NASA spacecraft prepares for cosmic date with Jupiter

A solar-powered spacecraft is spinning toward Jupiter for the closest encounter with the biggest planet in our solar system.

Study shows Australians drinking less alcohol

Young Australians are helping drive the nation to its lowest alcohol consumption levels since the early 1960s, according to a new study.

Independent, far-right candidates rise to the top

Australia was facing a prolonged period of political and economic instability on Monday as key independents who could determine the outcome of a cliffhanger national election ruled out doing a deal with either of the major parties.

Couple's mountaineering claims under investigation

Nepal has opened an investigation into an Indian couple accused of falsifying photographs to support their claim of summiting Mount Qomolangma this year, an official said on Monday.

Investigators question survivors

Bangladesh's prime minister visited a stadium where the bodies of three of the 20 slain hostages were taken after a weekend attack in the capital, while security officials on Monday questioned some of the people rescued and pursued information on the possible masterminds.

First 6 months of 2016 hottest ever recorded

Ski fields are struggling to open and winter electricity consumption is down in New Zealand after the first six months of 2016 proved to be the hottest start to a year that scientists have ever recorded.

'Honor' killings grow more brutal, draw backlash

Parveen Rafiq screamed from her rooftop, "I have killed my daughter. I have saved my honor. She will never shame me again."

3-day mourning starts as death toll rises

Iraq began on Monday a three-day national mourning for victims of Sunday's car bombing attacks in the capital city of Baghdad, as the death toll rose to 166.

Citizens asked to avoid national dress abroad

The United Arab Emirates has urged men to avoid wearing the white robes, headscarf and headband of the national dress when traveling abroad, after a businessman visiting the United States was wrestled to the ground and held as an Islamic State suspect.

Suicide bomber strikes near US consulate in Jeddah

A suicide bomber was killed and two people were wounded in a blast near the consulate of the United States in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah early on Monday, state TV said, the first bombing in years to attempt to target foreigners in the kingdom.

UK Independence Party chief Farage quits as political turmoil continues

The head of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, resigned on Monday as party leader, the latest political leader to tumble amid the turmoil following the country's vote to leave the European Union.

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