A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has crashed while crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an official says, and rescuers are struggling to reach the site.
French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Nouméa after electoral reform sparked rioting.
Despite having an evolutionary history of more than 150 million years and surviving the extinction of dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is critically endangered in the Pacific region.
Carol Clay's daughter became concerned her mother's affair with Russell Hill would be made public when police approached her about telling media they had gone missing together, a jury has been told.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping the Kremlin hopes will deepen a strategic partnership between the two most powerful geopolitical rivals of the US.
Israeli tanks, under cover of heavy fire, have pushed further into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and Hamas media say, while tanks and troops crossed a key highway on the outskirts of Rafah in the south.
A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday.
A former High Court chief justice will investigate the possibility of imposing an Australian-first ban on children under 14 having social media accounts.
Victoria's tobacco wars show no signs of abating, with two stores in Melbourne's northwest suffering extensive fire damage after suspected targeted attacks.
"Wanding" laws already in place in Queensland will be introduced in NSW allowing police to search for knives without a warrant in transport hubs and shopping centres.
Israel is playing down the likelihood of a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas said it had accepted a proposal from mediators, even as residents fled the city of Rafah in fear of an Israeli assault.
Three bodies found in Mexico are likely to belong to two Australian brothers and a US friend who went missing in the area last week, local authorities say.
Heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 39 people, local authorities say, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens still have not been accounted for.