The United States is offering a reward of up to $1m for information about the son of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.

Hamza Bin Laden is said to be emerging as a leader of the Islamist militant group, however his whereabouts are not known.

Hamza Bin Laden was officially designated by the US as a global terrorist two years ago.

Late Former President George HW Bush’s service dog has been recruited to care for veterans and their families in a new assignment.

The labrador, named Sully, who gained fame for his loyal service to the former President, received a personalised oath of enlistment from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre

Sully was given an induction ceremony for his new role, where he was asked to shake at the conclusion of the oath.

A total fire ban has been declared for Southern Tasmania this weekend with temperatures in the high 30s forecast to break 11 year record.

According to Tasmania Fire Service chief officer Chris Arnol, the conditions forecast for Friday and Saturday are equal to the worst they have seen this bushfire season.

Dry, hot and gusty conditions, with the potential of thunderstorms, increases the fire risk.

Mr Arnol is urging people to not use fire, even in the regions that are not covered by the total fire ban.

Police in Sydney have arrested a woman as part of an ongoing investigation into a multi-million dollar fraud against the National Australia Bank.

The woman arrested is a director of events at management company Human Group — a former supplier to NAB.

Police claim those commissions were valued at about $40 million over a five-year period.

Eleven young people from across Queensland have been chosen to represent their peers and help shape Queensland’s future following their selection for the new Queensland Youth Engagement Panel.

Minister for Youth, Di Farmer says she is looking forward to hearing from the young members about their views on a range of issues and ideas across a broad range of government business.

A pair of Brisbane twins are the first of their kind to be identified as semi-identical twins via genetic testing while still in the womb.

The now four-year-old boy and girl are only the second set of semi-identical twins identified worldwide, sharing 100% of their mother’s DNA, but are likely only siblings on their father’s side.

The case has been reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by QUT clinical geneticist Dr Michael Gabbett.

AFP News reported that a bill to decriminalize abortion in Argentina will be submitted in March, following an 11-year-old girl being forced to give birth to a child of rape via C-section.

The case renewed debate over the right to an abortion in Argentina after a vote to legalize the procedure failed in August, 2018.

Argentina’s Health Minister estimated there are more than 350,000 illegal abortions performed in the country each year, with social activists estimating even more.

The Video Media Company Youtube announced a new policy to permanently remove the comments on videos made for kids.

This new policy came into place after several brands stopped advertising on YouTube after discovering a trend of predatory comments on videos of children.

Creators expressed concern that being forced to disable comments on their videos will affect the growth of their channels as comments and audience engagement are important metrics for exposure.