Johnson & Johnson will pay at least $742 million in damages to 22 women who claimed asbestos in the company's talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer.

Egyptian firefighters battled flames that erupted after an explosion at a chemicals factory outside Cairo's main airport on Thursday. A dozen people have been reported injured in the blast.

Health authorities are urging parents to get their kids vaccinated after a NSW child died from influenza.

Three former Anglican bishops targeted in a Royal Commission investigation have not been referred for prosecution, sparking outrage amongst the abuse survivors.

A three-car crash along coronation drive this morning has caused delays for motorists and resulted in two adults and two children being taken to hospital.

Early risers in Gold Coast suburb, Pimpama, were given the fright of their life this morning after a hot air flew dangerously close to houses.

After heavy rains and flooding hit western Japan last week, the death toll has risen to 200, with authorities continuing the search for the missing.

In the first of two papers published today, two telescopes operated by international teams found a flare of high-energy gamma-rays which seemed to emanate from a known supermassive black hole, providing key information for neutrino research on earth.