Home owners in Australia are being offered thousands off the cost of household batteries as Labor tries to woo voters with promises of cheaper energy.

Human remains have been found near a missing mother's vehicle, months after she disappeared in rural Queensland.

UN officials surveying quake damage in Myanmar have urged the global community to ramp up aid before the looming monsoon season worsens already catastrophic conditions.

Tourists and residents have been evacuated after a volcano in Iceland began spewing lava and smoke, though flights have not been affected.

The Trump administration has begun mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at health agencies in the US, according to multiple sources, with security guards barring entry to some workers just hours after they received dismissal notices.