Tracey Shelton

Eight-month-old Koko was in her mother's arms on this day 75 years ago, when the world's first nuclear weapon was dropped on Hiroshima, bringing their family home crashing down on them. She was almost 40 years-old before her mother finally sat her…

Few people have a CV as impressive as Amin Niazai. Key points: New census data reveals that migrants have an average higher level of education than people born in Australia The 35-year-old Afghan-born Melburnian is a forest ecology and climate change…

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.WatchDuration: 1 minute 34 seconds1m 34s A Chinese state media outlet has released an animated video using Lego pieces to mock the United States'…

From prominent celebrities to the Interpol chief, the world has seen millions of people in China seemingly vanish into thin air over the past few years — and yet the international community has remained largely silent. After taking power in 2013,…

The situation in Afghanistan is uncertain and evolving since the Taliban took back control for the first time in 20 years this week. With developments in the capital Kabul — and the rest of the country — coming thick and fast, we put your questions…

Despite Nepal's criminalisation of the practice, 77 per cent of Nepalese girls are being forced to sleep in so-called menstruation huts during their periods, a British-led study has found. Many women are not permitted to enter the home, touch anyone,…

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge chief ideologist and 'Brother Number Two' Nuon Chea died on Sunday at the age of 93, a court spokesman has confirmed. Between 1.7 and 2.2 million people died during the 1975 to 1979 rule of the Khmer Rouge A UN-backed court…

Sorry, this video has expired "How many of you?" asked British divers John Volanthen and Rick Stanton. The faint voice of 14-year-old Adul (Adun) Samon answered instantly in clear English. "Thirteen," he said in the triumphant moment caught on camera…

The US-China trade war has been dominating headlines, but Beijing is not the only trading partner in President Donald Trump's crosshairs. Mr Trump has made eliminating trade deficits a signature goal of his administration, saying it is a sign other…

Kerry Hamill was a great letter-writer, so his family knew something was wrong when his carefully penned correspondence stopped in 1978. The young New Zealander accidentally sailed into Cambodian waters and was then captured, tortured and killed by…

Police in the Japanese city of Nara, where former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday, have said they are investigating whether a man arrested at the scene acted alone and if security at the campaign event was sufficient. Moments…

The undersea volcano that erupted near Tonga sending a massive wave surge through the Pacific Ocean could erupt again within days, but Saturday's blast was likely the biggest we will experience, an expert says. Shane Cronin, Professor of Earth…

The eruption of a giant underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean has triggered tsunami warnings, including for some of Australia's east coast. Here's what we know about the volcano at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai and why it erupted. What is Hunga…

Two years ago, Wuhan's Municipal Health Commission reported that the city was seeing a cluster of cases of pneumonia. The cause of the infection was later identified as a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes was named COVID-19.…

China has locked down about 13 million people in neighbourhoods and workplaces in the northern city of Xi'an, which is famous for its terracotta warriors. The move follows a spike in COVID-19 cases, which has set off panic buying just weeks before…

The US government has put investment and export restrictions on dozens of Chinese companies, including top drone maker DJI, accusing them of complicity in the oppression of China's Uyghur minority or helping the military. The US banned Americans from…

Australia's global strategic partnerships have been the focus of a speech by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the fourth day of the United Nations General Assembly. In a pre-taped video statement, Mr Morrison touted Australia's $100 million…

In their first press conference since seizing power in Kabul, the Taliban last week reaffirmed their desire for diplomatic relations "with all countries of the world". "We want good relations, we want a good economy, we want good trading, we want…

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.WatchDuration: 41 seconds41s Authorities in Fiji have begun the grim task of determining the true extent of destruction caused by hurricane-force winds,…

Tensions between the world's two largest economies have been on the rise again this week after the United States ordered the closure of China's Houston consulate, alleging it was a nest of Chinese spies who tried to steal data from facilities in…