The author and activist had arrived in the country ahead of speaking engagements in New York.

On Thursday Malcolm Turnbull conceded there was a risk the crisis could lead to some Rohingya seeking to come to Australia with people smugglers.

Signalling its commitment to a clean energy future, New Zealand's government announced it won't issue any more permits for offshore oil and gas exploration.

The Syrian government says the report is "baseless allegations".

It’s not just Facebook that didn’t take a broad enough view of its responsibility. No one did. We still probably don’t. And it’s unlikely we will.

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes are rapidly evolving the ability to resist insecticides and the trait is spreading across Africa, putting millions of lives at risk.

Theresa May ordered submarines in the Mediterranean to move within missile range of Syria in readiness for strikes against the Assad regime.

Expect more mixed-race faces in the palace, Diana biographer Andrew Morton predicts.

While grazing her horses in a meadow in Northern India in January, Asifa Bano followed a man into the forest. Days later, her small, lifeless body was recovered there.

While grazing her horses in a meadow in Northern India in January, Asifa Bano followed a man into the forest. Days later, her small, lifeless body was recovered there.

Reports that Beijing wants to establish a military base in Vanuatu are worrying hawks in Britain.

Reports that Beijing wants to establish a military base in Vanuatu are worrying hawks in Britain.

President Donald Trump said an attack on Syria could come "very soon, or not so soon at all," as Russian leaders urged calm and reined in their own war rhetoric.

President Donald Trump said an attack on Syria could come "very soon, or not so soon at all," as Russian leaders urged calm and reined in their own war rhetoric.

The Russian military announced on Thursday that the Syrian government is now in full control of the last rebel-held town on the outskirts of Damascus that was the site of a suspected chemical attack over the weekend.

The Russian military announced on Thursday that the Syrian government is now in full control of the last rebel-held town on the outskirts of Damascus that was the site of a suspected chemical attack over the weekend.

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A former Chicago aviation police officer who helped drag a 69-year-old male passenger off a parked plane last year in an incident that drew international outrage is suing the airline and the city that fired him.

About 13,000 people are trapped on the Aegean Islands and a further 30,000 remain stranded on the mainland.

It has become a quiet success story, used by thousands of organisations around the world.