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When 50-year-old Phil lived on the streets of Melbourne he would sleep on traffic islands as they felt safer.

The raging blazes have killed several people, injured hundreds and forced thousands to evacuate.

Protesters decry the new president's decision to appoint hardliner Guido Bellido as prime minister.

Wu's detention came after a teenager accused him of having sex with her while she was drunk - a claim he denies.

In Myanmar, generals who seized power and the shadow government of deposed legislators are jostling for UN credentials.

Call comes after more than 1,000 unmarked graves found at institutions Indigenous children were forced to attend.

Brazil last registered a seven-day average of fewer than 1,000 COVID deaths in January at start of brutal second wave.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken to attend annual meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers, among others, US official says.

Battle for western city comes as Taliban also tries to inch closer to the southern cities of Kandahar and Lashkar Gah.

Some 145 firefighters have been mobilised to extinguish fire near Patras, Greece's third-largest city.

Elbakh set two new Games records in Tokyo as he won Qatar’s sixth Olympic medal and second in weightlifting.

Some 3,000 security forces deployed around the French capital for a third weekend of protests against a health pass.

Countries around the world are dealing with devastating wildfires made worse by climate change.

Nationwide moratorium on evictions put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire at midnight on Saturday.

Prosecutors in Konya say initial evidence points to long-running feud, but victims' family say attack was racist.

Analysts say ex-Israeli PM, removed in June after a 12-year tenure, is using a raft of tactics to undermine the gov't.

The people feel stuck between a corrupt government and a brutal, violent, oppressive Taliban that is gaining ground.

President Erdogan says investigation opened into causes of wildfires in southern Turkey, as death toll rises to six.

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah wins gold in Tokyo 2020 women's 100m final with the second-fastest time in history.

Colombo avoids a debt default, but it's fast running out of money to pay for imports. Will the IMF provide a bailout?

New infections in Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058, a day after Japan decided to extend states of emergency.

World number one tennis player lost singles bronze play-off to Busta before withdrawing from mixed doubles.

The former Brazilian president discusses the possible roads ahead for Latin America’s largest country.

High contagiousness of Delta variant combined with the peak tourist season leads to new cases in several provinces.

Demonstraters demand embattled PM Muhyiddin Yassin resign over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

In the absence of vaccines, accountability, rather than charity, may be the continent’s best route out of the pandemic.

Sindh’s chief minister said a sudden rise in COVID-19 cases flooded hospitals in Karachi, the provincial capital.

What role did Israel play in the spread of an insidious piece of malware? Plus, PR companies and controversial states.

Players, organisers allege threats issued against cricketers for upcoming league in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Francois Compaore is wanted in his home country in connection with the 1998 murder of journalist Norbert Zongo.

Bush should be sharing a bunk bed with Ratko Mladic at The Hague, not giving interviews on Afghanistan in Maine.

In Sierra Leone, the Radio Teaching Programme is helping children access education during disease outbreaks and beyond.

President Saied rejects accusations he staged a coup, as two members of parliament arrested on Friday.

Concern mounts over proliferation of 3D-printed weapons amid growing arrests across Europe.

Can pro-democracy activists and ethnic nationalists join forces to overthrow Myanmar's brutal military regime?

Biles was expected to be one of the headliners of the Tokyo Games in a bid for six gold medals.

Sprinter provisionally suspended hours before she was due to run in the semi-finals of the women's 100 metres.

Best of the week and behind the scenes.

The resort island of Bali has rushed out vaccines so it can reopen to tourists, but not everyone is included.

Millions in and around the city will be placed under stay-at-home orders from Saturday afternoon for three days.

Former first lady Martine Moise says she is still left wondering what happened to the guards assigned to them.

2,734-tonne M/T Courageous seized in Cambodia after it transferred more than $1.5m worth of oil to a North Korean ship.

The administration says it is considering a range of additional options including providing internet access to Cubans.

Prime Minister to apologise over early morning raids in 1970s on people of Pacific Island descent.

Justice Department aims to block an order framed as an anti-COVID measure that targets undocumented immigrants.

The mandate covers all campus staff as well as market, regional and divisional employees, the retailer said.

Nearly 100 members of Congress and watchdog groups are raising concerns about anti-Asian bias at the Justice Dept.

Republika Srpska parliament passes law under which those who call their entity 'genocidal' risk lengthy jail terms.

UN says more than 21,000 refugees 'affected' by the flooding, nearly 4,000 shelters have been damaged or destroyed.

Exxon's upbeat results show how oil producers are using the rally in prices to cut debt and boost shareholder payouts.