Australia captain Steve Smith is not ruling out playing three spinners in the opening Test against India starting in Pune on Thursday.

Indian police arrest 14 people suspected of kidnapping, raping and burning to death a teenage girl, as rape cases against children and women in India rise to 100 reported cases per day despite the toughening of laws.

Overeating is having a bigger impact than simply affecting waistlines — the world's population is consuming around 10 per cent more food than it needs, while almost 9 per cent is thrown away or left to spoil, a new study finds.

Australia's former world number one Jason Day almost hits a 17th hole-in-one on the way to a two-stroke victory at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina.

An Australian producer whose image was mistakenly used in the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars says she is "alive and well", and was "devastated" by the use of her image in place of her collaborator.

US Supreme Court justices appear split over the rights of a Mexican family to sue over the death of their teenage son, who was shot while on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border by a US Border Patrol officer standing on US soil.

Jimmy Kimmel singles out some of Hollywood's elite while hosting the 88th annual Academy Awards. We take a look at some of the highlights from his Oscars debut.

The people of Timor-Leste head to the polls today to elect a new president, with former guerrilla fighter Francisco "Lu'Olo" Guterres widely tipped to out-poll seven other candidates. Timorese living in Australia are also able to vote.

A 4.4-meter bronze statue of the philosopher behind Communism, donated by China, is unveiled on the 200th anniversary of his birth in the German town of Trier.

A cave dig in Indonesia unearths a unique collection of prehistoric ornaments and artworks that date back in some instances to at least 30,000 years ago.

French officials conduct an autopsy to determine whether a suspected Islamic extremist was drunk or high on drugs when he took a soldier hostage at Orly Airport in Paris and was shot dead by her fellow patrolmen.

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.

Revelations bribes were paid to ignore rotten and infected produce prompts China to suspend meat imports from Brazil worth billions of dollars per year.

Police in Papua New Guinea appeal for help to capture Joshua Kaluvia, one of the killers of Iranian asylum seeker Reza Barati, after he escaped from jail for a second time.

When asked in the sketch by Donald Trump, played by Alec Baldwin, what it would take for it to all go away, the porn star says "a resignation".

Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati teammate Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa collide in a tremendous three-way spill that gifts Marc Marquez victory at the Spanish MotoGP.

President Donald Trump's administration revokes landmark guidance issued to public schools in defence of transgender student rights, reversing course on a signature initiative of former Democratic president Barack Obama.

The most coveted award of the Oscars descends into chaos, with an unprecedented blunder seeing La La Land mistakenly named the Best Picture winner, instead of Moonlight.

German legend Bastian Schweinsteiger is asked an extremely dumb question at his first Chicago Fire press conference. Do you even soccer, America?

President Donald Trump's new lawyer Rudy Giuliani says Mr Trump repaid Michael Cohen for a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels over several months, directly contradicting the President's past statements.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will have to strike the right balance between tradition and trend when it comes to naming their third child. They won't want to appear too old fashioned, but there are certain expectations they must uphold.

A 22-year-old attacker is arrested after opening fire at one of the Pakistan Government's most senior figures at close range, leaving Ahsan Iqbal with a bullet wound to his arm.

If the rest of the major award ceremonies are a guide, this year's Oscars could be one of the most political we've ever seen. Here are the moments most likely to cause a drama.

Hawaii is struck by its strongest earthquake in 43 years following the eruption of the Kilauea volcano as multiple new vents spurting molten lava threaten more homes.

An Australian man accused of bringing drugs into Bali hopes to avoid trial after a local psychiatrist said he was under treatment for mental health problems.