When an attempt to disarm the elderly woman failed, cops deployed the Taser.

The fire began at 4pm today in a building in Surry Hills.

The encounter was shared in the same week as Miami Zoo's kiwi experience.

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An Australian police officer will face charges.

Former entertainer and artist has been cremated as family ask for privacy.

A scorned wife took matters into her own hands.

Bacteria similar to chlamydia is spreading around the Great Barrier Reef.

Police claim the woman, who has dementia and uses a walking frame, was advancing on them.

Police claim the woman, who has dementia and uses a walking frame, was advancing on them.

A NSW couple pleaded guilty to 146 charges related to their ongoing sexual abuse of a boy.

New Zealand isn't the only country struggling to attract health staff.

Kenneth Elliott, now 88, was taken hostage by al-Qai’da-linked jihadists in Burkina Faso.

China has taken a swipe at Australia, claiming a key alliance has been dealt a fatal blow.

Police were called to NSW aged care home after she was found with a knife.

GRAPHIC WARNING: Woman with “substantial mental health issues" has been resentenced.

A truck hit back of a school bus carrying 45 students and caused it to overturn.

The to-do list never stops extending in Cairns.

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Investigation launched after 65 women reported recieving used condoms in the post.

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Staying indoors is not an option on the Sunshine Coast.

"This generation is just selfish," she says.

“And he wonders why he can’t get a job."

The world breathed a sigh of relief when she was rescued, but it wasn't over for Cleo.