A highly infectious variant of COVID-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last year is between 30 and 100 per cent more deadly than previous strains, researchers say.

A Malaysian court on Wednesday overturned a decades-old government policy barring non-Muslim publications from using the word "Allah" to refer to God, in a landmark ruling on an issue that has fanned religious tensions in the mainly Muslim country.

When Myanmar’s military tried to stage a coup d’etat on the first day of February, it probably expected it to be easy After all, it never fully relaxed its grip on the levers of power held for five decades prior to allowing partial

Royal aides frantically worked through the night to formulate a plan and brief the Queen at breakfast after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s bombshell interview aired, with leaks from inside Buckingham Palace reportedly starting to emerge.

Hundreds of people in Uganda are still missing after being detained following raids on their homes or in the aftermath of election campaign rallies. The BBC's Patience Atuhaire has been talking to some of those affected.

Cameron Smith’s father Wayne says his son is an even “better man than he is a footballer” after the Storm legend announced his retirement today. He told Peter Psaltis on Wide World of Sports he was relieved his son would get a break from some in the media.

The AFL grand final will return to a daytime slot at the MCG after the 2020 decider was played under lights in Brisbane for the first time.

David Fifita joins the Titans as State of Origin player and one of the most dangerous forwards in the game. Exclusive access sees ‘Building Titans’ join David on his arrival to the Club, showing the work he is putting in to be ready for a round one …

A double dose of devastation was dealt to Goulburn Valley Suns’ juniors at the weekend. With giants Pascoe Vale and Hume City arriving in Shepparton, the soaring under-16s were the sole side to pick points off either of the travelling teams during the …

Nightcliff has marched into its third-straight Northern Territory Football League grand final after a crushing performance at the weekend. The Tigers, on the hunt for a three-peat, were emphatic against the Wanderers in the second semi-final,