Australia and Oceania

Australia welcomes Trump decision to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to put North Korea back…

UPDATED: 7.0-magnitude quake off New Caledonia, triggering tsunami warning

NOUMEA, France (AFP) -- A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia on Monday, triggering a…

7.3-magnitude quake strikes east of New Caledonia: USGS

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia Monday in the tectonically…

Heavy rainfall causes flash flooding in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) -- Heavy rainfall on Saturday (November 18) has caused flash flooding in parts of Melbourne, according to…

6.5-magnitude quake hits PNG

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, according to officials, but there were no…

Two children dead after a car ploughs into their classroom in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Two eight-year-old boys were killed and another three children were badly hurt after a car crashed…

6.8-magnitude quake off Tonga, no tsunami threat

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga Saturday in the tectonically active Pacific…

UN calls on Australia to stop ‘humanitarian emergency’ at PNG refugee camp

by Glenda KWEK Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - The United Nations called on Australia to stop a "humanitarian emergency" unfolding at…

PNG says won’t force out refugees in Australia camp stand-off

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Papua New Guinea will not force out the hundreds of refugees refusing to leave an Australian…

Vegas shooter’s ‘companion an Australian granny’

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock's "regular companion" was an Australian woman who moved to the…

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