Australian wildlife carers Jim and Linda Smith are lucky to be alive, an ambulance official said, after they were attacked by a kangaroo in northeastern Queensland state.

Taiwan has invited Pope Francis to visit, its President Tsai Ing-wen said, just weeks after the Vatican reached a milestone deal on the appointment of bishops with China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own.

The border crossing between Jordan and Syria officially opened to civilians and trade on Monday after being closed for three years.

Mayor of Italian town hailed as a model of migrant integration is under house arrest

Move coincides with a period of fraught relations between Turkey and the US and comes after other politically charged name changes to streets in Ankara

Eleven people thought to be migrants have died after their vehicle and a lorry collided head-on in northern Greece.

The royal wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank was a big hit in terms of British TV viewership.

Italy’s PM visits Ethiopia and then Eritrea to support peace deal, praise sweeping reforms.

A man in Mexico City is refusing to give up the three lions he keeps on his terrace.

This week’s Upside digest confronts urgent issues around population and the environment