Brisbane motorists have been brought to a standstill again after climate change activists held up CBD traffic on Monday morning.

Obama, 57, granted clemency to Danielle Metz back in 2016 after she spent more than two decades behind bars for her role in a cocaine trafficking ring run by her husband.

The Tribune group of moderate Labour MPs said they were 'shocked' by claims made in a Panorama documentary 'about the handling of antisemitism complaints'.

The Australian Border Force found the huge haul at the Sydney Container Examination Facility after an X-ray was conducted on the construction item in June.

It is high summer in the southern Italian region of Puglia. Away from the charming coastal towns that lure 1.7 million tourists a year to the heel of Italy, the tomato harvest is about to begin.

Richard Hames, who warned hijacked planes could be flown into the World Trade Centre three years before it happened, believes Australia should stop viewing China as a potential enemy.

After talking to the woman for a month on social media, the pair agreed to meet at a house in Crestmead in Logan, south of Brisbane, on Tuesday morning.

An Afghan district governor has been stood down amid allegations he sexually assaulted an Australian woman in a remote part of the country. An investigation is now underway.

Victoria Police at Geelong posted the notice of the arrest warrant on their Facebook page as part of 'Warrant Wednesday' - sparking a flood of comments.

Brendan Russell, 38, was due to appear in Gosford District Court Thursday to formally plead not guilty to charges of manslaughter, female genital mutilation and causing grievous bodily harm.

Donald Trump attributed his Wednesday approval rating boost to the recent controversy with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of the freshmen 'squad' of congresswomen.

The furious man, who has not been named, is believed to have caught the primate taking expensive durian fruits from his garden on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ramos the goat's owner, Ahmad Fadzir, 21, from the town of Kerai in Perak state, says the bonny billy-goat even makes love to the camera.

This is the heartwarming moment five elephants were rescued from an abandoned goldmine in Malaysia. Video shows wildlife officers digging a ramp to help free the elephants.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A male Borneo pygmy elephant was found dead in a river in Malaysia last week, and medics have confirmed the animal died after being shot 70 times at close range.

A grandmother (pictured) who faced death by hanging after being found guilty of importing the drug ice into Malaysia plans on celebrating her freedom with a special meal.

The encounter was filmed off the coast of Bintulu in Sarawak, Malaysia. Footage shows a fisherman pulling the shark closer to the boat before cutting it free with a cleaver.

President Hassan Rouhani used his platform at the Islamic conference in the city to rebuke the 'heaviest sanctions' by the US, claiming Iran's economy is on the mend and moving away from reliance on oil.

Mohammad Farhan Fudhail, 16, has been catching up with an old school friend in Jezzine Barracks, Townsville, on Saturday when he died.

A source told the magazine Us Weekly that Prince Harry has experienced no regrets about his move to Canada so far, because it's enabled him to make his family his 'number one priority'.

The Today show reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Stanford in Palo Alto, California, on Tuesday to attend a 'brainstorming session'.

Shane Watson took inspiration from Lauren Hutton for embracing this season's safari jacket trend. British style expert, advises investing in a khaki jacket for versatility.

The royal, 71, who is following government instructions to avoid shaking hands in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, was pictured offering up his hand at the London Palladium.

The Prince of Wales is in self-isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. Less than two weeks earlier, he attended a dinner with Australia's high commissioner to the United Kingdom.

JAN MOIR: The new leak in the royal moat has emanated via the unlikeliest of sources - from no nonsense, plain-speaking Princess Anne herself in an interview with a glossy magazine.

Harry, 34, and Meghan, 37, took to Instagram to send their nephew 'lots of love' on his special day. They wrote: 'Happy Birthday! Wishing you a very special day and lots of love!'

The world is full of doom and gloom. We are told we're about to fall off the cliff into a No Deal Brexit and this will be the wettest, coldest August for years - but then comes a ray of sunshine.

Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 37, have delighted royal fans by sending a thank you note to those who sent their best wishes on Prince George's sixth birthday in July.

The Prince of Wales, 71, expressed his concerns when addressing an audience at Lincoln University during his tour of New Zealand, on Friday.

The Queen, 93, posed with her trusted Launer handbag in a new portrait released to mark the new decade. Her Majesty has carried near-identical versions of the bag for more than 60 years.

The ITV News presenter said that it was 'certainly not true' to suggest the royal household was 'blindsided' by their decision to step down from the senior roles in the monarchy.

There are two empty rows on a stand at the Queen's Sandringham estate today, which features postcards of other senior royals such as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George.

Vanessa Romito failed to find love with 'husband' Chris Nicholls on Married At First Sight.

A creative handywoman has revealed how she transformed a chest of drawers into a modern statement piece using a quilt from Target.

The Perth schoolgirl sent a touching tribute to her supporters from a hospital bed on Wednesday morning before going back into the operating theatre with Dr Teo.

Crown Resorts have stood down more than 11,000 employees in Melbourne and Perth due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

A rare bottle of whisky is expected to break world records when it is auctioned later this week. The Macallan 1926 Fine and Rare 60-Year-Old is one of nearly 2,000 bottles being sold online.

Four boys were allegedly near Cottesloe's Il Lido Italian Canteen in Perth's western suburbs at about 9.30am on Thursday and spotted smashing the windows of parked cars with an axe.

One Nation's co-founder unleashed on Pauline Hanson in his new book Before You Judge Me, saying it's hard to find any redeeming features in the firebrand politician.

Mr Abbott said the fires were always going to happen in a country like Australia and hit out at those saying global warming was the cause as almost 'religious' in their beliefs.

A monkey refused bananas before accepting a handful of crisps by a tourist driving along Bang Saen beach, in Chon Buri, Thailand. He aggressively chucked the fruit on to their seat.

The pods, called Jungle Bubbles, have been installed at the five-star Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort in Chiang Saen, northern Thailand.

There are 117 nationals from Wuhan in Bangkok, Thailand, and a further 100 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, who are understood to be desperate to get back to the coronavirus-stricken city 'as soon as possible'.

Two elephants were travelling through Nakhon Sawan, northern Thailand, on a heavy-load lorry when it stopped at a red light on Saturday. They reached out to grab bunches of sugar cane.

The 60-year-old elephant, Boon Peng, was suffering abdominal pains and struggling to walk at his enclosure in Chiang Mai.

A travel blogger has come under fire on social media for posing in a 'dangerous' stunt after posting a picture of himself hanging off a hotel balcony in Bangkok, Thailand.

Two elephants stomped onto a road in Chachoengsao, Thailand and started looting food from passing vehicle, causing motorists to stop dead in their tracks.

Married At First Sight star Cathy Evans had a $9048 breast enhancement surgery in Phuket in 2016. 

Starring Julie Graham, the new Channel 5 thriller focuses on grieving mother Rosalie Douglas who's fighting her attraction to a younger man, as she copes with the death of her son Rob.

Arisa Udsanee allegedly killed her baby boy in a cabin in Bueng Kan, northeast Thailand. Officers arrested her and made her do a crime reconstruction, using a Winnie The Pooh bear.