China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system in a heavily disputed island, situated between Vietnam and Taiwan that it controls in the South China Sea.
Matt Barrie’s viral essay on LinkedIn and NSW Premier Mike Baird’s Facebook post awakened the debate on Sydney’s lockout laws. IBTimes Australia speaks to some Sydney bar owners and bartenders about the contentious bans.
Many iPhone users have tried a prank that promises to activate the original Macintosh theme but actually renders the phones unusable.
MSF hospital bombing in Syria: At least seven people killed after four missiles were launched within minutes of each other.
Put bluntly, the ISSG plan is not for suffering Syrians. It is not for the opposition-rebel bloc. Instead – beyond the Assad regime – the beneficiaries are the US and Russian governments.
World leaders have agreed to enact a nationwide ceasefire in Syria, aiming to break the deadlock in the war-ravaged country and introduce swift humanitarian aid.
The US government has launched a civil suit against the city of Ferguson, Missouri for “egregious” and “routine” constitutional violations against its African-American population.
Hint: He's the one who tried to euthanise Johnny Depp's dogs, Pistol and Boo.
A Catholic pro-choice group has appealed to Pope Francis to stop condemning the use of contraception and abortions as the Zika virus, which affects babies, continues to spread around the world.
The Turnbull government has introduced landmark legislation that it says will provide the “missing piece” for Australian patients to access medical marijuana for the management of “painful and chronic” conditions.
Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb announced on Wednesday that he would retire from federal politics following the next election, saying he believes “the time is right.”
The copyright holders of ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ (DBC) have dropped their two-year-long piracy case against nearly 5,000 iiNet customers who illegally downloaded the film, starring Matthew McConaughey, between 2013 and 2015.
Six experts from Sydney University share their predictions for China in 2016, from its economy to its public health challenges.
A look into why innocent people confess to crimes they do not commit, and whether Australian police are allowed to coerce confessions.
After Netherlands successfully tested it eagles to take down drones, Scotland Yard is thinking of doing the same as drones pose a threat to the UK.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull questioned whether the benefits of increasing the GST would be worth the difficulties of doing so.
Global leaders have pledged more than AU$15 billion in aid to Syria amid the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, while Saudi Arabia makes a first-time promise to support the US-led coalition against Daesh on the ground.
Hundreds of South Australian students had to be evacuated on Friday after schools in Adelaide received phone threats that could be linked to hoax bomb calls made to over 30 schools across Australia this week.
Millions of people across China are making their way home as the Lunar New Year approaches. In 2016, 2.9 billion trips will be made to accommodate this mass migration.
The possibility of a double dissolution looms as Labor attempts to delay Senate debates on the federal government’s bill to reinstate an industry watchdog.
Barack Obama used his first visit to a mosque on American soil to condemn recent “inexcusable political rhetoric” used against Muslim-Americans, but has instead faced unexpected backlash from the Muslim community.
China National Chemical Corporation is pursuing a US$43 billion (AU$61bn) takeover of a major Swiss agricultural firm, Syngenta, marking the largest acquisition ever made by a Chinese company.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has slammed the views of US 'neo-masculinist' group Return of Kings, who advocates for rape to be made legal and was set to convene in Australia on Saturday.
The High Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the Australian government's offshore immigration processing and resettlement program, dashing the hopes of hundreds of asylum seekers facing deportation.
Cruz won the GOP caucuses with 28 percent of the vote, followed by Trump with 24 percent, Marco Rubio with 23 percent and Ben Carson with 9 percent.
Labor government would crack down on employers who exploit workers, with the introduction of harsher penalties and other measures, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has promised.
The Greens’ deputy leader, Larissa Waters, considers Australia’s current greenhouse gas emissions policy a “sham,” and critics of the policy believe it may become vague after 2020.
Senator Michaelia Cash has agreed to show the findings of the confidential Dyson Heydon trade unions royal commission report to one representative from both the ALP and the Greens.
Many Australians have rallied on January 26 to oppose Australia Day celebrations and for the rights of Aboriginals.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus is found in Far North Queensland though Australia is well-equipped to handle an outbreak.
