The event was held after an anti-migrant demonstration a week ago ended in clashes and many arrests.

Australian kids say the New South Wales drought is hitting their family life and schooling hard.

Two pensioners hope to win a medal as their sport debuts at the 2018 Asian Games.

Colombians are being asked to cast their vote on whether to bring in tougher anti-corruption measures.

Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "windows".

One of the world’s most endangered birds has lost its sense of direction. So a team of humans are flying aircraft over 1,000km with a flock of birds behind them.

Um Louay and her nine children say returning to their partially-destroyed house is better than living in a camp.

John McCain, Vietnam war hero and six-term senator, dies after halting treatment for a brain tumour.

The Arizona senator and Vietnam veteran was a towering figure in US public life for decades.

In Papua New Guinea, on the western half of the world's second-biggest island, traditional rituals still survive.

Is Sweden a Utopian dream or a multicultural nightmare?

Apple iPhones, expensive cars and high-end houses are all ways cyber-thieves try to cash out.

Dinosaurs may have their DNA to thank for why they stuck around so long on Earth.

A new technique is helping turn dogs at one Kenyan port into super-sniffers.

Julie Bishop says she has quit as foreign minister as new PM Scott Morrison announces his cabinet.

Ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing suspends its trip-sharing service after a woman is raped and murdered.

Pope Francis begged forgiveness for the Church's failings at the culmination of his two-day visit.

Are Wolves, with the help of owners Fosun and Jorge Mendes, on their way to emulating Manchester City's rise to the top?

Former Liverpool and England striker Michael Owen says he "hated" the last six years of his career because of injury frustration.

Watch highlights as Catalans Dragons pull off one of Wembley's biggest upsets to beat the Warrington Wolves 20-14 to win their first Challenge Cup.

The Vietnam War veteran was one of the Republican Party's most outspoken critics of the president.