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Patterson was sentenced to life in prison with a 33-year non-parole period.

More than 18,000 packs of smuggled cigarettes were recovered after up to 25 small hot-air balloons entered Lithuanian airspace.

Previous ceasefires during the war came to an end with Israel reviving its offensive and fighting resuming. Could this time be different?

Paul Thomas Anderson's eagerly awaited One Battle After Another is the latest film shot in the old-school format.

"Everyone is scared. If someone was willing to do this, we don't know what's next."

Yellowing leaves, collapsing stems and dusty foliage? Your houseplants may be asking for a spruce-up.

Several sunscreens have been found to fail in delivering the sun protection you'd expect. So where to from here?

Samuel Leason and two Palestinian-New Zealanders have met with a consular partner in Tel Aviv, where they are being held by Israeli authorities.

The alleged gunman began randomly firing at passing vehicles, critically wounding a man and hurting several others.

Reports of Valerie on Australia's rugged Kangaroo Island were like sightings of the yeti.

Aurélien Fontenoy took 12 minutes and 30 seconds, smashing the previous record by nearly seven minutes. Video

Unusually heavy snow and rainfall has pummelled the Himalayas.

Hamas has insisted on "no disarmament, keeping Gaza under Palestinian control and tying hostage release to negotiations". Audio