Australia and Oceania

New Zealand eruption death toll rises to 18

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The death toll from New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption rose to 18 Sunday, including…

New Zealand volcano still too dangerous to remove bodies

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AFP) -- The smoldering New Zealand volcano that killed at least six people is still too dangerous for…

Toxic bushfire haze blankets eastern Australia

  by Andrew BEATTY / with Daniel de Carteret in Gosford Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Toxic haze…

No more survivors on New Zealand island after volcano eruption

  by Neil SANDS / with Holly Robertson in Sydney Agence France Presse WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand…

One critically injured as popular New Zealand volcano erupts

by Neil SANDS WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- At least one person was left in a critical condition when New…

Smoke haze settles over Australian capital as bushfires burn

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Smoke haze from bushfires raging in Australia spread to the capital Sunday, as firefighters raced to…

Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday,…

Freak waves flood homes in Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AFP) -- More than 200 people have been forced to flee their homes after they were inundated…

Bushfire threat spreads in Australia as smoke chokes Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The fire danger was elevated across wider swathes of southern Australia on Thursday, with residents warned…

Death toll in Australia bushfires rises to four

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man's…

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