​President Donald Trump's initial address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night may be the most anticipated in memory. Not, as Trump would claim, because he's so compelling. Rather it's because, when it comes to substance, we don't know who he is.

Former ABC managing director David Hill has held back tears as he told a British inquiry of the sexual abuse and suffering of children sent from the UK to work at Australian farm schools.

The Philippines on Monday condemned the "barbaric beheading" of a German captive by Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants, who posted a video of the killing after a deadline for a ransom passed.

Former President George W. Bush, in his first interview since the start of Donald Trump's administration, said he sees a need for an investigation into the Trump team's ties to Russia and voiced skepticism about his successor's approach to immigration and the media.

Jakarta: A suspected terrorist believed to have links to ISIS was shot dead by police on Monday after a bomb was detonated in the Indonesian city of Bandung.

Malcolm Turnbull will visit Indonesia next week, in a surprise move that underscores the success of Indonesian President Joko Widodo's weekend trip to Australia.

There is about 10 per cent less sea ice in Antarctica this year than the previous record minimum - a stunning reversal after new highs were set in 2014.

A company was employing a total of 572 workers to deal with the Saudi monarch's luggage.

Donald Trump is finding being in government not as easy as making grand promises on the campaign trail.

Australia's violation of refugee human rights could hurt its chances of winning a coveted seat.

In a speech to conservative activists on Friday, Trump promised "one of the greatest military buildups in American history."

The second-ranking US Senate Democrat called Monday for an independent commission as well as a special prosecutor to investigate Russian interference in the US election.

China is considering introducing birth rewards and subsidies to encourage people to have a second child.

SpaceX said Monday that it will fly two private citizens around the moon in its Crew Dragon spacecraft next year.

'I'll show you who's Boko Haram,' said one soldier before making the villagers lie face down on the ground. Then the shooting started.