2018-01-07

Australia

Australia swelters in record high temperatures

Bushfires sweep across three states whipped up by high winds

07/01/2018

Australia

Kyrgios wins first ATP title on home soil

World number 21 Nick Kyrgios beat American Ryan Harrison in the final of the Brisbane International

07/01/2018

World News

Many dead and injured in Idlib explosion

At least 18 people have been killed and tens more injured, including civilians, in an explosion in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib. Monitors say the explosion targeted the headquarters of a minor rebel faction in Idlib. It was not immediately clear what the nature of the attack was.

07/01/2018

World News

Future of Miss America in question in the wake of #MeToo

Will changes be enough to secure the future of the Miss America pageant in the wake of the growing global movement known as #MeToo?

07/01/2018

World News

Europeans take off their trousers for annual ‘No Pants Subway Ride’

Organisers say there is “no agenda for the event apart from a desire to make others laugh and smile.”

07/01/2018

World News

Meet the Press -January 7, 2018

Michael Wolff, Sen. Lindsey Graham, David Brooks, Joy-Ann Reid, Mark Leibovich, Danielle Pletka

07/01/2018

Israel

Netanyahu: 'Shut down UNRWA'

The Israeli Prime Minister has stopped short of backing an immediate halt of U.S. aid to Palestinians, but called to dismantle a U.N. agency for refugees

07/01/2018

Ireland

Former EU commissioner Peter Sutherland dies aged 71

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker described Sutherland as a "true European"

07/01/2018

World News

Why the year's biggest tech conference is all about smart cars, not smartphones

The hottest new place for car companies is not the auto shows but the tech conferences.

07/01/2018

World News

Stephen Miller slams 'Fire and Fury' as 'grotesque work of fiction'

Stephen Miller attacked a new book giving a behind-the scenes look at President Donald Trump's White House as a "grotesque work of fiction" on Sunday.

07/01/2018

World News

Trump's bright spot, jobs, facing challenges

President Donald Trump can point to at least one important success in his first year: the number of jobs grew and the unemployment rate fell in 2017.

07/01/2018

World News

Need to unwind? Try 'forest bathing.'

Research shows that 'forest bathing,' the practice of spending time in a wooded area is good for your mind, body and spirit.

07/01/2018

World News

California winery seeks to rebuild legacy of state's historic 'wine king'

Paradise Ridge Winery hosted an exhibit honoring renowned winemaker Kanaye Nagasawa, one of the first people of Japanese descent to immigrate to the U.S.

07/01/2018

United Kingdom

New faces expected in imminent UK cabinet reshuffle

The Sunday Times says the changes aim to bring younger women and more diversity into the cabinet, to dust off the Tory party's image as "pale, male and stale."

07/01/2018

USA

#Time's Up for the Golden Globes

Final preparations are underway for the Golden Globe awards, but this year is set to be overshadowed by the #Time's Up campaign against sexual abuse

07/01/2018

Germany

Angela Merkel launches new round of preliminary coalition talks

Some think this is Angela Merkel's last chance at forming a coalition.

07/01/2018

World News

Charlie Hebdo: France remembers, three years on

French President Emmanuel Macron has led tributes to the 17 victims of attacks in Paris three years ago. During a three-day killing spree in January 2015, gunmen killed reporters and illustrators at the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, as well as police officers and customers at a kosher supermarket

07/01/2018

World News

Defending Donald: Theresa May says Trump is committed to US interests

The UK prime minister has said she believes US President Donald Trump is committed to the best interests of the US.Theresa May was asked about accusations in a new book that he is mentally unfit for office.

07/01/2018

World News

Why Attorney General Jeff Sessions survives Trump's wrath

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is taking so much friendly fire these days that it's easy to conclude he might soon be shown the Justice Department exit. But It may be that Sessions is untouchable. At the very least, veteran Washington insiders say, he's shown a survivor's instincts for dealing with Trump.

07/01/2018

World News

Sorry liberals, the emoluments clause will not end Trump's presidency

All three of the lawsuits filed against Trump alleging emoluments violations face uphill battles in court.

07/01/2018

Sweden

Man killed in explosion at Stockholm station

A man died after picking up an explosive object outside an underground station in the Swedish capital, according to police

07/01/2018

Libya

Italy's coast guard rescues scores of migrants off Libyan coast

The Italian coast guard saved nearly 100 migrants whose vessel got into trouble off Libyan waters but eight died during the operation

07/01/2018

Cambodia

Cambodia marks 39 years since fall of Khmer Rouge rule

Between 1975 and 1979, Pol Pot's rule of terror killed an estimated 1.7 million people - nearly a quarter of the population - through execution, torture, starvation and disease in labour camps.

07/01/2018

World News

Boxing champ faces his biggest fight yet — against deportation

Bilal Kelvin Fawaz bled in the ring for England while competing for his adopted homeland six times. British authorities now want to deport him to Nigeria.

07/01/2018

Spain

Cars trapped overnight on Spanish motorway due to snow

More than 3,000 cars were trapped on the AP-6 motorway in Spain's Castile and Leon region waiting for rescue services to shovel out the snow.

07/01/2018

World News

Without Steve Bannon it's unlikely Trump wins re-election in 2020

Trump's political success is not fueled by money, but enthusiasm from a populist-nationalist movement.

07/01/2018

World News

Without Steve Bannon it's unlikely Trump wins re-election in 2020

Trump's political success is not fueled by money, but enthusiasm from a populist-nationalist movement.

07/01/2018

Venezuela

Caracas stores mobbed as Maduro forces price cuts

One major supermarket in the Venezuelan capital didn't open for hours. When it finally did, only crackers and washing liquid were discounted, just as millions cannot eat three proper meals a day.

07/01/2018

USA

John Young, US astronaut and space shuttle commander, dies

He was the only astronaut to fly with three different NASA programs, in a career spanning 42 years.

07/01/2018

China

32 sailors go missing after tanker and freight ship collide off China

The 32 missing sailors have not been located since Saturday night.

07/01/2018