Australia and Oceania

Disgraced Cardinal Pell sentenced to six years in jail

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in jail for child sex crimes…

Judge says disgraced Australian cardinal Pell may die in prison

  MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell "may not live to be released from prison", the judge…

Australia, Singapore ban Boeing 737 MAX jets, more airlines ground plane

by Sam Reeves Agence France Presse SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Australia and Singapore on Tuesday banned Boeing 737 MAX planes from…

Convicted Australia cardinal sentence to be broadcast live

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- The sentencing of Australian Cardinal George Pell for child sex crimes will be broadcast live Wednesday…

Convicted Australian cardinal sued over alleged abuse

  MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Convicted Australian Cardinal George Pell faced a fresh legal challenge Thursday after a civil suit…

Bushfires rage after Australia’s hottest summer on record

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Homes have gone up in flames and skies turned blood red as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle…

Australia suffers hottest summer on record, little relief in sight

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia suffered its hottest summer on record from December through February and forecasts show the southern…

DFA: Filipino student drowns in Australia

(Eagle News) -- A Filipino student drowned off Australian waters on Monday, Feb. 25. The Department of Foreign Affairs did…

Disgraced Australian Catholic Cardinal Pell behind bars for child sex crimes

  MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Cardinal George Pell was ordered held in custody Wednesday following his historic conviction for child…

Australian Catholic cardinal tries to post bail after conviction on child sex crimes, met by angry protesters

  By Agence France-Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Angry protesters called Cardinal George Pell a "maggot" and a "monster" Wednesday…

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