It was a sinister moment in a campaign already replete with ugliness. And it put the spotlight back on Donald Trump.

The central promise of the Trump administration has failed and the central premise of the administration has been discredited.

After an election riven with religious tension, Pence struck an odd note by comparing Indonesia to the US.

On the 10th anniversary of the Boxing Day Tsunami that killed 226,000 people in 13 countries LINDSAY MURDOCH visits Khao Lak, the worst hit beach in Thailand.

The body of an Iraq War veteran suspected of fatally shooting and stabbing six family members in Pennsylvania was discovered on Tuesday following a two-day manhunt, a district attorney said.

Ali Elamine's behaviour in negotiations over his half-Australian children led one person to describe him as "pretty face, ugly heart".

Journalists from the BBC walked out of the event, saying it was clear he appeared under duress.

China's President Xi Jinping has visited a drizzly Macau for the 15th anniversary of the gambling hub's return to Chinese rule, with onlookers barred from using umbrellas – the emblem of democracy protests in nearby Hong Kong.

German police said on Monday they had captured a man suspected of planning a bomb attack who had slipped through their grasp during a raid two days ago.

When the PM said he was prepared to wait for the right trade deal with Britain rather than a rushed one, he wasn’t bluffing. 

Singaporean voters may accept change after all three of the island nation's prime ministers have had Chinese roots.

Asher Keddie, Germaine Greer and Alan Jones are among those who have thrown their support behind two Australians facing the death penalty in Indonesia, in a powerful star-filled video calling for mercy.

The US economy added just 266,000 jobs in April, well below economists’ expectations that around 1 million jobs would be created.

A UK theatre has been fined for safety breaches a week after it was revealed an Australian woman received a $7m payout after being paralysed in a fall.

South Korean and Japanese jets have joined exercises with two US B-1B bombers above and near the Korean Peninsula.