Two Reuters journalists in Myanmar have been sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of illegally possessing secret documents.

The journalists, who were reporting on the attacks on Rohingya Muslims, have denied these allegations.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said she was condemned the trial as a “travesty of justice” and advocated for their immediate release.

Indian citizens face a rat fever in the wake of flooding in the state of Kerala.

Rotting rat carcasses are believed to be contaminating the water and leading to widespread cases of leptospirosis across the state.

There have been an estimated 34 deaths since August, and 196 cases have been confirmed in the past 17 days.

Facebook shares have dropped over $160 Billion from its market value, considered a historic dive for the company.

End of trading on Thursday saw it slump to 19 percent, which is said to be the ‘worst single-day evaporation of market value for any company.

The slump comes after the ongoing privacy and security scandal with the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, in which 3 million accounts were closed.

Theresa May has promised the public that a second referendum on Brexit will not occur, declaring it a ‘gross betrayal of trust’.  

This comes as Brexit secretary Dominic Raab says he is ‘stubbornly optimistic’ about getting a deal with Brussels.

despite the fact that Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer vocalised that a second referendum should be on the table if the EU exit deal is rejected by parliament.

Westpac, Suncorp and Adelaide Bank are raising interest rates up to 17 points to all variable home loan rates and a 10 point increase to all business loans.

The banks have outlined that the interest-only loans will increase 40 basis points for investors and 35 basis points for owner-occupiers.

This information is important to mortgage holders, who may have to consider refinancing, or paying extra for a home loan.  

A Tasmanian man remains in a stable condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital after contracting a strain of the highly contagious Meningoccocal Disease.

The 64 year old man is recovering from the W strain, which is considered highly deadly. This is the seventh confirmed case of the disease in Tasmania.

An abandoned heritage pub, on Logan Road in Woolloongabba, was destroyed overnight by a devastating blaze that took crews half an hour to extinguish.

Deputy Premier Jackie Trad is calling on Brisbane City Council to ensure the Broadway Hotel is rebuilt to its original form if a development application on the site is approved.

Residents in the Inner-city suburb of New Farm have been campaigning the Brisbane City Council for a  refurbishment of the New Farm Powerhouse Dog Park.

Being described in “extremely bad condition”, the campaigners have outlined the plan for a location change within Waterfront Park.

The key changes include alignment of dog off leash area fences, pedestrian entry gates, as well as brand new garden bed, public toilets, fitness equipment and footpaths.

Some 400 prisoners have escaped from a facility near the Libyan capital Tripoli amid deadly violence between militia groups in the city.

A police officer near the scene said the detainees were able to force open the doors and leave.

Clashes between militias in the city have led Libya's UN-backed government to declare a state of emergency.