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A man has been arrested over the collision of a passenger and a freight train in central Greece that has killed at least 36 people and injured dozens, the government and police sources say. The 59-year-old station
Evacuations are under way in some areas of Vanuatu as Cyclone Judy crosses the country, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds. The category three storm hit the capital Port Vila this morning (Wednesday), with re
The Weeknd has become the first artist in Spotify history to hit 100 million monthly listeners, the streaming service has confirmed. The star already has the service's most-played song of all time, Blinding Lights,
The Chinese and Russian militaries have been excluded from this week's Avalon International Air Show, where emerging defence technologies, including a new Australian-designed lethal drone, will be publicly showcased.
Papua New Guinea Police say there is "unfinished business" in the country's highlands as they prepare to pursue the criminals who took an Australian professor and three local women hostage. After more than a week i
An Australian professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues have been released from captivity, more than a week after they were kidnapped in PNG's highlands. It comes three days after another woman who had als
Streaming giant Netflix has cut prices in more than 30 countries as it attempts to attract more subscribers. Prices have been cut in parts of Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
Former Nauru president Baron Waqa — who famously clashed with a Chinese diplomat and accused Beijing of bullying smaller countries — will take the reins of the Pacific's peak regional body next year, after a special
Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the #MeToo movement, was sentenced on to 16 years in prison for the 2013 rape of
The man convicted of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle has been sentenced to at least 60 years in prison. Eric R. Holder, Jr. was found guilty of first-degree murder last July for killing Hussle outside his South Los An
Qantas has posted a billion-dollar half-year profit, dramatically turning around its fortunes from a $456 million loss for the same period a year earlier. The company's preferred underlying pre-tax profit measure r
Vanuatu has become one of the first Pacific countries to allow businesses to grow medicinal cannabis and hemp, after signing into law policies governing the import, cultivation and manufacture of the plant. It pav
Sarah Marsh is considering leaving her role as an early childhood educator after 10 years in the industry. Not because she doesn't love the job or her workplace, but because of the pay. "Once I've paid all the
Rescuers are once again searching for people trapped under rubble in Turkey after two new earthquakes hit the country, killing at least three people. Tremors of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude struck in the south-east near t
New Zealand has said rebuilding after Cyclone Gabrielle will cost billions of dollars, on par with the Christchurch earthquake from 12 years ago. Gabrielle brought widespread flooding to the North Island in mid-Feb
US President Joe Biden has made an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, days before the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Air raid sirens blared across the Ukrainian
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the English composer who created the scores for blockbuster musicals such as Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and Evita, has written the anthem for King Charles III’s coronation, adapting a piece of
Abdulkader Sehaar's mother throws herself on top of the body of her dead son, as they approach the border crossing between Türkiye and Syria. The 39-year-old Syrian refugee and his family had been living in Türki
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has shut down one of the country's leading independent media outlets, Voice of Democracy (VOD), ahead of national elections in July. On Sunday night he ordered the Ministry of Info
A heatwave stretching across western and southern Australia is bringing the hottest weather in years and is likely to intensify further for southern states next week. The prolonged spell of hot weather is due to an
