NEWS

BMW's remote locking mechanism helped Seattle Police Department to nab an alleged thief. The 38-year-old man found the car unlocked and took it for a ride. When the owner reported the theft, police contacted BMW and requested for assistance. The company locked the vehicle remotely trapping the suspect inside and the police arrested him.

Desi Lara, a volunteer in the Downer Animal Care Centre (DACC), shared on Facebook a video of a  heartbroken dog that the centre picked up after it was reported as stray.

Syria increased its government-controlled area by almost 73 percent on Tuesday as it captured the al-Shaar neighbourhood in Aleppo.

On Sunday, Edgar Maddison Welch went to Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington D.C. armed with an AR-15 assault rifle.

China is rebuilding popular cruise ship Titanic that sank in 1917 after hitting an iceberg during maiden voyage. The guests will be able to experience simulated collision with an inceberg and subsequent sinking.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull dismissed Coalition members’ suggestions that climate change policy review could be dangerous, even after Senator Bernardi said that it is one of the “dumbest things” he has heard in politics in recent times.

Woolworths has apologised to a pregnant mother after one of the store's employees allegedly yelled at her.

Russia and China blocked a draft resolution for a seven-day humanitarian truce in Aleppo, Syria.

Malcolm Turnbull plans to axe Tony Abbott's Green Army. The scheme is an environmental program that offered employment to around 15,000 young Australians. However, the Government had to axe to make savings.

Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly gifted Ivanka Trump a copy of his latest documentary on climate change, 'Before the Flood,' during a private meeting.

Italy Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made his exit as a resounding “no” to a referendum on constitutional reform voiced by more than 50 percent of voters.  For some Italians, the referendum was about constitutional change. For many others, it was a gauge of the people’s trust in Renzi and his performance.

Brisbane City Council scheduled a meeting on Monday to discuss the reasons behind the delayed early warning alert service on Saturday's supercell storm.

Australia's refugee resettlement agreement with US has received a stinging blow. The shocking revelation comes after President-elect Donald Trump's comments during a rally. He said that he would stop the flow of refugees to the US from the Middle East.

Virgin Galactic's founder Sir Richard Branson witnessed the successful free flight of its brand new VSS Unity on Saturday.

In just about four years, Australia has already spent nearly 20 percent of its greenhouse gas allowance for year 2050.

Syria's army advanced towards Aleppo's Old City on Sunday along with its allied militia as it aimed to restore its full control on the rebel-controlled area.

The New South Wales government has decided to ditch its initially proposed ID law.

Martin Shkreli releases a video on Twitter in response to Australian schoolchildren’s cheap recreation of his alleged overpriced drug.

Facebook is working on a mechanism that automatically detects offensive content in its live video service.

As part of the school’s healthy eating policy, Bellerive Primary School of Tasmania has put a ban on candy cane and other Christmas treats. Furthermore, the school has announced to put a ban on birthday cakes from next year.

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has admitted that the organisation's peacekeepers were responsible for bringing cholera to Haiti.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed on Thursday that Turkey and Russia agreed to a ceasefire in Syria.

A 65-year-old man was attacked by a great white shark at the Booti Booti National Park area on Thursday morning. The man, who was bitten three times and thereafter thrown six feet into the air, has suffered severe lower limb injuries.

Several schools have been evacuated on Thursday morning due to bomb threats in Victoria and New Zealand.

Russia's defence ministry official Sergei Rudskoi has confirmed that Aleppo's Castello road has been cleared of rebels.

Victoria's chief health officer has issued new thunderstorm asthma warning for Gippsland and north-east Victoria following the severe event that killed eight people last week.

The government has successfully passed the legislation to re-establish the ABCC construction watchdog, making a key victory for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who used it as a constitutional trigger for double dissolution election in July.

A Colombian plane carrying 81 people, including a Brazilian football team, crashed on its way to José María Córdova International Airport.

Texas officials have reported first case of Zika, likely transferred by a local mosquito. Hence, Texas has become the second US state after Florida to have reported local transmission of the virus.