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April 24, 2016

Renewed gun debate in Australia 20 years after mass shooting

Carolyn Loughton still carries a bullet in her shoulder from one of the world's worst mass shootings that killed her daughter 20 years ago and galvanized Australia to drastically clamp down on guns.

April 21, 2016

Australian mom who brought TV crew to Lebanon reunited with kids

An Australian mother in the middle of a high-profile, international custody battle was reunited on Thursday with her two children in Lebanon, a day after her release on bail.

April 21, 2016

Maggie, 'world's oldest dog,' dies peacefully at age 30

Maggie, a Kelpie dubbed the world’s oldest canine, has died at the seasoned age of 30.

April 20, 2016

Lebanese judge says Australian mother, TV crew free to leave

An Australian mother and TV crew caught up in a high-profile child custody battle and detained in Beirut amid a botched attempt to take the woman's two children from their Lebanese father are to be released on bail, a judge ordered Wednesday.

April 20, 2016

After son's death, Australian family warns about dangers of 'huffing' deodorant

Phoenix Werner’s family said he was never into the drug scene and just wanted to fit in, but without their knowledge, the 14-year-old boy had been huffing spray deodorant to get high— a choice that cost him his life.

April 19, 2016

Australian leader says he plans to call rare early election

Australia's prime minister says he intends to call a rare early election, with the nation likely to head to the polls in July amid waning popularity for the ruling conservative party.

April 18, 2016

No deal yet in Lebanese-Australian child custody case

The Lebanese father of two children at the heart of a high-profile custody dispute says he will not drop the attempted kidnapping charges against his estranged Australian wife, who tried to take the children from him two weeks ago.

April 18, 2016

Australia upset by Philippine candidate's rape remark

Australia says rape and murder should never be joked about after the leading Philippine presidential candidate said last week that he "should have been the first" to assault an Australian missionary who was gang raped and killed by prisoners in 1989.

April 14, 2016

12 killed in plane crash in remote Papua New Guinea

Twelve people, including three children, were killed after their light plane crashed in a remote part of Papua New Guinea, police said on Thursday.

April 14, 2016

Australia PM hails China trade ties on visit

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is hailing trade ties with China but skirting sensitive political issues on the first day of a visit to his country's key trade partner.