A popular Perth beach has been closed after a whale carcass was found on the sand, prompting a shark alert.

A doctor charged with manslaughter has been freed on bail and is back working at a major WA hospital.

Residents across Perth have been asked to check their backyards, sheds and security cameras as the search for a missing 24-year-old intensifies.

Four people have been shot in a drive-by shooting in Logan, with a woman left in a critical condition.

Hong Kong firefighters battled for five hours to bring a hill fire near a residential area in Tuen Mun under control on Sunday, with a government helicopter sent to help bring the flames under control. No injuries were reported, but the flames spread along the hillside near Shan King Estate, not far from two secondary schools, sending thick clouds of smoke billowing into the air. The blaze, reported at about 1.30pm, broke out in a patch of grass measuring about 10 metres by 20 metres (33 feet by...

Global funding for nature still falling short: Paulson Institute

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Belgium's King Philippe on Sunday exchanged congratulations on the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

China’s five-year leadership cycle is getting under way at a provincial level, with new teams being installed in a process that offers important clues to the future of the Communist Party at a national level. Last week, four provinces – Anhui, Henan, Shanxi and Xinjiang – wrapped up their respective party congresses and appointed new standing committees for the next five years. The meetings were held a week before a key party gathering in Beijing – known as the fifth plenum – that runs from...

Better than a Diet of Worms.