The Papuan victim appeared to have his hands restrained behind his back underneath the level of the water,which had turned pink.
As Palestinians struggle to find food,humanitarians and UN officials are warning that famine is imminent in the enclave. What is it exactly?
Hundreds rallied on the steps of Victorian parliament to protest against human rights abuses in South-East Asian nations ahead of a diplomatic summit in Melbourne.
Members of the British royal family are expected to keep well out of politics,so why did Prince William enter the fray with a controversial statement on the war in Gaza?
The Australian’s family has lost hope that the Chinese legal system can deliver justice to the pro-democracy writer.
The court was first asked to consider Israel’s activities in Palestinian territories more than 20 years ago. It’s now been asked to declare occupation illegal.
The new detention laws pushed through parliament before Christmas have been branded unacceptable by a committee chaired by a Labor MP.
Francesca Albanese,the special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories,discusses the “unprecedented tragedy” there.
A charity has reported a sevenfold increase in attacks globally on Christian churches,schools and hospitals in the past year – but it gets little attention in the West.
Oxfam has for years been trying to highlight the growing disparities between the super-rich and the bulk of the global population. That gap has been “supercharged”.
Easy to smuggle and sell virtually anywhere,gold continues to fund armed conflict in Africa and child labour in Australia’s region.