Australia and Oceania

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is officially welcomed to New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was officially welcomed to New Zealand on Monday (March 27) during…

Australia braces for ‘very destructive’ cyclone

Sydney, Australia (AFP) -- Australians are bracing for the worst cyclone in the country's northeast in several years, with residents evacuated…

South China Sea installations ‘primarily’ civilian: Li

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- China is not militarizing the disputed South China Sea, the country's premier insisted in Australia on…

6.0-magnitude quake hits off Solomon Islands

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the Solomon Islands in the early hours of Monday, the…

Emergency crew kept busy as wild weather continues in New South Wales

https://youtu.be/BFspJNleCOQ   By Ana Divina Watson EBC Australia Bureau NEW South Wales, Australia  (Eagle News) - New South Wales  continued…

Headphone batteries explode during flight to Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A woman suffered burns to her face and hands after her headphones caught fire during a…

Australia sees second year of Barrier Reef bleaching

by Glenda KWEK Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's Great Barrier Reef is experiencing an unprecedented second straight…

6.5-magnitude quake hits off PNG, no tsunami

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday, officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami…

Australia-Indonesia restore full military ties

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia and Indonesia announced the full restoration of military ties Sunday as the countries' leaders…

Five dead as plane crashes into Melbourne shopping center

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A light aircraft exploded Tuesday in a "massive fireball" with police saying none of the five…

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