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July 24, 2016

Rio Athletes Village faces leaks, power outages; Australia refuses to move in

Australian athletes will not move into their rooms at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics until serious plumbing, electrical and cleaning problems are fixed, with the troubled South American games opening in under two weeks.

July 23, 2016

Travel ban lifted off British-Australian held in Lebanon

The lawyer of a dual British-Australian national indicted in a botched attempt to kidnap two Australian-Lebanese children at the center of a custody battle says a travel ban imposed on his client has been lifted.

July 23, 2016

Russian balloonist claims new round the world record

A cold and exhausted 65-year-old Russian balloonist came back to Earth safely in the Australian Outback on Saturday after claiming a new world record by flying solo around the world nonstop in 11 days, an official said.

July 23, 2016

Russian balloonist soon to circumnavigate globe in 11 days

An official says a 65-year-old Russian adventurer is drifting in a balloon in fair weather hours before he is expected to land in the Australian Outback and set a record for flying solo nonstop around the world.

July 22, 2016

British-Australian held in Lebanon banned from traveling

The lawyer of a dual British-Australian national indicted in a botched attempt to kidnap two Australian-Lebanese children at the center of a custody battle says he has objected to a travel ban imposed on his client.

July 22, 2016

Officials to decide whether to extend search for Flight 370

Officials from Malaysia, Australia and China will decide Friday whether to extend an underwater search for Flight 370 amid renewed appeals by families of those aboard the Malaysia Airlines jet to not give up the hunt more than two years after the plane vanished.

July 21, 2016

Oceanographer says Flight 370 could be north of search area

The oceanographer who led American adventurer Blaine Gibson to Madagascar where he found a potential debris field from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet says drift modeling suggests that Flight 370 could have crashed north of the current search area.

July 21, 2016

Bomb squad responds to ‘very deliberate’ attack on police station

An Australian police bomb squad is examining a car that was driven into an underground parking garage at a western Sydney police station.

July 20, 2016

Sydney flight to Thailand diverted due to 6 rowdy passengers

An airline says a flight from Sydney to Thailand has been diverted to Indonesia to offload six rowdy passengers.

July 20, 2016

Russian balloon more than halfway to circumnavigating globe

A 65-year-old Russian adventurer was battling sleep deprivation, freezing temperatures and ice in his oxygen mask but was ahead of schedule for his record attempt to fly solo in a balloon around the world nonstop, his son said on Wednesday.