June 30, 2016 Australia teen pleads guilty to plot to kill policeman A teenager pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting to run over and behead a police officer as part of an Islamic State group-inspired attack on an Australian Veterans' Day ceremony.
June 30, 2016 Vietnam sentences Australian to death for heroin trafficking A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an Australian citizen to death for heroin trafficking.
June 28, 2016 Indonesian court to proceed with trial in cyanide murder An Indonesian court has decided to proceed with the trial of a woman accused of murdering her friend by lacing her coffee with cyanide.
June 27, 2016 Security forces rescue 3 kidnapped foreigners in Nigeria Police say security forces have rescued three foreigners and a Nigerian who were among seven construction workers kidnapped in an ambush on a police convoy in southeastern Nigeria that killed a driver.
June 26, 2016 Australian prime minister urges stability after Brexit vote Australia's prime minister has used his official campaign launch to warn against a change of government during the ongoing economic fallout from Britain's decision to leave the European Union.
June 24, 2016 Potential MH370 debris found on island off African coast An Australian official says aircraft wreckage potentially from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been found on an island off the east African coast.
June 23, 2016 Australia says citizens among 7 kidnapped in Nigeria Three Australians, two Nigerians, a New Zealander and a South African have been kidnapped in Nigeria in an ambush that killed their Nigerian driver, Australian officials said Thursday.
June 23, 2016 Five foreign workers kidnapped in Nigeria ambush, officials say Three Australians, two Nigerians, a New Zealander and a South African have been kidnapped in Nigeria in an ambush that killed their Nigerian driver, Australian officials said Thursday.
June 22, 2016 Debris found on Australia's Kangaroo Island not MH370, officials say Debris found on an Australian island earlier this month is not from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, investigators said Wednesday.
June 22, 2016 Australia says 28 asylum seeker boats have been turned back The Australian government says it has turned back 28 boats to prevent asylum seekers from reaching Australia during three years in power, with the latest carrying 21 Vietnamese intercepted this month.