All Blacks five-eighth Dan Carter has signed a three-year deal to play in France after next year's Rugby World Cup.

US President Barack Obama met Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday to seek joint action on security threats including Iran and Islamic State.

Jarryd Hayne fans were left scratching their heads when the 49ers refused to play the Australian in the second half of the Steelers' loss.

That noise heard overnight on Friday was the sound of jaws hitting desks in NATO bunkers either side of the Atlantic.

At least 2000 army personnel were stationed at strategic points in Kuala Lumpur and another 2500 were on standby.

Lebanese Australian Samah Hadid feels lucky to be alive after the Beirut port explosion destroyed her flat.

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

A soccer coach kidnapped in Yemen has appeared in a video recording saying his captors demand the Australian government pay a ransom for his release

Kwon Pil-ju is trying desperately to teach herself English before she is reunited in the coming weeks with a son she sent away almost 40 years ago.

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.

British police arrested an 18-year-old man at Manchester airport on Saturday on suspicion of terrorism offences related to Syria's civil war.

President Barack Obama has vowed to intensify the campaign against terrorists in East Africa.

Uber has been banned from operating in Delhi after the alleged rape of a customer by one of the taxi service's drivers.

Andrew Bogut has been ruled out again for Golden State with a knee injury.

Experts believe the snow algae may be a marker of climate change but also that their rise could hasten the shrinking of glaciers and snow caps.

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Sydney mum Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto will appear in a Kuala Lumpur court on Friday where she will be charged with trafficking 1.5kg of crystal meth.

Pakistan has called the Taliban attack on the army-run school in Peshawar a game changer in its fight against terror.

The French honorary consul in Turkey has resigned after she was found to be selling rubber dinghies and life jackets to migrants seeking to reach Europe.

American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe.

The attack clearly demonstrates the conflict at the heart of the Pakistani military and political establishment, half of which not only sympathises with the Taliban’s aims, but actively supports its activities.

Marcos family members have enjoyed a remarkable political comeback in recent years.

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