A Turkish court has upheld life sentences for prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Nazli Ilicak and three others, on charges of aiding the plotters of a failed military coup in 2016, according to local media.

The journalists, who were originally sentenced in February, were previously sentenced to life in prison for alleged links to the network of US-based religious leader, accused by Ankara of orchestrating the coup attempt.

Four men linked to a white supremacist group were charged this week in connection with the far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The men were charged with riot act violations as they travelled from California to incite a riot and bring violence to the rally in August last year.

Each men faces ten years imprisonment if found guilty and the trial is expected to start at the end of this year.

A Syrian man who spent more than 6 months living in a Malaysian airport has been removed and placed in police custody.

Hassan al-Kontar sent a video to SBS’s Go Back Where You Came From highlighting his situation of fleeing his war-torn homeland and becoming stuck in Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Soon after the video aired, he was taken into custody by Malaysian police and detained by the Department of Immigration.

The Australian Government will invest an additional one-hundred-million dollars over two years to support senior Australians to remain living independently in their own homes.

The funding boost for providers of the five-point-five billion dollar Commonwealth Home Support Program will help grow five vital home services relied on by hundreds of thousands of people.

An urgent recall has been issued for a cot over fears babies may become trapped.

Viki Nursery Youngoz three-in-one cot was deemed an “entrapment hazard”, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

The gaps between the base side rail and vertical slats can create an entrapment hazard and any parent with the cot should contact the Viki Nursery on 03 9794 5609.

A report released today names Brisbane’s northside stretch the state’s most dangerous road for serious car crashes.

AAMI’s annual crash index reveals Gympie Road has seen a significant rise in crashes over the last financial year.

Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, Sunnybank’s Mains Road and Logan Road at Mount Gravatt also appeared in the top ten crash hotspots.

The State Government has had to step in to stop Queensland Rail senior managers from sharing $3.6 million in bonuses.

The bonuses were approved by QR on Friday and would have granted bonuses to 380 staffers.

This comes despite earlier advice from Transport Minister Mark Bailey that no bonuses should be paid until QR timetables were restored and services were back to normal.

Mr Bailey said he was furious and issued a joint directive with the Deputy Premiere to reverse the decision.