Australia & the Pacific

Australia tries to halt unrest at immigration detention camp

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian officials were working Monday to contain unrest at a remote detention center…
Australia tries to halt unrest at immigration detention camp

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian officials were working Monday to contain unrest at a remote detention center…
United States, 11 Pacific Rim countries reach trade deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries have agreed to an…
3 share Nobel medicine prize for tropical disease drugs

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Chinese scientist who turned to ancient texts to discover a powerful malaria…
‘Modern-day pirate’ Kim Dotcom’s words now used against him

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Prosecutors say Kim Dotcom and his colleagues sometimes reveled in their role…
Australia warns Chris Brown he may not be allowed Down Under

SYDNEY (AP) — Chris Brown’s plans to tour Down Under were in jeopardy on Sunday after…
Q&A: A look at Japan’s contentious security legislation

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament approved legislation that loosens post-World War II constraints placed on its…
Filipino in Singapore jailed for sedition through Facebook

SINGAPORE (AP) — A Filipino nurse working in Singapore was sentenced Monday to four months in…
Day wins BMW Championship on cruise control, moves to No. 1

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Jason Day has plenty of rivals at the moment, but very…
New Australian leader doesn’t plan constitutional change

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull indicated on Monday that he is…
French agent apologizes for bombing Greenpeace boat in 1985

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A retired French secret service agent has apologized for planting the bombs…
Lost Australian sheep yields 30 sweaters worth of fleece

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A lost, overgrown sheep found in Australian scrubland was shorn for perhaps…
Japan Dolphin Activist Arrest

TOKYO (AP) — Former “Flipper” trainer Ric O’Barry was released by police late Tuesday after being…
Russia’s Putin commemorates victory over Japan in WWII

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin joined Russian veterans on Wednesday for an unusual ceremony commemorating…
Asian stocks rise after US data calms investor nerves

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks rose Friday as upbeat U.S. economic data lifted investors’ spirits…