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Australians greeted the new year on Wednesday with a spectacular firework display over Sydney Harbour, despite deadly wildfires which have forced thousands to seek refuge on beaches and compelled many...

Two more people died, five others were missing feared dead and thousands were evacuated to beaches as Australia's most devastating wildfire season on record worsened on Tuesday.

Chinese experts are investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness in the central city of Wuhan which some have likened to the 2002-2003 Sars epidemic.

Chinese experts are investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness in the central city of Wuhan which some have likened to the 2002-2003 Sars epidemic.

Chinese experts are investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness in the central city of Wuhan which some have likened to the 2002-2003 Sars epidemic.

Chinese experts are investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness in the central city of Wuhan which some have likened to the 2002-2003 Sars epidemic.

Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn has said he is in Lebanon and was not fleeing justice, but instead sought to avoid “injustice and political persecution” in Japan where he is...

Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn has said he fled to Lebanon from Japan not to escape justice but to avoid “injustice and political persecution” over financial misconduct allegations.

Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday said at a news conference that the now-former officer “completely and solely fabricated” the allegations.

Actress Sharon Stone's profile is again active on Bumble after she tweeted about being blocked from the dating app.

Actress Sharon Stone's profile is again active on Bumble after she tweeted about being blocked from the dating app.

Sharon Stone has been kicked off the dating app Bumble after other users reported her profile as being fake.

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has expressed "serious concern" about the potential for a miscarriage of justice after a court in Cyprus convicted a British teenager of lying about being...

The parents of Greta Thunberg, the climate change activist, stopped flying and went vegan to "save" their daughter rather than the planet, her father has said as the schoolgirl described...

A third Australian firefighter has died battling blazes in New South Wales, while in Victoria thousands of visitors who ignored warnings to leave a holiday region are now trapped by...

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has expressed "serious concern" about the potential for a miscarriage of justice after a court in Cyprus convicted a British teenager of lying about being...

A gunman opened fire in a church in White Settlement, Texas, killing two parishioners.

Belgium and the Netherlands are considering extending their already liberal laws on euthanasia to patients with dementia. Both countries have taken steps to liberalising rules which allow people to choose...

Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for today and New Year's Day aimed at disrupting festivities and shopping in the Asian financial hub, which has seen a...

An Iran-backed militia vowed yesterday to retaliate for US military strikes in Iraq and Syria that killed 25 of its fighters and wounded dozens of others.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed efforts to reach a diplomatic solution for the Libyan conflict in separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...

Senator Bernie Sanders, who had relatives killed by Nazis during the Holocaust, has condemned the alarming rise in anti-Semitism in the US.

An Iran-backed militia vowed yesterday to retaliate for US military strikes in Iraq and Syria that killed 25 of its fighters and wounded dozens of others.

Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for today and New Year's Day aimed at disrupting festivities and shopping in the Asian financial hub, which has seen a...

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has expressed "serious concern" about the potential for a miscarriage of justice after a court in Cyprus convicted a British teenager of lying about being...

Senator Bernie Sanders, who had relatives killed by Nazis during the Holocaust, has condemned the alarming rise in anti-Semitism in the US.

A woman who says she was 14 when she had a sexual encounter with financier Jeffrey Epstein at his mansion has sued his estate for coercion, inflicting emotional distress and...

A woman who says she was 14 when she had a sexual encounter with financier Jeffrey Epstein at his mansion has sued his estate for coercion, inflicting emotional distress and...

Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct, has arrived in Beirut, a close friend said.

Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct, has arrived in Beirut, a close friend said.

Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct, has arrived in Beirut, a close friend said.

Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan, has arrived in Beirut, according to a close friend.

A German public broadcaster has been criticised for a satirical adaptation to one of the country's best-known children's songs about a grandmother's environmentally questionable habits and apologised after the song...

Easter eggs have been spotted on supermarket shelves around the country just days after Christmas.

A court in Sudan has sentenced 27 members of the country's security forces to death for torturing and killing a detained protester during the uprising against Sudan's long-time autocrat Omar...

The London Stock Exchange's blue chip index ended its Christmas rally of 11 straight days of growth by turning red on Monday – the final full day's trading in 2019.

The London Stock Exchange's blue chip index ended its Christmas rally of 11 straight days of growth by turning red on Monday – the final full day's trading in 2019.

The London Stock Exchange's blue chip index ended its Christmas rally of 11 straight days of growth by turning red on Monday – the final full day's trading in 2019.

The London Stock Exchange's blue chip index ended its Christmas rally of 11 straight days of growth by turning red on Monday – the final full day's trading in 2019.

The London Stock Exchange's blue chip index ended its Christmas rally of 11 straight days of growth by turning red on Monday – the final full day's trading in 2019.