The World Health Organisation is warning the Zika virus could infect between 3 and 4 million people as it transforms from a mild threat to one that is "spreading explosively"
The US military is working on a contingency plan for the possible collapse of Mosul dam, which is in IS controlled territory in northern Iraq. If it collapses, or is blown up, it would unleash a massive wall of water that could kill hundreds of thousands of people
Novak Djokovic has secured a place in the Australian Open final after defeating Roger Federer in four sets. He will face either Milos Raonic or Andy Murray, who play in the other semi-final tonight
Ancient Babylonian texts have provided the earliest known examples of mathematical and geometric astronomy. Analysis revealed humans calculated the position of Jupiter using geometric techniques 1,400 years earlier than previously thought
Here's what's coming up:
8:00am AEDT: Opposition education spokeswoman Kate Ellis is on News Breakfast
9:30am AEDT: Sentencing hearing for former union leader John Maitland who was found guilty of giving misleading evidence to ICAC
10:45am AEDT: PM Malcolm Turnbull is expected to attend the launch of a new mobile website for those at the risk of homelessness
11:00am AEDT: Creditors of Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel meet in Townsville
11:15am AEDT: Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen will discuss Australia and Indonesia's bilateral relations in Brisbane
1:00pm AEDT: The Republican candidates will face off in a nationally televised debate, except Donald Trump, he's boycotting it and holding his own event
2:00pm AEDT: Red carpet arrivals at the G'Day USA Gala Dinner in Los Angeles
The World Health Organisation expects the Zika virus, which is spreading through the Americas, to affect between 3 million and 4 million people, a disease expert says.
The top US general in Iraq says the US military is working on a contingency plan to deal with the potential collapse of Mosul dam in northern Iraq which could kill hundreds of thousands of people living along the heavily-populated Tigris river.
Counter-terrorism police search two Melbourne homes linked to an Australian man who appeared in a propaganda video for the so-called Islamic State's health service in Syria.
Octopuses are social animals that change colours to resolve disputes and even throw debris at each other, video footage of a group of the feisty sea creatures in Jervis Bay shows.
Federal Minister Nigel Scullion says his department is taking a methodical approach to Indigenous affairs amid criticism from Noel Pearson that Aboriginal people have been disempowered and ignored.
The Federal Opposition is continuing to hammer the Coalition over school funding, calling on state Liberal governments to support Labor's commitment to plunge billions of dollars into education.
Barbie, long the stereotypical blue-eyed blonde bombshell, has been given a makeover. The iconic doll will now be available in three new body-types — tall, petite and curvy.
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