A man told police he killed American mathematician Scott Johnson in 1988 by pushing the 27-year-old off a Sydney cliff in what prosecutors describe as a gay hate crime, a court heard on Monday.
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President Joe Biden has arrived in South Korea on his first Asia trip as US leader, aiming to cement economic and security ties with regional allies despite growing fears of a North Korean nuclear test.
President Joe Biden lands in South Korea for his first trip to Asia as US leader, aiming to cement ties with regional security allies as concern over a North Korean nuclear test grows. IMAGES
Surrendering Ukrainian troops were searched as they emerged from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol
On the banks of the Ruzizi River, which separates the Democratic Republic of Congo from Burundi, the cohabitation between hippos and villagers remains tense. Since 2019, at least seven people have been killed by the large mammals, who are themselves now victims of a "mass extermination", according to environmentalists.
"Blade Runner" and "Chariots of Fire" composer Vangelis, the Oscar-winning electronic music pioneer whose distinctive musical style defined a generation of film soundtracks, has died aged 79, Greece's prime minister said on Thursday.
Iraq's Lake Hamrin, a once-vast reservoir northeast of Baghdad that is the sole source of water for irrigation across Diyala province, has nearly dried out, a senior official said Friday.
Close to 18kg of heroin, 261g of ‘Ice’ and 2g of ‘Ecstasy’ tablets were seized at the Woodlands Checkpoint.
Syrian authorities on Friday rejected plans by Turkey to return one million Syrian refugees to a "safe zone" on the border, state media reported.
‘As long as I’m poor, they won’t be able to trick me into paying for this’
Steven Gerrard has a chance to reverse his cruel slip in the 2014 Premier League title race, and make his Villains be the heroes to former club Liverpool, says Neil Humphreys.
Amnesty International has urged Yemen's Huthi rebels to free four journalists facing the death penalty for "espionage" in the war-torn country, ahead of an appeal court hearing on Sunday.
Millions of Bangkok voters will elect a new governor on Sunday in the first major polls since pro-democracy protests rattled Thailand's capital, with a former minister ousted in the 2014 military coup leading the race.
Ukrainian prosecutors on Thursday requested a life sentence for the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes since the start of Moscow's invasion, AFP journalists in the courtroom reported.
When Ewan McGregor first played a lightsaber-wielding Jedi hero in the much-maligned "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, he didn't feel much love from the fans.
Thieves return the statues six days after stealing them because they were getting nightmares
Ingrid Betancourt, who was abducted 20 years ago while campaigning for Colombia's presidency and held captive by FARC rebels for more than six years, has withdrawn from the race for the May 29 presidential election and thrown her weight behind independent candidate Rodolfo Hernandez.
US President George W. Bush addresses his nation aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf on May 1, 2003, in front of a banner reading "Mission Accomplished" -- a claim belied by years more of hard fighting in Iraq
It was only fitting that some of the best Dota of the Major thus far was played in front of the returning crowd.
French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected last month and is preparing the ground for parliamentary elections next month
Despite the reopening of borders between Singapore and Malaysia, air connectivity between the two countries is only at about 40 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, said Singapore's foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
