US President Barack Obama and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed a new era of friendship as they broke the deadlock on a long-stalled nuclear pact.

Western Sydney claim to have reached an agreement in a pay dispute with players, ending the threat of a boycott at the Club World Cup in Morocco.

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Golden State Warriors centre Andrew Bogut has played his 568th NBA game to pass Luc Longley as the Australian to have racked up most NBA matches.

Is this the explosive proof that will bring down Nine's Lebanese getaway?

Five-year-old Julianna Snow, whose story about confronting terminal illness touched millions, has died at home in her mother's arms.

A transgender woman who was sent to a male prison has been found dead.

The town of Rafah on the border of Israel and Egypt, has a history stretching back thousands of years to the time of the pharaohs. It began as settlement around an oasis at the point where the Sinai meets the Gaza Strip. In 1906, under British pressure, a border line was drawn between Egypt and the ...

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is already in Ukraine gathering evidence for a war crimes case against the Russian President and his troops.

The treaty organisation has traditionally focussed on the threat of Russia, but is increasingly concerned about China’s nuclear arsenal and lack of transparency.

A diabetic passenger complained that she needed to eat, so they pulled the car over, a tour guide says. A helicopter that was supposed to be guarding them then opened fire, killing a dozen people.

The Tongan church in Mangere where Jonah Lomu lived as a child will hold a public service to remember him.

An ultra-nationalist Communist Party propaganda video with slick production values has gone wildly viral on the Chinese internet – while leaving foreign observers bemused.

US President Barack Obama has revealed his experiences of racism as protesters condemn the killings of unarmed black men by police.

A Philippine town mayor says more than 30 police commandos have been killed in a clash with Muslim rebels while hunting a top terror suspect in the south.