More than 600 personnel have been deployed to battle bushfires in Western Victoria on Christmas Day, in what could be the worst blaze the state has seen in five years.

Survivors of the Cyclone Tracy disaster have gathered with politicians for the unveiling of a memorial, 50 years on from the ...

A factory has exploded in northwest Turkey, killing more than 10 people and injuring seven others. The blast severely damaged ...

Debbie Kepitis has come up with an inspired choice of name for her $10 million Winx filly – Quinceañera. The two-year-old ...

Australians struggling with the rising cost of living could be given some relief in the new year, according to a suite of new ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is spending Christmas in Darwin, marking the 50th year anniversary of Cyclone Tracy. At least ...

Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus to protest the burning of a Christmas tree by Islamists near Hama in central Syria.

Blazes in Victoria’s Grampians National Park are yet to be contained as of Christmas morning, with a total fire ban to take ...

US group Hostage Aid Worldwide says it believes journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria in 2012, is still alive, ...

A 47-year-old woman was found with non-life-threatening injuries and taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital. She died ...

Pope Francis opened the “Holy Door” of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic ...

Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of ...