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February 22, 2017

Wives of Melbourne plane crash victims found out due to traffic delays, sister reveals

The wives of the four American tourists killed in the tragic Melbourne light plane crash on Tuesday found out about the disaster when they heard of traffic delays.

February 22, 2017

Australia school allows Muslim boys to refuse handshakes with girls

A Sydney school has adopted a policy allowing Muslim schoolboys to refuse to shake hands with women.

February 22, 2017

Pilot radioed in 'Mayday' call before Australian plane crash

A pilot repeatedly yelled out "Mayday" but did not say what the emergency was before his light plane crashed into the roof of an Australian shopping mall, killing himself and four American tourists, an accident investigator said Wednesday.

February 21, 2017

5 dead, including 4 Americans, after plane crashes into Australia mall

Five people were believed killed when a light plane crashed in flames into a shopping mall on Tuesday in the Australian city of Melbourne, officials said.

February 15, 2017

Memorial ceremony marks fall of Singapore to Japanese troops

It was 75 years ago that Singapore, the island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula that had been a key strategic outpost of Britain's colonial empire, fell to invading Japanese troops.

February 13, 2017

Homes destroyed in fierce Australian wildfires

Officials say several homes have been destroyed by huge wildfires that tore across Australia's most populous state over the weekend.

February 11, 2017

ISIS fighter becomes first stripped of Australian citizenship

An Islamic State fighter was stripped of their Australian citizenship under anti-terrorism laws, Reuters reported.

February 9, 2017

Indonesia military accepts Australian apology for insult

The Indonesian military says it has accepted an apology from Australia's army chief over a purported insult to Indonesia's state ideology that caused a spat between the two countries.

February 7, 2017

Australia mail chief makes $4.3M, 10 times more than the PM

An Australian Senate committee has revealed that that country's mail chief is the nation's highest paid public servant and made 5.6 million Australian ($4.3 million) last year.

February 7, 2017

Mother of backpacker slain in Australia criticizes Trump

The mother of backpacker slain in an Australian hostel has written an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, rejecting the decision to label her daughter's death as "terror attack." The slaying of 20-year-old Mia Ayliffe-Chung and fellow Briton Tom Jackson was on a list of 78 attacks the White House says were "executed or inspired by" the Islamic State terror group — and under-reported by the media.