One of the world's most prolific blood donors — whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2 million babies — has died.
James Harrison died in his sleep at a nursing home in New South Wales, Australia on 17 February, his family said on Monday. He was (...)
An adventurer who tried to row across the Pacific Ocean from the United States to Australia has been rescued just days before he reached his final destination.
Lithuanian rower Aurimas Mockus sounded a distress signal late on Friday after he was (...)
The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, have had their conviction over the disaster thrown out by the country's High Court.
Whakaari Management Limited (WML) was found guilty in 2023 of failing to keep visitors (...)
MADINAH — A fourth batch of pilgrims hosted under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Guests Program for Hajj, Umrah and Visit has arrived in Madinah.
The current batch of guest pilgrims includes 250 men and women from 14 countries from South (...)
Candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada faced each other for the first time on Monday in a French-language debate.
The stage was shared by four hopefuls: former governor of the banks of (...)
HAIL — The Saudi Heritage Commission has launched a "Survey and Documentation of Stone Structures" project in Hail region in cooperation with University of Sydney, Australia, with the aim of inventorying, studying and documenting stone structures (...)
China on Sunday rejected Australia's criticism of its recent live-fire naval drills near Australia and New Zealand, calling the concerns "hyped up" and "inconsistent with the facts."
Responding to statements from Australian Defense Minister Richard (...)
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that China has not provided a "satisfactory" explanation regarding reports of its warships conducting live-fire exercises in airspace off the Australian coast, according to local (...)
JOHANNESBURG — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a series of high-level diplomatic meetings with his counterparts from China, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' (...)
The leaders of Hong Kong's Democratic Party have announced plans to dissolve what was once the city's largest opposition group.
Members will soon vote on the final decision on whether to shut down the 31-year-old party, chairman Lo Kin-hei said.
The (...)
Beloved Australian soap drama Neighbors has been canceled again, two years after it was saved by Amazon MGM Studios.
Without specifying a reason, Amazon confirmed the series will finish at the end of 2025 — 40 years and more than 9,000 episodes (...)
Commercial flights were warned to avoid airspace over the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand on Friday after Chinese warships took part in an apparent live-fire drill.
It's understood at least three commercial flights diverted their course (...)
Australian police have charged a 31-year-old woman for assaulting two Muslim women at a shopping center in Melbourne last week.
The woman from Pascoe Vale suburb is due in court on Wednesday, where it will be alleged that she targeted the two (...)
A Chinese military helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday, in what observers said was the second incident of potentially catastrophic behavior by the People's Liberation Army (...)
Depending on how you read it, New Zealand's latest tourism tagline can be a well-meaning plea for people to visit — or a threat to kick Kiwis out.
"Everyone Must Go!" reads a slogan printed across posters of people in New Zealand's majestic (...)
South Korea has banned new downloads of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country's personal data protection watchdog.
The government agency said the AI model will become available again to South Korean users (...)
In a bid to increase housing availability for local buyers, Australia has announced a two-year ban on foreign investors purchasing existing homes, set to take effect on April 1.
The measure, which will remain in place until March 31, 2027, was (...)
A Chinese fighter jet released flares in front of an Australian military aircraft while flying over the South China Sea early this week, authorities in Canberra have said.
Australia's defense ministry said it "expressed concerns" to its Chinese (...)
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington and meets President Donald Trump later this week, there will be some warm hugs and shared laughs. But that will not be all.
Trump and Modi have developed a strong personal rapport over the (...)
Two Australian nurses have been suspended after a video appeared to show them threatening to kill Israeli patients and boasting about refusing to treat them.
The man and woman — both employees at a Sydney hospital — are now being investigated by (...)
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his plan to take control of Gaza, and said that he could allow other states in the Middle East to rebuild parts of the war-ravaged enclave.
"I'm committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced at the fourth edition of the LEAP 2025 Technology Conference that as many as 685 exceptional talents and researchers in the technology sector have obtained Premium (...)
President Donald Trump has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US, a move that will have the biggest impact in Canada.
Trump also said that there would be an announcement later in the week about reciprocal (...)
An animated film about a boy who battles demons with his magical powers has become China's highest-grossing film ever and a source of national pride.
Ne Zha 2, based on a Chinese mythological character, has raked in more than 8 billion yuan ($1.1bn; (...)
Living in Australia means you might have to accept coming across a snake or two on your property at some point. But one Sydney homeowner got more than he bargained for when a snake catcher unearthed 102 of the slithery reptiles hiding in his (...)
