June 28, 2017 Vatican cardinal hit with multiple sexual assault offenses George Pell, the third most powerful figure in the Vatican behind the Pope, has been charged with multiple sexual assault offenses.
June 28, 2017 Kangaroo in Australia shot, tied to chair holding liquor bottle Warning: Photo below may be graphic for some. Authorities in Australia launched an investigation into a "tasteless" stunt that left a dead kangaroo dressed in a leopard costume and tied to a chair with a bottle of alcohol in its hands.
June 25, 2017 AirAsia pilot calls on passengers to 'pray' amid engine trouble on flight An AirAsia flight headed for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was forced to turn back to Perth, Australia on Sunday morning following a severe engine problem.
June 22, 2017 Australian man who brutally attacked two backpackers sentenced to 22 years in prison Roman Heinze viciously attacked two backpackers on a remote beach last year.
June 20, 2017 Carjacker foiled because he was 'unable to drive a manual' A bumbling carjacker turned into a driving disaster when he failed to steal a vehicle because he couldn’t operate a manual.
June 19, 2017 Nazi machine gun found by Australia police during traffic stop Police have arrested a 40-year-old man in Australia after they found a Nazi sub-machine gun and 60 rounds of ammunition in the car he was riding in during a traffic stop.
June 16, 2017 Australia to hold first nationwide gun amnesty in 21 years Australia will allow gun owners to hand in illegal firearms without penalty next month as concerns grow over crimes involving such weapons.
June 6, 2017 Australia terror hostage-taker had been acquitted in earlier plot A gunman in Australia who shot a man dead and held a woman hostage had been on officials' radars years ago when he stood trial for plotting a terror attack in Sydney, but eventually was acquitted, police said Tuesday.
June 5, 2017 Deadly Australia hostage-taking, shootout called a terror attack A suspected terrorist who killed a man and took a woman hostage in an up-market suburb of Melbourne late Monday had arranged to meet her through an escort service.
June 5, 2017 Melbourne gunman said assault was for ISIS, Al Qaeda A Melbourne gunman called a local television station early Monday in the midst of a deadly siege, pledging allegiance to ISIS and Al Qaeda before cops shot him dead to end the rampage.