentary homage.

Source: Channel 7/Manly Daily A Sydney mother was surprised to find a snake had slithered it's way up the piping to the second floor toilet of her home.

In a dramatic climax to a high-profile child custody battle that has spanned two continents, an Australian mother and TV crew were released on bail Wednesday amid a botched attempt to take the woman's two children from their Lebanese father.