Cruise unleashes on stranded passengers
Eight passengers, including two Aussies, who were abandoned by their cruise ship have reached the vessel. But the company has a stern message.
Eight passengers, including two Aussies, who were abandoned by their cruise ship have reached the vessel. But the company has a stern message.
An Australian couple are among eight people who have accused a major cruise line of abandoning them on an African island because they were late.
Activists are taking a leaf out of the Brexit book in a furious push to separate their capital city from the rest of the country.
Police, sniffer dogs and drones have joined the hunt for an Australian tourist missing in a famous national park.
Paul Mackenzie, a cult leader from Kenya, has been accused of murdering nearly 200 children who died in a forest.
An African conservation charity that Prince Harry helps run is facing shocking allegations of beatings, rape and torture of indigenous tribespeople at the hands of its rangers.
Famed left-wing political activist John Pilger has died aged 84 after a long career as a radical journalist.
Military gangs in central Nigeria have killed at least 160 people, leaving 300 injured.
A sixth person has been arrested after being released from immigration detention by a ruling in the High Court.
It’s a striking and strange sight — three men, standing still against a fence, for no apparent reason. Here’s what’s actually going on.
Few tourists venture here, one of the most eye-opening places in the city of Durban. But if you do, you’ll be asked to put away your camera.
A legal expert has explained how a court decision that overturned a precedent in Australia’s immigration detention scheme exposed a major issue in the treatment of refugees.
Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, is set to be released on parole.
Activists have been slammed for their “ridiculous” reaction to YouTube sensation MrBeast’s latest philanthropic project.
Disturbing footage purportedly show militia members killing and torturing civilians as part of a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign.
Archaeologists have made an incredible discovery inside an Ancient Egyptian pyramid that may help to uncover how the structures were built.
Dramatic footage showing a large plane veering off a runway and exploding into flames has driven suspicions of Russian involvement in a war-torn nation.
Zoleka Mandela, who saw her grandfather leave prison when she was 10 and go on to lead South Africa, has died after an 11-year cancer battle.
The heart of a nation has been rocked by chaos— as a huge fire tears through a symbolic tower and things go from bad to worse.
A global effort to assist a stricken nation has gathered pace after a tsunami-like flood killed nearly 4000 people and left thousands missing.
Troubling images have emerged on social media revealing how a “tsunami” of mud managed to wipe away a third of an entire city.
Security camera footage shows debris falling from above as a 6.8 earthquake stuck Morocco late on Friday.
Two French tourists have reportedly been shot dead after they went jet skiing but turned the wrong way crossing an international border.
Seventy-three people are dead after a fire tore through a five-storey building in Johannesburg overnight.
Two men could be put to death for a horrendous reason under one nation’s barbaric new laws, which have sent shockwaves across the globe.
67 people have been detained at a gay wedding in Nigeria, where gay people can face up to 14 years in prison.
A medical expert has slammed the initial autopsy of an Australian woman found dead near an African toilet block with sand in her throat.
The heartbroken parents of a young woman who died in mysterious circumstances overseas have blasted Australian authorities for a lack of support.
The “violent” death of a young Australian overseas has been ruled a homicide by local police — seven years after her body was found.
An “extreme” new bill has divided a country, with some residents left fearing for their lives after an explosion of violent attacks.
Striking images captured amid a violent military coup have raised urgent questions over just how deep Vladimir Putin’s influence penetrates.
An ultimatum to restore order in a nation gripped by a military junta has been ignored, sparking fears of imminent civil war.
The Rock has cemented his position as one of the nicest people on the planet by helping out a UFC fighter who was down on his luck.
A coup has rocked the African nation of Niger, with troops announcing on live TV they had taken control of the government.
A nation is struggling as a new drug leaves its young users living as “zombies” with no-one to care for them.
Horrific details have emerged about a cult and its followers who starved themselves to death in a forest. WARNING: Graphic
Militants linked to the Islamic State have killed 25 students in western Uganda in the country‘s worst such attack in years.
A country of 49 million people has formally introduced anti-gay laws so repressive LGBT people could be tried and executed.
There’s a time bomb quietly ticking away on Vladimir Putin’s desk. He can’t put the decision off for too much longer.
After spending seven years as a hostage in Western Africa, the well-regarded humanitarian doctor has been freed.
A humanitarian worker has revealed the terror that faces him, his pregnant wife and their two-year-old son as they experience a country on the brink.
There has been international uproar following the passing of the most extreme anti-gay laws in history in an East Africa country.
Dozens of Australians have been flown out of “dangerous” Sudan as fighting rages for the third week.
Wild images have shown the moment prisoners run, cheer and scream for their freedom and explode onto the streets of a war-ravaged nation.
As foreign nationals were evacuated out of Sudan amid continued fighting, thousands of locals were struggling with exorbitant fees to get across the border.
A leading medical body has issued a grim word of caution after a military group claimed a medical lab in possession of deadly viruses.
Shocking images have emerged amid an investigation into a macabre starvation cult which has claimed dozens of lives.
A mum and baby are among the thousands of people trapped inside a city devolving into absolute chaos amid a fiery conflict between generals.
A chilling discovery has led to a church leader’s arrest and a warning that more bodies are expected to be found.
Violent clashes in Sudan over the weekend has seen at least 56 killed and more than 600 injured. Here’s what started the intense fighting.
Sudan has descended into chaos with civilians killed, a Presidential palace reportedly stormed and a passenger plane hit by gunfire.
There are concerns a huge oil tanker has been taken over by pirates after it went dark more than 500km in the seas off Africa.
A deadly criminal dubbed the “Facebook rapist” whose ingenious plan saw him escape prison has been recaptured 4000km away.
Oscar Pistorius has learned his fate after a parole hearing to decide whether he should be freed early from his 13-year prison sentence.
Dozens of people have been quarantined as authorities scramble to identify a virus that has killed three people within 24 hours of falling ill.
A Danish-owned oil tanker was boarded by pirates over the weekend in the Gulf of Guinea and contact with the 16 crew members has been lost.
A video of workers scrambling to save men trapped inside a collapsing mine has shed light on the true cost of an everyday item.
Human rights groups and world leaders have led calls for an African nation’s president to reject an “appalling” anti-gay bill passed by parliament this week.
A country notorious for its intolerance to homosexuality has just passed draconian new laws cracking down on same-sex relationships.
The PM is facing a new plea to help stamp out a serious problem, with polling suggesting most Aussies would support the move.
South Africans are nervously bracing for a controversial “national shutdown” on Monday amid threats of violence and “looting” for those who refuse to take part.
A country of 60 million is on the verge of “collapse” amid rolling blackouts and warnings of “civil war” scale unrest.
The mother of Melbourne woman Elly Warren has pleaded with authorities for “some sort of closure” over the mysterious death of her 20-year-old daughter.
A pastor has died trying to emulate Jesus’ 40-day fast, beating the world record for the longest time without water.
Nine are dead and thousands in lockdown after the outbreak of a rare, highly deadly virus, as the WHO calls an “urgent” meeting.
Rapper AKA was gunned down outside a nightclub on a busy entrainment strip while he was celebrating his 35th birthday.
Prosecutors held “extreme concerns” a socialite would leave the country after he was found with a plane ticket following his dramatic arrest.
At least 50 women have been abducted in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest and most volatile nations in the world.
A former soccer player who helped his country win their first-ever silverware has been mauled to death by his own dogs in his garden.
Six journalists have been detained in South Sudan over a viral video that appeared to show the country’s president wetting himself.
A Harvard professor and modern slavery activist has spoken to Joe Rogan about the “appalling” truth behind the iPhone sitting in your pocket.
A two-year-old boy was swallowed whole and spat out alive by a hippo while playing near his home by a lake in Uganda.
It’s one of the best-loved treats in the country and across the world – but there’s a growing problem that has an entire industry on alert.
The family of a missing Australian teacher has spoken out after he disappeared without a trace in the African country two weeks ago.
At least 19 people are dead after a plane crashed into a lake, with emergency services and local fishermen working desperately to rescue trapped passengers.
A French-Australian vet who was kidnapped in Africa has been freed, according to a social media post by the country’s interim president.
A British couple were murdered, zipped inside their sleeping bags and fed to crocodiles by a gang days after recording a TV show.
The WHO has warned of a potential global outbreak of ebola after 18 cases of the often fatal virus were detected in Uganda.
Dashcam footage showed the truck driver trying to illegally pass another vehicle on a two-lane highway before it barrelled into the bus.
Eight young models have been brutally gang-raped by a group of up to 80 armed men who ambushed them on the set of a music video shoot.
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