Court twist after teacher admits sex with student
The female teacher in Australia will not be jailed.
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Suspect identified in Hamburg church mass shooting
The suspect is thought to have killed 6 people in a Jehovah’s Witness hall, then himself.
Kidnapped girl found alive five years later
The girl was in foster care when taken by her biological mother from a US shopping centre.
‘If you send me back I will die’: Dramatic escape for first defector to NZ since Cold War
Ex-Chinese consulate staffer feared his Catholicism was putting his life in danger.
Xi Jinping awarded third term as China’s president, extending rule
Under previous a previous tradition Chinese leaders handed over power once a decade.
Aussie fishermen’s heroic act for massive shark
Lucky shark has crossed paths with fishermen that wanted to help instead of killing it.
US motorists appeal to keep naughty licence plates
Only a handful of car owners are appealing to keep custom plates after state clampdown.
Fiji’s former leader Frank Bainimarama released on bail
Bainimarama pleads not guilty to a charge that he abused his power as prime minister.
Trump invited to testify before New York grand jury
It could be the first criminal case ever brought against a former US president.
Hamburg church mass shooting - at least 7 dead, more wounded
Heavily armed police stormed the German church building.
Hamburg church mass shooting - at least 7 dead, more wounded
Several people have also been wounded in the mass shooting.
Saudi Arabia asks US for nuclear help, stoking fears of Iran arms race
Saudi Arabia hopes to add nuclear to its energy mix, but the US is hesitant.
Several Dead After Shooting at Church in Hamburg
Shots were fired inside a building used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in the German city of Hamburg. Video / AP
China fires up over ’Cold War mentality’
China has sensationally accused Australia of trying to stir up an arms race in the region.
Three geologists die as tunnel collapses in Spanish mine
The accident occurred at a depth of 900 metres.
Why is Indonesia moving its capital from Jakarta to Borneo?
Indonesian officials say the new metropolis in Borneo will be a 'sustainable forest city'.
Cleo Smith kidnap link to prison inmate's death
The 'high profile' prisoner killed in an incident in Australia has been identified.
Australia to buy nuclear-powered subs made in US under Aukus agreement
It comes after Australia cancelled a multibillion-dollar contract for a French-built fleet
Political pressure from Trump, Republicans behind Fox programming
Fox News is being sued by Dominion Voting Systems over election fraud conspiracies.
Ukraine nuclear power plant reconnected after massive missile strike
UN nuclear watchdog head slams “complacency" amid spectre of catastrophe again.
Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama and top cop charged
Pair alleged to have abused their powers and stopped an active police investigation.
Australia’s scramble after 9/11 revealed
A declassified Cabinet minute shows how Australia responded to security crisis after 9/11.
La Nina, which worsens hurricanes and drought, is gone
Many countries will be breathing a sigh of relief as globe moves to a “neutral” condition.
Latest barrage: 5 dead and others injured in Russian missile attacks
There were reports of more than 15 strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
NRL star’s mum ‘drunk’ in Gold Coast triple-fatal crash: Court
The mother of Broncos star Payne Haas charged with drink driving.
Will China’s next premier be a moderating influence on Xi Jinping?
Li Qiang, is poised to become China’s top economic official.
Women in Turkey brave ban on Istanbul march, get tear-gassed
Women braved march for about two hours before police used tear gas on protesters.
Update on Cleo Smith kidnapping case
The man who admitted to abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith will learn his fate in court.
Kidnapped Americans found quickly, but Mexico’s missing remain lost
Thousands of Mexicans remain missing in a state long associated with cartel violence.
Veterans testify of ‘catastrophic’ impact of Afghan collapse
Active service members describe harrowing withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Russia needs a ‘flood of weapons’ to win the war
Intelligence agencies say Russia's beleaguered military lacks ammunition and troops.
China threatens 'confrontation' if the US doesn't back off
Qin Gang warns that Beijing and the US are headed for "confrontation".
Russia-Ukraine war: Nord Stream gas pipe explosions - a global mystery of who is to blame
Who was behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year?
Why are migrants in small boats a heated issue in the UK?
Illegal asylum seekers have been trying to enter British shores for years to find work.