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…
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Australia and Oceania
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…
7 years ago
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…
7 years ago
Vanuatu’s volcano evacuation gathers pace
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - The mass evacuation of a volcano-threatened Vanuatu island is running ahead of schedule as a ramshackle…
7 years ago
Ambae residents evacuate as Vanuatu volcano spews smoke
AMBAE, Vanuatu (Reuters) -- Residents evacuated Vanuatu's island of Ambae on Sunday (October 1) as volcano Manaro Voui spewed smoke,…
7 years ago
Hanging cow at Australia restaurant sparks controversy
ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) - An Australian pizzeria that hung a taxidermied dairy cow from its ceiling to call attention to…
7 years ago
Thousands evacuated from Vanuatu island as volcano erupts
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency and evacuated thousands of residents from an island in…
7 years ago
6.0-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological…
7 years ago
New Zealand PM says poll deadlock may last three weeks
by Neil Sands Agence France-Presse WELLINGTON, New Zealand | (AFP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said Monday he expects two or three…
7 years ago
Powerful 6.4 quake off Vanuatu, no damage reported
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu Thursday but…
7 years ago
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