World May 26 Death toll of massive Papua New Guinea landslide rises above 670 people, UN estimates The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670 as emergency responders and traumatized relatives gave up hope that any survivors will now be found.
World May 25 Emergency convoy delivers aid to survivors of deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea Survivors searched through tons of earth and rubble for missing relatives while a first emergency convoy delivered food, water and other provisions Saturday at the site of a landslide that devastated a remote village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea, officials…
World May 24 More than 100 people believed killed by landslide in Papua New Guinea, media reports Australian media are reporting that more than 100 people are believed to have died in a landslide that buried a village in remote Papua New Guinea.
World Apr 15 Bishop stabbed at altar in an attack during church service in Sydney Three others were stabbed as people rushed to help. Police say there are no life-threatening wounds, and a man was arrested. Australians are still in shock after a lone assailant stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall…
World Aug 27 U.S. Marine Osprey crash in Australia kills 3, critically injures 5 during training drills A United States Marine Corps aircraft with 23 Marines aboard crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing at least three and critically injuring at least five during a multinational training exercise, officials said.
World Jul 29 Blinken says Niger must restore 'democratic order' to avoid loss of U.S. economic aid Political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover that deposed the president this week threatens the economic support provided by Washington to the African nation, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Saturday.
Politics Jul 28 Defense Secretary Austin says U.S. stands with countries fighting China's 'bullying behavior' United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. stands with countries fighting Chinese "bullying behavior" as he starts bilateral talks in Australia aimed at countering Beijing's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Arts Apr 22 Barry Humphries, award-winning Australian entertainer, dies at 89 Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died.
World Apr 13 Northwest Australia braces for landfall of most powerful cyclone in 8 years Meteorologists say Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is forecast to be the most powerful storm to hit Australia in eight years, bringing wind gusts of up to 196 miles per hour as it crosses the northwest coast.
World Feb 13 Australia adds $300 million in funding for Indigenous pledge Fifteen years after the Australian Parliament's historic apology to its Indigenous people for past wrongs, the government is announcing roughly $300 million in new funding to improve the lives of Australia's original inhabitants.