Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in eastern DR Congo after renewed attacks by the M23 armed group.
Sign Beijing is warming to Australia
The trade minister will soon fly to China with his sights set on lobbying Beijing to unwind sanctions on $20bn of Australian exports.
Syrian child rescued from earthquake rubble
This the moment rescue teams in northern Syria pulled a child from under the rubble of a collapsed building.
Displaced peoplein northern Syria not equipped for severe weather
Many of displaced people in northern Syria need urgent help, to get them through a tough winter.
Pope appeals for peace at South Sudan mass
Pope Francis made a final appeal for peace in South Sudan on Sunday as he celebrated Mass before tens of thousands of people to close out an unusual mission by Christian religious leaders to nudge forward the country’s recovery from civil war.
Aftermath of huge earthquake in Turkey and Syria
More than 100 people are feared dead after a 7.8 earthquake collapsed buildings in Turkey and Syria.
In historic South Sudan visit, Pope raises a ‘sense of community, dialogue and reconciliation’
Pope Francis flew home Sunday with the leaders of the Anglican and Scottish churches after a joint trip to violence-plagued South Sudan, where he appealed at a final mass for people to lay down their “weapons of hatred”. Large crowds of ecstatic worshi…
Politics daily briefing: February 6
All the latest political developments in the UK, as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff in England are set to walk out on Monday.
Rescue work underway after deadly earthquake rocks Turkey, Syria
Rescuers are racing to find survivors after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that has killed dozens of people.
Beyoncé emerges as Grammys queen; Styles wins album of the year
Harry Styles won album of the year at the Grammy Awards, taking home the top honor on a night that Beyoncé dominated and became the ceremony’s most decorated artist with her 32nd award. Viola Davis becomes an EGOT. (Feb. 6)