Former federal MP Michael Johnson, who has visited North Korea three times, fears Australian exchange student Alek Sigley has been physically abused in detention.

Australian exchange student Alek Sigley's release from North Korea occurred just four days after Donald Trump set foot in the secretive communist nation to meet with Kim Jong-un.

An Australian student was freed from the clutches of North Korea after a colourful Swedish politician urged the hermit kingdom to let him go.

The Australian student's business partner, Michelle Joyce, said she would 'be surprised' if he didn't return to the country despite the negative experience.

The hermit country claimed on Saturday that Alek Sigley had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda by providing photos and other materials to news outlets with critical views toward the North.

Alek Sigley (left), 29, who is believed to be the only Australian living in North Korea, went missing this week after a series of posts on social media about life in the mysterious capital of Pyongyang.

An Australian student who was briefly detained in North Korea last year over spy charges said he had been kidnapped by secret police and forced to make a false confession.

The adorable little animals jumped all over the delighted 35-year-old songstress when she visited Cafe Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, where fiance Orlando bloom is on a press tour,

Last year, Katy Perry released her holiday jingle Cozy Little Christmas. And on Sunday, the singer, 35, announced that the song's music video would be coming out one year after its original release.

Camila Cabello looked incredible as she joined Katy Perry on stage at the star-studded KIIS FM's Jingle Ball in Inglewood, California on Friday night.

Coincidentally, the SoCal pop star rivals employ the same stylist, Samantha Burkhart

The pop star rivals donned drag queen-worthy jumpsuits onstage the Allstate Arena in Rosemont

Perry made a grand entrance out of a giant red Christmas tree ornament. She was accompanied onstage by backup dancers dressed as purple gift boxes wrapped in red patent leather bows.

She is usually the life and soul of the party. Yet Katy Perry opted for a more subdued way to ring in the New Year as she spent the evening with Orlando Bloom on Tuesday.

Phoebe Burgess has been embracing life as a single mum since splitting with her NRL star husband Sam Burgess in October last year. 

The 49-year-old resigned from the NRL on Monday afternoon amid mounting financial pressure on the game due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown after four years in the top job.

The 34-year-old has spent the last 14 years behind bars for his role in the thwarted 2005 heroin smuggling plan, that resulted in two Australians receiving capital punishment.

The former British Prime Minister will be among several high profile figures sitting on a board of advisers for the £26billion plan headed by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.

The 34-year-old admitted to packing 36 cigarette cartons into his luggage for a flight into Perth International Airport from Bali on November 18, 2018.

Authorities in Palu, Central Sulawesi, launched the 'pluck a tyre off the croc' contest in January as part of a desperate attempt to free the 13-foot reptile who has worn the necklace since 2016.

Matt Wright is on the Palu River on Central Sulawesi in northern Indonesia with his right-hand-man Chris Wilson to try and capture a four-metre long crocodile with a tyre around its neck.

Australian wildlife expert Matt Wright has failed in his first attempt to rescue an Indonesian crocodile which has had a tyre stuck around its neck for years.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Keira Knightley felt 'cocky' about learning Mandarin for her role as whistle-blower Katharine Gun who exposed lies about Irag's invasion. She thought she had 'cracked it'.

Jennifer Lawrence and husband Cooke Maroney were the picture of happiness as they laughed their way to the MET Museum in New York City on Tuesday.

Jesy Nelson had a reason to smile on Sunday after she was awarded with the inspirational influencer of the year prize at PrettyLittleThing's virtual influencer awards.

Her ex is said to be 'convinced' that their split is only temporary.  Yet Jesy Nelson brushed off any drama with Chris Hughes as she shared a slew of sultry selfies on Monday.

She's newly single after splitting from Chris Hughes - and Jesy Nelson showed off her incredible abs as she posed for an Instagram picture on Monday. 

Lady Gaga started the fourth leg of her Las Vegas residency dubbed Enigma on Saturday night, and a major star was in attendance, Tom Cruise.

The Million Reasons singer was reported to have been in the studio with then-boyfriend Dan Horton, an audio technician to the stars, last June, and now it has been claimed.

The New Rules singer, 24, looked cheery when she stepped out in the capital on Saturday to attend Dermott O'Leary's BBC Radio 2 radio show and looked sensational in a cropped jumper.

A source confirmed to E! News that he is in fact the same man that she was spotted smooching on New Year's Eve: 'They've been seeing other since before the holidays and she's crazy about him.'

The pop star, 33, posted a snuggled-up selfie with her new beau Michael Polansky on Friday as she lavished her fans with love. 'Happy Valentine's Day!!' she captioned the snap.

The pink-haired pop diva - turning 33 next month - revealed the news by posting a snap of a billboard

The singer, 33, thrilled fans when she released the intergalactic space age tribal video for her new eighties electro-dance pop Stupid Love on Friday.

I've just realised that I should be loving being single. I am growing a beard.

Kim Kardashian has become the first member of the reality family to speak out on Caitlyn Jenner's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! appearance.

Gogglebox Australia star Symon Lovett was begging airlines and hotels to refund him on Monday, after failing to get the correct American visa on time.

Gogglebox Australia star Symon Lovett has unleashed a blistering attack on STA Travel after he was forced to cancel his American holiday due to visa issues.

Kate Hudson opened up about her weight loss struggles after the birth of her third daughter with Oprah Winfrey on her 2020 Vision Tour. Later, they relaxed with vodka shots backstage.

The Duke of Sussex gave a passionate speech about saving the planet while being watched by celebrities and power brokers at the Google Camp climate conference in Italy.

Some 114 fuel-guzzling planes are scheduled to land in Palermo for the event, according to Italian media, while others brought their super-yachts to the three-day conference in Italy.

Italian media claimed that Prince William and Kate rubbed shoulders with guests such as Katy Perry and Harry Styles on Monday inside ancient ruins of the Greek Temple of Hera in Sicily.

Buckingham Palace has refused to say whether Prince Harry attended the Google summit, but sources said a private jet was chartered from London to Palmero for the royal.

Google spent an estimated $20million on an extravagant climate change bash for a host of A-list celebrities this week, flying hundreds of guests to Italy for three days of luxury.

Zayn took to social media on Tuesday to confirm a new single is imminent. The star, 26, returned to social media for the first time in almost a month to announce the new track Flames.

Harry Styles, 25, cut a glum figure in the official trailer for his brand new single Adore You as he teased the mysterious and fictional Isle of Eroda.

Liam Payne's fans have been left outraged after accusing him of 'fetishising' bisexuality in his new tune.

Liam Payne looked suave at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball on Saturday night, after his new single 'Both Ways' caused a storm online.

The former One Direction star flashed his chest hair and giant moth tattoo as he performed on stage in the eye-catching number.

The singer, 25, continued to wow fans in his new video as he begins the track by sitting on the floor in a shallow pool of water with his heart beating out of his chest.