A sinkhole filled with swirling water has opened up in the backyard of a home in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, ABC news reports A neighbour alerted Lynn and Ray McKay after noticing the hole opening...

This is the main news as reported by the Associated Press on 1 August....

Malta may not instantly register in the mind as an international aviation hub. But singers Beyonce and Mariah Carey, actor Hugh Jackman and wrestler The Rock beg to differ. Writing on Bloomberg,...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested Monday that he fears the general election "is going to be rigged" — an unprecedented assertion by a modern presidential...

The United Nations-backed Libyan government has announced that the U.S. military has begun conducting airstrikes against the Islamic State group at the government's request. Fayez Serraj, the...

The European Union says Turkey must respect all the conditions of its migrant deal with the bloc before it can secure visa-free travel to Europe for its citizens. EU Commission spokeswoman Mina...

An erroneous alert Monday that a massive earthquake had hit the Tokyo area sent many in Japan into a brief panic and disrupted some train services. The Japanese Meteorological Agency sent the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says all five aboard the Russian helicopter downed in Syria have been killed. Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Monday that "from what we know from...

A new English cocktail bar offers something truly old-fashioned on its menu: the chance to talk to real people instead of staring down your cell phone. The Gin Tub in Brighton has won...

Pope Francis on Sunday said he won't label Islam as "terrorist" because that would be unfair and not true. Reporters aboard the papal plane flying him home after a pilgrimage to Poland, the...