New South Wales, where the attack took place, will offer gun owners cash to give up their firearms.

Commercial and industrial damage from the Kumamoto earthquake has already reached 117.6 billion yen, while continuing water outages are preventing many businesses from reopening. (News On Japan)

In a worst-case scenario, category one Lala could dump up to 25in (63cm) of rain on Big Island.

Iran claims they have been held since Qatar downed two fighter jets at the start of the US-Iran war.

Security had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday.

The death toll from record-breaking torrential rain in Chiba Prefecture has risen to 10, with 29 people injured, more than 1,500 homes damaged and one person still missing three days after the disaster. (News On Japan)

Israel's military said it had struck "Hezbollah terror infrastructure" in response to what it described as earlier action against its soldiers.

The declaration was made on the national day of the central European country, which has a population of just 44,000.

The declaration was made on the national day of the central European country, which has a population of just 44,000.

Police responded to reports of a shooting outside a residence halls at about 01:28 local time (05:28 GMT) on Saturday.

Security had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday.

The BBC’s Katy Watson explains why triple-murder Erin Patterson is back in court this week trying to overturn her conviction.

The BBC’s Katy Watson explains why triple-murder Erin Patterson is back in court this week trying to overturn her conviction.

The fire burning through the major park was described as the country's worst in recent years.

Multiple suspects were involved in the incident in the early hours of Saturday, the university said.

Lee Jae Myung offers chance to end the conflict, which has been frozen since an armistice in 1953.

A father and his two young sons spent a night adrift before being rescued off the coast of the island of Koh Samui.

The annual contest has been taking place in Santa Rosa, California.

Donguri Village, an interactive tourist attraction in Saga city that has welcomed visitors for nearly four decades, is expected to close as early as autumn 2027 because of aging facilities and a decline in visitor numbers. (News On Japan)

An Okinawa dairy farming family is working to protect local milk production as soaring feed and utility costs, extreme summer heat and reduced demand during the school vacation place growing pressure on an industry that has seen the number of farms fall sharply over the past four decades. (News On Japan)