Major shopping centre in Sydney’s east evacuated after an alleged stabbing and shots fired

Canada’s federal advocate for housing says the number of people living in encampments in this country has become a human rights crisis.

Watchdog groups say the Vatican has failed people who were sexually abused by priests. Especially women.

Tens of thousands of farmers in India are marching to the capital to demand better compensation.

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Five Japan Coast Guard personnel have been confirmed dead, after their aircraft was involved in a collision with a Japan Airlines passenger aircraft at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.