President Vladimir Putin says Russia expects that its co-operation with North Korea will serve as a deterrent to the West. Russian...

Europe and the Middle East could provide a model for Australia to deploy nuclear energy but its development would be expensive, an...

Australia is looking at how it can support Ukraine in a "practical way" as Kyiv is increasingly worried its plea for a coal shipment may...

China will attempt to land a spacecraft on the northeast side of the moon's south pole, described by scientists as the "golden belt" for...

A nearly-complete skeleton of an extinct, non-hopping kangaroo species has been painstakingly retrieved, piece by piece from a cave 20...

Pope Francis has opened his first trip of the year with a visit to a women's prison hosting the Vatican's exhibition at the prestigious...

After a year of rigorous training, a 39-year-old engineer and mum of two has become the first person to qualify as an astronaut under the...

Benjamin Netanyahu has summoned his war cabinet for the second time in less than 24 hours to weigh a response to Iran's weekend missile...

Global markets have struggled for direction early in Asia trading after the weekend developments in the Middle East. Gold prices rose on...