No hope of survivors from downed Australian military helicopter: govt
SYDNEY, July 31, 2023 (AFP) - Authorities have lost hope of finding survivors after a military helicopter plunged into the…
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Australia and Oceania
Blinken, Austin visit Australia on last leg of Pacific blitz
BRISBANE, Australia, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin visited Australia…
10 months ago
Entire pod of 97 pilot whales dies in Australia beaching
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Nearly 100 pilot whales have died after beaching in Western Australia, wildlife officials said Thursday, following…
10 months ago
Police say New Zealand shooter’s death was suicide
WELLINGTON, July 24, 2023 (AFP) - The gunman who slayed two victims during a mass shooting in Auckland on the…
10 months ago
‘Dangerous’ WWII bomb defused in Pacific nation of Nauru
KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea, July 20, 2023 (AFP) - An "armed and dangerous" World War II bomb was dug up…
10 months ago
Two killed in shooting as New Zealand city hosts World Cup opener
By Diego Opatowski, Andy SCOTT AUCKLAND, July 20, 2023 (AFP) - A gunman killed two people and wounded six others…
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Australia fears China’s latest Pacific deal could stoke tensions
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia has urged China to release the details of a new policing pact with Solomon Islands,…
10 months ago
China, Solomon Islands ink police cooperation deal
BEIJING, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - China and Solomon Islands signed a new deal on police cooperation Monday, deepening their…
10 months ago
One dead in ‘gang’ shooting in Sydney’s Bondi neighborhood
SYDNEY, June 27, 2023 (AFP) -- A man was killed in Sydney's famed Bondi neighborhood Tuesday, in what police described…
11 months ago
Russia suffers legal setback in Australian embassy standoff
CANBERRA, June 26, 2023 (AFP) -- Russia's bid to build a new embassy near Australia's parliament suffered a legal blow…
11 months ago
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