Australian protesters abseil down Parliament House, dye fountain red
Protesters who forced a suspension of yesterday's Question Time have breached security at Parliament House for a second day
Canadian committee calls for dismissal of judge who told rape victim to 'keep your knees together'
A judicial committee is calling for the removal of a Canadian judge who asked an alleged rape victim why she could not “keep her knees together”
Turkey detains mayors of mainly Kurdish city

Turkish authorities have detained the co-mayors of the mainly Kurdish southeast...

Turkish authorities have detained the co-mayors of the...

Iraqi army's elite force pauses advance near Mosul

US-trained Counter Terrorism Service paused its week-long advance on...

US-trained Counter Terrorism Service paused its...

UK approves third runway at Heathrow Airport

British government approves a third runway at Heathrow Airport, transport...

British government approves a third runway at Heathrow...

Four killed on Dreamworld ride in Australia

Four adults have been killed on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld on...

Four adults have been killed on the Thunder River Rapids...

14 dead, 147 injured after explosion at residential complex in China

14 people died and 147 were injured in a powerful explosion in northwest...

14 people died and 147 were injured in a powerful...

Venezuelan opposition challenges government dialogue plan

Months of tension that have included riots and looting threatened to boil over...

Months of tension that have included riots and looting...

12 killed in attack in north-east Kenya

12 people were killed in an attack in Mandera, carried out by suspected al Shabaab militants

12 people were killed in an attack in Mandera, carried out...

Gunmen kill 59 in attack on police academy in Pakistan

59 people were killed and more than 100 injured after gunmen stormed a police...

59 people were killed and more than 100 injured after...

At least three killed in India-Pakistan cross-border shelling

Shelling across the border between India and Pakistan killed two Pakistani...

Shelling across the border between India and Pakistan...

Famous anti-Vietnam war activist Tom Hayden dies aged 76

Tom Hayden has died aged 76 'after a lengthy illness'

Tom Hayden has died aged 76 'after a lengthy...

Iraqi Kurds claim capture of town in advance on Mosul

Kurdish fighters claim to have taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from Daesh

Kurdish fighters claim to have taken the town of Bashiqa...

France begins to clear Calais refugee camp

As France begins to dismantle the refugee camp, the UK accepts over 1,000...

As France begins to dismantle the refugee camp, the UK...

Updated | Pensioner blows himself up in Japanese park, injures three others

72-year-old soldier may have set his house on fire, blown up his car and then blown himself up in park

72-year-old soldier may have set his house on fire, blown...

Father jailed for 1,500 years for raping teenage daughter

41-year-old described as a 'serious danger to society' sentenced to...

41-year-old described as a 'serious danger to...

174 inmates escape from Haitian prison, kill guard

Haitian officials and U.N. peacekeepers launch manhunt for 174 inmates who...

Haitian officials and U.N. peacekeepers launch manhunt for...

Rescuers save 2,400 asylum-seekers off Libya coast, recover 14 bodies

Italian coastguard says rescuers pulled 2,400 asylum-seekers to safety and...

Italian coastguard says rescuers pulled 2,400...

Russian declared ceasefire in Aleppo collapses

No evacutations take place as heavy fighting and air strikes on front-lines...

No evacutations take place as heavy fighting and air...

IS may use civilians as human shields in Mosul battle, UN warns

UN humanitarian chief warns that Islamic State fighters may use civilians as...

UN humanitarian chief warns that Islamic State fighters may...