Australia

Previously unknown species, which has been named Diluvicursor pickeringi, uncovered in 113-million-year-old rocks in south-eastern Australia.

Aristos Georgiou Jan 11, 2018

Police in Queensland, Australia are investigating after a koala was discovered bolted to a wooden post with building screws.

Neil Murphy Jan 11, 2018

Australian cyclist thrown from bike after collision with car slammed by social media users as being melodramatic.

James Hetherington Jan 10, 2018

Bayliss, who took over as England coach in 2015, faced questions over his future after the Three Lions surrendered the Ashes urn to Australia.

Karthick Arvinth Jan 09, 2018

Intriguing behaviour of raptors is widely known among Australia's indigenous people and is often represented in sacred ceremonies.

Aristos Georgiou Jan 08, 2018

Slow TV - showing real-time events with minimal editing - is becoming increasingly popular and has finally reached Australia with this train footage. Viewers got on board.

Claire Toureille Jan 08, 2018

Australian worker went to wedding in India after telling bosses he was unable to attend work due to illness.

Neil Murphy Jan 08, 2018

Government says drop in Chinese demand could spell very bad news for the industry.

Gaurav Sharma Jan 08, 2018

England's second innings ended at 180-9, with captain Joe Root retiring hurt on 58 due to a stomach bug, as the tourists lost by an innings and 123 runs.

Karthick Arvinth Jan 08, 2018

A 15-year-old girl has been charged with intentionally starting a fire which led to the evacuation of dozens of residents on a street in Melbourne.

Lydia Smith Jan 07, 2018

The tourists reached 93-4 at stumps on day four after Australia declared on a mammoth total of 649-7.

Karthick Arvinth Jan 07, 2018

A woman has been arrested after police say 97-year-old dementia sufferer Dimitra Pavlopoulou was abducted from a nursing home in Melbourne, Australia by a stranger.

Paul Wright Jan 06, 2018

As the US east coast battles Storm Grayson and a "bomb cyclone," Victoria in Australia has seen a 10km stretch of Hume Freeway begin melting - with higher temperatures to come.

Charlotte Tobitt Jan 05, 2018

Spiders are scary in themselves, but a huge spider shedding its skin? Some might not recover. A 7-minute-long video documents the creepy phenomenon

Claire Toureille Jan 05, 2018

England were bowled out for 346 runs in the first innings on the second day of the fifth Ashes Test. Australia trail by 153 runs and have eight wickets left in their first innings.

Naveen Ullal Jan 05, 2018

The seaplane that crashed in Australia killing five Britons was involved a separate fatal accident more than 20 years ago.

Roger Baird Jan 04, 2018

Nine backpackers were rushed to hospital in Australia after snorting a date rape drug they mistook for cocaine.

Roger Baird Jan 04, 2018

England close day one on 233-5 after deciding to bat first under overcast skies on a green-tinged surface at the SCG.

Karthick Arvinth Jan 04, 2018

A man from Adelaide has died after being struck by lightning which was conducted through a camera tripod he was holding at the time.

Jordan Bhatt Jan 03, 2018

The intoxicated passenger allegedly called the two women "faggots, dykes and poofters" and kicked their seats for hours.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 03, 2018

A store in Australia has been told it has to pay an employee A$17,000 after she was seriously attacked by a bird outside the shop.

Jordan Bhatt Jan 02, 2018

Wildlife rescuers scrambled after being called in to remove dozens of eggs discovered in a sandpit at a school in New South Wales.

Ben Skipper Jan 02, 2018

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull cast a shadow over Prince Charle's future role as his country's king and head of state.

Nicole Rojas Jan 02, 2018

Richard Cousins, a FTSE 100 chief executive, his fiancee, and her 11-year-old daughter were among the six people killed in the tragic accident.

IBT UK Contributor Jan 01, 2018

Countries around the world are ringing in 2018 with spectacular firework displays

Lydia Smith Dec 31, 2017

An 11-year-old boy and the pilot are believed to have been killed in the incident

Lydia Smith Dec 31, 2017

Jacob Lavender, 11, was last seen on the evening of 30 December in Shalvey, Australia. Police officers searched the surrounding area but could not find him.

Charlotte Tobitt Dec 30, 2017

Rain interrupted the day's play on two occasions in the fourth day of the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Naveen Ullal Dec 29, 2017

The England opener was rarely troubled as he batted through the third day to end on 244 not out from 409 balls at stumps.

Karthick Arvinth Dec 28, 2017

Officials in Melbourne have been left with a hefty clean-up bill after a Christmas party got out of control.

Jordan Bhatt Dec 27, 2017