The death toll in a blaze that engulfed a 24-storey housing block in central London, trapping residents as they slept, rises to at least 12 and is expected to increase, police say, with officials warning it is unlikely more survivors will be found.
Local residents warned of the potential fire risk in London's Grenfell Tower apartment block nearly 18 months before the complex was engulfed in a giant blaze, and feared people could be trapped inside if a fire broke out.
The gunman who opened fire on a group of Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice session near Washington, injuring House majority whip Steve Scalise and others, dies following a shootout with police.
David Hilditch, who spent 12 years working in the carbon capture and storage industry, heaps scorn on the push to create electricity from "clean" coal-fired power, dismissing it as unviable.
The US Federal Reserve raises its key interest rate for the third time in six months, providing its latest vote of confidence in a slow-growing but durable economy.
Network Ten's descent into voluntary administration reflects a "splintering" of the entertainment industry, stakeholders say, as the digital age challenges everything from sports coverage to advertising and the future of free-to-air television.
The furore over Chinese donations erupts in Federal Parliament as Julie Bishop is questioned about a Chinese mining magnate "who she knows well" setting up a company bearing her name.
Australia's 4-0 home loss to Brazil could be regarded as both the perfect preparation for the Confederations Cup and a stinging reality check for a side desperate to take a seat at the top table of international soccer.
When life doesn't go exactly the way you had hoped, what is it that helps some of us cope through adversity? By finding meaning in our experiences, emotional suffering can be relieved, Sophie Scott writes.
Asylum seekerswho allege they endured physical and psychological harm on Manus Island say they "are finally being heard" after the Commonwealth agrees to pay $70 million in compensation.
Six current and former Michigan officials are criminally charged for their roles in the Flint water crisis that caused at least 12 deaths, the state's attorney-general says, with five of the accused facing
Victoria Police release the image of a man after conservative newspaper columnist and TV host Andrew Bolt was attacked outside a Carlton restaurant last week.
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