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The Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's history.
Opening statements at the murder trial in Las Vegas are expected to begin Monday. Family members and fans of the legendary rapper have been waiting for decades to learn the truth behind the 1996 drive-by shooting that left Shakur dead at the height of his career.
Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited much-needed aid on Monday as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices, with many stuck outside.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) created a task force to investigate the ambush that targeted Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua.
Lawyer for the entertainment industry and AFL figure says his career is ‘destroyed’ following conviction
CASABLANCA, Morocco — Hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea were arrested by Moroccan security forces, Moroccan state television reported Sunday, as authorities tightened security along the border following calls for a new mass crossing.
Police investigating alleged sexual assault at hotel
Former 2GB and 2UE radio broadcaster is facing 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty
Alan Jones arriving at Downing Centre Local Court on Monday. (ABC News: Jamie McKinnell)
Operator of Mong Kok cafe, a 35-year-old man, allegedly touched employee multiple times, beginning on her first day at work
Operator of Mong Kok cafe, a 35-year-old man, allegedly touched employee multiple times, beginning on her first day at work
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) maintained that the ambush that targeted Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua will not affect their parliamentary elections this coming Sept. 14.
A Jewish security watchdog is doubling down on safety measures in the wake of a Friday night attack against worshipers at Manhattan’s Central Synagogue, calling on police to identify cutting edge tactics to identify hot spots for potential hate crimes and to place more officers in those areas.
The body of a 66-year-old Israeli citizen from Tel Aviv was found on Sunday by the side of a road in Finland, about a week after contact with him was lost while he was on a solo cycling trip.
In a little more than a week, five vessels of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company have been attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. This brings to nearly two dozen the number of such ships that have been in the firing line of Iranian forces since February 28. One crew member has been killed and more than 20 i…
Convicted rapist Ralph Carr has described his life as “a living hell” after the former talent manager was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman more than 30 years his junior.
Police are investigating allegations of a sexual assault at a hotel in East Melbourne on Sunday night. (ABC News: Patrick Rocca)
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Several Sydney players were involved in an alleged incident in Melbourne on Sunday night.
BAELEN, Belgium — Firefighters battled a massive wildfire that scorched a nature reserve in eastern Belgium and another on a Greek island near Athens where two people were killed on Sunday as hot and dry conditions fueled fires across parts of Europe.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful earthquake that killed at least 289 people.
Germany’s political parties have converged on an unusual point of agreement: A law penalizing citizens for insulting politicians needs to change, following controversial investigations of people who mocked Chancellor Friedrich Merz as “Pinocchio” and “Lying Fritz.”
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the death toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country’s history.
Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial attacks of its war with Russia, sending hundreds of drones in a strike that killed at least six people.
GEOJE, South Korea, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- More than 800 millimeters of rain has pounded South Gyeongsang Province, including Geoje, over the weekend, triggering a landslide in the city that killed a resident, authorities said Monday.
A delegation from the African Union (AU) began a two-day field visit to Sudan on Sunday, seeking to push efforts towards a ceasefire, improve humanitarian access and revive a political process to end the war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions in the past three years.
A police helicopter has been deployed in the search for missing bushwalker Lily Hooper in Nattai National Park. (ABC News)
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The man is accused of improper use of service decorations. (ABC News)
Meta has been hit with successive losses in court over how its platforms have targeted and harmed young users, but a jury trial set to begin on Tuesday may pose the biggest threat yet to its operations.
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil sat down with Mopreme Shakur, Tupac Shakur's stepbrother, ahead of opening statements on Monday in trial of the man accused of killing the rapper.
The proposed facilities will be located next to Darwin Correctional Centre at Holtze. (Supplied)
Rapper Yoav Eliasi, known by the stage name "The Shadow," was removed on Sunday from his volunteer position as commander of a civilian emergency response squad in the Tel Aviv District amid an ongoing criminal investigation by the Police Internal Investigations Department.
Another Israeli Air Force officer has been arrested on suspicion of breach of trust after allegedly placing bets on Polymarket on attacks in Iran and Yemen, N12 reported on Sunday.
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A modified e-bike recovered by police after a chase through Adelaide's CBD on Sunday. (Supplied: SA Police)
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Mary feels as though she has been unable to move on with her life while the court process continues. (ABC News: Patrick Thomas)