Ingvar Ambjørnsen, a Norwegian author who mixed a sharp, even dark tone with humour and empathy in works that depicted the lives of the oppressed and vulnerable, has died, his publisher says. He was ...

A ferry carrying hundreds of people has caught fire at sea off Sulawesi island in Indonesia, killing at least five people, ...

Japan's ruling coalition is likely to lose its majority in the upper house, election exit polls show, potentially heralding ...

A new low-cost Saudi Arabian airline will serve 24 domestic destinations and 57 international destinations with a ...

The Israeli military has issued evacuation orders in areas of central Gaza packed with displaced Palestinians, where it ...

Rain has pounded Hong Kong as Typhoon Wipha skirts southwards, packing winds of more than 167km/h, disrupting 400 flights and ...

After ruckman Luke Jackson slotted a long-range set shot to put Fremantle in front at the 24-minute mark of the final quarter ...

Two young children are among four people killed in a horrific two-car crash after a tragic weekend on the roads. The crash ...

A Vietnamese man who survived the capsizing of a tour boat in Ha Long Bay has described his escape from the overturned vessel ...

The first of three days of pro-Palestinian protests in Canberra saw hundreds of demonstrators march to Israel's ...

Kurtley Beale will captain the First Nations and Pasifika side against the British and Irish Lions while Pete Samu's absence has been confirmed for the Marvel Stadium clash. Beale, who has 96 Test ...