A far-right organization in the UK should be banned and some members investigated by police, the BBC has been told, after we secretly filmed people in the group saying migrants should be shot.
Former Counter-Extremism Commissioner Dame Sara Khan (...)
RIYADH — The AFC Asian Cup 2027, hosted by Saudi Arabia, will take place from January 7 to February 5, 2027.
The tournament will kick off with the opening match on January 7 and conclude with the final on February 5.
The matches will be held across (...)
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region were the first to kick off the New Year's celebrations, with those in the South Pacific Ocean being the first to welcome 2025.
Auckland was the first major city to count down to the new year. Thousands reveled (...)
Residents in an Australian region engulfed by bushfires were given two hours to return home to collect their belongings before Christmas on Tuesday, as emergency crews try to contain the blaze.
Communities around the Grampians, in Victoria, have (...)
A former US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots will be extradited to face charges in the United States, Australia's Attorney General confirmed Monday, dealing a blow to supporters who have mounted a public campaign for his (...)
انخفضت عملة «بيتكوين» بأكبر وتيرة لها منذ أكثر من 3 أشهر، ضمن تراجع أوسع في الاستثمارات القائمة على المضاربة، بعد أن أشار الاحتياطي الفيدرالي إلى مزيد من الحذر بشأن إمكانية خفض أسعار الفائدة في المستقبل. وكسرت البيتكوين مستوى 100 ألف دولار خلال (...)
Kenyan business student Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by those campaigning for greater transparency in the deals his government makes with private firms.
Recent Kenyan history is littered with stories of huge contracts that have resulted (...)
As the new Syria struggles to take shape, old threats are re-emerging.
The chaos since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad is "paving the way" for the so-called Islamic State (IS) to make a comeback, according to a leading Kurdish commander who helped (...)
The People's Republic of China has a "magic weapon", according to its founding leader Mao Zedong and its current president Xi Jinping.
It is called the United Front Work Department – and it is raising as much alarm in the West as Beijing's growing (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman received Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Australia Richard Marles in Riyadh on Wednesday.
The two ministers discussed bilateral relations in the defense sector, reviewed (...)
Seven foreigners in Fiji have been sent to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning after reportedly drinking cocktails at a five-star resort's bar.
Four are Australian tourists, aged between 18 and 56. One is American and two are foreigners living (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia claimed first place at the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Competition for Youth (WAICY), outperforming 129 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, India, Greece, Canada, and Singapore.
The (...)
The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace.
The country released its fifth annual report since legalizing assisted dying in 2016, which for the first (...)
Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has pleaded guilty over a car incident in Australia that killed his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins.
Hoskins died in hospital on 30 December 2023, after being struck by a vehicle being driven by (...)
Worshippers have been forced to flee an Australian synagogue after it was set on fire in what the prime minister has condemned as an "act of hate".
Firefighters were called to Melbourne's Adass Israel synagogue just after 04:00 local time on Friday (...)
A man wanted over one of Australia's most infamous cold cases, dubbed the Easey Street murders, is on his way back to the country after being extradited from Italy.
Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28, were stabbed to death in their (...)
Police in Australia said a woman was forced to fend off a deadly tiger snake in her vehicle while driving 50 miles per hour on a freeway outside Melbourne.
Police officers responded to reports of a barefoot woman trying to flag down vehicles on the (...)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on social media platforms to prioritize the safety of children after the Senate passed landmark legislation banning those under the age of 16 from using social networking sites.
The new laws, (...)
A former childcare worker dubbed "one of Australia's worst pedophiles" has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and sexually abusing almost 70 girls.
Ashley Paul Griffith, 47, confessed to 307 offenses committed at childcare centers in the (...)
Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world's strictest laws.
The ban — which will not take effect for at least 12 months — could see tech companies fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; £25.7m) if they (...)
The manager and seven staff of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained after six tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning.
Local media said that police brought in the 34-year-old manager of the Nana backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng and (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a bill banning the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal.
The legislation, previously approved by both houses of parliament, is part of (...)
Singer Katy Perry has successfully appealed a trademark decision over her name, after being sued by an Australian designer who sells clothes under her birth name Katie Perry.
Three appeals judges on Friday overturned a court decision last year that (...)
A second Australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning, bringing to six the number of foreign tourists who have died after apparently drinking tainted alcohol in Laos.
The family of Holly Bowles, 19, said it was with "broken hearts" (...)
Australia's debate over capping foreign student numbers is "not over" despite a controversial bill unexpectedly losing support, a top industry body says.
The bill, part of efforts to slash overall migration to Australia, had been opposed by most (...)
