A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has been recorded in Western Australia early today. It happened about 180km east of Perth in the Wheatbelt region, just after 2am (AWST). Geoscience Australia says
Powerful waves have also hit Russian islands and Japan after 8.8-magnitude earthquake.
One of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s far east on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. The 8.8-magnitude temblor caused tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompted warnings for Hawaii,
A decision not to imprison the former police officer who fatally tasered an aged-care resident rightly took into account hostility against him, an appeals court has ruled. Then-senior constable Kristian
A disgraced NSW MP has been escorted behind bars days after he was found guilty of sexually abusing two young men. Kiama MP Gareth Ward, 44, was found guilty earlier
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to free him on a $US50 million ($76.7 million) bond while he awaits sentencing in October after a jury found him
An Australian paddleboarder in Hawaii said he and a group of mates moved to higher ground and are hunkering down in a high-rise apartment after tsunami sirens started blaring on
A mini bus crash has injured a groom on the way to his wedding after the vehicle rolled in the NSW Hunter Valley region this morning. Six men were on
Police have arrested a man over the firebombing of Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue in December last year, as they investigate whether the attack could have been orchestrated from overseas. AFP
A New York City police officer and an executive at an investment firm were among the four people killed by a gunman at a Manhattan office tower. The officer, Didarul