Australia and Oceania

Tsunami warning after 7.2-magnitude quake off Fiji

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A shallow 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey…

Major security operation underway in Sydney as police heighten New Year’s Eve security

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (Reuters) -- A major security operation was underway in Sydney on Saturday (December 31) with more than 2000 police…

Australia kicks off global New Year party defying terror threat

by Barry PARKER SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Global terror attacks have cast a pall over 2016 but Australia was Saturday…

Australian police charge man over New Year threats

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) --Australian counter-terror officers arrested a 40-year-old man at Sydney Airport, after he disembarked from a flight from…

Rare death from snake bite in Australian home

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A man has died a week after being bitten by one of the world's deadliest snakes…

Robot gives rare glimpse under Antarctic sea ice

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An underwater robot has captured a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice, revealing a colourful…

6.5-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled northern Australia and parts of Indonesia Wednesday with residents in Darwin…

Thousands of Fijians shelter in evacuation centres from floods, landslides

NAVUA DISTRICT, Fiji (Reuters) -- Thousands of Fijians sheltered in evacuation centers and tents on Tuesday (December 20) as heavy…

Solomons escape serious damage after powerful 7.7 quake

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A major 7.7-magnitude quake struck Friday off the Solomon Islands triggering severe shaking and a tsunami…

Magnitude 6 quake hits Castlepoint, New Zealand

  (Eagle News) -- A magnitude 6 quake hit New Zealand, with its epicenter located east northeast of Castlepoint, a…

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