409 articles tagged "abc-news"
A ballistic missile fired by Houthi rebels has hit a US-owned ship just off the coast of Yemen in the latest attack on commercial vessels in the region. Monday's attack on the Gibraltar Eagle further escalated ten
Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen, once described as one of Asia's most eligible bachelors and dubbed the "hot royal", has tied the knot in a lavish 10-day affair. The engagement of the 32-year-old son of one of the wo
A volcano has erupted in southwest Iceland, posing an immediate threat to a nearby fishing town that had been evacuated over fears of an outbreak, authorities say. Early-morning live streams from the site showed f
When Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape addressed his nation and declared a state of emergency, he was flanked by 26 government MPs. The optics were clear: this was as much a political crisis for the PM a
Eight people are in a critical condition following a suspected drug overdose at a rave in Melbourne on Saturday night. Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedics working at the Hardmission Festival, which took plac
It's only a suspected case for now, but the discovery in the past week of a single bird with potential avian influenza could mark the realisation of scientists' worst fears. For months, the highly contagious and d
When Josh Calliss opened his door to the police on August 9, 2021, he learned his brother-in-law was dead from a drug overdose. Josh had himself battled for 20 years to overcome the grip of heroin, methadone and ot
A 29-year-old man is set to face court this morning after being accused of sexually assaulting an elderly woman in an aged care home on the NSW Mid North Coast on New Year's Day. Police were called to the Coffs Har
Footage has emerged showing a fireball erupting from a Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A350 after it collided with a Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda airport in Tokyo. Five of the six crew on the Coast Guard turboprop pl
Taika Waititi loves an underdog story. From stunted geeks and rebellious kids to goofball vampires, the Oscar-winning MÄori filmmaker has routinely championed outcasts of all shapes and species. Even Asgardian dei
An Australian man has been killed while fighting with an Israeli armoured brigade in southern Gaza. Reserves Captain Lior Sivan, 32, was serving as a tank commander when he was killed on December 19. He had be
The victim of yesterday's deadly shark attack off South Australia's Yorke Peninsula has been identified as 15-year-old Khai Cowley, who is being remembered as a "talented and dearly loved" young surfer. The boy, fr
A Japanese department store has apologised after hundreds of customers received collapsed strawberry Christmas cakes. Several hundred customers who ordered the "strawberry frill shortcake" later complained the cak
Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova has lost her appeal to run against President Vladimir Putin in Russia's presidential election next March, after officials barred her. Ms Duntsova had promoted a vision of
At least 18 workers have been killed and dozens more injured after a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia's Sulawesi island exploded. Central Sulawesi police chief Agus Nugroho said at lea
Beijing has recorded the most hours of sub-freezing temperatures in December in 72 years as a cold wave and snowstorms enveloped northern and central China. A weather observatory in the Chinese capital had recorded
No one could accuse Bradley Cooper of lacking big-screen ambition. After starring in and directing the smash remake of A Star is Born, the actor-turned-filmmaker returns with Maestro, a swooning biopic of the legen
Online short-stay accommodation provider Airbnb has been fined $15 million for tricking tens of thousands of customers into paying higher prices for years, and will pay millions more in compensation. The Australian
An evening dress worn by the late Princess Diana has sold for $US1.1 million ($1.4 million), 11 times its estimate, breaking the record price for one of her gowns going under the hammer, Los Angeles-based Julien's Aucti
As Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo looks to end the club's longest run without finals football since the 1950s, he's got all the options a coach could ask for. It's not just that the Bulldogs have embarked on yet
