Massive landslide hits Papua New Guinea, many feared dead
PORT MORESBY, May 24, 2024 (AFP) - A massive landslide struck remote villages in Papua New Guinea's highlands Friday, with…
6 months ago
Australia and Oceania
Third time could prove lucky for aurora viewers around the world
By Issam AHMED with AFP bureaus around the world WASHINGTON, May 13, 2024 (AFP) - Anyone who missed the dazzling…
7 months ago
Second night of auroras seen ‘extreme’ solar storm
By Lucie AUBOURG with AFP bureaus around the world WASHINGTON, May 12, 2024 (AFP) - Auroras lit up skies…
7 months ago
Investigators say bodies in Mexico likely those of missing surfers
TIJUANA, Mexico, May 5, 2024 (AFP) - Three bodies recovered from a cliff-top shaft in Mexico's crime-hit Baja California state…
7 months ago
‘Radicalized’ 16-year-old shot dead by police in Australia
SYDNEY, May 5, 2024 (AFP) - Western Australian police shot and killed a "radicalised" 16-year-old boy with a knife who…
7 months ago
New Zealand says no quick membership of AUKUS tech pact
WELLINGTON, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - New Zealand's foreign minister on Wednesday ruled out quickly joining a landmark defence technology…
7 months ago
Doctors cite unmedicated mental illness in Sydney mall attack
By David WILLIAMS SYDNEY, April 21, 2024 (AFP) - No one can know the mind of Sydney shopping mall killer…
8 months ago
Sydney church livestream attack declared terrorist act, teen detained
SYDNEY, April 15, 2024 (AFP) - Australian police on Tuesday said a brutal live-streamed knife attack at a church service…
8 months ago
Four wounded in Sydney church stabbing, man arrested
SYDNEY, April 15, 2024 (AFP) - Four people are being treated for "non-life threatening injuries" after a stabbing at a…
8 months ago
6.5-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS
🔔#Earthquake M6.5 occurred 101 km E of #Kimbe (Papua New Guinea) 13 min ago (local time 06:56:29). More info at:…
8 months ago
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