Gulf Arab coalition forces fighting Houthi militia in Yemen are advancing on the capital in a two-pronged offensive, generals declared at a desert oil compound they have turned into a military base.

Islamic State jihadists now demand a "guarantor" to ensure anyone leaving Iraq's besieged second city of Mosul will return within ten days.

British monarch does much more than keep up appearances when many her age are long retired.

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According to those who have already seen what is now almost universally known simply as the CIA torture report, its contents are chilling.Among its 480 pages are descriptions of captives of the US war on terrorism being threatened with sexual assault, of a man being threatened with a buzzing drill. ...

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner and her estranged husband Ali Elamine are being urged by a Lebanese judge to reach an agreement over the custody of their children, as criminal proceedings continue in Beirut over a bungled bid to grab the two youngsters.

Russian leader warned Romania and Poland for hosting elements of a US missile shield that Moscow considers a threat to its security.

The US Supreme Court found the gifts to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and his family distasteful, but all perfectly legal.

Rohingyas who have fled Myanmar have given graphic descriptions of killings, rapes and burning of homes by soldiers, fuelling fears of ethnic cleansing.

The former NY mayor is now the leading candidate to become President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state, but even some Republicans say the tough-guy with business connections to Russia may not be suitable.

* British embassy closed to the public since Sunday

Fears that the world's newest nation is set for fresh violence in its year-old civil war as peace talks languish and the rainy season ends.

Four gunmen took a man hostage in an apartment in the Belgian city of Ghent on Monday, officials said, adding there was no initial evidence linking the assault to a jihadist organisation.

US President Barack Obama moved to prevent US anger at North Korea from spiraling out of control on Sunday by saying the massive hacking of Sony Pictures was not an act of war but instead was cyber-vandalism.

A man has shot and killed a Florida police officer.

The Wallabies have knocked over Argentina to take the battle for the Rugby Championship title to the deciding match against the All Blacks.

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.

NATO will send equipment to Ukraine to help the war-torn nation defend its population against potential Russian chemical weapon attacks.

Queenslander Julian Wilson has clinched surfing's Triple Crown title by beating new world champion Gabriel Medina in the Pipeline Masters final.

Christine Yano, an anthropology professor from Hawaii, did not intend to spend much of her adult life talking about a bubble-headed anthropomorphised cat. I mean, who would?