• Ron Corben

An Australian activist whose investigations led to the closure of a "tiger temple" in western Thailand faces a defamation charge brought by the temple.

A bomb scare triggered by a note found on a Qantas plane has caused an evacuation of Queenstown Airport in New Zealand on Sunday afternoon.

• Jewel Topsfield, Amilia Rosa, Karuni Rompies

A Nigerian man facing imminent execution in Indonesia tearfully told a court that police electrocuted his genitals to force him to confess to possessing heroin.

• ANALYSIS
• Richard Ogier

Terrorism's idiocy defies rational appraisal but Germany has been somewhat immune to radicalism of the Islamic variety.

• Aja Styles

Provocative documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has announced that 'this wretched, ignorant, dangerous part-time clown and full time sociopath is going to be our next president'.

​British holidaymakers are facing days of misery after police warned disruption on the roads to Dover, a key ferry port on the English Channel, could last until Monday.

• ANALYSIS
• Chris Zappone

Fears Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may in fact be pursuing a Russian agenda with his candidacy have triggered a wave of alarm in the US.

At least four adults are dead after a gunman opened fire at a Texas apartment complex.

Selina Akim's Facebook posting appeared innocent enough, but it was a front for an act of violent retribution by a deeply troubled teen.

• Robert Mendick, Justin Huggler and Zia Wiese

The teenager who shot and killed nine people in the Munich massacre used Facebook to lure his victims to a McDonald's, police said on Saturday.

• Jane Mathews

A Pirelli calendar girl who won £75 million ($130 million) from her former husband is likely to have the settlement delayed after he died.

• Mirwais Harooni

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Kabul that killed at least 80 people and wounded more than 200.

President Tayyip Erdogan tightened his grip on Turkey in his first decree since imposing a state of emergency after the failed military coup.

• Zoltan Simon

A Donald Trump presidency in the US may be the best outcome for Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

The gunman who went on a rampage at a shopping centre, leaving nine people dead, had no ties to the Islamic State or other extremist groups.

• Kieran Gair

The 18-year-old man who killed nine people and injured 27 others in a shooting rampage in Munich on Friday evening was obsessed with mass shootings, but he had no links to the Islamic State or any other organised groups, German authorities said on Saturday.

• Gaspard Sebag and Lisa Du

Christine Lagarde is likely to avoid jail time and keep her job as head of the International Monetary Fund after she was ordered to stand trial in France on charges that carry a potential prison term.

• Sheryl Gay Stolberg

A Democrat even the Republicans recognise as a stable, unwavering guy, Tim Kaine has a scandal-free record as a politician.

• Uli Ries and Adam Morton

It was a typically busy Friday rush hour in Munich's underprivileged north-west.

• Josephine Tovey, Lucy Cormack, Julie Power, Lisa Visentin

Ten people are dead and at least 10 injured, after a solo gunman opened fire in and around a mall in Munich.

• ANALYSIS
• Paul McGeough

On the eve of the convention meant to confirm Hillary Clinton as presidential candidate, the Democratic Party has been plunged into crisis

Turkish President orders the closure of more than 1000 private schools and extends the period in which suspects can be detained without charge.

• Aaron Blake

Hillary Clinton just announced Virginia Senator Tim Kaine will be her running mate in 2016.

• Suzan Haidamous

Ali Elamine's bid to keep the man his ex-wife hired to snatch their two children in Lebanon while until the matter is resolved in court has failed, with a judge lifting a previously imposed travel ban on Adam Whittington. 

• Paul McGeough

Hillary Clinton's choice of former Virginia governor and current senator Tim Kaine, is an important decision.