NewsAustralian Associated PressVietnam, China in South China Sea standoff
Vietnamese and Chinese ships have been embroiled in a weeks-long standoff in disputed waters of the South China Sea, US think tanks say.
NewsAgence-France PresseRetired US Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99
Former Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, a leader of the court's liberal wing who asserted his socially progressive influence on the bench for over three decades, died on Tuesday at age 99.
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Trump Says Democrats Are 'Wedded To Hate' After House Votes To Condemn 'Racist Tweets'
Donald Trump has responded to a vote to condemn "racist comments" against fourcongresswomen, by accusing the Democrats of being "wedded to this bitternessand hate"
NewsAgence-France PresseHong Kong's expat police become focus of protester rage
A peculiar legacy of Hong Kong's colonial past has emerged as a focal point of rage for anti-government protesters: a dwindling band of expat police officers now vilified for doing the bidding of the city's pro-Beijing leaders.
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'Let's see them aliens': Inside the mysterious Area 51 and why people want to storm the secret base
Area 51 has long been shrouded in secrecy and subject to mysterious conspiracy theories.
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Military, opposition reach accord in Sudan
The military and opposition have reached and signed a power-sharing agreement in Sudan after marathon Khartoum talks.
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Instagram Under Fire After Alleged Murderer Posts Pictures Of Bianca Devins' Body Online
Social media platforms including Instagram have come under renewed criticismafter a man in the US allegedly killed a woman and posted images of her bodyonline
NewsAustralian Associated PressG7 seek to rein in tech giants at meeting
G7 finance ministers will seek accord on the taxation of online tech giants when they meet in France this week.
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Tourist's warning after 'very concerning' find on duty-free receipt
A Perth man was about to throw away his duty-free receipt in Thailand when his wife urged him to check the receipt.
NewsAgence-France PresseMusk shows off progress on brain-machine interface
Futurist entrepreneur Elon Musk late Tuesday revealed his secretive Neuralink startup is making progress on an interface linking brains with computers, and said they hope to begin testing on people next year.
NewsAgence-France PresseAustralia calls on China to let Uighur mother and son leave
Australia's government on Wednesday called on China to allow an Australian child and his Uighur mother to leave the country, stepping up pressure on Beijing days after Canberra co-signed a letter denouncing its treatment of the Muslim minority.
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Man, 23, breaks neck in horrific waterslide accident on holiday
David's friends were filming him and his girlfriend when something went wrong at the bottom of the slide.
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Birth Diaries: 'I Didn't Sleep For Three Days During Labour. I Was Utterly Exhausted'
> In HuffPost Birth Diaries we hear the extraordinary stories of the everydaymiracle of birth
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Jeremy Corbyn-Led Labour Party 'Destined To Lose General Election', MPs Claim
Deep divisions tearing at the Labour Party mean it is destined for generalelection disaster, MPs and activists revealed at an explosive meeting
NewsAgence-France PresseDeath toll climbs to five after quake in eastern Indonesia
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit a remote Indonesian island chain at the weekend has climbed to five, with thousands living in evacuation shelters, an official said Wednesday.
NewsAustralian Associated PressEl Chapo Guzman to be sentenced in US
Mexican drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is set for sentencing in the US after his conviction for drug trafficking.
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Grieving family disgusted by woman's crude photobomb
A Texas family felt 'disrespected' after a woman photobombed their family photo in the wake of a relative's death.
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GOP Senate Candidate Can’t Answer When Asked If He’d Support A Racist
Kris Kobach, the former Republican secretary of state of Kansas who is nowrunning for the U
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A Good Samaritan Saved My Life. Now I Want To Find Her.
It's a cliche thing to say but I always thought I was a pretty normal personin London
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How To Travel With Kids (When It's A Struggle Even To Get Them To Nursery)
I'm going on holiday in T minus one week - and I'm petrified
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MH17: Five Crucial Questions Investigators Still Want Answers To
On a summer's afternoon on July 17, 2014, the wreckage from a passenger flightrained down on fields near a village in Ukraine
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I Lost My Son In A Pool Accident. Now My Daughter Is Learning To Swim.
On July 10, 2010, my only child, Noah, drowned in a swimming pool
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Undercover cops use sneaky tactic to catch distracted drivers
The police officers swapped their uniforms for high-visibility vests and hard hats in their hunt for offenders.
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Facebook Grilled By Senators Over 'Crazy' Cryptocurrency Plans. It Did Not Go Well.
> Nothing from today’s hearing gave the American people any reason to trust@facebook more than they did yesterday
NewsAgence-France PresseWith swords and stunts, Thai youth embrace ancient martial art
Armed with a wooden knife and shield, a teenage girl fends off four sword-wielding boys with high-flying kicks in an action-packed homage to Thailand's neglected swordfighting tradition.
