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It's believed the killer could be linked a 30-year-old woman also found dead in the hotel room beside the couple.

In the notorious Death Valley, tourists took photos next to a thermometer showing temperatures of 55 degrees.

The Perth grandmother spends 23 hours a day in a prison cell in Tokyo and is yet to face trial. Prison rules stop her daughter from visiting.

What it's like aboard the eerily-named Ghostrider during live fire drills in Korean airspace.

The warning by Kim Yo Jong came after South Korea performed firing exercises in its tense land and sea borders with North Korea in the past two weeks.

A team of Sherpas is working to dig up dead bodies and clear some of the 50 tons of garbage left behind by climbers.

Russia's southernmost province has announced a temporary ban on the wearing of niqabs as a security measure following deadly attacks by gunmen last month.

Another two men are fighting for life after drinking the liquid they found in the ocean in Sri Lanka.

Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with allegedly kidnapping and raping an underage girl just before Christmas last year, Okinawa police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.

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Putin, making his first trip to North Korea in 24 years, said the countries would continue to "resolutely oppose" the West.

Supporters of pro-democracy writer Dr Yang Hengjun have called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to demand the Australian citizen's release from detention on a suspended death sentence.

The move is certain to anger Pyongyang and could trigger retaliatory military steps as tensions between the war-divided rivals rise.

It took authorities 55 days to complete the annual clean up of the mountain.

But the main opposition Congress party said the election had been a "moral and political loss" for Modi.

Summer is yet to peak for India, but the mercury has already nudged 50 degrees.

He also reiterated China's call for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state,

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is "deeply concerned" by the conviction of an Australian-Hong Kong dual national and 13 others.

After examining the plane's black box, investigators said SQ321 was a normal flight until a "slight vibration" just seconds before disaster struck.

Thai prosecutors said on Wednesday former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming the monarchy.

The UN human rights office warned of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine, pointing to new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the military and an ethnic armed group fighting it.

The changes include suspending both hot beverage and meal services when the seatbelt sign is on.

Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new president took office this week.

The boiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the northern hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a new study found.

The rogue state sent a message to the US and its allies, specifically mentioning Australia twice.

The near-catastrophic incident in the Yellow Sea off South Korea on Saturday has caused tension between Australia and its biggest trading partner.

Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation.

Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano spewed more hot clouds on Wednesday after an eruption the previous day forced the closure of schools and airports, pelted villages with volcanic debris and prompted hundreds of people to flee.

The woman is suspected to be the cousin of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

A nearly 300-year-old settlement once submerged beneath a major dam in the Philippines has re-emerged as sweltering heat and drought dry up the reservoir.

An attempt to climb Everest requires months, sometimes years, of training and conditioning – even then, reaching the summit is far from guaranteed.

Nearly 970 million people - more than 10 per cent of the world's population - are casting their vote.

One helicopter's rotor blade appeared to clip the tail of the other chopper, causing them both to crash into the ground, a video posted to social media showed.

A further 20 people were injured, some critically, in the deadly collision.

Polls opened Friday for the first and largest phase of India's marathon general election, kicking off a vote in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to win a rare third consecutive term.

Eid is a celebration commemorating the end of the holy month, also referred to as Ramadan, which is a time of fasting, prayer and reflection for Muslims worldwide.

Vision has shown drivers frantically trying to avoid falling boulders in the opening moments of the quake.

South Korea's military says it has detected that North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast, adding to a series of weapons demonstrations that have raised tensions in the region.

The awards celebrate the best in animal, insect and nature photography from around the world.

Millions celebrated by smothering one another in coloured powder or drinking a traditional cannabis-laced paste.

More than a billion people from one region of Earth risk dying years earlier than they should due to foul air.

Water levels are running desperately low, particularly in poorer areas, resulting in sky-high costs for water and a quickly dwindling supply.

It’s the North’s first known missile test since it carried out cruise missile launches in mid-February.

Australian winemakers' years-long freezeout from the lucrative Chinese market will soon be over, if Beijing follows through on a recommendation from a key Chinese ministry.

Anthony Albanese expressed concerns over "unsafe and destabilising behaviour" in the South China Sea, citing the collision between Chinese and Philippine ships the previous day.

A respected Australian surfer living in Indonesia has died at one of the country's most renowned surf breaks.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong gave a stark warning to ASEAN officials ahead of today's summit of leaders.

At least five people are dead and a crew member is injured after a cargo ship rammed into a bridge in southern China.

The unofficial count gives a commanding lead to the 72-year-old candidate who's a link to the brutal period of dictatorship that ended just over 25 years ago.

Up to 205 million people are expected to vote tomorrow in a three-way presidential contest.