Australia and Oceania

PM Jacinda Ardern’s address to national ceremony for mosque attack victims

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- Herewith the text of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's address to a national remembrance…

New Zealand orders top-level inquiry into mosque massacres

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday ordered an independent judicial inquiry into the…

NZ to hold national remembrance for Christchurch next Friday

New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service on March 29 for the victims of the Christchurch mosque massacre and…

Emotional Muslims return to Christchurch mosque as NZ works to move on

  by Chris Foley / Glenda Kwek Agence France Presse CHRISTCHURCH,New Zealand (AFP) -- Muslims held emotional prayers inside Christchurch's…

Wrong victim named in initial NZ gunman charge document: police

New Zealand police on Thursday admitted that the person they originally charged suspected mosques gunman Brenton Tarrant with murdering is…

New Zealand bans assault weapons, triggering similar calls in US

  by Yelim Lee Agence France Presse WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand imposed an immediate ban on assault…

All 50 victims of Christchurch attack identified: police

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand police on Thursday said that all 50 victims of last week's terror attack…

New Zealand bans sale of assault, semi-automatic rifles: PM Ardern

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday an immediate ban on the sale of assault rifles…

Syrian refugee father and son laid to rest as New Zealand burials start

  by Glenda KWEK / Daniel DE CARTERET Agence France Presse CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- A Syrian refugee and…

Australian priest charged with sex abuse of boy: police

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian police said on Wednesday they had charged a Catholic priest with indecent assault of a…

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