Geraldine Chua

At least four people have been killed in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, after a series of explosions went off near the popular Sarinah shopping mall on Thursday.

A police officer and security guard were shot at Western Sydney’s Nepean Hospital on Tuesday night by a 39-year-old man who had allegedly threatened a doctor with a pair of scissors.

A simple tweet by the mostly social media-silent UN Library about its most borrowed book of 2015 has shocked a number of social media users.

Salesforce, Office 365, Dropbox, Survey Monkey. If you own a business or are part of one, you probably use one or more of these apps to do your job. Here are seven more for your apps arsenal at work.

While transportation offers us many benefits, these come at a price. Truck Locator has compiled just a few of the statistics which show the substantial impact transportation has on a global scale.

New South Wales police under the powers of firearms prohibition orders raided two homes in Merrylands early Wednesday morning.

WA police have confirmed that four people have died in the North Cascade fires, which is one of four bushfires that have blazed across WA’s south since Monday.

Scores of mourners gathered at sites of Paris terror attacks on Sunday evening, but the solemn mood quickly turned into panic after what sounded like gunshots whipped across the silent night.

France has carried out its first offensive against the Islamic State as Paris struggles to get back on its feet after multiple gun and bomb attacks went off across the city on Friday night local time, killing a confirmed 129 people. 

The attacks took place at six locations in the heart of Paris, including a Cambodian restaurant and a bar.

Apple posted a quarterly revenue of $51.5 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.1 billion, or $1.96 per diluted share.

JPMorgan Chase announced Chase Pay on Monday, which has the backing of major retailers like Walmart, Target and Shell.

Former treasurer Joe Hockey spoke about the highs - and to some extent, the lows - of his 19-year political career when he delivered his valedictory speech on Wednesday morning.

Major Murray Report changes include the regulation of credit card surcharges, strengthening of banks’ capital reserves, and freedom for workers to choose their own superannuation fund

The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian, who has been detained in Iran for 14 months, has reportedly been convicted.

Both ISIS and Kurdish rebels have been accused of the attacks, although mourners have also heaped blamed on the Turkish government.

Four men suspected to have knowledge of Farhad Jabar's shooting outside the Parramatta police HQ last Friday were arrested early Wednesday morning in joint counter-terrorism raids.

Sandiford’s executions were put on hold by the Indonesian government so it can focus on the country's economic reforms.

Addressing the nation for the final time as Prime Minister, Tony Abbott said he would make the leadership change “as easy as I can”.

Bill Shorten has called out Malcolm Turnbull, accusing him of selling out and saying a change in "salesman" means nothing for an "out of touch" government.

Malcolm Turnbull won the party ballot on Monday night to become Australia's 29th prime minister, securing 54 votes against Tony Abbott’s 44 votes.

Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett has slammed Malcolm Turnbull, comparing the former Liberal opposition leader to Kevin Rudd and calling out his leadership bid as “opportunistic”.

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he will challenge Prime Minister Tony Abbott for the leadership, just hours after Mr Abbott dismissed leadership speculations in South Australia.

Associate Law Professor Mary Anne Kenny explain that other countries actually host or take more refugees per capita than Australia.

The University of Queensland's Phil Orchard argues that solving Europe's migrant crisis is only possible with a comprehensive, global program.