The Senate falls short of the 60 votes needed to pass any of four proposals brought to the floor.

Should social media-friendly experiences designed to make striking photos be considered art?

7 days quiz: It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?

Sweden is one of the most innovative countries in the world, but the business culture discourages bragging.

Social activist Prakash Amte says the animals at his rescue centre will never harm him.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

How Foutanga Babani Sissoko pulled off one of the most audacious confidence tricks of all time.

The world is too passive about chemical attacks, weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon argues.

Live sports commentators are often one hasty remark away from totally sticking their foot in it, and we have seen one or two instances of this during these Winter Games

Dom Parsons takes skeleton bronze in dramatic fashion to win Team GB's first medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Malcolm Turnbull is rebuked for his comments about Barnaby Joyce's affair with a former staffer.

Austria's Matthias Mayer produces a brilliant run to win the men's super G and claim his second Winter Olympics alpine skiing gold medal.

Italian Michela Moioli wins a thrilling final to take gold in the women's snowboard cross in Pyeongchang.

Borneo has lost a "shocking" number of its great apes, according to a new survey of the island.

Executive Director of Oxfam International Winnie Byanyima says she does not know how many sexual predators are still working for the charity.

Two skiers were taken away from the rest of the team after being diagnosed, the Swiss team say.

The annual Lunar New Year gala featured an Asian woman in blackface and with fake buttocks.

Dom Parsons claims Great Britain's first medal of 2018 Winter Olympics with bronze in the men's skeleton.

His diamonds have been worn by Kate Winslet and Priyanka Chopra but what do we know about Nirav Modi?

Nikolas Cruz is accused of killing 17 people at a school before escaping and visiting McDonald's.

The couple, who were married in 2015, say the decision is mutual and was "lovingly made".