The accident happened about 8.30pm on Tuesday when the wooden boat packed with nearly 300 passengers sank in the River Niger, ...

The Israeli military says regular infantry and armoured units are joining its ground operations in Lebanon, where ...

Russian troops have taken charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since ...

Essendon survived a late fright to cling to a tense and heated three-point AFLW win over Sydney at Footscray's Mission ...

Jahrome Hughes has become the first Kiwi halfback to win the Dally M in 32 years, holding out James Tedesco by one point in ...

Israel's foreign minister says he has declared the UN secretary-general "persona non grata" because he failed to ...

One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry is ...

POLICE nabbed more than 500 speeding drivers during a coordinated school holiday operation stretching from border to border ...

Both major political parties have promised to introduce further restrictions on social media for children, with Opposition ...

Victoria's deputy opposition leader believes it was untenable for a Liberal MP to remain in the party after she had confirmed ...

Police should have broader discretion to issue cautions and divert young people from the criminal justice system, an inquiry ...

NSW runs a protest permit system that allows participants to disobey laws about blocking roads or tramways unless the plans ...