Sudan media reports a number of senior officers have been arrested in connection with the coup attempt earlier this month.

The military council, that took over the country after overthrowing longtime leader Omar al-Bashir in April, said it arrested at least 16 active and retired military officers over an attempted coup on July 11.

The Sudan News agency said "They have been detained and investigations with them are going on so that they can be tried."

The US senate has passed legislation guaranteeing permanent benefits for 9/11 victims.

The vote for the legislation came after intense lobbying from first responders, many of whom are suffering from illnesses and injuries related to exposure to toxic chemicals.

Warnings earlier this year revealed that future payouts would be slashed because of a growing number of death and cancer claims, but this legislation guarantees ongoing support.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has released research showing an "alarming" number of medication-related errors as part of a push for a change in Australian laws that would require pharmacists to report mistakes they've made when dispensing medicine.

The research found that medication errors have been alarmingly common including 250,000 hospital admissions annually as a result of medication-related problems.

Brisbane City Council, objects to ratepayers paying $3.2 million, to buy six hectares of state-owned land to protect threatened koalas in Brisbane's south.

The council argues the Queensland government should itself keep the remnant bushland near Toohey State Forest near Nathan as koala habitat, or gift it to the council.

But the state government argued the council wrote to State Development Minister Cameron Dick on February 26 and offered to buy the land at a concessional price.

A Queensland coal mine owned by the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance has been fined $200,000 for dumping dirty water into a nearby river.

The coal mine operator self-reported an uncontrolled release in 2017, which caused about 3000 tonnes of sediment and silt to end up in the Isaac River.

After admitting to causing environmental harm in court, a BMA spokesperson said they acknowledge what occurred was unacceptable and are focused on continuous improvement.

Foreign Correspondents, have criticised Australia for the arrest of French journalists covering anti-Adani protests near Abbott Point on Monday.

Queensland police charged the crew with trespassing while filming a demonstration, which included two protesters who had locked their hands inside a concrete barrel.

The Foreign Correspondents' Association said the arrests were "a nasty and dangerous development" and a concern to every working journalist in Australia.

A 500-year-old ship has been found 'intact' in the Baltic Sea.

Columbus was discovering the New World around the time the ship sank and now, 500 years later, the Renaissance vessel has reappeared after being well preserved in the icy Baltic waters.

The research team found the ship lying intact, its hull well preserved from keel to deck, as well as its masts and some of the rigging. 

A Russian LGBTIQ+ activist was killed after being listed on a ‘gay hunting’ website.

Yelena Grigoryeva, said she feared her life was in danger after her name appeared on the website, that posted the personal data of activists and offered awards to those who carried out attacks. 

The 41-year-old's body was discovered in bushes near her home in St Petersburg on Sunday afternoon.