Pacific December 29, 2016 Australian police seize 1 ton of cocaine, arrest 15 men Australian officials have seized more than a ton of cocaine worth about 360 million Australian dollars ($260 million) in what police have dubbed one of the largest drug busts in the nation's history.
Pacific December 24, 2016 After nearly a year detained in North Korea, little progress made to free American student Otto Warmbier On the second day of 2016, Otto Warmbier was minutes away from boarding a plane back to America when armed security officers dragged him out of Pyongyang airport and into a yearlong nightmare that has left his loved ones and even the U.S. government powerless to save him.
Pacific December 24, 2016 The Latest: Israel recalls envoys to UN resolution sponsors The latest on the U.N.
Pacific December 24, 2016 Vote on Israel could spur further action _ or trouble for UN The U.S. green light that allowed the U.N.
GLOBAL ECONOMY December 23, 2016 Australian police say they prevented bombings on Christmas Police say they have arrested seven suspects who allegedly planned a series of bomb attacks in the heart of Australia's second largest city on Christmas Day.
GLOBAL ECONOMY December 23, 2016 Australia police: Christmas Day bomb plot foiled, 5 detained Police in Australia have detained five men suspected of planning a series of Christmas Day attacks using explosives, knives and a gun in the heart of the country's second-largest city, officials said Friday.
Pacific December 23, 2016 Man charged with 2 slayings in infamous Australian cold case A man was charged with two counts of murder on Friday in a notorious, 20-year-old case that terrified residents of Western Australia and became one of the country's longest-running investigations.
Pacific December 22, 2016 Authorities: Canadian tried to smuggle cat into New Zealand A Canadian woman who authorities say managed to hide her 4-year-old pet cat Bella in her handbag during a flight across the Pacific Ocean had her vacation cut short when border agents discovered the ruse at Auckland Airport.
Pacific December 21, 2016 Van explodes outside office of Australian Christian Lobby A van carrying gas cylinders exploded outside the headquarters of a Christian lobbying group in Australia's capital, though there did not appear to be any political motivations behind the incident, police said Thursday.
Pacific December 20, 2016 Investigators admit MH370 could be north of search area For two years, a handful of ships have diligently combed a remote patch of the Indian Ocean west of Australia in a $160 million bid to find Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Pacific December 20, 2016 MH370 officials: Crash site could be north of search area A team of international investigators hunting for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said Tuesday it has concluded the plane is unlikely to be found in a stretch of the Indian Ocean search crews have been combing for two years, and may instead have crashed in an area farther to the north.