Australia

National Australia Bank axes 6,000 jobs as annual profit jumps

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Up to 6,000 jobs will be axed in a major restructure at National Australia Bank, the lender said…

Mystery ancient stone structures found in Saudi desert

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Nearly 400 mysterious ancient stone structures have been identified in the Saudi Arabian desert by…

Australia to train Philippines in urban warfare to combat spread of Islamic extremism

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia will train Filipino soldiers in urban warfare to combat the spread of the Islamic…

Philippines’ Metrobank buys out ANZ credit card stake

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines' second biggest bank said on Thursday it will spend $288 million buying out the…

Thousands of penguin chicks starve in Antarctica

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Mass starvation has wiped out thousands of penguin chicks in Antarctica, with unusually thick sea…

Australia’s biggest bank vows to fight class action

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's biggest bank, the Commonwealth, vowed Monday to fight what could become the country's largest shareholder class action over…

Epic world solar car race begins in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An epic 3,000-kilometer (1,860-mile) solar car race across the desert heart of Australia designed to showcase…

A Night to Remember: INC Youth Members in Australia gather for Kadiwa Formal

  By Rheamae David (EBC Australia Bureau) It was indeed a magical night for the young members of the Iglesia…

Australia offers to help US with gun reform

by Martin Parry SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia offered to help the United States reform its gun laws Tuesday after…

Vegas shooter’s ‘companion an Australian granny’

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock's "regular companion" was an Australian woman who moved to the…

Last Australian-made Toyota rolls off production line

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The last Australian-made Toyota rolled off the production line Tuesday, ending over five decades of manufacturing by the Japanese…

Chinese commercial satellites highlighted at International Astronautical Congress

ADELAIDE, Australia (CCTV) -- China's low-cost commercial satellites have been highlighted at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, which will conclude…

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