US officials say laser technology deployed on the US-Mexico border in recent days has been used to shoot down 11 drones "associated with illicit activity".
Staff Writers
Sri Lankan opposition MP Namal Rajapaksa has been arrested after more than five hours of questioning by the country's anti-corruption body.
The notorious Perth serial stalker was fined after muffling his ankle monitor charger in a blanket and dodging authorities because he ‘doesn’t answer private numbers’.
Charlton Hart
Tributes have flooded in for an innocent Sydney student after he was shot dead in one of two mistaken identity attacks that have rocked the state.
Blair Jackson
The tactical response group were in the area for an unrelated matter when they spotted the stolen Mazda.
Caleb Runciman
A man who took a neighbourly dispute too far and ran a married couple over with his car, has listened to the daily consequences its had on their life.
Morgan Reinwald
Police are searching for two thirsty thieves who made off with 70,000 pints worth of Guinness in a heist this week.
Ella George
A teenager has been stabbed during a group brawl outside a Sydney primary school, with police now investigating.
A former MP convicted of deception was "reckless" in his fraudulent claiming of an allowance, which amounted to "haphazard" criminal conduct, a court has heard.
Abe Maddison
Retired Fair Work Commission senior member Alan Boulton has admitted possessing child abuse material after showing images during a university lecture.
William Ton
An Australian man has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty of enslaving a woman in his home.
A former judge was caught with child abuse material after he accidentally allegedly displayed the vile content during a lecture to law students.
Liam Beatty
A 41-year-old man has allegedly been murdered by a neighbour who complained about noise coming from the victim's apartment.
Sarah Spina-Matthews
Former police chief Steve "Golly" Gollschewski is being remembered as a calm, compassionate crime-fighter who led through crises and devoted himself to victims.
Robyn Wuth
Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis wants a different judge to sentence him for driving while banned, in a sequel to the case linked to his wife's death.
As an NRL cheerleader's inquest is delayed, former partners of the last man to see her alive have come forward in droves to make statements.
Rex Martinich
An elderly former church pastor who treated a parishioner “like her son” was cruelly forced into slave-like conditions in a suburban Australian home.
The founder of a London wine distribution business was sentenced in the US to six years in prison for orchestrating a scam that cost investors almost $US100 million.
Patricia Hurtado
A fugitive developer boasted about the ex-premier being his “best friend” amid a crusade against the building watchdog, a probe has been told.
Nathan Schmidt
The disgraced Olympian, who was back in court after admitting to driving while disqualified, has asked this of the judge in the case.
David Hannant
A woman duped into moving to Australia was treated like a human alarm clock, deprived of food and assaulted by a man now convicted of slavery.
Tara Cosoleto
A Rockingham man has been charged after a woman was badly burned in a house fire detectives allege was deliberately lit.
Troy de Ruyter
A man is fighting for life after accidentally setting himself alight and being left to burn by his accomplice in a tobacco shop firebombing.
Alexandra Feiam
A man has died after he was found at a Sydney unit block with serious injuries, with another man now in police custody.
Jack Nivison
