Archaeologists in a central Tasmanian town have uncovered the footings of colonial-era solitary cells and gallows from the ...

Australia's government said Saturday it was 'appalled' by a Russian-controlled court's 13-year penal colony sentence for an Australian man who was captured while fighting for Ukraine.

The 33-year-old Australian was captured last year while serving in Ukraine’s military, sparking diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Canberra.

Archaeologists found an 800-ton Dutch merchant vessel lost in 1857 off the coast of South Australia, offering a rare look ...

Austrian Marie Antoinette, 14, marries Louis Auguste, 15, who becomes the last king of France. Both lose their heads to the guillotine during the French Revolution. Disliked by the public who were ...