The accident happened about 8.30pm on Tuesday when the wooden boat packed with nearly 300 passengers sank in the River Niger, ...

The Israeli military says regular infantry and armoured units are joining its ground operations in Lebanon, where ...

Stocks have held firm and safe haven assets such as government bonds and the dollar gained ground, as investors held back ...

Russian troops have taken charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since ...

Jahrome Hughes has become the first Kiwi halfback to win the Dally M in 32 years, holding out James Tedesco by one point in ...

Essendon survived a late fright to cling to a tense and heated three-point AFLW win over Sydney at Footscray's Mission ...

Israel's foreign minister says he has declared the UN secretary-general "persona non grata" because he failed to ...

One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry is ...

An experienced pilot likely became disorientated while flying through clouds before crashing into a mountain, an ...

Hawthorn were aided by the stiff breeze in the second term and dominated territory, forcing Gold Coast to scrap and defend ...

Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has matched her career-best 15 straight wins after beating Madison Keys 6-4 6-3 to advance to ...

Iran's missile attack on Israel has caused global oil prices to spike this week amid growing fears a retaliation could put ...