48+ min ago  (296+ words) A woman who crashed her vehicle into a guardrail at Beresfield blew a. 154 breath test, a court has heard. Emma Leigh Firth, 35, pleaded guilty at Maitland Local Court on Wednesday, May 21, to charges of high-range drink-driving and driving without carrying a…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago  (366+ words) A bomb blast has hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern "province of Balochistan, in the latest major attack claimed by separatist militants. The explosion killed "at least 24 people and injured around 70, according…...

14+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1088+ words) It's time to say goodbye to my Leapmotor C10 REEV, which has been my family transport for the past three months or so. And if you're thinking about putting one of these on your shortlist, then read on, because I'm going…...

20+ hour, 5+ min ago  (610+ words) A "largely negotiated" memorandum of "understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump says, although the Iranian Fars news agency disputes that claim. "Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently…...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago  (507+ words) The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rise. Since the start of the outbreak, 867 suspected cases have been reported, including 204 deaths, the government said. That is more than 100 infections and just over…...

23+ hour, 52+ min ago  (489+ words) The US Secret Service has shot a person near the White House and a bystander has also been shot, a law enforcement official says. Both individuals were said to be in critical condition, according to the official, who spoke on…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (588+ words) Cristian Mungiu's Norway-set drama about political polarisation, Fjord, has won the Palme d'Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival's top honour for a second time to the Romanian director. At the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which saw few films break out, Fjord…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (514+ words) Senegal President "Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a nation already grappling with a "debt crisis and drawn-out talks with the International Monetary Fund. A statement…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (334+ words) Carlo Petrini, the founder of the Slow Food global grassroots movement promoting sustainable food production and local, traditional cuisine, has died at age 76. He died in his home town in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region. The Slow Food organisation called him…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (565+ words) A state premier has been blindsided by a federal police probe into a senior minister, saying he found out about the investigation after media broke the news. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said he was passed a note in a budget…...