Charges laid after bodies found in area where Australians Jake and Callum Robinson went missing in Mexico
Mexican authorities say three bodies have been found in an area where two Australian brothers and their American travel companion are missing, and criminal charges have been laid against three people in custody. The bodies have not been identified.
Indonesia to relocate 10,000 people after Ruang volcano eruptions
Hundreds of "simple but permanent" homes would be built in northern Sulawesi to facilitate the permanent relocations, coordinating human development minister Muhadjir Effendy confirmed, after a cabinet meeting to discuss the volcano which erupted again on Tuesday.
Donald Trump's former top aide Hope Hicks tells court she was asked to deny his affair with Stormy Daniels
Hope Hicks's testimony gave jurors an inside look at Donald Trump's damage control efforts in the waning weeks of his 2016 White House campaign.
'We've lost hope for the future': Myanmar junta bans men from applying to work abroad
The move to immediately suspend the issuing of overseas work permits comes after Myanmar authorities announced in February that men between the ages of 18 and 35 were required to serve for two years in the military.
Flooding in Brazil kills 39 people with 68 still missing and 24,000 displaced
The storms also triggered landslides and the partial collapse of a dam structure at a small hydro-electric power plant.
Why this country is considering paying parents $110,000 for each born baby
From cash payments and extended parental leave to subsidised education, some of Asia's largest economies are spending millions to try to get people to have children and reverse declining fertility rates.
Three men arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Canadian police say the murder of the Sikh separatist leader is still under investigation and they are probing possible links to the Indian government.
David Cameron says he has no objection to Ukraine using weapons inside Russia, Kremlin calls it a 'direct escalation'
British Foreign Secretary and former prime minister David Cameron has said he has no objection to Ukraine using British weapons inside Russian boarders.
The West is taking elaborate measures to get food into Gaza. Why is the obvious solution not an option?
The West has taken to parachuting food aid into Gaza to help feed the people below. But on the ground, these meagre packages have sometimes turned deadly.
For the first time, China has publicised an apparent South China Sea agreement with the Philippines
The move to detail the secret and unwritten deal further threatens to escalate tensions in the disputed waterway, where much of the world's trade passes through.
PJs, slippers, and oversized pants: What is China's 'gross outfit' trend all about?
Young office workers in China are rebelling against traditional workplace demands to dress up by wearing casual clothes as part of a popular social media trend known as "wear a gross outfit to work".
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German government denounces rising political violence after MEP bashed while putting up posters
Matthias Ecke, 41, a member of the Social Democrats (SPD), was hospitalised after being hit and kicked by a group of four people while putting up posters in Dresden, police said.
A Chinese flavour of rap music is flourishing as emerging musicians find their voices
In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation's entertainment industry: Don't feature any hip-hop artists. Six years later, the genre is more popular than ever.
Video of the Sun's surface shows its 'ever-changing' landscape
The video also showed spires of gas on the Sun's solar horizon, which can reach to a height of 10,000 kilometres.
Ricciardo storms to fourth fastest in Miami sprint qualifying
The RB driver was faster than both Mercedes, McLarens and one of the Ferraris on Saturday morning, AEST, well outperforming his teammate Yuki Tsunoda who was 15th fastest.
Players salary sacrifice in bid to save desperate Dutch club
Desperate Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem have turned to crowdfunding in a bid to retain the club's licence to play in next season's second tier and raised over one million euros by Friday.