A Syrian air force pilot who bailed out as his warplane crashed on Turkish territory has told Turkish authorities his aircraft was shot down.

Allegations that an unknown number of potential Marines, as well as current and former service members, shared compromising photos of colleagues on social media.

Donald Trump explodes, simmers with rage and upbraids his staff as he enters week seven of his presidency enmeshed in controversy while struggling to make good on his campaign promises.

Trump inadvertently emphasised this is about whether the intelligence community has discovered the President of the United States is compromised.

North Korea has fired 'multiple missiles' from its Tongchang-ri region where a missile base is located, South Korea's military says.

Pope Francis on Sunday called on people to carry and read the Bible with as much dedication as they do their mobile phones.

Expelled from Malaysia, North Korea's ambassador packed a television set into his luggage and flew home on Monday.

Israeli media say Benjamin Netanyahu is to be questioned for a fourth time over corruption allegations.

Banging pots in anger, several hundred people in Paris are protesting corruption in French politics as the two leading presidential candidates face legal investigations.

The Dutch election is wide open going into the last full week of campaigning.

The sensitive topics of Papua and the impact of the worst oil spill in the history of Australia's offshore petroleum fields have been raised with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Foreign Minister has claimed Joko Widodo never suggested joint patrols and she had been told he was referring to cooperation on freedom of overflight and navigation.

North Korea said on Tuesday it has temporarily banned Malaysians from leaving the country to "ensure the safety of its diplomats and citizens in Malaysia".

Is it possible that Donald Trump has tweeted himself into irrelevance?

Prime Minister treads carefully on South China Sea, Washington's latest immigration measures at regional summit in Jakarta.

Cruise missiles, floating mines and a remote-controlled boat have been deployed to attack ships in Yemen in recent months.

Ben Carson compared slaves to immigrants seeking a better life in his first official address Monday as Housing and Urban Development Secretary, setting off an uproar on social media.

Donald Trump and his aides said many things about the need for the last executive order that simply don't hold up anymore.

Multiple fast-attack vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came close to a US Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Alleged Australian child sex predator Peter Scully will escape the death penalty if convicted despite what police say were the most shocking cases of child murder, torture and abuse they have ever seen in the Philippines.