The president of South Sudan and his former vice president signed a peace deal Wednesday in a bid to end their country's protracted civil war.

A mystery object called Oumuamua that passed through our solar system has been identified as a comet after much debate and investigation from astronomers.

Woolworths customers in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia will be provided with free reusable bags from today until July 8.

A joint standing committee on Northern Australia published more than 30 recommendations on improving tourism in remote parts of Australia, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

An outback cafe in south-west Queensland has cooked up camel burgers to help diversify drought-hit livestock industry.

Gold Coast uni student, Sophie Curnow, will run 52km in 24 hours to raise dementia awareness when she competes in two races at the Gold Coast Marathon.

English LGBT group Three Lions Pride claimed their rainbow flag was confiscated at England's World Cup match against Panama.

The group claims that their flag was taken down in the stadium while they left to get a drink, only to then be handed back after texting and putting pressure on a FIFA official.

In Russia, it is illegal to show the rainbow flag in public, but exemptions have been made for the World Cup, allowing it to be displayed in stadiums for matches.

A small plane crashed into a construction site in Mumbai yesterday, killing five people, four of which were on-board and one on the ground.

India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has said the plane was on a test flight but that weather conditions did not appear to be a factor in the crash. A team is currently investigating the nature of the crash.

Former Indian Aviation Minister Praful Patel praised the pilot for the guiding the plane into an open area, saving many lives at the cost of her own.

The Federal Parliament has passed new legislation which aims to prevent foreign interference  in Australian elections, by strengthening espionage offences and forcing those working for overseas companies or governments to declare their actions.

Critics to the bill included The Greens spokesman Nick McKim, who said the legislation was not only “draconian” but would “clamp down on dissent”.

The new laws have been introduced before a number of by-elections are expected to occur across the country.