The first funerals for the 15 people killed in Sunday’s mass shooting will be held on Wednesday, as investigations continue into the alleged gunmen ...

Ruapehu is emblematic of question facing New Zealand: how to prevent rural regions – and the country at large - from hollowing out ...

Silvagni, whose brother, father and grandfather are well known for their AFL careers, was found guilty of two counts of rape in Melbourne’s county court ...

Rescheduling marijuana might seem an unlikely move for a Republican president – but it perfectly coheres with his ‘America First’ worldview, says academic Kojo Koram ...

Nayrab, where locals praised heroism of ‘the son of our village’ ...

Driver’s previous assault convictions listed at sentencing hearing together with victim statements ...

The ‘supporter entry’ tier prices are capped at $60 and will be available to fans for all 104 games, including the World Cup final ...

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Late-night hosts also discussed a horrific news weekend and the president’s strange Christmas story about snakes ...

Corporation will argue it did not have rights to air film in US and it didn’t cause serious reputational harm ...

Development abandoned after Serbian minister indicted over $500m project, in setback for Trump family empire ...

US Southern Command says boats were ‘engaged in narco-trafficking’ ...