Top Vatican cleric Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australian Cardinal George Pell, who helped elect popes and ran the Vatican's finances, has been…
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Australia and Oceania
Cyclone Oma strengthens, Australian coast warning triggered
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Cyclone Oma intensified to a damaging category three storm, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said Wednesday, warning…
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Oil spill fears for ship stranded on Pacific reef
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A bulk carrier stranded on a coral reef off the Solomon Islands is being battered…
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Australia admits ‘failing’ to improve Aboriginal lives
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- More than a decade after vowing to "close the gap" between indigenous Australians and the…
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Embattled Aussie PM suffers historic defeat over refugees
CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's conservative minority government suffered a monumental political defeat Tuesday, becoming the first administration in…
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New Zealand wildfire expected to burn for weeks
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A large New Zealand wildfire is expected to burn for weeks longer but has moved…
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Thousands without power as storm lashes Sydney
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands of Sydney homes were without power Saturday after severe storms hit Australia's largest city,…
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‘Hundreds of thousands’ of cattle feared dead after Australia floods
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AFP) -- Hundreds of thousands of cattle weakened from a severe drought are feared to have died in…
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Massive drug bust exposes Mexico-Australia cartel ties
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian and US authorities on Friday announced they had seized around a billion dollars worth of…
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Drought-stricken Aussie farmers now battered by floods
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AFP) -- Australian ranchers who struggled to keep their cattle alive during a prolonged drought last year are…
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