Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film One Million Years B.C. would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and '70s, has died. She was 82.
Following the death of a 19-year-old man on Sunday 12 February, the Gibraltar Falls precinct will remain closed until further notice, the ACT Government has advised.
Family, friends and colleagues of the late senator and retired soldier Jim Molan gathered at the Royal Military College in Canberra to pay their final respects.
Eighteen people including Ukraine's interior minister, other senior ministry officials and three children have been killed when a helicopter crashed near a nursery outside Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say.
A French nun who was believed to be the world's oldest person has died a few weeks before her 119th birthday, the spokesperson for her nursing home in southern France says.
Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock 'n' roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player's guitar player, has died. He was 78.
An experienced pilot and "all-round nice guy" has been identified as one of four killed when two helicopters crashed mid-air near Sea World on the Gold Coast.
More severe and frequent bushfires could kill nearly 2500 Australians in the next 10 years and cost $110 million in healthcare bills, a new report shows.
