It might have taken 55 years, but the moment was one to savour for Ann Gray.

Residents of more than 1000 homes are being urged to leave before sunset in anticipation of a massive fire spreading and the arrival of a severe heatwave. Victoria Police and State Emergency Service ...

Gold has surged to a record high above $US5,000 ($A7,283) ‍an ounce, extending a historic rally as investors piled into the ...

Emotions have run high at competing Australia Day rallies as the prime minister highlighted the role immigrants ...

The death toll from a landslide that hit Indonesia's West Java province ‍at the weekend has risen to 17, with dozens of ...

Jessica Pegula has extended her recent domination of fellow Americans, ending Madison Keys' Australian Open title defence ...

Former South ​Korean prime minister Lee Hae-chan has died aged 73 in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnamese government has ...

A Canadian backpacker found dead on an Australian beach surrounded by a pack of dingoes underestimated the danger of the ...

The L-plates are well and truly off for rising American star Learner Tien, who fancies his chances of causing another ...

A ferry with more than 350 people on board has sunk near an island in the southern Philippines, and rescuers have saved at ...

A ferry with more than 350 people on board has sunk in the southern Philippines, with rescuers saving at least 215 passengers ...

Residents near the Murray River have been told to leave their homes as firefighters battle a blaze that has spread through a ...