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A Colombian plane carrying 81 people, including a Brazilian football team, crashed on its way to José María Córdova International Airport.

Texas officials have reported first case of Zika, likely transferred by a local mosquito. Hence, Texas has become the second US state after Florida to have reported local transmission of the virus.

Justin Trudeau's office confirmed that the Canadian prime minister will not attend Fidel Castro's funeral on Dec. 4.

Paramedics are currently treating 10 adult passengers after a plane struck severe turbulence.

Labor’s senator Murray Watt has compared Attorney-General George Brandis to Britney Spears, saying that he gets more second chances than the pop singer.

Queenslander Susan Kiefel was named Australia's first female High Court chief justice on Tuesday. She will replace Chief Justice Robert French, who will retire early next year.

NASA has launched hunt for a space poop genius. The organisation is desperate to have an effective waste management mechanism for use by 2020.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Labor Leader Bill Shorten joined hands to extend their support to No More campaign, which aims to combat domestic violence.

Trump says that he would have won the popular vote in the US presidential poll if millions of people who voted illegally were deducted out of the count.

An arrest warrant has been issued for rugby league footballer Semi Radradra, who plays for Parramatta Eels, after he failed to show up at the court for the hearing of domestic violence against him.

Westpac's RAMS is increasing fixed home loan rates by 0.4 percent. The company is the first big lender to increase interest rates.

The Labor has accused George Brandis of engaging in “corrupt conduct” and being involved in a “secret deal” with the Western Australia government.

Peter Dutton's "stupid" words incited death threat, alleges indigenous senator Pat Dodson, who said Australia should stand with the poor, the weak and the vulnerable.

Jill Stein’s call to raise funds for US election vote recount was met with ease on Wednesday night as the Green party’s presidential candidate managed to raise US$2 million (AU$2.71 million) in less than a day’s time.

Apple is planning a one-day shopping event on Black Friday 2016 after missing out last year.

Nintendo Classic Mini, Hatchimals and Pokémon are three of the most in-demand items for shoppers right now and great deals are available.

One of the busiest shopping days of the year is here and eBay has the best Thanksgiving 2016 deals.

Australian teenager Jamie Murphy has been taken under arrest in Bali, Indonesia, on suspicion of possessing a drug.

Donald Trump, who boasted during the presidential debate last month that Hillary Clinton would be in jail if he became the president, has now refused to pursue charges against her.

Grattan Institute has published a report titled "A sugary drinks tax: recovering the community costs of obesity."

After knocking out Nicolas Sarkozy, François Fillon has become the front-runner in the race to fight off Marine Le Pen in next year’s French presidential election.

A thunderstorm on Monday led to a spike in asthma cases in Melbourne. The rarest of the rare of event called "thunderstorm asthma" created an unprecedented emergency.

Pope Francis wrote an Apostolic Letter that was made public on Monday extending the permission to absolve the faithful of abortion.

Donald Trump has stated in a released video that he will withdraw the US from Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day at the White House.

A US woman who was diagnosed with Vibrio vulnificus may have gotten infected by flesh-eating bacteria that came from a tilapia.

NASA chief has rejected the claims made by One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts that the agency manipulated climate change data from 1940s in order to mask the issue of global warming in the Arctic.

Earth is getting crowded with every passing day. This forces man to look to the stars to live in. The situation gives rise to the idea of colonisation of space and the invention of EM drive, a space engine that moves forward without fuel makes it a reality.

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin barely looked at each other during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, on Sunday.

A cross-dressing killer clown in the UK is going to jail for robbing a supermarket and assaulting its staff.