Stanford professor Shirin Sinnar testified that Donald Trump’s coronavirus “racist dog whistles” created “ripple effects across society at large”.

Australia is the worst-performing developed nation when it comes to climate-change action, a survey by European non-government organisations shows.

New York's top prosecutor seeks the power to probe all police killings of unarmed civilians in his state, following two grand juries' moves to clear officers in the deaths of unarmed black men.

A Sydney mother-of-four facing the death penalty in Malaysia claims she was innocently set up to carry drugs to Melbourne.

Bali's pro-death penalty governor doesn't want Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran executed on his island, believing it may spoil the harmonious climate.

A fragile truce between Ukraine forces and pro-Russian separatists appeared to hold on Tuesday as two more guardsman died from wounds sustained in violent protests.

"Please join George and Amal Clooney for cocktails and dinner with Hillary Rodham Clinton", reads the straightforward invitation to an extraordinary event.

Rio de Janeiro's governor has declared a state of financial emergency and requested federal funds to help fulfil obligations for public services during the 2016 Olympic Games which start on August 5.

The UK could be 24 hours away from voting to leave the European Union, a move that would send shockwaves through the continent's politics and the global economy.

An Australian mum facing the death penalty for possessing the drug ice in Malaysia has been remanded in custody in Kuala Lumpur.

Dredging up more self-belief is in the only way Auckland City can notch a third upset win at the club World Cup, says coach Ramon Tribulietx.

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Human rights groups accuse President Rodrigo Duterte of inciting violence and say police have murdered unarmed suspects on a massive scale.

A massive fire at an apartment complex has shut down parts of freeways in downtown Los Angeles.

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

Than Shwe, the 82-year-old former army general believed to be still enormously influential behind the scenes in Myanmar's powerful army, ordered the construction of a new capital in malarial jungle on a precise date and time in 2005.

An MP ejected from the New Zealand Parliament for speaking out against sexual violence and the Australian mistreatment of detainees on Christmas Island is demanding NZ Prime Minister John Key apologise for accusing her party of defending rapists.

A senior editor at one of Hong Kong's most prestigious newspapers has been fired after the publication of a front page devoted to a single story: the offshore holdings uncovered by the Panama Papers of some of the city's tycoons, celebrities and politicians.

Another week in Washington – and what could possibly go wrong?

Granting autonomy to rebel-held regions would be "a road to realisation of Putin's plan for destroying Ukraine", critic says.

A huge fire has engulfed a high-rise apartment block in the United Arab Emirates, sending residents fleeing into the street as embers rained down on the city.

Philippine prosecutors have filed murder charges against a US Marine accused of killing a Filipino transgender woman, in a case that has fanned anti-American sentiment.

Chinese manufacturers are expected to export more than 300 million e-cigarettes this year, but initial confusion over how to categorise the new products means there is virtually no regulatory oversight of a chaotic industry rife with counterfeiting.

The governing body of rugby league in the UK has announced a change to the concussion laws.

After the drama of this week's US primaries, a second shadow election campaign is underway, writes TRIP GABRIEL.