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Australian prime minister Scott Morrison looked set to form a majority government as vote counting from the weekend election allayed any fears that his conservative coalition may have to rule...

Fans of the hit TV series Game of Thrones have been bidding the show goodbye after the final episode was broadcast.

A wooden temple built as a memorial to the 17 victims of a Florida high school mass shooting has been set on fire in a symbolic gesture of healing.

US President Donald Trump has declared himself "strongly pro-life", but opposed to a ban on abortion in the case of rape or incest, in his first comments since Alabama's strict...

The great niece of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has backed Irish actor Cillian Murphy as a potential replacement for Daniel Craig in the 007 films.

Swiss voters have approved a measure to tighten the country's gun laws, bringing it in line with many of its European partners.

The Italian interior ministry has vowed to press ahead with a new decree closing Italian ports to aid groups that rescue migrants, even after UN human rights investigators said it...

Throughout its 500-year relationship with the West, Beijing has sought to profit from its wealth without truly embracing its ideals and norms. That long-standing ambivalence is playing out in trade...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to retain power last night, after exit polls showed his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies were on track to win a...

Prime Minister Theresa May's final attempt to get a Brexit deal through the British parliament appeared doomed last night as a leaked document suggested it was nothing more than a...

Nicola Sturgeon has suggested she would push for a second independence referendum even if the UK remained in the EU.

The great niece of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has backed Irish actor Cillian Murphy as a potential replacement for Daniel Craig in the 007 films.

An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 16 people, mostly South Africans, close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt.

Austria's president is calling for a snap general election following the collapse of the coalition government over a corruption scandal.

US President Donald Trump has declared himself "strongly pro-life", but opposed to a ban on abortion in the case of rape or incest, in his first comments since Alabama's strict...

British Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg's new book has been savaged by the critics, who have dismissed his tribute to the Victorians as "staggeringly silly", "sentimental jingoism" and "so terrible".

A crowdfunding page to raise money for a model railway exhibition completely trashed by vandals has gained more than £30,000 in donations.

President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with destruction if it seeks a fight with the US.

A billionaire technology investor has stunned graduates at a US college by announcing he will pay off all their student loans estimated at 40 million dollars (£31m).

A billionaire technology investor has stunned graduates at a US college by announcing he will pay off all their student loans estimated at 40 million dollars (£31m).

American sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long queues for fuel in the South American nation's second largest city, Maracaibo.

One person has died and two more have been injured after a house exploded in southern Indiana, authorities in the US have said.

US diplomats have warned that commercial airliners flying over the Persian Gulf face a risk of being "misidentified" amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran.

The United Nations refugee agency said it was "deeply saddened" by the targeting of civilians in recent airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition last week, which left at least six dead...

Justin Trudeau's government has been accused of trying to buy media support ahead of crucial elections by launching a $600m taxpayer-funded bailout for Canadian newspapers.

Lt Col Richard Cole, who has died aged 103, was the last survivor of the 80 US airmen known as the "Doolittle Raiders" who carried out the first air attack...

Jean Vanier, who has died aged 90, was the founder and director of the L'Arche Community, which achieved international fame and admiration for its attitude to those with learning disabilities.

Bob Hawke, the former Prime Minister of Australia who died last Thursday aged 89, fought his way up the beer and smoke ladder of Australian union politics to the top...

Conservative Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz yesterday pulled the plug on his coalition with the far-right Freedom Party after a damaging video prompted its leader to step down as vice chancellor.

US President Donald Trump has announced a delay in imposing tariffs on imported vehicles and parts from the European Union, Japan and other nations for 180 days to pursue negotiations,...

Goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne deployed unusual tactics to help his Sydney FC side secure the Hyundai A-League Championship on penalties against Perth Glory.

I must have been six or seven when I first heard Doris Day singing Que Sera, Sera. And just like Doris in the song, I asked my mother... well, what...

I must have been six or seven when I first heard Doris Day singing Que Sera, Sera. And just like Doris in the song, I asked my mother... well, what...