Oliver Beaumont could not vocalise his suffering during the attack so he sustained a prolonged ordeal which was only noticed by the dogs barking, his aunt said.

The World Bank has promised Indonesia up to $1.4 billion to help rebuild the cities of Palu and Lombok, both of which have been hit by earthquakes.

China is considering aggressive new curbs on coal consumption as it accelerates efforts to transform its economy and tackle climate change, moves that could further dent revenue for Australia's commodities.

Mogadishu An al-Shabaab suicide car bomber has struck a police complex in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least 30 people and wounding nearly 48 others.

Terrorism's idiocy defies rational appraisal but Germany has been somewhat immune to radicalism of the Islamic variety.

A senior official with the Syrian opposition has blamed the government and its allies for cease-fire violations that killed more than two dozen people, warning it will be difficult to resume peace talks next month.

Islamic State launched a major counter-attack on the city of Kirkuk on Friday as Iraqi and Kurdish forces pursued operations to seize territory around Mosul.

The father put his two-year-old daughter safely on the US side of the Rio Grande river and went back for his wife. The girl tried to follow him.

Twitter, Facebook and Google face big fines if they do not present Delhi's position on disputed territory.

North Korea has said it is preparing to put a new satellite into orbit, using a rocket that is widely seen as an intercontinental ballistic missile in the making.

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? 

The massive tar-coloured dunes of Titan, made of fine and powdery hydrocarbons and possibly ice particles, are the product of long-term weather cycles, scientists now believe.

Jerusalem's ancient Western Wall made headlines again on Tuesday. The reason: Donald Trump.

Prosecutors in Minnesota said they had charged the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a routine traffic stop.

When Australian Walter Gilmore first became the CEO of Siloam Hospitals Group in Indonesia in 2004 he would feel pretty upbeat after executive meetings.

A Toronto man stole the identities of 38,000 people in a massive credit card fraud scheme described by prosecutors as high-tech bank robbery.

The CIA used much more brutal methods of interrogation on terrorism suspects than previously disclosed, according to a US Senate report.

Gul Ahmed Said killed ten of his relatives in north-western Pakistan over a marriage dispute on the weekend, just months after he killed his own parents and two brothers, police officials said.

As a lone Aussie flag hung in the cool evening air, hundreds took to the streets that were home to Justine Damond.

Until the Iraqi government delivers on critical security and judicial reform, IS and groups like it cannot be vanquished.

President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in response to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where thousands of residents have been exposed to toxic amounts of lead.

She spent three decades telling Japanese women what to wear as a fashion editor. Her new task is to try to interest them in a drier topic: fiscal policy.

The bomb, planted on a motorbike, injured the Parliament Speaker and former president, and four others including a British national.

Parties have a maximum of four attempts to form a government or face a new election within three months.

While Donald Trump was bored by the first Democratic debate, he should also be relieved. Nothing would have shaken his confidence in winning a second term.