Former fugitive Tony Mokbel is back in Australia, and will face court next week on murder and drugs charges.

The Defence Department says an Australian soldier has been wounded in a road-side bomb attack in southern Iraq.

Police say one man has been killed and three injured in a boating accident off the New South Wales south coast.

The Federal Government is expanding its ability to crack down on welfare fraud.

A Chinese county near the epicentre of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake was ordered to evacuate amid fears a lake would burst its banks, prompting thousands to flee to the hills.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced the creation of a new executive body that he said would inject efficiency into the unwieldy government machine.

The elevation of new First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov to oversee large swaths of economic policy has left political pundits scrambling to work out whether Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin will retain his longtime influence over the country’s fiscal policy.

The St. Petersburg club's win over Glasgow Rangers in the UEFA Cup final touches off violent clashes in Manchester.

Leading oil producers' business with the secretive trader faces more scrutiny.

Billionaire Mikhail Fridman's Alfa Group on Thursday denied any connection with Tetlis, a little-known company that filed a lawsuit against TNK-BP in a Siberian court.