Australia & the Pacific

Papua New Guinea officials remove last refugees from camp

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea authorities said Friday they had relocated the last asylum…
US stocks slide further as banks and energy companies sink

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are slipping for the second day in a row…
City clash fuels fear of Islamic State foothold in southern Philippines

MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — Militants who have laid siege to a southern Philippines city had been…
Car mows down Times Square pedestrians for blocks, killing 1

NEW YORK (AP) — A man steered his car onto a sidewalk running through the heart…
The Latest: Trump denies asking Comey to shelve Flynn probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 4:40 p.m. President Donald…
US stocks close lower for third time in 3 days

Investors were in a selling mood at the end of a mostly subdued week of…
Australian leader says Trump agrees to accept refugees

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — President Donald Trump had agreed to keep an Obama administration promise to…
MH370 search crews return to port after fruitless hunt ends

SYDNEY (AP) — The ship involved in the recently halted hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370…
Young Aussie surfer photo bombed by shark that shared wave

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A 10-year-old surfer has had a close encounter with a photo-bombing shark…
Jakarta rally calls for tolerance after blasphemy probe

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 10,000 Indonesians took to the streets of their capital to…
Aussie clad only in underpants leads police to crash suspect

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A bystander dressed only in underpants helped police arrest an unlicensed driver…
Confederate flag group pulls request for parade on MLK Day

A pro-Confederate flag group has withdrawn its request to hold a parade on Martin Luther King…
Philippine militants say they abducted German, killed woman

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A German kidnapped by Somali pirates eight years ago may now be…
Aussie police search of woman yields a baby koala

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police have made an unusual find while searching the bag of a…
Gay rights advocates welcome Australia rejecting public vote

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Gay rights advocates on Tuesday, Nov. 8, welcomed Australia’s Senate voting down…