Australia and Oceania

Australia warns of terror threat to Malaysia

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia has warned of a possible terror attack in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, urging…

Fiji hit by ‘strongest ever’ cyclone

Photo grabbed from AFP/ Joshua Kuku Reports of power failure, state of natural disaster SUVA, FIJI (AFP)---Fiji was struck by its most…

Australia and New Zealand urge China to refrain from stoking tensions in the South China Sea

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Australia and New Zealand on Friday (February 19) urged China to refrain from further stoking tensions…

Australia warns Beijing over threat of conflict in South China Sea

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia urged China on Friday to refrain from the "militarization of islands" to avoid walking into a…

5.8 magnitude quake shakes New Zealand’s Christchurch

  A  5.8 magnitude quake shook near New Zealand's city of Christchurch on Sunday (February 14), according to the US…

Second pregnant woman diagnosed with Zika in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A second pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Australia, officials said Friday,…

Man charged with allegedly attacking two female backpackers in Australia

COORONG NATIONAL PARK, Australia (Reuters) -- A man was charged with the alleged rape, assault and attempted murder of two…

Australia set to legalize cultivation of medical cannabis

CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) -- Australia is expected to legalize the cultivation of cannabis for medical or scientific purposes with a…

Report card on aboriginal Australian paints bleak picture

CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) -- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday (February 10) said that the government was failing to…

Australian court paves way for deportation of infant asylum seekers

Australia's High Court threw out a challenge to the country's offshore immigration detention camps on Wednesday (February 3), clearing the…

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