Australia holds five suspected of plotting sailing trip to join Islamic State
(Reuters) -- Australian police have detained five men suspected of planning to sail a small boat from the far…
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Australia and Oceania
Australia says top IS recruiter killed in US air strike
SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) -- Australia's most wanted Islamic State terror suspect, who was linked to several attacks on home…
9 years ago
Asylum-seekers held in PNG launch Australia court action
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- More than 750 asylum-seekers held in a Papua New Guinea detention camp launched legal action Wednesday to…
9 years ago
Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright says he created Bitcoin
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) by Katherine Haddon Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright on Monday identified himself as the creator of Bitcoin, following years…
9 years ago
Australian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan
SYDNEY,Australia (AFP) -- An Australian woman working for a charity in Afghanistan has been kidnapped, the country's foreign minister said…
9 years ago
Large parts of Barrier Reef dead in 20 years: scientists
SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) -- Large parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef could be dead within 20 years as climate…
9 years ago
Australia warned of ‘eroding’ gun laws, 20 years after massacre
SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) -- Australia marked 20 years since its last mass shooting Thursday as campaigners warned its gun…
9 years ago
Updated: Papua New Guinea to shut Australia asylum-seeker camp: PM
SYDNEY,Australia (AFP) -- Papua New Guinea on Wednesday said a controversial asylum-seeker camp on Manus island will close, throwing Australia's border…
9 years ago
Australian minister pokes fun at Depp’s ‘Godfather’ video plea
https://youtu.be/1YC4u8skQxA SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce on Tuesday mocked Johnny Depp's acting skills in a…
9 years ago
Traffic chaos, schools shut as Riyadh hit by rare flooding
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Traffic backed up and schools were shut in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday after the desert…
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