• By Mark Hosenball and John Walcott
• 3 mins ago

US intelligence flagged a year ago that Russian hackers were attacking the Democratic Party

• BREAKING
• 4 mins ago

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning for areas close to the quake.

• BREAKING
• Lindsay Murdoch
• 14 mins ago

A bomb has exploded near a police station in southern Thailand only hours after twin bombs ripped through a tourist bar area in beach resort town of Hua Hin.

• ANALYSIS
• Paul McGeough
• 1 hr ago

'It's the economy, stupid' was the slogan behind Bill Clinton's 1992 White House triumph; but in Campaign 2016 it's becoming more about stupid – and his name is Donald Trump.

• Will Dunham
• 1 hr ago

Females astoundingly did not reach sexual maturation until they were at least 134 years old.

• Erik Larson
• 1 hr ago

After complaining to local and regional campaign leadership, Vincent Bordini learned that at least four other people had experience the same thing with the staffer.

• Henry Cooke

Ten months after Brisbane mother-of-four Tamara Schmidt was found dead in New Zealand, police are no closer to providing answers.

Patti Davis responded to the GOP presidential nominee's suggestion that "Second Amendment people" could maybe find a way to stop Hillary Clinton.

• Lindsay Murdoch

Two bombs exploded in the upscale seaside resort town on Thursday evening.

• Jonathan Allen

Workers' anxiety over trade deals has become a central theme in the 2016 election, and Clinton has pledged to do more for workers and the middle-class.

A handful of Syrian doctors still working in rebel-held Aleppo have made an extraordinary plea to the American president.

• Doina Chiacu and Josephine Tovey

"ISIS will hand her the MVP award," said Donald Trump. "Her only competition is Barack Obama."

The order follows Russian allegations of a Ukrainian incursion into Crimea.

A man has spent more than two hours scaling the glass facade of Trump Tower before police officers grabbed him.

WikiLeaks founder will be questioned by Swedish prosecutors inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, in a possible breakthrough over his case.

• Lindsay Murdoch

Cambodia has banned a Cambodian-born Victorian MP for his strong criticisms of the government of long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen.

• COMMENT
• Lindsay Murdoch

Why have those with the ultimate responsibility for the slaying of 1400 Timorese never been brought to justice?

• Helena Horton

A survivor of the Dubai plane crash has been called the "world's luckiest man" after he won $1 million on a lottery six days later.

A newly launched satellite will help China protect its maritime interests, the official China Daily newspaper reported on Thursday amid growing tensions over disputed territory in the South China Sea.

• Elaine Lies

While Crown Prince Naruhito is seen as ready for the throne, his wife Masako has struggled as Crown Princess.

• Eric Lichtblau and Eric Schmitt

Agents have begun notifying a long list of Democratic officials that the Russians may have breached their personal accounts.

• Patrick Sawer

Until now the new Duke had lived a life of relative obscurity. His sudden elevation will put him in the spotlight as never before.

• ANALYSIS
• Chris Zappone

WikiLeaks and Russia just seem to keep crossing paths - here is a list of highlights.

• Katie Mettler

A 73-year-old woman was shot dead after volunteering to take part in a police demonstration in Florida.

• Heather McNeill

There are still four months of the year to run but one Irishman is going to take some beating in the race for 2016's worst piece of driving.