The Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel have traded blame over failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite ...

A Taliban government official says Pakistan's air strikes on eastern Afghanistan have killed 46 people, mostly women ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged "all people of all nations" to find courage during this Holy Year ...

Conditions could not have been better for millions of Aussies this Christmas as families and friends gathered on beaches, in ...

Hot, dry and windy conditions are fanning fires in multiple states and territories, but the worst could be yet to come for ...

Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer whose many successes included Carly Simon's You're So Vain, has died at 82.

Rain marked a sombre Christmas morning in Darwin as hundreds gathered on the shore to remember those who died in Cyclone ...

At least two people were killed and others injured when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists gathered at a press ...

The devastating war in the Gaza Strip was front and centre during the midnight mass in Bethlehem given by the Catholic Church ...

Israeli forces have killed at least eight Palestinians in raids on a refugee camp near the city of Tulkarm in the ...

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Parts of the state face extreme fire dangers with total fire bans declared in the Mount Lofty Ranges and the west coast ...