Australia rushing aid to Vanuatu as a massive earthquakes strikes - destroying houses and critical infrastructure - with the death toll expected to rise.

Syria's ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad says he would have stayed and fought - if it wasn't for his Russian allies making him to leave.

The story behind the top secret negotiations which has seen the last of the Bali 9 drug smugglers released from an Indonesian prison and returned to Australia as free men.

The Coalition claims its nuclear plan is significantly cheaper than Labor's renewable energy policy

Iran's Supreme leader accuses the US and Israel of toppling the Assad Regime in Syria as fears grow that the instability could allow the return of Islamic State.

Israel launches a wave of strikes on military sites across Syria - destroying its navy and targeting suspected chemical weapons facilities.

Scenes of pain and joy as Syrians rush to find family members who've been locked in prison by the ousted Assad regime.

The Assad family's rule of Syria is over as Bashar al-Assad flees to Moscow... but the country's future is far from certain as rebel factions seize power. 

Question Time in the Australian Parliament can seem as wild and rowdy as a school classroom. 

Bank customers might end-up having to foot the bill to keep regional banks alive, analysts say, under a proposal being considered by the federal government.