5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (377+ words) An international beauty queen who was born with a heart valve defect has suddenly died at just 22. Lucia Sisic, who was crowned Miss Austria in 2024, has been honoured as a “wonderful young woman” following her tragic death, with Mission Austria…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (361+ words) Tourists excited to fulfil life-long dreams of heading up the Eiffel Tower were left disappointed on Monday, with the iconic Parisian landmark closed to the public as staff staged a walkout. The famed Paris structure was forced to shut up…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (156+ words) A volcanic eruption near Jakarta has disrupted some Australian travellers, with authorities warning that ash clouds are affecting operations at major airports. Mount Anak Krakatau, near Lampung, erupted early on Sunday, sending volcanic ash drifting across parts of the Indonesian…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (340+ words) A WA woman who purchased party balloons which exploded and set a popular Bali restaurant on fire — leaving her teenage son with burns to his face and arms — says she felt she’d been sold a “ticking time bomb”. The 17-year-old…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (121+ words) The 83rd Venice Film Festival has kicked off with a stunning display of celebrities and the world premiere of Danny Boyle’s film Ink starring Guy Pearce, Claire Foy and Jack O’Connell. The film follows media tycoon Rupert Murdoch as he acquires…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (562+ words) A luxury holiday turned into a nightmare when a couple are believed to have become trapped by a spa’s powerful suction — with one dying in a desperate attempt to save the other. Patrick Tobin, 48, and his wife Thomasina, 51, were found…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (681+ words) It was the extraordinary story of survival that gave Hollywood blockbuster movies a run for their money. German backpacker Carolina Wilga was exploring the state’s Wheatbelt in June 2025 when she ran into mechanical problems, miles away from the nearest town,…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (444+ words) A missing woman has been found chained by her neck, gagged and tied to a mattress at her ex-boyfriend’s home after allegedly being held captive for five days. Emiliane Tamara Nunes Carvalho was rescued by police from a property in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (592+ words) Bali police are investigating whether Perth father Paul Dougan was assaulted after he stepped in to confront a group of tourists over a separate assault of a woman. Mr Dougan died on Thursday after undergoing multiple surgeries following an assault…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (351+ words) British rapper Yung Filly will be re-tried on three rape charges less than a month after he was found not guilty of raping a young fan in Perth. A WA District Court jury last month found Andreas Felipe Valencia Barrientos…...