AUSTRALIA

The competitors charged one another on opposite sides of a barrier, scoring points if they could break their wooden lances against the opponent's torso

The Meghan Markle Effect has been praised for its huge reach and international impact.

Flanker Siya Kolisi is South Africa's first black captain

The Department of Labor said U.S. employers added 128,000 jobs last month.

The controversial Adani mine has long been a lightning rod for climate activism in Australia

Qantas announced one of its Boeing 737NG planes was grounded after a crack was detected, and 32 others were being urgently inspected

Lazard said it will be closing three offices and cutting about 200 jobs as it looks to realign its business.

Some parts of northern Kenya received a year's worth of rain in a matter of weeks. A Turkana woman is shown here outside her home in the northwest

The four men were charged with attempt to possess a commercial quantity illicit import of border-controlled drugs. 

A lightning strike near Port Macquarie, Australia, is the reported cause of a bushfire that is raging out of control and has burned over 2,000 hectares. Hundreds of koalas, an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to the continent are believed to have perished in the blaze. The area is described as the “heartland of their prime habitat” and is an important breeding ground for the mammal.

New York City is expected to ban the sale of the controversial specialty food product made of the liver of a duck or goose.

The Australian government applied a 15 percent levy for every dollar earned for two categories of working holiday visas linked to seasonal labour

Princess Anne revealed that no one teaches them what they should do while on tour.

"This behavior is not typical. It was chased by dogs, then me, then grabbed by me so it was very upset. I just tailed it, dropped it in the bag and released it,” the snake handler said.

The payment shortfall by retail giant Woolworths is the biggest in Australia history

The attacks occurred while the two men were snorkeling as part of a boat tour of the area.

Snake catcher, Stuart McKenzie has given tips on what to do when bitten by a venomous snake. He advises to treat every snake as if it is dangerous and to carry a first aid kit because it can mean the difference between life and death.

Investors were marking time ahead of Wednesday's interest rate announcement by the Federal Reserve.

The teacher “behaved in a predatory fashion” with five students when he was aged between 32 and 36. On Thursday, the tribunal banned him from schools for a decade.

A 63-year-old Australian man was arrested in Sydney after he live-streamed on social media a 12-year-old Filipina girl being sexually abused.

Police tend to a colleague injured in clashes at a mining conference in Melbourne