Activist groups are urging the United Nations to investigate its special envoy to Myanmar over possible conflicts of interest, after a report claimed her consulting company has ties to Chinese mining ...

A dramatic and highly publicised operation by the Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities has led to the release of more than 7 ...

The UK government has dismissed a NATO ally’s suggestion that European countries should introduce conscription. Latvian ...

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The Tasmanian replica tall ship, based on a 1800s ship pivotal to Hobart's colonial settlement, set sail with an all-female ...

Twelve defence force personnel are being treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after two Australian Defence ...

Tropical storm Alfred could cause significant flooding in eastern Australia despite the slowly moving storm no longer being a ...

On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

Women warriors appear in myths across the world. Yet historical sources and archaeological finds show the female warrior is ...

Why calls for Asean to appoint its first female secretary-general are getting louder. Asean watchers want Indonesia to widen ...

A serious crash involving two Australian Defence Force vehicles near Lismore has left dozens wounded, including eight who are ...

Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a “new world order” gains speed ahead of ...