Britain has a long tradition of joke candidates, but none of them has succeeded at the ballot box the way Count Binface has in the Clacton by-election.
When Aikom Singh was four years old, a brain scan revealed every parent’s worst nightmare. But Aikom is now cancer-free and pursuing a passionate dream of one day making it as a professional golfer.
A former union leader has been granted bail after facing court on charges over a social media post that prosecutors allege was a "targeted, calculated attack".
Italian police have recovered three paintings by French masters Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse that were stolen from a museum.
The findings of a Catholic Church investigation into a former high-ranking clergyman convicted of sexually abusing Indigenous men will be sent to the Vatican.
The Federal Government is sending letters to 340,000 Australians who turned 50 in the past year, urging them to take action now to reduce their risk of developing the disease.
Almost a year after a 12-year-old girl died and multiple students were injured in a bus crash, detectives have charged the vehicle's 76-year-old driver.
An academically acclaimed private school being probed over forced labour and abuse claims uses religion as a "camouflage" for fraud, inquiry witnesses claim.
Extra security was assigned to Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge after he received a letter telling him to “pay what you owe”, a court has been told.
A $130,000 lobbying contract alleged to be a bogus bypass to electoral funding laws has been dissected at a corruption probe examining political donations.
A Liberal frontbencher has backflipped on claims Australians would “definitely” need to accept substandard housing, claiming he misheard the original question.
The local stock exchange continues its retreat from near all-time highs, with a mining rally cooling and traders holding back as reporting season gathers pace.
US inflation reports this week suggested pricing pressure remained under control, lowering the odds of a rate increase from the Federal Reserve in September.
Seven children facing life sentences under a state's controversial legislation will remain in custody after being charged with murder over an alleged assault.
Melinda Cilento, head of economic think tank CEDA, will become the newest member of the nine-person board responsible for setting interest rates in Australia.
Australia's biggest retailer of baby goods has gone all-in on its slick new stores, bringing its previously nerve-wracking sales figures out of the wilderness.
A Federal Court ruling has granted Traditional Owners native title for more than 170,000 hectares in northern Australia as part of a decades‑long campaign.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission Inspector says many complainants to the federal watchdog have been left flat by long waits to hear back on their cases.
A lawsuit alleges Selena Gomez and other company leaders failed to deliver on promises including creating a mobile app for her mental health start-up.
The prime minister insists his comments and hand gestures about the Japanese prime minister gifting him two melons have been incorrectly characterised.
Fidel Castro would have turned 100 this week. Is he a political giant who stood up to the US or the architect of the system that led to Cuba's current crisis?
The distressing video captured the moment the young boy was trying to get off the bus before his legs became trapped, dragging him down across the gutter.
Levies will remain in place on Australian goods to the US for now, but the prime minister says Donald Trump will consider scrapping the measure on its ally.
Iran says claims made by the United States regarding the normal passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz are nothing more than "lies and falsehoods".
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been caught unable to name the leaders of Japan and Indonesia in an upcoming News24 documentary amid ongoing criticism about her potential leadership.
Residents in the City of Stirling’s heritage-protected Lawley ward will be offered up to 800 free trees to plant on their private properties to help offset the ‘concrete jungle’ ECU redevelopment.
Israel's army has been deployed in a West Bank village where radical settlers have been besieging the homes of a Palestinian family for days, officials say.
A resource-rich Western Australia says other governments view it as a "cash cow" as the state defends its controversial GST deal on the eve of a major report.
Health care designed for the cities might not work for rural Australians, the government has acknowledged during an inquiry examining access to Medicare.
Extreme heat is squeezing Italy’s Parmigiano Reggiano industry from cow sheds to cheese vaults, driving up cooling costs while reducing the milk supply needed to make the prized cheese.
Romania is shutting down its Cernavoda nuclear power plant due to record-low water levels in the Danube River amid scorching heat and a severe drought.
A major Aussie airport has been rocked by another serious safety scare after a Virgin flight was forced to abandon takeoff to avoid hitting a Qantas plane crossing the same runway.
Sydney Airport’s air traffic control is once again under investigation after a Boeing 737 had to abort its takeoff due to another Boeing 737 crossing the same runway — the third incident in as many weeks.
Air raid sirens have rung out in Taiwan during exercises that also included limiting internet access to simulate what might happen during a Chinese attack.
