Volanic eruption creates new island in Tongan archipelago
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- An undersea volcanic eruption in the Tongan archipelago has sunk one island and created another three…
5 years ago
Australia and Oceania
6.6 magnitude quake strikes off Tonga: USGS
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) --A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday,…
5 years ago
Boeing: Up to 50 planes grounded globally over cracks
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Crisis-hit Boeing faced fresh safety concerns Thursday, as the firm admitted cracks were found in up…
5 years ago
English tourists seriously injured in Australia shark attack
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An English tourist had his foot bitten off by a shark while another was bitten…
5 years ago
Aussie police get shoot-to-kill power for marauding drivers
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Police in part of Australia were given shoot-to-kill powers on Monday, to stop drivers who deliberately…
5 years ago
Tourist dies in Aussie jungle zipline fall
CAIRNS, Australia (AFP) -- A man has died and a woman been left with serious injuries after they plunged up…
5 years ago
Venue fire casts pall over New Zealand’s APEC plans
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A massive fire at the Auckland venue being built to host the 2021 APEC forum…
5 years ago
Auckland blaze blankets city in black smoke
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A huge fire at a construction site sent clouds of acrid black smoke billowing over…
5 years ago
New Zealand creates unit to target, ‘disrupt’ online extremism
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand will establish a team of investigators dedicated solely to tackling online extremism,…
5 years ago
Residents flee after Papua New Guinea volcano erupts
KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea (AFP) -- Papua New Guinea's volatile Ulawun volcano erupted early Tuesday, sending a column of red…
5 years ago
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