The number of COVID-19 patients in NSW hospitals has more than doubled since Christmas as experts predict case numbers could reach 100,000 a day and medical professionals
At least 12 people have been killed and several others injured after a stampede at a Hindu shrine in India. Police say it was triggered by an argument between devotees
Australia's former parliament building in the capital Canberra has been set on fire by protesters during a demonstration for Aboriginal sovereignty. No one was injured
Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of grooming and trafficking underage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein. The British socialite showed no emotion, sipping from a
The World Health Organisation says the combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of COVID-19 cases. This comes after the US and countrie
There have been more Covid-related flight cancellations globally as the week starts, capping off a miserable festive period for thousands of people. More than 2,200 fl
Police are investigating a video linked to a man who was found with a crossbow at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day. The footage, obtained by The Sun newspaper, appears
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a re
A major incident has been declared in London and more than 10,000 new Omicron cases have been confirmed in the UK. BBC News reports a further 90,418 daily Covid cases
Five children have died and four others remain in the hospital after wind picked up a jumping castle and threw it into the air at an end-of-year activity day at a primary
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says at least one person in the UK has died with the Omicron coronavirus variant. There are 4,713 confirmed cases of the Omicron varian
A desperate search for survivors is under way in parts of six US states devastated by powerful tornadoes that have left at least 94 people dead. Dozens more people are
The governor of the US state of Kentucky has said that more than 70 people were killed by tornadoes. Andy Beshear says the figure could rise to more than 100 in what h
A man in New Zealand who was vaccinated against COVID-19 up to 10 times in one day on behalf of other people has prompted a warning from the Ministry of Health about the
At least 54 people have been killed and scores more injured after the truck they were being transported in crashed in southern Mexico. More than 150 people, said to be
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed there is community transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant in multiple regions of England. He told MPs the variant w
One person has died and dozens are injured after a volcano erupted on Indonesia's Java island. Residents were filmed fleeing a giant ash cloud from Mt Semeru. Witne
Greece will be making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over. BBC News reports fines of about $200 will be imposed at monthly intervals from mid-J
Times of India reports that the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association Angelique Coetzee says the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus results in mild dise
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson says face coverings will become mandatory again in shops and on public transport in England from next week under a raft of measures to ta
Singapore has expanded the number of travel lanes for fully vaccinated people, opening the door for quarantine-free trips to some of the city-state’s most popular