Iraqi forces capture Mosul airport hours after launching a major offensive against Islamic State militants, who control the western half of the city, state television reports.

Iraqi forces capture Mosul airport hours after launching a major offensive against Islamic State militants, who control the western half of the city, state television reports.

It took four months and 300 emails to get two ABC correspondents permission to enter Russia to cover international affairs in Moscow.

The US President's personal lawyer says he cannot rule out the possibility that payments were made to other women following revelations hush money was paid to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Police in Papua New Guinea find passports without entry stamps as they investigate whether a Chinese businessman is running an illegal immigration scheme for workers for Chinese state-owned companies.