Married at First Sight has captured the attention of Australians who are drawn to the drama between complete strangers matched and made to live together as a couple. But the concept was not far from how marriages worked in China just over half a century ago.

Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group says a man who was gunned down in Malaysia by two men on a motorbike was an important member of the organisation. Malaysian police are investigating involvement of "foreign agents" in the killing.

Austin Powers co-star Mike Myers hails Verne Troyer as a "beacon of positivity" and the "consummate professional" after he dies aged 49.

India's cabinet approves the death penalty for rapists of girls below the age of 12, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds an emergency meeting in response to nationwide outrage in the wake of a series of cases.

North Korea's move to suspend nuclear and missile tests effective immediately is being welcomed by global leaders as a step in the right direction, but Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the rogue nation has made promises in the past and then "failed to honour them".